Name of the Year Has Returned - Let the Hilariousness Begin

If you are not familiar with what I speak, then you have been deprived of one of the Internet's greatest treasures.  Name of the Year has returned for Twenty-Ten.

This website is absolutely fantastic on so many levels.  It's your standard 64 entry tournament in the bracket format that all March Madness fans have been accustomed to.  In the end, there will be a name of the year crowned.  And these names are absolutely off-the-wall outrageous and hilarious. 

The best part is - they are REAL names.  These aren't made up.  Nohjay Nimpson, Charity Beaver, and Coke Wisdom O'Neal are all real, documented people that live within our society. 

I've been waiting for WEEKS for NOTY to post it's new bracket.  The giggle factor alone is tremendous.  It's amazing how a blog that only posts for about 8 weeks a year is this entertaining - but it is.

For the record, my Name of the Year Final Four is: Courvoisier Riley, Special Jennings, Steele Sidebottom, and Furious Bradley.  Steele Sidebottom wins it in overtime.  Epic.

Go HERE to fill out your bracket.  Follow along and vote at the NOTY home page.  You will not be disappointed.  Besides, we all know you had Kansas beating Kentucky in the final of the NCAA tourney and have no chance of winning your work pool.  Brandie from Payroll is winning that.

Non-Sports: Census Time!

I'm sure you've all been good citizens and have promptly filled out your Census forms.  I personally am on my second "reminder" notice.  I'll get around to it when I'm taking a dump or something.

Now, I could try and do a bullshit job of loosely tying the Census into some type of crappy sports analogy.  But honestly, I'm too lazy for that and really just wanted an excuse to post this video.  Easily a top 10 SNL skit.  Probably in my personal top 5. 

McNabb and T.O. to Bounce Balls Together

Spike TV announced that McNabb, Terrell Owens, and Antonio Gates will be teaming up in an upcoming episode of Pros vs Joes. The episode will feature NFL players who played college basketball taking on former NBA stars.

I'm sure T.O. will have a lot to prove.  His ass got SHUT DOWN by Michael Rapaport in the NBA Celebrity Game this year.

Sitting Around In Underwear, Playing Video Games Can Now Make You Rich

One of my goals in life is to become rich off the lottery. I try like any other sucker, but always come up just 4 or 5 #'s short in the Mega Millions. Anyway, here's another way to get rich quick.

2K Sports is offering a chance to win $1 Million dollars for pitching a perfect game in MLB 2k10. The stipulations are simple: You have to be the first person to do it. Contest only runs from March 2nd -May 2nd. You have to do it against the AI. And you have to record the whole thing on video and mail it to 2k Sports for analyzation.

The last part is kind a pain in the ass considering you'd have to roll tape until you finally accomplish the feat, but it's for a million bucks, so quit complaining.

It's actually a great marketing ploy to get people to purchase the game at launch. They've probably written code in the game to make the perfect game impossible to do. But that might not stop me from attempting it at least a couple times before I get frustrated and give up.

I have to give my big lotto dreams a chance. Got a lot eggs in that basket.

Comcast, DirecTV Battle In Dance Of Death

The FCC -- you know, the place where all those Adam Lambert complaint letters were sent -- has done something it should have done a long time ago: closed a "terrestrial loophole" against Comcast Corp that had kept the Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers off DirecTV (well.. Dish Network too, for the six of you that actually subscribe to that service).

REEEEMIIIIX: NBA JAM Coming To A Wii Near You

How many times have you been playing ball, someone makes a few shots in a row, and another guy chimes in with "He's on Fire!"? This, of course, gives the shooter full reign to chuck up the next few shots with no conscience, no fear of his teammates calling him a ball hog. He's not allowed to object -- it's called a heat check. And it's man code.

Well the game that made this possible will be engulfing more basketballs in flames on the Wii. And this time the developer will be premier sports video game maker EA Sports, not Akklaim and their basketball-spinning Iguana.

The Riot Punch Will Flow: "Always Sunny" Bar Coming to Philly

Looks like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is going to come to real life.  Creator Rob McElhenny (better known to you as Mac in the show) is rumored to have purchased a drinking establishment in Olde City.

Obviously this has nothing to do with sports, but alcohol and good times are usually tied right along with it.  Mix in the fact the show is insanely popular (especially in this city), and this immediatley became worthy of alerting the public.  Which really means we read it on someone else's blog  and thought it would be nice to share with you fools. 

Unfortunately the bar will not be called Paddy's Pub, but instead will be known as Mac's Old Towne Tavern.  No word on when it may open, but I'm sure it will be widely publicized.  The bar is going to be a huge draw and bring in a ton of people, cash, and terrible drunk reenactments from the show.

This is probably where I should add in some Always Sunny references, regardless of how tired they may be.  Here we go: Greenman. Nightman. Flipadelphia. Dumpster baby. The D.E.N.N.I.S. system.  Cricket. Karate...and friendship...for everyone. You know the rest.

Courtesy of Warming Glow.

Video Games + Alcohol / Crab Fries = New Sports Bar Near You

Ever want to watch sports, drink beer, play video games, and get waited on all at the same time?

Well, yesterday marked the official grand opening of Play2 – ‘The World’s First Interactive Sports Bar’ – and this place has our attention.

'The Who' - Your Super Bowl Halftime Performer (for some reason)

Super Bowl XLIV's halftime performer has been announced. To no one's surprise, it's a bunch of old white guys again! Let's hear it for playing it safe!


So yeah, enjoy that.  I'll certainly be skipping that part of Super Bowl Sunday.

Rollins Does It Again

Jimmy Rollins made an appearance on Leno last night. Since nobody seems to care about Leno anymore, I'm guessing you didn't hear what was said.

On national TV, Rollins was asked for his World Series prediction. And in typical Jimmy fashion, he didn't let us down.