Justin Blackmon Watch: Day 1

Ok Vikings fans. As our season slowly circles the drain its time to optimistically look to the future and what could be next April. And so we begin the STS official Justin Blackmon Watch. Here's to hoping the standout from Oklahoma State will be catching passes from our very own Christian Ponder next season.

White Hot Heat - Deep Tracks

You asked for more tracks from White Hot Heat so here they are, back by popular demand!  This time the Dynamic Duo is rapping about Seinfeld (the greatest show in the history of TV) and growing up in the Burbs. 

Check out more tracks from DJ Mike Freddie and Grandmaster Speedstick here. 









White Hot Heat - The Seinfeld Chronicles


White Hot Heat - Suburban Life

David Stern's NBA Nuclear Winter

The lockout has not been kind to the Miami Heat.....

Funny Sports Names

Name: God's Gift Achiuwa, St. John's Univerity



"6"9" Nigerian Forward from Erie Community College (Junior College).  Will be suiting up this year for the Red Storm of St. John's.

ESPN Player Profile

Golden Gophers who became Timberwolves

The Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Team open their regular season this Friday against Bucknell.  The Timberwolves are locked out.  So we celebrate these two events with the following post of guys who played/Coached for both teams.

Randy Breuer – Center 1990 - 1992

  Richard Coffey – Forward 1990 - 1991

 
 
 

Bobby Jackson – Guard 1998 - 2000

Sam Jacobson – Guard/Forward 2000

Quincy Lewis – Forward 2003

Kevin McHale, General Manager/Coach 1994 - 2009

Flip Saunders, General Manager/Coach 1995 - 2005

John Thomas – Center 2005

Trevor Winter – Center 1999

Already Over?

What was your favorite Kardashian/Humphries moment?

a) Their honeymoon trip around the world, with stops in Mexico, Monaco, Miami, and Bora Bora?

b) Kim making a heart out of her hands while attending a Nets' game? (The man behind her clearly finds it touching...)

c) The party to celebrate Kourtney's B-day that produced this gem?

d) Humphries' teammates calling him "Kate Middleton" after the wedding?

e) The actual wedding, which displayed Kris Jenner's delightful "bow dress"?

f) The fact that these things lasted longer than the happy couple's marriage?
     Texas Tornado's reign as WWF Intercontinental Champion in the early 90's
     Titanic as #1 movie in America
     OJ's murder trial
     Tim Pawlenty's campaign for president
     Their own engagement
     A bad case of mono
     Summer break

Can't say we saw this one coming...thought it was meant to last.

Sorry Kris.

Pondering a Legend?

The date was September 17, 1961.  An upstart franchise called the Minnesota Vikings led by a rookie QB surprised everyone and knocked off one of the NFL's elite teams, the Chicago Bears.  Fast forward 50 years and the same Minnesota Vikings, their season already lost at 1-5, turn to a rookie QB to make his first start against the undefeated, defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.  Two days away from the official start of the Christian Ponder era, can these present day Vikings take a lesson from the band of cast offs and rookies that pulled that monumental upset in the Purple's inaugural game?

That day Fran Tarkenton, taken in the 3rd round from the University of Georgia, replaced starter George Shaw and proceeded to throw for 270 YDS, 4 TDs and no interceptions against the famed Monsters of the Midway.  Bears coach and NFL Hall of Famer George Halas called it the greatest debut by a rookie QB he had ever seen.  And while this opening day win was followed by seven losses it marked the beginning of a brilliant career for Tarkenton that ended with every major NFL passing record and an induction in the Hall of Fame.

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In the midst of season marred with offensive ineptitude, stadium debates and threats of Los Angeles, the Minnesota Viking faithful place their hope in a rookie from Florida State whose drafting with the 12th overall pick just 6 months prior was greeted with boos and head scratching in NFL Draft parties across the Land of 10,000 lakes.  The perfect world scenario of easing into the role of starting QB has instead turned into a baptism by fire against the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews.  And while Viking fans will on the outside be hoping that Ponder doesn't implode in front of a national audience and add insult to what already feels like a long season, inside we'll be hoping and watching for subtle signs of Sir Francis and his brilliance those 50 years ago.