Email Author Sean Pendergast

2011 Stories by Sean Pendergast

• The Rebecca Black Video (Bad Lip Reading, "Gang Fight" Edition)

  published Mar 23, 2011

  Seemingly everyone with a forum to express an opinion has managed to come up with an angle on Rebecca Black, the 13-year-old viral sensation (as long as "sensation" is measured by "eyeballs viewed" an... More >>

• My Madden 2012 Cover Ballot

  published Mar 22, 2011

  I've said it before, I'm a total sucker for lists. "5 Best This." "8 Worst That." "9 Reasons So-and-so Boned Such-and-such." List it and I'm in. Some will criticize this, and call it a sign of a laz... More >>

• NCAA Days Three and Four -- Winners and Losers

  published Mar 21, 2011

  Well, I'm guessing that this past weekend of basketball is not how the money people behind the Final Four's coming to Houston drew it up on the chalkboard. In a tournament that already had last yea... More >>

• "Screamin'" Gus Johnson Videos

  published Mar 18, 2011

  As play-by-play announcers go, nobody in any sport has as big a cult following as CBS's Gus Johnson, the screaming, cackling, (at times) seemingly psychotic, mid-card voice of college basketball and N... More >>

• NCAA Day One -- Winners and Losers

  published Mar 18, 2011

  Yes, you read that headline correctly -- yesterday was "Day One" of the NCAA Tournament. Not Tuesday! Despite what the NCAA propaganda machine will tell you, the greatest single two-week period of sp... More >>

• My March Madness Selections (and Lots of Helpful Links)

  published Mar 16, 2011

  I made this public service announcement on my radio show this week, but seeing as many of you are scrambling to fill in your brackets at the last minute, I feel compelled to print it here and remind a... More >>

• My Advice for NFL Players

  published Mar 15, 2011

  In the battle for NFL labor supremacy, I'm rooting for football. I'm rooting for order in my world, and my entertainment to remain untouched. However, forced to choose a side, I am rooting for the pl... More >>

• CBS Murders Charles Barkley (Not Literally)

  published Mar 14, 2011

  "This is a win on any number of levels, not the least of which is that I would watch Charles Barkley analyzing or opining on any topic. No, seriously, I would watch Charles Barkley convey his thoughts... More >>

• Charles Barkley Drops "Jackass" on Billy Packer (And Seven Other Barkley-As-Analyst Highlights)

  published Mar 11, 2011

  The unveiling of the brackets for March Madness, which is a scant 48 hours away, takes on a little different meaning this year, for three intertwined reasons: 1. The field has expanded to 68, so now ... More >>

• Five Terrible Rap Acts Who Will Never Crack the "Diddy List"

  published Mar 11, 2011

  I'm a sucker for lists, I've said that before. If it makes me a less cerebral person, so be it. I'm not apologizing. For a "list addict" like myself, Forbes magazine is like a big plate of list cocai... More >>

• The Chris Bosh 2010-2011 Experience (In Quotes)

  published Mar 09, 2011

  OCTOBER 27, 2009 "[Bosh] will never be the best player on a 50-win team. Sorry, someone will spend $100+M on him next spring and regret it." -- Me, in my 2009-2010 NBA preview, prior to Chris Bosh's ... More >>

• Kareem Jackson, Cockfighting and Perception

  published Mar 08, 2011

  "Look at all these people that be at these chicken fights, you would think its a college football game." -- Reemboi25 (Kareem Jackson's Twitter handle) Early March is the meaty part of the NFL's offs... More >>

• Ron Artest Splatters a Spurs Fan with Hot Coffee (w/ VIDEO)

  published Mar 07, 2011

  Why is it that the people who are the most clueless wind up with the best seats to sporting eventsr In theory, someone sitting courtside at an NBA game should be intelligent enough to (a) afford tick... More >>

• Countdown to NFL Lockout 2011 (Obama Speaks!)

  published Mar 04, 2011

  "If we can make the kind of progress that you needed to make to have a further extension, that's where we'd be looking." -- Jeff Pash, lead negotiator on behalf of the NFL owners ...and that's exactl... More >>

• Houston Texans -- Owen Daniels Gets Paid

  published Mar 03, 2011

  It's been quite an odyssey for Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels these last few years. The highlight of his Texans career thus far has probably been his trip to the Pro Bowl at the end of the 2008... More >>

• The Definitive Duke Basketball Flopping Anthology (with VIDEO)

  published Mar 01, 2011

  The calendar flip-over from February to March has a definitive feel to it, different than most "calendar flips." Most of them tend to blend into one another, but March 1 definitely feels like the begi... More >>

• Detroit Pistons Mutiny (with Tracy McGrady video)

  published Feb 28, 2011

  If you're keeping score at home, Tracy McGrady has left scorched earth behind every NBA franchise for whom he has played. He left Toronto for Orlando just as his career was finally beginning to bloss... More >>

• Houston Rockets -- Screwed City

  published Feb 25, 2011

  It's no surprise that Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey has a Facebook page. And it's not one of those aloof "Fan" pages, either, where all you can do is click "Like." Morey has one of those "regul... More >>

• 15 Awesome Things About This 1987 Phil Simms Workout Video

  published Feb 25, 2011

  With the ongoing studies of head trauma and player safety, we're always talking about how NFL players are "bigger, stronger and faster" in this day and age. A lot of this has to do with advancements ... More >>

• Rockets Trade -- Hasheem Thabeet Scouting Report (It's Not Good)

  published Feb 24, 2011

  The NBA trade deadline came and went today and the Rockets managed to muster up some activity. The good news is (stop me if you've heard this before) General Manager Daryl Morey appears to have gotten... More >>

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  Alabama Tree Killing Lunatic Is Living in His Car (w/ Guilt Admission AUDIO)

  published Feb 23, 2011

  The numbers tell us college football has never been more popular. Television ratings are healthy, rogue ticket prices for the national championship game were the highest for any major sporting event e... More >>

• 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Video Recap

  published Feb 21, 2011

  Travel day today back from Phoenix, so I'm submitting the ultimate Cliffs Notes version of dominant performances during the NBA All Star weekend. (I'll be back at full blog strength tomorrow.) Here g... More >>

• Ten Meaningfully Awesome NBA Dunk Contest Dunks (with VIDEO!)

  published Feb 18, 2011

  As All Star Games go, in terms of meaning, effort, enthusiasm, pomp and circumstance, the NBA All Star weekend is in the meaty part of the curve. Football's Pro Bowl becomes a bigger and bigger joke ... More >>

• Miguel Cabrera's DUI Handbook

  published Feb 18, 2011

  One of the businesses I speak for on my radio show is longtime Texas DWI defense attorney Gary Trichter. Among the talking points that I continually hammer home for listeners is the fact that Gary Tri... More >>

• Houston Bids on 2014 NBA All-Star Game (and 4th Annual Dwight Howard Booty Fest)

  published Feb 16, 2011

  It took four years, but it appears that NBA All-Star weekends are finally starting to feel safe again. No longer fearful that the volatile combination of Pac Man Jones, strip clubs and firearms is ... More >>