yes that is Ryan leaf.

The NFL just finished its yearly cattle call aka The Combine, where college players run, jump, throw and meet with NFL GM’s, scouts and coaches and if you’re like me, you wonder which one of these players will be the next flop at the next level. You just never know, a player can be the fastest, strongest, quickest and have the best arm in the game but no one knows how all that will translate on Sundays. The draft is looming and players’ stocks are rising and falling like its Wall Street. While we ponder this year’s flops, here’s a look back at the 50 greatest draft bust of all time via Bleacher Report

by Harmeet Kala

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From what I’ve heard, you can watch live sports on the internet but its not completely legal. Well YouTube plans to change that and add more sports content to its site(Youtube is already streaming live Cricket matches), including streaming LIVE games. Can’t say I see a negative with this one.

by Harmeet Kala

via mashable

Seattle skyline

Forbes top 5 in order were 1) Seattle, 2) Atlanta, 3) Phoenix, 4)Buffalo (another hardcore number 1 if there ever was), and 5) San Diego. Laugh at the fact that the Seahawks have actually been to a super bowl in the last decade, along with the Cardinals. Atlanta’s always had the braves and are looking up in football, and San Diego’s had a nice run over the last 7-8 years.

Check the rest of the list here: Forbes

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This season of DWTS includes Sugar Ray Leonard, and another high profile NFL player in Hines Ward. Adding to the number of NFL HOFer’s and future HOFer with Jerry Rice, Jason Taylor, Lawrence Taylor, Emmit Smith, Warren Sapp and Kurt Warner. But it begs the question, does seeing these cats on TV like this make you look at them sideways?

Does it? For example, Hines Ward is considered one of the toughest(or dirtiest depending on who you ask)players in modern NFL history. But will the site of him dressed up in an Elvis wig, with Pinochio cheek make up on, while making it pop, and simultaneously shooting pause-faces at the crowd on national TV make you look at him any differently?

DWTS has certainly done a number on a few cherished NFL icons, and how could it not, people in general should never be caught cheesing on camera with a silk choker on, much less if you’re bowed up. And on top of that, there could be a possibility that many young folk will only remember these players appearance on said show. We’ll admit that a few players need the show for P.R. purposes, Lawrence Taylor comes to mind and some players do it to meet Cheryl Burke(Chad Johnson). People like this show, and it seems the players do to, maybe we’re just tripping.

the All Blacks

In the wake of the earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand that left the city reeling and more than 75 of its citizens dead, the fate of the Rugby World Cup matches scheduled for that city remains unknown. “Right now it doesn’t feel like we could host very much at all,” Hamish Riach, chief executive officer of the Canterbury Rugby Football Union. Christchurch planned to host seven games, the most behind Auckland, including two quarterfinal matches, all at AMI Stadium in September and October. The stadium suffered liquefaction in which the pitch bubbled as high 1.5 feet in some places and could take as many five months to fix.

The city, still in the middle of a massive rescue effort, will not be able to fully asses the damage to the stadium or make any rulings on the Rugby World Cup until the emergency of the situation has passed. If the Christchurch games are canceled, they would likely be moved to Australia.

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By Lennon Bergland

via Bloomberg

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Hank Steinbrenner had nothing but the best sideways talk for Derek Jeter and the big ass crib he built in the Tampa Bay area last season. According to the NY Post Steinbrenner  said

“Sometimes you celebrate too much, players concentrating on building mansions and not concentrating on winning,”

“I am not singling anybody out, but maybe riding the wave of ’09 was too much,” via NYP

Of course he wasn’t singling out anyone, just the cat building a house in Tampa by the name of Derek Jeter. We can’t exactly call it, but calling out the player that’s been one of the major reasons the Yanks won any world series titles while Hank’s been the owner is kind of out there. It’s not like the real reason the Yankees didn’t get to the World Series was because the Rangers pitching staff annihilated their line up. Check out the rest of the article and Jeter’s response here NYP

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Blake Griffin on Kimmel

Blake Griffin hit up Jimmy Kimmel live last night for a pre-dunk contest question about how crazy his dunks are, and although it’s mad cliche, it’s what he’s get’s for hammering on cats for know reason. Check out part one of the interview above, and part two below.

If you grew up a fan of wrestling(not the Greco kind), you may think you’ve seen it all with the razor blade cuts, shady managers, ring girls body slamming cats, and Koko B’ Ware looking like one of The Whispers in candy blue tights……………..

Do us a favor let us know if you’ve ever witnessed anything remotely similar to what happens in the vid above, and be prepared for the glory that is “Greg Excellent.”

Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg got a chance to sit down with Kobe for a few questions at the NYC release of his new sneaker the “Kobe Bryant VI Supreme.” Check the vid above where Peter ask Kobe a direct question from one Dwayne Carter, who happens to big Kobe’s biggest fan,

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Well it was another action packed Grammy award’s last night, from Weezy and Em being the two most sober people in the room, and Drake looking unfazed by the public assailing by Grandfather Ghostface(or snubs for best new artist), to Bieber’s white suit, to Lady Gaga giving us the possibly the most bizarrely moist entrance in Grammy history (those dudes rocking gold Speedo’s with Tims?).

What the night really needed was a proper Kanye episode, like a real good walk up on stage wearing patent leather gloves, drinking sweet tea out of a Hennessy bottle and putting people on blast for shit they should be ashamed of.

by Lennon Bergland