School suspends Tebowing students

Wait. What? In the latest example of Tebowmania having gone completely off the cliff and free-falling into abject absurdity — seriously, is this what it was like when The Beatles landed on Plymouth Rock during the British Invasion (I might be mixing up historical events a bit there) — a group of athletes at a Long Island high school have been suspended  — no, not for completely inappropriate and disgusting hazing rituals or for drug and alcohol use — for the heinous act of Tebowing. Will somebody please think of the children?!?!

Connor Carroll, one of the two students suspended by Riverhead (N.Y.) High, said that he, his brother Tyler and classmates Wayne Drexel and Jordan Fulcoly only did the impromptu act of Tebowing “out of respect for Tebow, and because Tebowing is the new thing to do.” Makes sense. And while the two student athletes were the only kids suspended by the school, some 40 students, after seeing the four strike the pose, took part, causing a bit of a traffic jam in the school’s hallway, an apparent violation of the school’s rules. Their leadership in the spontaneous homage to Tebow, along with the fact that they received prior warning, appears to be the reason behind why only the two boys received their respective in-school suspensions.

Said Connor Carroll (via Prep Rally):

“The administration told us that our Tebowing was blocking the halls and could potentially cause a riot, because they were growing in number and if the wrong kid gets pushed a brawl could ensue,” Carroll told Prep Rally. “We had no idea that we could get suspended for such a thing. It was a joke between a group of friends that took a life of its own. We figured at the most we would just be told to stop.”

Seriously, I don’t know what’s crazier: that people are so obsessed with Tebowing or the fact these kids got suspended for doing it. Strange days are upon us friends.

In any event, it is abundantly clear that persecution of the disciples of Tebow hath begun. Remember, Tebowites: They may take your right to engage in Tebowing, but they can’t take…YOUR TEBOWWWWWWWWW!!!

Pic via Prep Rally.

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Patrick Kane’s ridiculous, deke-tastic shootout winner

Like me, Patrick Kane was born in the 1980s, meaning he no doubt grew up on the hockey wisdom of "The Mighty Ducks." The great philosopher Gordon Bombay taught that three is the appropriate number of dekes in a shootout. It's a time-honored method: forehand, backhand, forehand. Then you shoot. That's the way it's always been done.

But, on Wednesday night, Kane went rogue. Needing a goal in order to beat the Minnesota Wild in the shootout, Kane abandoned the tried and tested philosophy of the triple deke and instead broke out the never-before-seen fiftuple deke.

The shootout remains a crummy way to decide hockey games, but when it produces incredible goals like this one, it's a little more tolerable.

Five dekes in, Niklas Backstrom was out of his jock strap. Ten dekes later, the puck was in the back of the net. Never before have I seen so many dekes.

Gutsy move by Kane, who also went against the grain by coming in slow, rather than with speed, giving him time to handle the puck on the way in more times than some guys do in a game. Had this tactic failed, people would have complained about his languid pace, but it didn't. So it and its perpetrator are awesome.

The goal gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 shootout victory over the Wild.


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Striking Out

Drawn from baseball, "to strike out" is to completely fail at something, including missing an opportunity for success. It is frequently used in business and politics.

In accordance with normal rules of grammar, "striking out" (present) and "struck out" (past) are used, and share the exact same meaning (aside from verb tense).

Example: "Pfizer struck out on getting FDA approval for X drug, so it has been taking it on the chin on the stock market."

This is not a real quote, but is an example. Here, striking out means failed to get Food and Drug Administration approval for an unnamed drug. Approval is necessary for legal sale of a drug within the United States.

An Unforced Error

In tennis, an "unforced error" is an error caused purely by one's own inability to succeed. It is a failure that cannot be blamed on the opponent or otherwise excused.

In business, and as an idiom in general, an unforced error is a unilateral failure, a problem that was caused solely by one's own side.

Example: Recently, hacking (of some sort) has been responsible for a giant breach of the Sony Playstation Network, which has some 70 million customers, many of whom could have credit card data that could (theoretically) be stolen. In contrast, an employee of an American baseball team, the New York Yankees, accidentally e-mailed the personal information of some 17,000 season-ticket holders to hundreds of people.

Of these two situations, the first was caused by an outside party; the second was an unforced error, purely the fault of the employee in question. Sony may have a case that it did everything reasonable to prevent an attack on its system; the New York Yankees team does not.

EWP Gift Guide: For Him (or Her I Guess) - Sports Tix

In my continuous polling of men to find out what they might want for Christmas, I was told sporting event tix.  Which, once I thought about it, would be a fun gift.  Your guy like the Bulls? Get him some tix.  Your guy like [insert another team here, I've really used up my knowledge]?  Get him some tix.  And then, if you're like me, get him someone else to go with.

Five Reasons Why the LA Kings are the Best Team in the NHL

The Los Angeles Kings have a long way to go before they can win a Stanley Cup. Still, I think they are the best NHL team that is on their way to success. Here are five reasons why:



Dustin Brown
Captain of the team, Dustin Brown is an almost unbelievably, naturally gifted forward. He was part of the 2010 US Olympic Team that brought home the silver medal from the Olympic Winter

Pacquiao to Give $2k to Prepare for Boxing Fight with Margarito

Boxing fans, get ready for the fight of the year: Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito will punch their way to win the World Welterweight Championship title. Manny Pacquiao or "Pac Man" was reported to be down with flu last week, but is now back to training and sparring mode with trainer Freddie Roach in Baguio City, Philippines. Now Freddie Roach offers $2,000 to whoever knocks

Hanging Your Head (In Shame)

To "hang your head" is not to commit suicide; it is to lower your head in shame or embarrassment.

You hang your head by tilting your head forward, eyes looking down. This is body language associated with shame, defeat, and humiliation.

Example: "In football, only those who hold back, who give less than their best effort to win, should hang their heads in shame."

Leaving It All On The Field

This idiom, from professional sports, refers to exhausting all possible efforts to win, either individually or as a team.

Figuratively, this refers to leaving one's sweat, blood, and tears on the playing field. This represents being sincere in one's effort to achieve victory, but does not refer to cheating or other morally questionable methods. It refers simply to hard work and exertion.

Example: "In football, there is no shame in being defeated as long as you leave it all on the field."