Baltimore Sports Blitz: Random
Video: This little kid really hates Tom Brady
Ravens fans feel the same way about Tom Brady. [via Hot Clicks] Read more ...
Mount St. Joseph's Gavin Floyd and a kind donation
Gavin Floyd, once a baseball star at Mount St. Joseph's and now a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, recently used his good fortune from a productive career to purchase a 24-year-old college student the gift of a lifetime. Read more ...
Any chance Obama attends a Towson hoops game?
President Barack Obama is our nation’s most notable NCAA basketball fan, but does the Commander in Chief love college hoops enough to come watch the winless Towson Tigers play at the Towson Center on Saturday? Read more ...
Caption contest: Harbaugh and Carroll shake hands
It’s photo caption challenge time, Ravens fans. Whoever comes up with the best clean and clever caption for this Presswire photo from Sunday’s 22-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks wins tickets to the BB&T Classic at Verizon Center. I might also have tickets for the Army-Navy game at FedEx Field, but don’t hold me to that. Read more ...
Gerry Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky and PSU's scandal
Gerry Sandusky has never met Jerry Sandusky. There is no relation. The sports director for WBAL and the radio voice of the Ravens has only been in State College, Pa., once in his life, and that was 24 years ago. Read more ...
Have you nominated your favorite blog for the Mobbies?
My fondness for my fellow Baltimore sports bloggers is well-documented on Baltimore Sports Blitz, as evidenced by my daily Coffee Companion posts and my occasional installments of Blogger on Blogger. Read more ...
UMBC's Midnight Madness video
I came down with a nasty case of retriever fever after watching UMBC's promotional video for Midnight Madness. To make matters worse, this obnoxious pop song has been stuck in my head for the past hour or so. Enjoy. Read more ...
Which sports figure would you throw a hot dog at?
A California man made headlines Sunday when he chucked a hot dog at Tiger Woods as he lined up a putt at the Frys.com Open. If you didn't think the guy was insane for doing so, you will when you hear his explanation. Read more ...
Sporting News: Baltimore is the 29th-best sports city
The Sporting News has released its annual list of the best sports cities in the United States, and for a second consecutive year, Baltimore ranked 29th on the list. Go ahead and blame it on the Blast not winning the MISL title. Read more ...
McDaniel College honored as a top tailgating school
Before today, the only thing I knew about the McDaniel College football team was that they let the Ravens use their field for a few weeks every summer. But after receiving a pretty interesting press release from the college’s public relations department, I hope the Ravens will adopt their tailgating policies at next summer's training camp. Read more ...
Carmelo Anthony read lines on 'Law & Order: SVU'
Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony and fellow NBA player Chris Bosh made cameos an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" on Wednesday night. I think it's safe to say both will soon be placing Emmys next to the Olympic gold medals in their trophy cases. In case you missed it, here's a clip of Carmelo reading his lines. Read more ...
You can watch Carmelo's All-Stars play Philly online
If you missed out on the Melo League All-Stars when they played the Washington-based Goodman League All-Stars at Morgan State University's Hill Field House last month, you now have a chance to watch Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul and others play a glorified streetball game on Sunday night. Read more ...
Baltimore Hockey Classic was a success -- except for the slush
On Tuesday night, professional ice hockey was back in Baltimore for the first time since 1997. However, the ice -- which is kind of a key ingredient in ice hockey -- didn't hold up well inside of a steamy 1st Mariner Arena as the Nashville Predators shut out the Washington Capitals, 2-0, in the inaugural Baltimore Hockey Classic. Read more ...
Could a pro hockey team thrive in Baltimore today?
When the Capitals and the Predators take the ice at 1st Mariner Arena for Tuesday night's Baltimore Hockey Classic, the two teams will be looking to skate off a little rust, check out a few prospects, maybe try out the new forecheck they just installed in this preseason game. For Baltimore, it means much more. Read more ...
Watch this poor cheerleader get lit up by her prep football team
This video also doubles as a visual representation of what happened to the Ravens on Sunday. [via Ball Hyped] Read more ...
What was the ugliest Baltimore sports moment this weekend?
