VIDEO: These Play-By-Play Announcers Are Just a Tad Excited

Imagine watching a soccer game, listening to the sportscaster scream “GOAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!” and then multiplying that excitement by 100. That’s roughly the energy level you’ll find in the above clip. Clearly, this is a lesson in understatement. Via The Daily What

Taylor Lautner and a Handful of NFL Stars Envision ‘Field of Dreams 2’

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner from Taylor Lautner If there’s no football this year, I’m going to cry. But at least Taylor Lautner shares my pain. And so do a whole bunch of football players too, who clearly have nothing better to do with their free lockout time than appear in …

Tournament of Cham Crowns Its Winner!

March Madness has come and gone, which means it’s time to crown this year’s winner of the B-Side Blog Tournament of Cham. It was an exciting, unpredictable year. I thought that for the first time in ages I’d have a real shot at winning it all, given that I had happily lingered in the top …

The Most Amazing Pau-Gasol-Wandering-In-A-Hospital Website EVER

What’s not to love about Pau Gasol? Well, he IS a Laker, and since I’m a Knicks fan, that could be a problem. But no worries — he seems swell, and he’s partnered up with a wonderful organization: the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, which will be opening a new building this July. To help …

Justice Launches New Single Via Adidas Commercial

European DJ act Justice has a new single coming out on April 4th, but we fans can get a sneak peak via this new Adidas spot that just hit the Internets. It features the usual sports montage images (hardship, triumph, pain, victory) as well as a few bonus touches (Katy Perry, B.O.B.), but really all …

The B-Side Blog Tournament of Cham Returns!

March Madness is upon us! That’s right people, it’s time to fill out college basketball brackets with the hopes of being the most bestest team picker of the year! I have once again created an online group for such activities, and this time it’s being hosted at ESPN.com. I have yet to decide what the …

My Afternoon With Kobe Bryant

Last weekend I was invited to Kobe Bryant’s handprint and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and I couldn’t have been more excited. Not only was it my first time attending such an event, but it was also the first time the legendary theater had honored an athlete. This was a momentous and …

SUPER BOWL ADS: The Good, The Bad, and the FAIL

The dust has settled. Green Bay has won the Super Bowl, and football season has come to an end. I no longer have to check BetUS for Super Bowl Odds and can return to my normal life of pontificating about pop culture. This, of course, means weighing in on Super Bowl commercials. Overall, this year’s …