Every now and again David Letterman does something to amuse me. In this clip Letterman does a great job of emulating Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams. Adams went on a middle finger laced tirade this past Sunday while his team mauled Buffalo. Check it out.
Shout out to ReadAndReact.net.
11.19.2009
Factoids Picks: NFL Picks for Week 11
We have arrived at week 11 of the NFL season. Last week was full of injuries and even a couple upsets. Who would have thought that the Bengals would have beaten the Steelers for the second time this year? I certainly didn't. Last week I went 9-6, which as far as I'm concerned isn't all that hot.
A couple of games on Factoids radar this week are the Falcons v Giants and the Chargers v Broncos. Both games have playoff implications and could prove to be huge confidence boosters for the winners.
Here are my picks for Week 11 of the NFL season.
Thursday Night game...
Carolina over Miami
Sunday games @ noon...
Detroit over Cleveland
Green Bay over San Francisco
Pittsburgh over Kansas City
Dallas over Washington
NY Giants over Atlanta
New Orleans over Tampa Bay
Jacksonville over Buffalo
Indianapolis over Baltimore
Minnesota over Seattle
Games @ 3:05 & 3:15
Arizona over St. Louis
San Diego over Denver
Cincinnati over Oakland
New England over NY Jets
Sunday Night game...
Philadelphia over Chicago
Monday Night game...
Houston over Tennessee
11.18.2009
Boxing Video: Floyd Mayweather Interview after Pacquiao v Cotto Bout
This is an interview that has been garnering a lot of attention the last couple of days. The day after the Pacquiao v Cotto fight, Mayweather sat down with Sky Sports to voice his opinion on several topics. PBF expressed his views on the Pacquiao v Cotto bout, Manny ducking him, and what the end result would be if he and the Pac-Man hook it up. Check it out.
If Top Rank and Golden Boy can come to some sort of financial terms, a Mayweather v Pacquiao fight would be one of the biggest attractions in professional boxing history. Cross your fingers fight fans and say a little prayer to the boxing Gods.
If Top Rank and Golden Boy can come to some sort of financial terms, a Mayweather v Pacquiao fight would be one of the biggest attractions in professional boxing history. Cross your fingers fight fans and say a little prayer to the boxing Gods.
11.17.2009
Boxing: Factoid's P4P Rankings
Factoids P4P rankings is back and better than ever. I had to wait a little while for some action in the ring before I could publish a fresh list. Since the P4P rankings debut back in August we've had some good fights, a few massive knockouts, some cancellations, and definitely some controversy in the boxing world.
Feel free to go back to the original rankings (link above) and compare those with the new set.
1. Manny Pacquiao- welterweight/jr.welterweight
The Pac-Man maintains his spot atop the P4P rankings after a very one-sided beat down of Miguel Cotto. I don't think anyone in the boxing community anticipated Manny would destroy Cotto the way he did. With the victory he became the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight classes. Pacquiao has become boxing biggest sensation and he is poised for a matchup against the former #1 Floyd Mayweather, that's if both sides can agree on the money.
2. Floyd Mayweather -welterweight/jr.middleweight
Money Mayweather made a triumphant return to the ring in September with a victory over Juan Manuel Marquez. Floyd showed little signs of ring rust during the bout, displaying the ring generalship that had him at the top of the fight game prior to his retirement. Mayweather says he wants to fight a couple of times a year for the next few years, which is great news for boxing fans. As you read this post negotiations are under way to make a Pacquiao v Mayweather bout a reality. That fight would be one of the biggest in boxing history.
3. Juan Manuel Marquez-lightweight
Marquez drops only one spot from the last set of rankings. Despite being manhandled by a "bigger" Floyd Mayweathter Jr., Marquez is still recognized as the best boxer in the lightweight division. Juan still wants another shot a Pacquiao, but he will have to wait in line for a shot at the Pac-Man.
4. Paul Williams-welterweight/jr. middleweight/middleweight
Williams and his camp thought they had a shot at the middleweight title, but Kelly Pavlik was forced to back out twice due to a staph infection on his left hand. The "Punisher" will now take on jr. middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez on December 5th. Most P4P rankings list Williams as a jr. middleweight & a middleweight, but Paul claims he can still make the 147 pound welterweight limit. That is why I list him in all three divisions. The boy is a beast!