By all accounts, it was a great weekend for Baltimore sports. The inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix had a nice turnout, and one writer is already hyping Baltimore as the “Long Beach of the East,” which I guess is a good thing. The Ravens signed five-time Pro Bowl center Andre Gurode. The Randy Edsall era at Maryland got off to a solid start against Miami on Monday night. And the Orioles... well, at least there were other things to tune in for this weekend. Read more ...
Is anyone actually excited about the Baltimore Grand Prix?
We're two days removed from the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, and I haven't talked to one person who is looking forward to the big IndyCar race. Granted, I don't know every single person in Baltimore, but it seems the consensus is that this costly event is a logistical nightmare that is pretty much ruining everyone's lives. Read more ...
The time Kevin Cowherd 'predicted' the Loma Prieta Earthquake
On Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore was shook by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia that will likely go down as the strongest on record in Maryland to date. Downtown, buildings rattled, offices evacuated and sirens blared. But thankfully, as of 3 p.m., no injuries had been reported in the city, according to police and fire spokesmen. Read more ...
Ray Lewis narrated the new Under Armour commercial, 'Footsteps'
Under Armour gave a sneak peek at its latest advertising campaign during last Thursday's season debut of "Jersey Shore," and you might have seen a 30-second "Footsteps" spot on TV or the Internet this week. Read more ...
Michael Phelps reportedly forgot his Speedo on Tuesday night
Pardon the interruption, but if you need a quick break from the non-stop NFL speculation, allow me to pass along an odd story about Michael Phelps, who is having a rough week at the world swimming championships. Read more ...
Video: Michael Phelps filmed a Speedo commercial downtown
Michael Phelps may or may not be the best swimmer in the world -- fellow American Ryan Lochte has closed the gap since Beijing, though we have yet to see a focused Phelps -- but when it comes to getting paid to film commercials about swimming, no one can touch the 14-time Olympic gold medalist from Rodgers Forge. Read more ...
Video: Brandon Jennings dunks at the Melo Center in Baltimore
The pro-am league over at the Melo Center -- aka the Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center -- on Fayette Street has been attracting some pretty big names for its glorified pickup games this summer. Read more ...
Video: I'd rather watch Sepak Takraw than another O's loss
I have no idea what this sport is and I would probably suffer a hernia and dislocate several joints in my body if I tried to play it, but I would rather watch this than tune in to see the Orioles lose against the Red Sox again. Read more ...
Baltimore had highest ratings in U.S. during the World Cup final
It seems Baltimoreans fell in love with the United States women’s national team during its run through the World Cup this past month. Read more ...
Rob Long will treat his part-time gig at The Fan like it is a tryout
If you listened to "Baltimore Baseball Tonight" on 105.7 The Fan this week, you heard a familiar voice at a new place during the nightly baseball show. Rob Long, who two weeks ago lost his radio show on WVIE (1370-AM) when the station switched to a news talk format, will be filling in on The Fan on a part-time basis. Read more ...
Video: This guy's catch was the top Home Run Derby highlight
Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano outslugged Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, 12-11, in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Isn’t it telling that three of the final four in the annual long ball contest -- Boston's David Ortiz lost in the second round -- play against the Orioles in the AL East? Read more ...
Jerry Coleman is 'locked out' and weighing his talk radio options
Like the NFL players he used to cover for his radio show, Jerry Coleman considers himself to be locked out. Let go by WVIE (1370-AM) last week when the station switched to a news/talk format, Coleman is looking for a new gig in the Baltimore-Washington area and is optimistic he will be covering an NFL team in 2011. Read more ...
Throwback Thursday: John Mackey's Hall-of-Fame hands
We have countless awesome sports photos in the archives here at The Baltimore Sun, and I have decided to share one with you each week in a regular feature called "Throwback Thursday." With former Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey passing away Wednesday, I decided to dig through the archives for pictures. Read more ...
Here's video of LeBron James dunking on a high schooler
As if Americans couldn’t dislike LeBron James more after he told us that we “have to get back to the real world at some point,” he took his talents to a youth basketball camp and dunked on a pre-pubescent baller high school student who looks like a pre-pubescent baller in a friendly game of knockout. Afterward, LeBron told reporters he hates puppies and American-made automobiles. OK, so maybe I made that last part up, but people will act like he did after they watch this video. [Via CBS Sports] Read more ...
