Guess Who’s Bizzack: NBA Jam 2010 Trailer Released

The good folks over at EA Sports have been in the works for a while now designing a new (and improved?) version of the 90’s classic NBA Jam for the Nintendo Wii. EA just released the first trailer for the game last week and it looks pretty solid and true to form to the original version. The latest installment should pay considerable homage to it’s predecessor, with a variety of hidden characters and games available for the true gamer.

It’s going to feel a little weird playing this modern version with all the young stars in the league now featured, but guaranteed when this joint is released in arcades, I will be dropping a few quarters in the machine for sho. The game doesn’t have a scheduled release date as of yet, but will be dropped at some point this year.

Ewww: Dicky V Gets His Groove On With Erin Andrews

Pop Quiz: If you know that a decently dime sideline reporter just went through a horrific incident, where she was videotaped ironing in the nude by some creepy old guy, and you yourself are indeed a creepier older guy, would you try and force her to dance with you (to “Livin’ On A Prayer”) during a basketball game with cameras rolling? Apparently Dick Vitale didn’t have the right answer for this question and Erin Andrews was yet again victimized by a sketchy-looking old head. The video was shot during ACC Tourney last week, when Vitale basically forced Andrews to dance with him as both her face and body were saying, “No thanks old dude.” Andrews played it off decently though, appearing to at least be somewhat entertained, that is of course until she felt a little poke coming through from Dickie V. Via Deadspin

Tiger Woods Hires Ari Fleischer To Repair Image

Tiger Woods has that long paper, way more than enough to switch lanes in a ferrari of jaguar screaming “money ain’t a thang,” but instead he has chosen to spend his dough enlisting the services of George W. Bush’s Press Secretary Ari Fleischer aka the purveyor of fine propaganda. Choosing to hire Fleischer is a great move by whoever is making the decisions in Tiger’s camp, but probably should have been made a few months ago, or at least before the infamous speech public statement last month. It’s never easy making the return from mildew to barbecue, but squares like Fleischer can make a pile of boo boo smell like roses.

After his move into the private sector, Fleischer started the consulting firm Ari Fleischer Sports Communications, which specializes in helping members of the sporting world during a media crisis. Fleischer helped Mark McGwire tackle his steroid controversy and the Green Bay Packers during the 2008 season, when they were in the forefront of the Brett Favre debacle. After getting dropped from Gatorade a few weeks ago, Tiger stepped his game up and stopped slacking on his proverbial pimping as Fleischer can basically perform the Jedi mind trick on the mainstream media. With a return to golf on the horizon, Woods needs to be mentally and physically prepared for the circus that awaits, and Fleischer has the ‘ism to get him ready like spaghetti.

Whilst I understand the need for Tiger to make a move like this, unlike the squares, The Chaser has never bashed the man for having too many decent to moneyable side boos. If Tiger was smashing a bunch of wackness, then we would have felt sorry for him and really believed that it was a sex addiction. After a thorough inspection of all of Tiger’s side boos, minus a few with grissues, all are worthy of getting the anaconda. Tiger probably still has a lot of explaining to do to his real boo Elin Nordegren, but that is between them, even though those with thirst will do their best to keep the world abreast of the situation every step of the way.

Manny Pacquiao Calls Out Floyd Mayweather After Win

After Manny Pacquiao served up Not Floyd Mayweather Saturday in Cowboys Stadium he had a little heat aimed in Money Mayweather’s direction. During an interview after the fight Manny basically said he was ready to fight Mayweather whenever but also took a jab (no pun intended) saying that Sugar Shane Mosley was probably going to win the fight. Unfortunately Mr. Clarence wasn’t around to tell Pacquiao “you must be out yo got damn mind,” because much like this nasty fight that Pac Man decided to take after the negotiations with the Mayweather camp went South, Floyd is going to serve Mosley with a cherry on top.

With Manny maintaining his legacy with this unsurprising win, there is a little bit of pressure on Money Mayweather to produce in his fight a few months from now. Floyd should dispose of Mosley easily but with boxing nothing is guaranteed. If (and when) Floyd wins the fight, then hopefully talks can open back up and the people can get the fight that they really want to see.