5. Shane Mosely-welterweight
After a KO victory of Antonio Margarito in January, 'Sugar' Shane Mosely wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao, but negotiations fell through between the Golden Boy and Top Rank camps. He then tried to get another shot at Miguel Cotto. That story ended the same as the first. After all the bobbing and weaving, Mosely will finally get back into the ring against young Andre Berto in January. It's not what Mosely had in mind, but it's an opportunity to pick up another trinket title belt.
6. Wladimir Klitschko-heavyweight
Let's face the facts. Heavyweight boxing is dominated by fighters outside of the United States. The key belts are held by the Klitschko brothers and newly crowned WBA champion David Haye. Wladimir Klitschko, who holds the IBF and WBO titles has been off work since June when he used and abused Ruslan Chagaev. Dr. Steelhammer has a proposed fight with American Eddie Chambers in March.
7. Bernard Hopkins-light heavyweight
B-Hop and Roy Jones Jr. appear to be on a collision course, but before they can get it on for the second time, Hopkins needs to get past Enrique Ornelas on the 2nd of December. Hopkins hasn't been in the ring since October of 2008, when he outclassed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. If and when Hopkins defeats Ornelas, a Jones Jr. bout would take place sometime early in 2010. Jones also needs to get by Danny Green.
8. Ivan Calderon-light flyweight
The light flyweight king has had a couple of ugly fights against Rodel Mayol in the last six months, but still remains the WBO champ. At 33-0-1, Calderon is an underrated and vastly unknown commodity in boxing. He's a tough little guy with a skill set to match. His next fight is TBA.
9. Chris John-featherweight
Chris John took care of business in his September rematch with Rocky Juarez by claiming a unanimous decision victory. John improved his record to 43-0-2 with 22 KO's. The Indonesian star recently fell ill, but is expected to be fine. If you aren't familiar with John, he defeated my #3 guy Juan Manuel Marquez back in 2006 by UD.
10. Nonito Donaire
Donaire stays put at #10 on my P4P list. Nonito claimed the interim WBA World super flyweight title in August with a victory over Rafael Concepcion, but like Chris John fell ill not long after. I've never heard of dengue fever, but it slowed my #9 and #10 guys down for a spell. According to reports he has recovered and will likely fight in February.
**With the Super Six World Boxing Tournament underway, it was difficult for me to rank any of the super middleweights involved. With that said, I will wait until the completion of the first few rounds before reevaluating their positions.
Feel free to go back to the original rankings (link above) and compare those with the new set.
1. Manny Pacquiao- welterweight/jr.welterweight
The Pac-Man maintains his spot atop the P4P rankings after a very one-sided beat down of Miguel Cotto. I don't think anyone in the boxing community anticipated Manny would destroy Cotto the way he did. With the victory he became the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight classes. Pacquiao has become boxing biggest sensation and he is poised for a matchup against the former #1 Floyd Mayweather, that's if both sides can agree on the money.
2. Floyd Mayweather -welterweight/jr.middleweight
Money Mayweather made a triumphant return to the ring in September with a victory over Juan Manuel Marquez. Floyd showed little signs of ring rust during the bout, displaying the ring generalship that had him at the top of the fight game prior to his retirement. Mayweather says he wants to fight a couple of times a year for the next few years, which is great news for boxing fans. As you read this post negotiations are under way to make a Pacquiao v Mayweather bout a reality. That fight would be one of the biggest in boxing history.
3. Juan Manuel Marquez-lightweight
Marquez drops only one spot from the last set of rankings. Despite being manhandled by a "bigger" Floyd Mayweathter Jr., Marquez is still recognized as the best boxer in the lightweight division. Juan still wants another shot a Pacquiao, but he will have to wait in line for a shot at the Pac-Man.
4. Paul Williams-welterweight/jr. middleweight/middleweight
Williams and his camp thought they had a shot at the middleweight title, but Kelly Pavlik was forced to back out twice due to a staph infection on his left hand. The "Punisher" will now take on jr. middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez on December 5th. Most P4P rankings list Williams as a jr. middleweight & a middleweight, but Paul claims he can still make the 147 pound welterweight limit. That is why I list him in all three divisions. The boy is a beast!
5. Shane Mosely-welterweight
After a KO victory of Antonio Margarito in January, 'Sugar' Shane Mosely wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao, but negotiations fell through between the Golden Boy and Top Rank camps. He then tried to get another shot at Miguel Cotto. That story ended the same as the first. After all the bobbing and weaving, Mosely will finally get back into the ring against young Andre Berto in January. It's not what Mosely had in mind, but it's an opportunity to pick up another trinket title belt.