Five for Friday: Five funniest sports movies of all time
Whether Charlie Sheen used steroids during the filming of "Major League" or not, the baseball comedy centered around the underdog Cleveland Indians is one of the funniest sports movies out there, and Sheen's role as Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn is one of the many reasons why. But was "Major League" the funniest sports flick ever made? Check out Matt Vensel's Five for Friday list of his five all-time funniest sports movies (with a memorable, safe-for-work quote from each), and, of course, let him know which ones got snubbed. Read more ...
Local lacrosse announcer channels Notorious B.I.G.
Check out this video from the MIAA high school lacrosse playoffs in May of an announcer named Booker Corrigan calling a game between Boys' Latin and McDonogh. The goal by Boys' Latin's Greg Pyke is pretty standard, but the call from Corrigan -- inspired by Biggie Smalls -- was not. [Via Awful Announcing] Read more ...
Your turn: The best wire-to-wire season you have witnessed?
If you watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night, you witnessed the end of one of the greatest wire-to-wire seasons in recent sports history. Tim Thomas, the former journeyman turned unlikely All-Star goalie, capped off his superlative season by leading the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup since 1972. Read more ...
Bob Ley recites Jay-Z lyrics from the DeShawn Stevenson diss
Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson has engaged Miami Heat forward LeBron James in a war of words during the NBA Finals, bringing back memories of when Stevenson was with the Wizards and James was still in Cleveland. Reminiscing about that beef on Thursday’s “Outside the Lines,” ESPN’s Bob Ley recited the first verse of "Blow the Whistle," a Stevenson diss that LeBron’s buddy Jay-Z wrote in 2008 -- including the line, "When you talking to a don, please have respect like you're talking to your mom." Read more ...
Your turn: Your favorites in Baltimore sports talk radio
Judging by the comments on David Zurawik’s posts about Mark Viviano leaving 105.7 The Fan, sports fans in Baltimore are almost as passionate about the broadcasters who cover their hometown teams as they are about the actual teams themselves. Every Baltimore broadcaster who has been in front of the camera or behind the microphone has had his or her fair share of loyal supporters -- yes, even Anita Marks. Read more ...
Throwback Thursday: Carmelo and the 2001 All-Metro team
We have countless awesome sports photos in the archives here at The Baltimore Sun, and I have decided to share one with you each week in a regular feature called "Throwback Thursday." We revealed our Spring All-Metro teams on Thursday, so I went digging for a photo of our All-Metro team from a decade ago. Read more ...
Look out, Oregon: Towson is adding tiger stripes to its court
Towson is getting a shiny new arena for the start of the 2013-14 season, but the university isn’t waiting for the Tiger Arena to be built to make a splash on the basketball court. The Tigers in the fall will unveil a new floor at the Towson Center that has watermark tiger stripes and a new Tigers logo at the scorer’s table. Read more ...
Towson assistant Luke Murray is the son of actor Bill Murray
Towson men’s basketball coach Pat Skerry completed his coaching staff a few weeks ago, but I just now discovered that one of his young assistants has a very famous father. Luke Murray, who was on Sean Miller’s staff in Arizona in 2009-10 and coached at Wagner College last season, is the son of actor Bill Murray. Read more ...
Here's video of Mike Tyson analyzing tattoos of NBA players
I do my best web surfing during lunch, and as I chowed down on a tasty turkey, cheddar and avocado sandwich, I stumbled across a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live where Mike Tyson analyzed the tattoos of NBA players Kobe Bryant, Kenyon Martin and DeShawn Stevenson. He also danced. Enjoy the video while I finish my lunch. Read more ...
Shaquille O'Neal will be missed, his rapping skills will not
To honor one of my favorite basketball players of all-time, Shaquille O’Neal, who on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce his retirement from the NBA, here is an old-school video of Shaq tearing down the backboard against the Nets in his rookie season. He hasn’t been any good for a couple of years now, but his gregarious personality and his legendary sense of humor will be missed. His rapping skills will not. Read more ...
Here are five great NBA finals moments recreated with Legos
On Tuesday night, LeBron James sealed the Heat's Game 1 win in the NBA Finals with a thundering slam dunk against the Mavericks. It was a fine highlight for James, but talk to me when he makes a play good enough to get included in a Lego recreation of the greatest plays in NBA Finals history. Read more ...
