There are celebrations, the there are CELEBRATIONS!!!

The NFL has become one of the most popular sports leagues in America. This is not a lie. As Americans we love our football. The long pass, breakout run, or even the rare Hail Mary. But since when did a little celebration after a touchdown become so controversial? Now there are some over the top celebrations, like this


but when as something as simple as this is wrong?


The NFL has become the "No Fun League" for a reason. As fans, we go and watch these sports for entertainment. I am sure it is more entertaining when the players who scores their touchdown to celebrate. But it has to be within reason. You do not need props, nor do need to bring entire team on the field.



A good example of celebrations come from hockey. After every goal scored, the players gather together, congratulate the scorer, and tap gloves with their team at the bench. That is more than enough.



Of course there are exceptions to the rule. When a team wins something big or goes on to the next round of the playoffs then there is cause for excessive celebrations.



Celebrations are great for any game. As long as it does not go overboard....

Crazy Coaches, Fire Sales and the worst play in football history

Crazy Coaches!!

We see a video in every sport it seems like where the coach loses his temper.This new video comes courtesy of the Louisiana Icegators of the Southern Professional Hockey League and GM Brent Sapergia. Now I might know what you are thinking. "Why is the GM of the team coaching?" Well only three games into the season, the former head coach quit citing that he had to, "focus on community relations and off-ice operations." Here is the video.

It's nothing new but just made me think back to all the old videos of other well known coaches.

Who could forget this great gem!?


I did not let Dennis Green off the hook for this one!


And last but not least..


Is there a fire sale for the Tigers?

The Detroit Tigers came off of one great season this year when they lost in the one game playoff the the Minnesota Twins.(They were picked to be last in the AL Central so I would call the season reasonably successful.) But it looks like the team might be looking a little different come next spring. Catcher Gerald Laird, pitcher Edwin Jackson, and outfielder Curtis Granderson are on the trading block for the Tigers. The Tigers are looking to make some room on their payroll, but at what cost? I understand that they need to fill some holes in the field and some more consistent hitters to the lineup. Tiger GM Dave Dombrowski has gotten the Tigers into this mess and now he will fix it. Sadly it that si the wrong way to fix it. You should not get rid of your best outfielder, and an all-star pitcher because of salary. Dombrowski should have thought things through a little more before he opened up the Tiger's wallet. More information can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/yaswekb

Bonehead play of the year!!

And we thought the Lions were bad. A semi-pro football player on the Las Vegas Cobras decided to tackle his own player on a punt return.

At least the Lions know who to hit!

Shocks and surprises this past Halloween

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili went out on Halloween as Batman against the Sacramento Kings this past Saturday. A lone bat somehow gained entrance into the AT&T Center and disturbed the play of the game once. The death bell tolled for the bat though on its second flight over the court as Ginobili focused on the bat and swatted it out of midair. The video can be seen here http://tinyurl.com/yazspa8. The best part of this story though is the comments made by Ginobili the following day to the media. “I got like a million shots for rabies,” said Ginobili. “It’s something that’s not fun to do.” But any children out there just follow Ginobili’s advice, “Kids don’t do it at home! Don’t handle bats or swat them or anything!” The rest of the interview can be seen here, http://tinyurl.com/yehcctv.

One-half suspension!? Really?

Football is a rough sport, we all know that. But when does the roughness cross the line. Well that line was crossed when Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes decided that he was not done yet when he started to gouge the eye of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey. (http://tinyurl.com/ycqefnp) This absolutely crossed the line. But what is really upsetting is that Florida coach Urban Meyer will only discipline Spikes for the first half of the Florida v. Vanderbilt game this weekend. Florida’s game this weekend should be easy against Vanderbilt, 2-7 (0-5 in the SEC, so Meyer can suspend Spikes for longer. Spikes should not be on the field this Saturday.

Danica Patrick making the move to NASCAR???

IndyCar racer Danica Patrick is reportedly close to driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Nationwide series. Patrick would be the first regular women drivers in NASCAR since Patty Moise in 1995. This would be a great move for the sport, but can hurt her in the long run. NASCAR’s schedule is extremely long as compared to IndyCar. She is a good driver and will definitely bring more spectators to an already popular sport, but she would be better off in IndyCar. Further information can be found here, http://tinyurl.com/yh5urzz, and here http://tinyurl.com/y8tc2wx.