Spotted: Tressel Look-a-Like At The OSU Opener

The highlight of Ohio State’s season opener against Marshall did not come on the field, as the Buckeyes dominated the weaker Herd. The highlight actually came late in the 4th quarter, when a Jim Tressel lookalike was spotted in the stands, looking just like…you guessed it, Jim Tressel.

That guy definitely has a future using his impersonation skills at various Buckeye-themed parties and mixers. Video of the Jim-Postor (decent job ESPN squares) after the jump…

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Hawaii QB Laid Out By USC Linebacker

Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz was ready to have the game of his life in the Warriors’ home-opener against the sanctioned #14 USC. Moniz was instrumental in keeping his underdog squad in the game until late in the 3rd quarter when Trojan linebacker Michael Morgan knocked the bejesus out of him.

Moniz layed on the ground for several minutes following the hit, which appeared to be a cheap shot to the head of the Hawaii qb after checking out the replay. Moniz did not return for the remainder of the game and neither did his squad as they got served with a cherry on top.

For what it’s worth Morgan wasn’t flagged on the play but if this was the NFL, he could have expected a solid fine to be handed down.

‘SC head coach Lane Kiffin showing obvious saltiness towards the round mound that is ESPN sideline analyst Shelley Smith after the jump…

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Confirmed: People In Turkey Are Funky

Danny Granger got a ton of heat from the Euro community on Twitter, after he posted a few eventually deleted tweets, clowning people in Turkey for being a little too odorific.

This sparked a debate amongst the Chaser delegation, because based on our knowledge, Euros typically roll with minimal showering and deodorant usage, which has been known to create a scent that can be quite difficult on the nostrils of those that don’t have their mind (and hearts) prepared.

Eventually we came to the decision to try and support Granger for speaking his mind, based on our suspicions that most of the population of Turkey, as well as most other countries in region, are in fact funky.

After several calls, bbm’s, emails, facebook, gmail and aim (some people still use it) chats with several current and former athletes that have spent time in Turkey within the past 7 years, they all confirmed the accuracy of Granger’s tweet.

Which leads us to the conclusion that Granger was well within his rights to comment on the fact that Turkey’s proverbial roses actually do smell like boo boo, without the need to lean a little bit closer.

DAMN!: Iowa O-Lineman Gets Binged By Truck

Anytime you’re on a moped and you try to take on a truck coming full speed from the other direction, the situation isn’t going to end pretty.

Kudos to Iowa offensive lineman Josh Koeppel for providing one of the greatest 4 second videos of all times, showing the hefty Hawkeye getting what should have been a one-hitter quitter.

By just watching the video it appears that Koeppel is surely dead or at least really unhappy, because he got hit so hard that one of his shoes flew like 30 feet in the air. Luckily, Koeppel didn’t even suffer any major injuries, walking away with some minor cuts and bruises.

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Wojnarowski From Yahoo Sports Slapped With Lawsuit

According to the NY Post, The Penguin Group filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court against Yahoo Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, seeking the return of a $140,000 advance for “Jimmy V: The Life and Death of Jim Valvano.”

The  federal court filing says Wojnarowski — a best-selling author – initially promised to produce a 130,000-word manuscript about the controversial coach by August 1, 2007.

After Wojnarowski repeatedly failed to deliver the book, his $400,000 deal was slashed to $325,000 and he got a “final delivery date” of June 1, the suit says.

On June 14, Penguin canceled the contract and demanded repayment of its advance, and on July 19 it “offered (Wojnarowski) terms for repaying the $140,000.”

Wojnarowski ignored both letters, the suit says……
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Did Jonas Mačiulis Dunk On Rudy Fernandez?

DUNK SCORE: ??? (Under Review)

We’ve been watching this video all day trying to figure out if Spanish forward and disgruntled Trail Blazer Rudy Fernandez got dunked on by Jonas Maciulis during Lithuania’s upset win over Spain, effectively ending the Spaniards tournament.

The game angle shows both men racing towards the basket following a Maciulis steal, Fernandez attempts to time his jump for the block and make an amazing play.

Unfortunately somewhere during his jump Fernandez realizes that he’s going to get banged on. Pretty humiliating for my 4th-favorite Rudy, behind Ruettiger, Huxtable and Tootie-Fresh-N-Fruity.

LOL: Ricky Rubio Owned By Crafty Lithuanian

This is what’s known as a classic case of getting ookie doked. Evidently Little Ricky still has a lot learn about playing basketball with the big boys. This is why you never turn your back on opponent, somebody should have told Paulie C. this before he decided to do it Henry because it never ends well.

Manny Ramirez Is A Legend (Like Bagger Vance)

Manny Ramirez may have been born in the Dominican Republic, but he has spent a good portion of his life in America, where he has become fluent in speaking the Kings.

During his introductory press conference with the White Sox Tuesday (who were playing at Cleveland, another of Ramirez’s former teams) Manny decided to conduct his entire press conference in espanol, with a translator right by his side for the whole ordeal. The majority of American reporters in the crowd asked Manny their questions in english, which he obviously understood, then proceeded to answer the question in spanish which the translator bridging the gap.

Manny has gained a reputation throughout his career for being a character, which has caused the media to cast a negative light on him. Conducting the press conference in spanish was just another beautiful demonstration of “Manny being Manny,” and not bowing down to squares just because they want him to.

Looks like Manny has the juice now (literally).