LOL: Charles Barkley Deebo’s Georgia Baller

Charles Barkley represents for his alma mater Auburn to the max, so he probably relished the opportunity to Deebo Georgia blogger and baller Connor Nolte as apart of the final installment of his site’s now notorious Gameday Trick Shot series. This is Barkley’s second appearance in a video for Passers Remorse, but this one is easily more legendary than the first video. Even though this was supposed a joke, Barkley throws all his massive body weight into the pad thrust, launching Nolte a few feet before he crashed into the ground. Any time you can get Charles Barkley to take some time out of his busy schedule to participate in an internet video, you have to call it a win.

Holler Back: Merlin Olsen Chunks The Deuces

Hall of Famer and Former Rams Legend Merlin Olsen passed away at age 69 Thursday after a battle with mesothelioma (cancer), which is easily one of the worst-sounding diseases known to man. Olsen was diagnosed with the form of lung cancer about a year ago and has kept a low profile in that time. The Utah State graduate, won the Outland Trophy in 1961 and was the Rams’ 3rd overall pick in the 1962 draft. Olsen was apart of the “Fearsome Foursome” the infamous defensive line, that also featured Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy.

A beast in his time, Olsen was known for his compassion on opposing quarterbacks, unlike the original QB Killa Deacon Jones, who was notorious for trying to deliver the wood as a means of exciting his. Olsen gained a greater satisfaction from merely getting the tackle, shutting down the offense and moving on to the next play. In his 15 seasons with the Rams Olsen was selected to 14 Pro Bowls and an was named MVP in 1974. He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982

Following his football career Olsen took advantage of being a celebrity in Los Angeles, parlaying his success on the gridiron into a solid acting career, teaming with Michael Landon on Little House On The Prairie and eventually getting his own spin-off, Father Murphy. Olsen had a very successful career as a broadcaster working for both NBC and CBS during his days in the booth.

Video of The Fearsome Foursome and Olsen portraying his legendary “Father Murphy” character after the jump…

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Guess Who’s Bizzack: Marion Jones Signs With WNBA

After the humiliation of her steroid usage and doing hard time in the clink for lying to federal investigators about juicing and for her participation in check fraud scheme, former track legend Marion Jones is back like cooked crack (as if it ever left) agreeing to a deal with the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock. Jones had previously been training in San Antonio with their WNBA squad, the Silver Stars in hopes of making a return to the sport that she dominated during her college days at North Carolina, winning the Natty in 1994 as the squad’s starting point guard. Now she team up with another former NCAA Champion, with former Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson serving in the same position with the shock.

Even though the Silver Stars weren’t rolling with Jones she has found a home not too far away and will now train in Tulsa until the WNBA season kicks off in a few months. This is great news for Jones, who served 6 months in prison and was stripped of all her Olympic medals as a result of the steroid scandal. The Shock probably won’t contend for a championship, but it will allow Jones to move on with her life and give her the opportunity to get her shine on professionally in a new sport.

Video of Jones’ introductory press conference with the Shock after the jump…

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WTF! Did Kobe Try To Grab Matt Barnes’ Meat?

Now I’m not saying that Kobe likes men, but this whole grab other dude’s meat thing has to come to an end. A little over a week after getting caught double-poking Andre Iguodala’s wanker, it appears that Kobe was at it again during his game-long feud with Magic forward Matt Barnes Sunday. The pair went at it all game long, getting in each other’s faces repeatedly and both men went out of their way to deliver a few bumps and courtesy elbows, whilst talking an abundance of heat.

Kobe definitely crossed the line during the 3rd quarter when following a Barnes tip-jam Bryant tried to throw his forearm in the generally direction of Barnes’ nether region. Noticing that Kobe’s arm came a little too close for comfort, Barnes reacts almost instantaneously, thrusting himself in Kobe’s general direction and proceeding to get all up in his grill. At first glance it may have appeared that Barnes flung himself in Kobe’s direction after the dunk to gloat, but the reality is that he was pissed that his manhood was being endangered.

Kobe may have just been putting his arm up to shield himself from Barnes’ landing, but after reviewing the video it looks like he makes a conscious effort to hit Barnes in the balls. This move is becoming far too common for Bryant and needs to be addressed. Coincidentally John Amaechi is sitting somewhere smiling, remembering all the “accidental” meat grabs that he amassed throughout his career. He probably has a woody.

Video of Kobe grabbing yet another dude’s meat, this time it’s teammate Pau Gasol during last year’s Finals, coincidentally against the Magic, after the jump…(Not Safe For Kobe Lovers)

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