6. Wladimir Klitschko-heavyweight
Let's face the facts. Heavyweight boxing is dominated by fighters outside of the United States. The key belts are held by the Klitschko brothers and newly crowned WBA champion David Haye. Wladimir Klitschko, who holds the IBF and WBO titles has been off work since June when he used and abused Ruslan Chagaev. Dr. Steelhammer has a proposed fight with American Eddie Chambers in March.
7. Bernard Hopkins-light heavyweight
B-Hop and Roy Jones Jr. appear to be on a collision course, but before they can get it on for the second time, Hopkins needs to get past Enrique Ornelas on the 2nd of December. Hopkins hasn't been in the ring since October of 2008, when he outclassed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. If and when Hopkins defeats Ornelas, a Jones Jr. bout would take place sometime early in 2010. Jones also needs to get by Danny Green.
8. Ivan Calderon-light flyweight
The light flyweight king has had a couple of ugly fights against Rodel Mayol in the last six months, but still remains the WBO champ. At 33-0-1, Calderon is an underrated and vastly unknown commodity in boxing. He's a tough little guy with a skill set to match. His next fight is TBA.
9. Chris John-featherweight
Chris John took care of business in his September rematch with Rocky Juarez by claiming a unanimous decision victory. John improved his record to 43-0-2 with 22 KO's. The Indonesian star recently fell ill, but is expected to be fine. If you aren't familiar with John, he defeated my #3 guy Juan Manuel Marquez back in 2006 by UD.
10. Nonito Donaire
Donaire stays put at #10 on my P4P list. Nonito claimed the interim WBA World super flyweight title in August with a victory over Rafael Concepcion, but like Chris John fell ill not long after. I've never heard of dengue fever, but it slowed my #9 and #10 guys down for a spell. According to reports he has recovered and will likely fight in February.
**With the Super Six World Boxing Tournament underway, it was difficult for me to rank any of the super middleweights involved. With that said, I will wait until the completion of the first few rounds before reevaluating their positions.
Notables: Chad Dawson, Tomasz Adamek, Vic Darchinyan, Josh Clottey, Juan Manuel Lopez, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vasquez, Timothy Bradley, Lucian Bute, Celestino Cabellero
Well, that is the updated P4p list the way that I see it. Please feel free to comment if you disagree.
Tuesday Link Dump (11/17/09): What Caught Factoids Eye
I just wanted to take a moment and thank all the folks who stop by and check out Sports with Mr. Factoid on a regular basis. This blog is rolling thanks to all of you. If you ever have a question or concern don't hesitate to drop me an email or comment on one of the posts. I will do my best to accommodate your requests, as long as they are reasonable. This site started as a hobby, but with each passing day it becomes more of an obsession and that is thanks to the thousands of readers that have graced me with their presence. So I say thank you again and keep on coming back. Sports Rule!
I'm almost positive that I wasn't the only person that thought last nights Monday Night football game sucked ass. The Browns are terrible. I am wondering who's idea it was to have such a bad team on in primetime. MNF this season has been awesome, but that trash last night ruined a good run.
ESPN is running a 24 hour college hoops marathon and I'm absolutely loving it. UCLA took the fall right of the bat to Cal State Fullerton. Even though the Bruins were not ranked, that still counts as a major upset. I'm locked in for the rest of the day, guaranteed!
Today's headlines have included the firing of Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron, Zach Greinke winning the AL Cy Young, and Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis requesting a trade out of Oakland. It's been a good sports day so far.
Here are a few other things that caught Factoids eye today.
Manny Pacquiao stars in WAPAKMAN-Ball Hype
Dikembo Mutombo is NBA's Global Ambassador-Inside Hoops
Tiger Woods Club Toss-Total Pro Sports
Bill Walton Wanted to Punch Phil Jackson-The Big Lead
Former Miss California has Multiple Sex Tapes-Barstool Sports
Are Steroids Involved in Brock Lesnar's Illness?-SportsByBrooks
I'm almost positive that I wasn't the only person that thought last nights Monday Night football game sucked ass. The Browns are terrible. I am wondering who's idea it was to have such a bad team on in primetime. MNF this season has been awesome, but that trash last night ruined a good run.
ESPN is running a 24 hour college hoops marathon and I'm absolutely loving it. UCLA took the fall right of the bat to Cal State Fullerton. Even though the Bruins were not ranked, that still counts as a major upset. I'm locked in for the rest of the day, guaranteed!
