On Wednesday, Martin Prado forced the ball in the hole. Not the hole on the right-side of the infield, which is what he seems to be aiming to do in the majority of his at-bats. No, this was the hole in front of home plate — the one an angry third baseman created by stomping […]
Rising golf star Rory McIlroy found quite the surprise when a club-swinging robot challenged him to hit golf balls into washing machines, as seen in a recent video from that has amassed more than 2 million views on YouTube already. McIlroy said he used to sharpen his skills by hitting golf balls into his mother’s […]
Arizona Cardinals receiver Robert Gill has made a name for himself because he’s fast. Very fast. A video of Gill running on a treadmill at 25 MPH went viral, which led to the player making an appearance on The Today Show, where he chatted with hosts Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist and caught passes while […]
Is it coincidence that on the same day the Glendale City Council approved a lease agreement that will keep the Phoenix Coyotes in the Valley (for at least five years), former ‘Yotes coach and part owner Wayne Gretzky is selling? His home, that is. Gretzky’s 5,619-square-foot Scottsdale estate has four bedrooms (all with their own […]
It’s been a rough season for Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero. After going 0-for-5 in a 13-inning loss to the New York Mets Monday night, the former All-Star is batting just .222 — a career-low in that department. During the seventh inning of SNY’s broadcast of the game, Montero was spotted outside the D-backs’ dugout […]
It’s not likely anyone could have foreseen any of this when the turnover happened Thanksgiving night. But from the moment New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez ran into guard Brandon Moore and fumbled the football to Patriots corner Steve Gregory (which he recovered and returned for a touchdown), the former USC star has been ripe […]
Former Arizona Diamondback Justin Upton started off his first season as an Atlanta Brave with quite a bang. The talented-but-inconsistent former top pick hit 12 home runs in April, garnering early MVP talk as well as admiration from all over the land. In fact, Upton’s fast start led to the creation of the twitter account […]
When the NBA Free Agency period officially gets underway Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. MST, center Dwight Howard will be the center of attention, with teams like the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers vying for his long-term services. While the seven-time All-Star will more than likely be offered a […]
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. Okay, so it wasn’t the roof, but there was a fire in one of the light towers at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Thursday night during the Diamondbacks’ 3-2, 11-inning win over the Nationals. Unfortunately for the Nats, their stadium is the only thing that’s been […]
ESPN’s Bill Simmons is a Boston Celtics fan. A BIG fan. So, watching head coach Doc Rivers leave to run the Los Angeles Clippers had to have been a bit of a bitter pill to swallow. But how bitter? Well, let’s just say the two aren’t likely to be exchanging Christmas cards this year. And […]
The Sacramento Kings are staying in Sacramento. After a long, arduous and stressful time where it looked like they’d be heading north to Seattle, the franchise which has called the California capital home since 1986 is staying put. And as a way to drum up some positive P.R., the new owners thought it would be […]
The Baltimore Ravens and Miami Heat are two of the most recent champions in the major professional sports leagues. The Ravens, as you know, beat the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl, and the Heat just knocked off the San Antonio Spurs to claim the NBA title. Each team celebrated with a parade […]
With just 75 seconds remaining in Game 6, the Boston Bruins were on their way to forcing a Game 7 in their Stanley Cup Finals series with the Chicago Blackhawks, as they led the matchup by a score of 2-1. With just 59 ticks left on the clock, the Boston Bruins were less than a […]
Sure, they were 28 seconds away from winning the NBA championship, but the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t close the door in Game 6. And, as we know, the Miami Heat won Game 7 to claim their second consecutive championship just two nights later. So imagine the confusion (not to mention the unmistakable pain) Spurs fans […]
The Texas Rangers are feeling pretty good about themselves at the moment, as they’ve won four straight for the first time all season heading into play Sunday night. So much so, that Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre decided to have a little fun late in the team’s 4-2 win against the St. Cardinals Saturday. […]
Following the Miami Heat's Game 7 win in the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs, a meteorologist for WEWS News out of Cleveland, Ohio, tried to do an entire forecast Friday without saying the word "heat."
