Police officers give out tickets every day. Some, though, are apparently more noteworthy than others. Friday afternoon, judge Lee Johnson of Ennix, Tex. just couldn’t contain his excitement over the local police department’s latest speeding victim: Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M. According to Deadspin.com, Johnson took to his Facebook account to post […]
The Baltimore Ravens, the very same team that lost to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in last year’s AFC Championship Game, will try to avenge that loss in Foxborough Sunday with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. The Patriots are an 8.5-point favorite, but that isn’t quelling the confidence of […]
You would be hard-pressed to find a stranger story than the one that is unfolding (or more accurately, unraveling) around Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o. Part of Te’o’s outstanding 2012 season that saw him finish second in the Heisman Trophy voting, was that he “overcame” the death of his girlfriend Lennay Kekua September 11. Te’o […]
Sure, covering sports is a cool job that is coveted by a lot of people. But one thing that many fail to notice is that the world of sports never stops, and that can lead to a lot of long days and seriously cut into a reporter’s sleep schedule. Such is probably the case with […]
If you look for time-wasters at work (you know who you are, after all, you’re reading the Haboob Blog), you’re probably familiar with the crazy folks over at Bad Lip Reading. What they do, if you’re unfamiliar with their work, is basically dub nonsense over movie scenes, speeches and political debates. It doesn’t sound that […]
Brent Musberger must feel a little randy on Monday nights. Last Monday, while calling Alabama’s BCS Championship Game romp over Notre Dame, the veteran announcer verbally drooled all over Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend Katherine Webb, the reigning Miss Alabama. ESPN even found it necessary to issue an apology. This Monday, Musberger was in Lawrence, […]
Brace yourselves. The most talked about athlete in the country, Tim Tebow, is in Arizona. And since the Arizona Cardinals are still recovering from some of the worst quarterback play the National Football League has seen in some time, Tebow’s mere presence will spin into ridiculous speculation that he’s coming to save the franchise. Slow […]
How many times have you watched a soccer match and thought about ways to make the sport more interesting? Smaller field? Faster game? More scoring? Less flopping? More enthusiastic announcers? OK, the last one isn’t possible, but we digress. Chances are you’ve thought the game could be improved, but haven’t quite found the solution. Until […]
What happens when you pair Tiger Woods with fellow golfer Rory McIlroy? Well, besides some excellent golf, you get a pretty good commercial that even manages to make Woods look like a fun person to be around. Nike, which has sponsored Woods for years and McIlroy for days (the commercial is meant to announce the […]
James Harden (ASU) and Jrue Holiday (UCLA) only met twice during their Pac-12 days, but Saturday the former Sun Devil gave fans a taste of what things might have been like had both stayed in school. The 76ers would beat the Rockets 107-100, but not before Harden got the last laugh with a crossover for […]
Odds are you’ve been to a basketball game where one lucky fan gets the opportunity to hit a half-court shot during halftime. Waiting for the winner is usually some ridiculous crash prize or in some cases a car. Usually that doesn’t matter, because lets be honest, a half-court heave isn’t exactly the easiest shot for […]
During his 12-year NBA career with the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Johnson always had a habit of coming up big when the pressure mounted. With his NBA career well behind him, KJ now has another battle on his hands. As the mayor of Sacramento, Johnson is trying his hardest to keep the city’s only professional team […]
Aaron Rodgers may not have realized it at the time, but after the Packers won the Super Bowl two years ago, his title belt celebration took off. How far you ask? Well in last night’s game between the Bulls and Knicks at Madison Square Garden, former Knick Nate Robinson hit a late three in Chicago’s […]
Everyone loves a buzzer-beater in basketball — especially when it’s a kid providing the heroics in a church league game. That’s why you’ll love Matt Demember, a sixth-grader from Maryland, and his ridiculous buzzer beater. We don’t know what’s better, the shot, or the fact that the opposing player actually seem excited for Matt, who […]
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2013 will be rather bare this summer, as it was announced Wednesday that not a single member on the ballot received the 75 percent required for induction to Cooperstown. While Hall of Fame voters were likely trying to send a message to Steroids era stars like Barry Bonds, […]
