What would you give up for a chance at gold?
Dennis Rodman just wanted to have fun
“I was just tryna play basketball, party, f*ck all the girls.” Dennis Rodman I also want that Rodzilla NWO t-shirt. Etsy has an unofficial one if you’re interested.
The wrestling women of Japan
Dangerous Minds on ‘the gorgeous ladies of Japanese wrestling‘: All-female wrestling in Japan in the 1970s was a glorious wonderland full of tough, athletic women happily defying cultural and gender norms. Matches were broadcast on television and a duo going by the name The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) were huge stars. Teenagers …
Café du Cycliste on Mont Ventoux
No chance of cycling on this kind of terrain in winter!
Thomas Ravelli on USA 94 and Sweden's reaction to the virus
‘When I was in a good mood, and we had a 2-0 or 3-0 lead, I wanted to show the spectators something else, you know,’ Ravelli said. ‘I wanted to have fun.’
It's Championship Manager 97/98, in book form
I’ve had Dave Black on the blog before (read This or That #2: Dave Black aka @CM9798) and if you didn’t already know, he has a book out called ‘The World According to Championship Manager 97/98’. Here’s the blurb: Football is full of what if’s and if only’s. What if Gazza had gone to World …
Skateboarding from Iran to Turkey
A cool skateboarding video with an even cooler soundtrack filmed in Iran and Turkey, via Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Remembering Mikael Granlund's 'lacrosse-style' goal vs. Russia
Imagine opening the scoring in a tournament semi-final with a goal like this. That’s exactly what Mikael Granlund did for Finland against Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championships. What a Finnish! *ahem* Fun fact: After the goal, Finnish Hockey Mafia released a song called “Taivas varjele!” and reached #2 in the Finnish Singles Chart as well as …
Ms. Fitz's stunning basketball shot that won her third-graders some hot chocolate
That victory sip of hot chocolate must have been extra sweet.