Here's video of another soccer player missing a wide-open net
In a lowlight that looked as if it could be straight out of the annual Baltimore Blast media game, check out this video of a soccer player named Anderson Fredrick from a low-level Venezuelan league who somehow managed to shank a wide-open shot at an empty goal from about four yards out. Read more ...
Five for Friday: Baltimore sports bucket list
Crazy religious nut Harold Camping falsely predicted that the world would end last Saturday -- it probably wasn't a coincidence he picked Preakness Day -- but Camping has readjusted his doomsday prophesy, saying that "The Rapture" is actually going down Oct. 21. So here at Baltimore Sports Blitz, we're talking nothing for granted. In this week's Five for Friday post, Matt Vensel suggests five Baltimore area sporting events you have to attend before you die -- whether it's Oct. 21 or another doomsday. Read more ...
Mediocre NBA big man Kris Humphries engaged to Kim Kardashian
I think I may have figured out why Jordan Williams was in such a hurry to get to the NBA: the women. Read more ...
The 'boom goes the dynamite' guy finds 'Web Redemption'
When it comes to viral videos, the "boom goes the dynamite" guy was a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. The video of Brian Collins, then an overwhelmed college sports broadcaster who bombed in epic fashion, has been viewed more than six millions times since it was uploaded to YouTube in 2005. Read more ...
Video: Boston's Tim Thomas made the save of the 2011 NHL playoffs
Slide over, Pekka Rinne. We now have a new best save of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs courtesy of Boston's Tim Thomas, who robbed Tampa Bay's Steve Downie with a sprawling paddle save in the third period Monday. That "lucky" save helped the Bruins secure a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Read more ...
Shackleford spoils Animal Kingdom's Triple Crown bid at Preakness
Another long, hot, sticky day in the Infield has come and gone. But the event we all came to Pimlico Race Course to see -- well, at least what the people in the grandstand came to see -- was over in a hurry. Read more ...
For Preakness newbies, Infield not as legendary as expected
The Infield shenanigans at the Preakness are legendary -- and they were years before Kegasus came along with his whole “Be legendary” spiel -- but for young newcomers who came to Pimlico today to see yahoos running on porta-potties or drunks playing dodgeball with full beer cans, the Infield is much tamer than expected. Score one for the Maryland Jockey Club, which has succeeded in cleaning up the Infield. Read more ...
Another Preakness distraction: beach volleyball in the Infield
One of the many competitions taking place in the Infield at Pimlico today -- along with the bikini contest, a 64-team cornhole tournament and some kind of competitive eating event you couldn't pay me to watch -- is the National Volleyball League’s inaugural event. It was created after the AVP tour ran out of money, I'm told. Read more ...
Ravens' Billy Cundiff is competing in Preakness cornhole tourney
I got a tip that Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff was competing in the Preakness Infield cornhole tournament. If I wasn’t looking for Cundiff -- who was wearing a polo, shorts and a pair of shades -- I wouldn’t have recognized him among all the college kids and young professionals tossing bean bags inside the tent. Read more ...
It just isn't Preakness without a bikini competition, right?
The Infield bikini competition was held in the late morning today, so I scrambled from the awkwardness that was Kegasus’ man stall and weaved through a crowd of pervy guys and their angry girlfriends to catch the end of the event. Afterward, I chatted with the winner and couple of other competitors. Read more ...
Kegasus says Preakness worship is not to blame for 'The Rapture'
Great news, everyone. I tracked down Kegasus in his “man stall,” and after he made all the reporters on hand close their eyes and throw darts at a dartboard, he finally answered all the softball questions they had to throw at him. But here at Baltimore Sports Blitz, I ask the hard questions -- even to hairy, sweaty, husky men who get paid by the Maryland Jockey Club to wear half of a horse costume in public. Read more ...
Stacy Keibler 'proud that Baltimore has an event like' Preakness
Within five minutes of arriving in the Infield at Pimlico this morning, I got snubbed by a centaur who had more important matters to attend to. Fortunately, after watching Mr. Greengenes play a song or two, I stumbled into Stacy Keibler, who had just wrapped up a radio interview with Mickey and the gang from 98 Rock and is also significantly more attractive than Kegasus. Read more ...
Your turn: Which Preakness horse will you bet two bucks on?