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett is quite a character. Especially on twitter. Dockett, who never holds back and every now and then tweets something controversial, had some fun during the BCS National Championship game Monday night. You see, shortly after ESPN play-by-play man Brent Musberger ogled alerted us to Alabama QB A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, […]
Let’s face it, with the way the BCS Championship Game went Monday night, we were looking for a distraction. And ESPN play-by-play man Brent Musberger alerted us to one. The distraction’s name is Katherine Webb, and she’s the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron. With Musberger’s help, Webb’s twitter account blew up to over 140,000 […]
One of the most famous adages in the game of basketball is you can’t teach height. Seven-footer Fab Melo is a classic example of that. After just two seasons at Syracuse, Melo, who won the 2012 Big East Defensive Player of the Year award, entered last June’s draft despite the fact many felt he could […]
You’d think one of the perks of having someone in your family play professional sports would be having the opportunity to attend games for free. That may be true for most athletes, but for one veteran NFL player that apparently isn’t the case. Former Pro Bowl kicker Rob Bironas, who has been with the Tennessee […]
This article was originally presented in a way it should not have been. A way where Cardinals players should not be taking a trip to Las Vegas just five days after a disappointing season. We apologize and did not mean for it to come off with that intent. It’s the first weekend in January and […]
Maybe the Arizona Cardinals got the last laugh after all? Not really. Anyway, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-13 in the regular season finale last Sunday. A close game in the first half, the 49ers took it to the Cardinals over the game’s final 30 minutes. In all, receiver Michael Crabtree scored […]
New (at least, we’re pretty sure) Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is not a small man. The 54-year-old coach, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, is known not only for his coaching acumen, but for being a little on the heavy side as well. Heck, people even like to say he looks a bit […]
The 2013 Fiesta Bowl will likely be remembered for Oregon Ducks’ dazzling display on the field during the Chip Kelly and Co.’s 35-17 victory over Kansas State. But things weren’t so pretty off the field at University of Phoenix Stadium Thursday night. According to Arizona Newsnet’s
Rarely will you see a more ridiculous shot on a basketball court. No, wait, NEVER have you seen a more ridiculous shot on a basketball court. Gabrielle Gary of the McCutcheon High School in Indiana was trying to save a loose ball, and in the process hit a three-point shot. Apparently it was one of […]
Suns fans surely remember forward Shawn Marion. A four-time All-Star, Marion earned a reputation for being an outstanding rebounder for his size as well as excellent finisher on the fast break. He also had one of the ugliest looking jumpshots in the history of the game. Still does, actually. Anyway, what does all this have […]
OK, so some of us have never seen the ABC show “Modern Family.” That doesn’t make us bad people, right? Oh wait, it does? Shoot. Anyway, we’ve been alerted to a promo short produced by ESPN that features show stars Ty Burrell, an Oregon fan, and Eric Stonestreet, a Kansas State fan, who discuss the […]
Yes, we know the NHL is still locked out, but that doesn’t mean the league cannot provide us with a chuckle or two. The comedy people over at NOC, who have done a great job with their “Every Fan of the ____” series, are at it again. This time they take on the NHL, and […]
Who knew the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired a 6’7″, right-handed female pitcher this winter? According to Deadspin, Brandon McCarthy was mistaken for a woman on his new Texas driver’s license. McCarthy and his wife Amanda have gained a reputation for their Twitter humor so it was fitting his wife playfully posted photographic proof of the error. […]
It’s pretty customary for football fans visiting Tempe to scale up ‘A’ Mountain just west of Sun Devil Stadium with paint brushes and rollers in hand to turn the normally gold letter to their own school colors. It’s not customary for that to happen when there’s not a football game going on in Tempe. That […]
Early Wednesday morning the website known as “ProFootballTalk” posted a story with the headline: “Adam Snyder would like to see Alex Smith in Arizona”. It was an interesting headline given the subject matter, since the Arizona Cardinals could use a quarterback and it appears Smith will not be a member of the San Francisco 49ers […]
