Just watch. The victory celebration is almost as funny as the failed drop kick. [via The Big Lead and Gregg Doyel

I don’t believe it can be stated strongly enough how important the following video is, especially if you factor in the impact both subjects had on my childhood. Yes, Kotaku.com has unearthed a gem of a YouTube video featuring the likes of Mario & Luigi and Rowdy Roddy Piper & Sgt. Slaughter. Watching this video brought back emotions I haven’t felt since I discovered the heavenly pairing of Oreos and

Anytime a visitor hops on the Internet and goes to ESPN.com, there will always be a news story on the page using the following formula: SOURCE: (Insert unconfirmed rumor and/or piece of news no one cares about) This is a fact, and today, ESPN found it important to run the following on the front page: Reading the article is not only unbearable, but the fact a “source” had to be

Small market teams in any sport would love the opportunity to lock up their best player for a multiple years, especially at a fair price. Signing said player for even one more year at a fair price, while continuing to work on a lengthy deal, is fine as well. For some reason, the Cleveland Indians don’t understand the simple logic of paying players what they’re worth, not just the leftover

Each year I rank my favorite and most hated Super Bowl commercials. This year is no different. I made notes on 70 of the commercials I saw (excluding any re-airs from the night and prior to the Super Bowl). I wouldn’t say it was the strongest year for Super Bowl commercials, but it wasn’t the worst. As always, a few really good ones stuck out to me, so here’s my

It’s true. Chase Blackburn’s interception of Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLVI was HUGE for the Giants. It was the only play in which I actually cheered for a player wearing a white uniform Sunday night. While the headline states that Blackburn’s play was the best ever made by an Akron Zip alum… I wonder if it will be the best a Zip WILL EVER make. Obviously, Zips don’t make

Whitney Matheson of USA Today/Pop Candy published 11 reasons to visit Cleveland. As a Northeast Ohio native I, of course, had objections and revisions to this list. But first, her thoughts: 1. Michael Symon restaurants 2. Beachland Ballroom 3. The Christmas Story house 4. West Side Market 5. Big Fun 6. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 7. Cedar Lee Theatre 8. Burning River Roller Girls 9. Chucklefck comedy nights

I often wonder what it would be like for one of my favorite teams to win a championship. I’ve experienced it five times in my life, three of which were the Dallas Cowboys winning the Super Bowl, one was The Ohio State University Buckeyes winning the National Championship in 2002, and the other was the University of Akron’s National Championship in soccer. I can hardly take much pleasure from the

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports followed Tom Brady around after the Patriots lost Super Bowl XLVI to the New York Giants. Even though Brady seems to have everything anyone could ever want in life, Wetzel gives a real perspective that might actually make you feel bad for Brady for a few minutes… at least while you’re reading it. Be ready for many media blowhards to talk about the guts, guile,

Each week, The Sports Cartel is teaming up with SportsCollision.com for a roundtable discussion on current events in the world of sports. This weeks topic: SUPER BOWL XLVI Is there anything to like about this Super Bowl if you are not a Giants or Patriots fan? Tony Bosma, The Sports Cartel: I’m torn with this Super Bowl because I hate Boston sports teams and I hate the Giants. I guess it’s