Betting on the ponies -- along with Black-Eyed Susans, husky centaurs and drunk people running on urinals -- is one of the first things that we think about when we hear the word “Preakness.” You have to place at least one bet on Saturday, even if you’re throwing a $2 bet on a horse just because you like its name. Read more ...
Time-lapse video of Pimlico as track preps for Preakness
I don't know about you, but I am captivated by time-lapse video and photography. Maybe it's that whole MTV generation phenomenon. If you, too, have a short-attention span, you will probably enjoy this time-lapse video of Pimlico preparing for Saturday's 136th running of the Preakness Stakes: Read more ...
Your turn: Predict Sun sports headlines 174 years from now
Today is The Baltimore Sun's 174th birthday. I'm pretty sure that when the newspaper was created, the only sports that existed were horse racing, wrestling and outrunning packs of wild dogs. Flash forward to 2011 and we now have the Ravens, the Orioles and the Terps around to fill our sports section, and we're thankful for that. Read more ...
Video: Preakness spokesthing Kegasus plays meet the press
Preakness spokescentaur Kegasus held his first press conference at Pimlico on Monday morning, and as was the case during our chat two months ago, he didn't really say anything of substance. Read more ...
Your turn: What would you name your Preakness racehorse?
This Saturday afternoon, while legendary rock bands such as Puddle of Mudd perform in the Infield at Pimlico and college kids try be legendary like a guy wearing half of a horse costume, there will be horse races. And some of those horses will have clever names that make you laugh if you're paying attention to the track. Read more ...
Michael Phelps: 'I feel like an old man coming out of the pool'
Olympic hero and Baltimore native Michael Phelps is in North Carolina this weekend for the Charlotte UltraSwim, where he will get another tune-up for July's world championships in Shanghai. In April, Phelps lost a 200-meter butterfly race for the first time since 2002, and he wasn’t very happy about it. Read more ...
Another Kegasus commercial to get you pumped for Preakness
Preakness organizers just released another Kegasus commercial to get beer-chugging, centaur-loving college kids fired up for next weekend's InfieldFest at Pimlico. I'm still confused by the advertising campaign, but it has apparently worked: Ticket sales are up 17 percent. So while I try to figure out what I'm missing here, check out this video of Kegasus blow-drying his hair/mane: Read more ...
Your turn: How do you feel about LeBron and the Heat now?
When LeBron James announced last summer where he was taking his talents -- turning his back on his hometown of Cleveland and disgusting sports fans across America with his choreographed performance on ESPN -- he became the NBA's public enemy No. 1 outside of South Beach. Read more ...
Yes, Michael Phelps spent his weekend in the pool -- in Vegas
Baltimore’s golden boy Michael Phelps was back in the pool over the weekend, but he wasn’t training for the 2012 Olympics, where he’ll try to return home from London with another boatload of gold medals. Instead, he was in a pool full of bikini-clad women for the 2011 season opening of the Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas. Read more ...
Five for Friday: The sexiest 'WAGs' in American sports
The final season of "Friday Night Lights" starts tonight on NBC. Minka Kelly, the gorgeous girlfriend of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, is no longer on the show. But that isn't stopping me from ranking America's most beautiful sports wives and girlfriends -- or WAGs as they're called across the pond -- in this week's Five for Friday post. If anything, it's an excuse to Google photos of Minka Kelly. And to be fair, I'll accept submissions for the top sports husbands and boyfriends -- do we call those HABs? -- for a future Five for Friday. Read more ...
Morgan State kicker Scarlett featured in ESPN The Magazine
Morgan State senior kicker Kemar Scarlett, who as an African-American kicker is a rarity in the football world, was featured in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine. Scarlett is trying to break into the NFL, which currently has just one black kicking specialist (Browns punter Reggie Hodges). Read more ...
Your turn: Would you rather hockey or hoops came here?
The Capitals and Baltimore city officials on Monday announced plans for the Baltimore Hockey Classic. City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young said the event will showcase Baltimore as a "No. 1 class city" and help attract a professional basketball or hockey team in the future. Read more ...
Video: Justin Bieber trains with soccer club FC Barcelona
Move over, Chad Ochocinco. Justin Bieber is the latest star to cross over to the soccer field. The dreamy Canadian pop sensation, who was in Spain for a concert, practiced with FC Barcelona on Wednesday. You know you want to watch this video. Read more ...
Your turn: Will you root for Tiger Woods to win the Masters?