Today's headlines have included the firing of Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron, Zach Greinke winning the AL Cy Young, and Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis requesting a trade out of Oakland. It's been a good sports day so far.
Here are a few other things that caught Factoids eye today.
Manny Pacquiao stars in WAPAKMAN-Ball Hype
Dikembo Mutombo is NBA's Global Ambassador-Inside Hoops
Tiger Woods Club Toss-Total Pro Sports
Bill Walton Wanted to Punch Phil Jackson-The Big Lead
Former Miss California has Multiple Sex Tapes-Barstool Sports
Are Steroids Involved in Brock Lesnar's Illness?-SportsByBrooks
Josh Smith can jump out of the gym. His hops are insane!
Candy of the Day...
The ultra-hot Carmen Ortega is looking scrumptious in that body paint. You can see the full layout of pics at dynastyseries.com.
Video: Kentucky's John Wall Hits Game Winner over Miami (OH)
The University of Kentucky is looking to turn around their hoops fortune this season. The Wildcats brought in coach John Calipari and top recruit John Wall in order to get the program back to an elite level. It looks like they are off to a good start.
With just seconds remaining on the clock Miami of Ohio guard Kenny Hayes drilled a deep three pointer to tie the game at 70. Hayes pulled up from well beyond NBA range and with ice water in his veins knocked down a huge shot. The situation at that moment looked bleak for UK, but freshman John Wall received the inbounds pass, dribbled up the floor, and took a shot that Wildcat fans will not soon forget.
With plays like this one the Kentucky faithful are in for a long roller coaster season. Coach Cal is going to need a strong defensive effort on a nightly basis if he expects his team to have a high level of success this year. Wall lead his team in scoring with 19 points.
With just seconds remaining on the clock Miami of Ohio guard Kenny Hayes drilled a deep three pointer to tie the game at 70. Hayes pulled up from well beyond NBA range and with ice water in his veins knocked down a huge shot. The situation at that moment looked bleak for UK, but freshman John Wall received the inbounds pass, dribbled up the floor, and took a shot that Wildcat fans will not soon forget.
With plays like this one the Kentucky faithful are in for a long roller coaster season. Coach Cal is going to need a strong defensive effort on a nightly basis if he expects his team to have a high level of success this year. Wall lead his team in scoring with 19 points.
NBA Video: Dirk Hits Game Winner in OT to Beat the Bucks
Dirk Nowitzki has arguably the best jump shot of any big man in NBA history. The Mavs star can light it up with the best scorers in the league. Just ask the Milwaukee Bucks, who saw Dirk use and abuse them on Monday night.
The Mavs and Bucks battled through four quarters and an overtime period before one team could walk away the winner. Nowitzki, who had an awesome statistical performance(32 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block), once again played the hero for Dallas by drilling a 20 foot jumper at the buzzer to seal a win for the Mavericks. Check it out here.
The Mavs and Bucks battled through four quarters and an overtime period before one team could walk away the winner. Nowitzki, who had an awesome statistical performance(32 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block), once again played the hero for Dallas by drilling a 20 foot jumper at the buzzer to seal a win for the Mavericks. Check it out here.
11.15.2009
NBA Line of the Night Plus Video....55 points from rookie Jennings
Brandon Jennings spent a year overseas getting ready for the NBA, and it has clearly paid off. Jennings had a spectacular game Saturday night and earned line of the night credentials. His performance broke the Milwaukee Bucks rookie scoring record, which was previously held by the great Lou Alcindor.
Jennings had 55 points, 5 boards, and 5 dimes. He was a 7-8 from three point range and shot only eight free throws, connecting on six from the stripe. Dude led both team in minutes played with 40:43.
Note: Jennings posted 0 points in the first quarter and 29 in the third! WOW!
11.13.2009
Friday the 13th Link Dump: What Caught Factoids Eye?
As a kid there was something about Friday the 13th that always made the hairs on my arm stand up. Maybe it was the fact that I could count on a Friday the 13th movie marathon to keep me glued to the TV, or how my friends always had some bizarre and fictional tale about murder and mayhem on my block. The day back then was way cooler than it is as an adult.This Friday the 13th its all about the NBA game tonight, the Pacquiao v Cotto weigh-in, and some college football. I'm not anticipating watching Jason Voorhees terrorize the kids at Camp Crystal Lake, but instead I'll catch some of Friday Night Smackdown and chug a couple 40 ounces. Yes, I said 40 ounces! It's a long story.
