OK, we understand that art is a very subjective thing.
As the saying goes, "one man's trash can be another man's treasure," and that is indeed the case.
But still, there has to be some reason certain pieces of artwork are valued and others not. Right?
Wrong.
As reported by BlazersEdge.com, Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen recently sold a painting for $43,845,000.
That price is a record for famous high-end auction house Sotheby's.
The painting is a 1953 piece by Barnett Newman, and it is called "Onement VI."
It's 8.5-foot-by-10-foot, and it's two blue rectangles vertically separated by a light blue line.
And that's it.
So, the good news is if Allen misses the painting chances are good he can recreate it fairly easily. In fact, we argue most children in a second-grade classroom could recreate it.
Hey, we may have just fixed the education budget shortfall!
It is not uncommon for professional basketball players to be given their own shoe by companies like Nike, Reebok and Adidas.
And for some players, like Michael Jordan, their line continues long after they've retired from the game.
Apparently Charles Barkley has a similar deal.
Nike is releasing the Chuckposite Barkley Posite, and the shoes are adorned with Phoenix Suns colors. Of that, we approve.
Of course, we do not know if this is a shoe for broadcasters or players -- or both -- only that it is purple and orange. And odds are it will be more successful than the Air-Bombay Loafer, but we digress.
Along with the knowledge that a new Barkley shoe is on the way came the revelation that there is someone who makes YouTube videos dedicated to sneakers, where they are discussed and reviewed.
He played Chandler Bing on Friends, one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.
He is a big hockey fan.
And his latest sitcom, Go On, was recently cancelled by NBC after just one season.
That didn't dampen Perry's enthusiasm for the Los Angeles Kings Western Conference playoff series against the St. Louis Blues. Perry attended the contest at Staples Center in L.A. last Friday night.
It also didn't dampen Fox Sports reporter Dan Moriarty's desire to bring up the cancellation to the actor during an intermission interview.
He has no issue spending money in an effort to win, and he seems to 'get it' with regards to fans.
And yet, he's found a way to be even cooler.
Cuban and the Mavericks would like to have a new look in the 2015-16 season, which means they need redesigned uniforms.
And where will they turn for the design?
The fans, of course.
In a blog post, Cuban essentially lays out the ground rules.
They want the look to "stay true" to the franchise's tradition and is not a total revamp of the color scheme. Also, anything that is submitted -- whether it's chosen or not -- will belong to the Mavericks.
"If you think its horrible that the Mavs own your design. Do not post. If you think its cool that the Mavs could possibly use your design and you will have eternal bragging rights, then post away."
Cuban also said tickets may be given out, and designs will be posted online so folks can "glance lovingly" at them.
The owner goes on to note that it's possible none of the designs will be chosen, and the contest will run through the last day in May.
Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb, has made quite a name for herself since appearing throughout the 2013 BCS National Championship broadcast.
The beautiful brunette starred on ABC's reality TV show Splash, reported from Super Bowl Media Day and made an appearance in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit edition.
And now we can add game show contestant to her long-winded resume, then again maybe not.
On Jay Leno's fictitious game show "Battle of the Celeb All-Stars: Reality Show Edition," Webb along with Kendra Wilkinson and Alexis Bellino were asked a series of questions on topics ranging from the three branches of government to Napolean to Gulliver's Travels.
Needless to say none of three women showed off much of an acumen for trivia.
We've all seen a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game.
Usually thrown by a celebrity or someone affiliated with the home team in some way, every now and then a regular Joe Schmoe gets the chance to step on the mound and fire one to the plate.
However, it's not always a good pitch.
High, low, a little wide -- pitches of all kinds have been thrown.
But we're pretty sure nothing like this has been thrown or, at least, recorded for us all to see.
This one was before the Stetson Hatters played the Florida State Seminoles May 7 and, well, see for yourself.
Tim Tebow is a free agent after being cut by the New York Jets last month.
Tebow played his high school football at Nease in Ponte Vedra, a suburb of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville has an NFL team (although that's arguable) that has had quarterback issues.
See the connection? Many in the Jacksonville area want the woeful Jaguars to sign Tebow, but maybe nobody more than John Morgan.
Morgan is a lawyer, part of Morgan & Morgan, a personal injury law firm in Florida. Morgan has purchased air time on local radio to get his message to Jags owner Shahid Khan.
Khan has gone on record and said that he's fascinated by the public support for Tebow, but that the Jaguars are "looking for the best players" that can help them win.
I guess now we'll see if Khan has any fascination with Tebow...or at least if he's swayed by radio advertising.
On the flip side, there's a website in existence called Evenifhesreleased.com, where Jaguars fans can voice the sentiment that the team doesn't need Tebow's services.
As of Thursday morning, the site had over 85,000 votes from real Jaguars fans who don't want the former Heisman winner -- although we doubt there are 85,000 real Jags fans on the planet.
You know that scene in the movie "Tin Cup," where Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) challenges David Simms (Don Johnson) to see who could hit the ball farther with a 7-iron.
McAvoy, of course, was a bigger hitter. However, Simms was smarter. He hit his ball onto the road, where it went bouncing and bouncing until he was declared victorious.
In case you are interested, the clip can be viewed here.
Why do we bring this up?
Well, professional golfer Louis Oosthuizen had a similar experience -- albeit accidentally -- during the second round of the Ballantine's Championship in Korea a couple weekends ago.
The ball hit a cart path and kept going, and going, and going, and going, and going, and...well, you get the idea.