Tiger Woods is on the course today at Augusta National, where he will be shooting for his first major title in nearly three years. You might have heard by now that he got into some hot water away from the course during that span. Apparently, Tiger likes the ladies. Read more ...
Resume-builder: My interview with Preakness legend Kegasus
Despite being in heavy demand, Kegasus, the spokes-centaur for the 2011 Preakness InfieldFest, took time out of his busy schedule to discuss his new gig with the Maryland Jockey Club. I'm not sure what it says about me that my schedule wasn't too busy to chat with a mythological half-horse, half-man creature, but whatever. Read more ...
Those Kegasus radio spots hit YouTube and I'm still confused
I've had a day to wrap my head around the Maryland Jockey Club's new Preakness advertising campaign, "Be Legendary," and its spokes-centaur, Kegasus. I'm not offended by the beer-bellied, half-horse, half-man creature. I'm just confused. Read more ...
Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will 'Be Legendary'
A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event organizers are turning to a spokes-centaur named “Kegasus” to generate interest in the 2011 Preakness InfieldFest, which is May 21 at Pimlico Race Course. Read more ...
Your turn: Who are you rooting for in the Final Four?
Chances are your brackets are sufficiently busted after VCU knocked off Kansas on Sunday to set up a very unlikely Final Four. But with little bracket bias left, we can sit back and enjoy what should be an intriguing four-team tournament this weekend. Read more ...
Five for Friday: Memorable March Madness moments since 1991
After a dizzying start to the Round of 64 on Thursday, a day of buzzer-beaters, Jimmermania and Morehead State staking its claim to a glass slipper, I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more March Madness. Read more ...
Your turn: Give me your Final Four teams and tourney champion
President Barack Obama on Wednesday revealed his NCAA tournament bracket, and it included a very chalky Final Four with all four No. 1 seeds advancing to Houston. The Commander in Chief has Kansas beating Ohio State in the title game. Read more ...
Barack Obama loves chalk, picks Kansas to win NCAA tourney
President Barack Obama took a break from whatever it is he does around here -- I say that in jest, of course -- to fill out his bracket for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and it's clear that Obama loves chalk more than your typical grade school teacher. Read more ...
Your turn: Who is the NBA MVP?
NBA legend Michael Jordan said last night that Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is the "MVP of the season." Rose, who is averaging 25 points, eight assists and four rebounds per game, is one of the frontrunners, for sure, but players such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki are right there, too. Read more ...
Video: Belgian goalie Sammy Bossut's epic futbol blunder
Considering there is a goal scored maybe once in every six or seven soccer games, there is nothing more embarrassing than an awful blunder from a goalkeeper. Read more ...
Photo caption challenge: a jock and his jock
This is Netherlands cricketer Ryan Ten Doeschate. He has a jockstrap on his head. I have no idea why, but he does. So let's have some fun with this one. Read more ...
Join me at The Baltimore Sun's Tournament Tweetup
Lovers of botched brackets and/or green beer, join me and some of my colleagues from The Baltimore Sun at our Tournament Tweetup on March 17, which conveniently is also St. Patrick's Day. The event is being held at Hightopps Backstage Grille in Timonium from noon to 3 p.m. Read more ...
Video: Roscoe Smith's halfcourt heave still 'worst of the worst'
Former Walbrook star Roscoe Smith is having a solid freshman season at Connecticut. A two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection, Smith has averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Huskies this season. But one of his highlights keeps showing up on "SportsCenter," and it's not for a good reason. Read more ...
Video: Now long snappers are dabbling in trick shot videos
When I saw on SI's Hot Clicks this afternoon that there was a new trick shot video floating out in the blogosphere, I rolled my eyes. Then I squinted to read the summary and saw that the video came from a long snapper, so I had to click the link. It was worth it. Read more ...
Your turn: Your favorite national sports media personality?
I'm surprised at the amount of feedback I got from yesterday's post about Bruce Cunningham leaving his weekday radio show on 105.7 The Fan. I know many Baltimore sports fans are passionate about their talk radio, but wow. Read more ...
Archives: Bruce Cunningham resigns, 105.7 The Fan shuffles lineup
Baltimore sports talk station 105.7 The Fan unveiled a reshuffled weekday programming lineup Monday, and the biggest change was the absence of Bruce Cunningham. Cunningham, who had been with the station since its debut in 2008, resigned and has been replaced in the early afternoon slot by Bob Haynie. Read more ...