My point is that Friday the 13th just isn't what it used to be. I'm not scared to run across a black cat in the street, but I am scared to think of what will happen if I fail to set my fantasy hoops lineup. That has the potential to be a real nightmare! Maybe when I have some little Factoids things will be different, but until then this day has lost all of its luster.
It's early, but lets see what has caught my eye this morning.
The Fight Non-Boxing Fans Don't Want to Miss- Sports on My Mind
"Paulie's Prediction": Rocky's Burt Young Likes Pacquiao-The Sweet Science
Gold Gloves Not The Only Flawed Award-The Flagrant Fan
LeBron to Switch Jersey Number- FANHOUSE
Denise Milani Shaking It-MoonDogSports
The Answer? Retirement.- BAREKNUCKS
Kobe Bryant Rewind: The Commercials-The Hoop Doctors
UNC, Duke the favorites for Barnes- ESPN's Christopher Lawlor
I meant to have this dunk up a day or so ago. Travis Outlaw should have been arrested and taken to jail for murder, because he straight killed Rudy Gay!
NBA Video: D-Wade Dunks on Anderson Varejao
During last nights Cavs v Heat game, Dwyane Wade did Sideshow Bob's look alike Anderson Varejao wrong. Wade rebounded a LeBron James miss and proceeded to dribble the length of the floor, raise up and slam it down hard on Varejao. The Heat crowd went crazy. Check it out here.
This has got to be up for Dunk of the Year. Wade may have outdone Carmelo Anthony's flush over Paul Millsap during week one of the season with that nasty flush.
11.12.2009
Factoids Picks: NFL Picks for Week 10
With the return of Thursday night football I was forced to submit my picks about 48 hours before I normally like to, but oh well. Last week I went 8-5, which really sucked in my opinion. The teams that I felt uber confident in let me down, so I'm hoping to get back to my normal double digit weekly win total. Just so all my peeps are aware, my record on the year is 85-44.
The game of the week has to be New England vs Indianapolis. The Colts come in still undefeated, but very banged up on the defensive side of the football. The Pats have found a groove and look to improve to 7-2 on the year. There isn't a better matchup in football than Brady vs. Manning!
Garbage game of the week has to be Oakland vs KC. The Raiders vs Chiefs contest is going to be a snorefest without a doubt.
Here are my picks for Week 10 of the NFL season.
Thursday Night game...
San Francisco over Chicago
Sunday games @ noon....
Tennessee over Buffalo
New Orleans over St. Louis
Miami over Tampa Bay
Minnesota over Detroit
NY York Jets over Jacksonville
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
Denver over Washington
Atlanta over Carolina
Games @ 3 & 3:15...
Oakland vs Kansas City
Dallas over Green Bay
Arizona over Seattle
San Diego over Philadelphia
Sunday Night game...
Indianapolis over New England
Monday Night game...
Baltimore over Cleveland
11.10.2009
Video: Ricky "Fatton" Hatton on WWE's Monday Night Raw
Ricky Hatton guest hosted last nights Monday Night Raw. The Hitman did a decent job as GM and put together some alright matches. He was in my opinion better than his boxing counterpart Floyd Mayweather, who hosted Raw prior to his win over Juan Manuel Marquez back in September. Sheffield, England was hyped up to have one of the United Kingdom's finest prize fighters in the building to run Raw.
As you can see from the footage, Hatton has packed on the pounds since his last bout. That shouldn't come as a shock to those who have followed Ricky's career over the years. He generally walks around at a much higher weight, which explains the Ricky 'Fatton' persona he lives outside of the ring.
At this point Hatton has not planned any return to the ring and who can blame him? His last two fights ended with nasty KO losses. The Englishman is currently committed to promoting fights, eating, and drinking. Way to go Ricky!
NBA Video: Air Bonner Soars Against Toronto....Dunk You Very Much!
Matt Bonner isn't known for his vertical leap or tremendous athletic ability, but Air Bonner took flight last night against the Toronto Raptors. This type of extraordinary moment happens very seldom for Bonner, and that reason alone is why he gets his dunk posted here. Check it out.
If the Red Rocket continues to posterize chumps like he did last night he may find himself in this years slam dunk contest. Not! Brent "Bones" Barry is somewhere grinning from ear to ear.
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