My 2013 Stanley Cup NHL playoffs bracket predictions. Make your own bracket here, and LET’S GO BLUES!
Baseball fever is back America, so it’s time to grab a beer and catch it…
via possibilitygirl:
Never been prouder to be an American.
U-S-A!
that guy jumping in the last picture. that’s how I feel right now.
Love you, baseball
Charting what happens the longer you watch March Madness
via digg:
The refs can hear you. You just have to believe.
Explaining March Madness using Star Wars analogies
Now that NHL hockey is returning, here’s a quick reminder about who the LA Kings are: the reigning Stanley Cup champions. (Apparently, some news reports in the media have been confused)
Nate Silver's Braying Idiot Detractors Show That Being Ignorant About Politics Is Like Being Ignorant About Sports
via deadspincom:
In case you haven’t been hanging around the benighted corners of the political internet lately, there’s an idiotic backlash afoot against Nate Silver, the proprietor of the FiveThirtyEight blog who made his name as one of the sharpest baseball analysts…
Temple Run, London 2012 olympics-style
Homemade olympics highlights: Badminton Scandals
Olympics Fail? Not if you count all those who watched on TV
by the numbers, via itswilder:
Think NBC’s coverage of the Olympics sucks? You’ve got no one to blame but yourself. Here’s why:
1) …”spoilers” actually increase interest in a program: it’s the whole “It’s the journey, not the destination” thing… “Yes, I know how it ends… I want to see HOW!” 1
Saturday’s coverage, which included swimmer Ryan Lochte’s victory over rival Michael Phelps in the 400-meter individual medley, gathered 28.7 million — also a new mark for the first night of athletic competition at the Summer Olympics. 2
2) An NBC Sports Group spokesperson said via email from London, “We are quite aware of the chatter on Twitter about the Olympics and we embrace it. We feel that the increased buzz on social media helps to drive awareness of the Games.” 3
There’s 2 quick reasons why NBC doesn’t care about the fact that twitter spoils big endings or that #NBCFail is a trending topic on twitter. It’s all about the numbers.
If the data/ratings say you’re watching in droves despite all the negative reaction, why should NBC care?
Watch this baseball fan get nailed by a foul ball while updating his status on Facebook. Brings a whole new meaning to “keep your eye on the ball”, and serves as a reminder that some status updates can wait.