Your turn: Trade deadline done, which team is the NBA's best?
Another hectic NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Over the past few days, we saw players such as Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace, Kendrick Perkins, Baron Davis, Devin Harris, and the immortal Joel Przybilla switch jerseys as teams recalibrated for a playoff run. Read more ...
Forget dunks and QB trick shots; check out this goal
I'm starting to become desensitized when it comes to slam dunk videos that don't feature Blake Griffin and the edited-down compilations of quarterback trick shots. But crazy hockey goals? I'll never get tired of those (well, unless someone scores one of them against me in men's league). Read more ...
Rounding up the 'Melo drama: Knicks are back with Anthony
Carmelo Anthony is heading to New York. The Knicks acquired Anthony on Monday night, and the consensus among national columnists is that the Knicks will return to relevance with Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, who are expected to become one of the league's top frontcourt tandems. Read more ...
Your turn: Which pro sport has the best All-Star game?
Kobe Bryant scored 37 points as the West beat the East, 148-143, in Sunday's NBA All-Star game. He beat out LeBron James, who piled up a triple-double in a losing effort, for MVP honors. Read more ...
Video: Here's J.J. Redick getting his ankles broken
It's been a rough week for Terps fans with Randy Shannon turning down an offer to be Maryland's defensive coordinator and the men's basketball team losing to Virginia Tech. This video of J.J. Redick getting juked out of his sneakers should cheer you up. Read more ...
Video: Is this really the "best pass in NBA history?"
Dwyane Wade "probably threw the best pass in NBA history" in the first quarter of Miami's win over Indiana on Tuesday night. At least that's what Heat teammate LeBron James believes. (You know we're talking 65 years of NBA basketball here, right, LeBron?) Read more ...
Rumored to be Dancing with the Stars, Favre just won't go away
With rumors circulating that legendary quarterback Brett Favre is joining "Dancing with the Stars," the sports blogosphere is close to imploding on itself (and I know, I'm now contributing to it). If the rumors are true, Favre will follow in the dance steps of retired greats such as Emmitt Smith, Kurt Warner and Jerry Rice when the 12th season of the ABC dance-off debuts March 21. Read more ...
Video: Here's a high school sophomore shattering a backboard
When I was a high school sophomore, all I did was drink Mountain Dew, hang out in American Online chat rooms and play on my old-school Playstation. Keonta Vernon? He breaks backboards. Read more ...
A quick comment on the new blog's commenting system
One of my favorite things about running the old-school Virtual Vensanity blog -- moment of silence please -- was my interaction with the readers, especially the regulars. You guys kept the conversation going, sent me random links and videos and helped me pull off my goofy contests, and I thank you for that. Hopefully you haven't forgotten about me over the past four days. Read more ...
Handicapping the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes
Baltimore's most prominent basketballer, Carmelo Anthony, has been the subject of trade talk since his wedding this summer. As my colleague Kevin Van Valkenburg wrote in this feature last month, the uncertainty and the negative feedback from Denver Nuggets fans is clearly weighing on the former Towson Catholic star. But Anthony has been a trooper, still playing hard even though a deal appears to be imminent before the Feb. 24 trade deadline. Read more ...
Video: UConn's Johnny McEntee and his QB trick shots
We have all seen those basketball trick shot highlight reels. Some of you might have seen this bowling trick shot reel. Now we have a pretty mesmerizing football trick shot reel thanks to UConn Huskies backup quarterback Johnny McEntee. Read more ...
Video: Meet the mastermind behind Baltimore Sports Blitz
You have probably read my intro post for Baltimore Sports Blitz by now, and learned who I am and what I plan do to in this space. But this morning, I shot an impromptu introductory video with Baltimore Sun video guru Kevin Richardson (no, not the guy from the Backstreet Boys). Read more ...
Welcome to Baltimore Sports Blitz
Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Matt Vensel. You might remember me from blogs such as Virtual Vensanity and, well, OK, that's it. I have joined the staff at The Baltimore Sun after three awesome years at our sister paper, b free daily, which is why Virtual Vensanity has been retired and I'm starting fresh with this new blog, Baltimore Sports Blitz. Read more ...
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