Generally, a ballboy’s job at a Major League baseball game is not that difficult. If a foul ball comes your way via the ground, grab it and toss it to a fan. If a foul ball comes your way via the air, move out of the way so an outfielder can get to it. As […]
Supporters of the Miami Heat will never be confused with some of the great and loyal fan bases in American pro sports. If you need further proof of that statement, look no further than Tuesday night, when their “beloved” Heat trailed the San Antonio Spurs in the closing seconds of regulation in Game 6. A […]
Apparently getting set battle on the baseball diamond isn’t enough for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, who will be squaring off in the Big Apple for the first time since the 1981 World Series. So, the teams have taken to Twitter to duke it out, and it appears the Bronx Bombers have […]
Without calendars, we wouldn’t know what day it is. Yeah, that sounds right. So, it’s a good thing NFL teams and their cheerleaders are around to make sure we not only have calendars, but videos that give us a behind-the-scenes look at how they are made. Set to Taylor Swift’s “22”, both the New Orleans […]
Little League Baseball…many of us have experienced it as an introduction to how the sport is supposed to be played. It’s an American rite of passage, even with all the errors and unearned runs mixed in. It’s very rare to see a big league club look like Little Leaguers, but the New York Mets pulled […]
It’s not every day you see a baseball fan dress up as a former team logo and make a great running catch using his hat. In fact, we’ve never seen it — although we came close to Sunday when that scenario nearly played out. Will Venable of the San Diego Padres took Ian Kennedy of […]
The College World Series has been held in Omaha, Nebraska since 1950. And while the names, faces, players and schools have changed over the last 60-plus years, the word COLLEGE has not. Not to rag on the fine people of Omaha, but whoever designed the logo on the home dugout at TD AMERITRADE Park clearly […]
Inflating a beach ball while your pitcher is tossing a two-hitter is ill-advised, even if you’re a San Diegan. Same goes for participating in “the wave.” Reserve your antics for the seventh inning of the next 9-1 blowout. Seems obvious, right? It wasn’t for Padres fans during Friday’s 2-1 defeat of the Diamondbacks and it […]
Apparently the lengths an MLB team will go to try and get a player voted into the All-Star Game does have a limit. According to ESPN New York, the Mets came close to making a deal with “Courgarlife.com,” the goal of which would have been to help get third baseman David Wright into the Midsummer […]
If you weren’t already jealous of Larry Fitzgerald’s life, you probably will be now. Not only is he a perennial Pro Bowler, future Hall of Famer and one of the NFL’s best receivers, but the 29-year-old is also a judge for the 2013 Miss USA pageant. Yep. I’m judging #MissUSA this Sunday, but it’s your […]
One of the chief complaints people have about the game of golf is that it’s slow. Now, while we here at the Haboob Blog understand that hey, it’s golf, the USGA is taking the complaints seriously. In fact, they’re working at quickening the pace of play, and they have released some commercials that show just […]
After the Miami Heat’s Big Three (Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and LeBron) came together in July 2010, the organization’s fan base saw a sharp increase in numbers. Inside and outside of Miami-Day County, fans proudly came out of the wordwork to support “their team,” no more so than when the Heat won their second NBA […]
Here at the Haboob Blog, we believe in fairness. Especially when it means Los Angeles Lakers legends don’t look so good. Last week, we brought attention to the fact that Shaquille O’Neal still can’t shoot free throws. In fact, he put forth a worse shooting performance than four-year-old Titus Ashby on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. […]
We all knew it was coming. The Bill Belichick press conference about Tim Tebow would be priceless. He didn’t disappoint. Belichick was pelted with Tebow questions during his entire presser on Tuesday morning and he did what Belichick does, dodging or answering as vague as possible. While watching the video is worth it, we’ll give […]
