Blogcritics Category: Sports: Other

DVD Review: Skinny Bitch - Boot Camp

Shannon Crouger — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:43:28 EST

Yet another useless workout video to collect dust on your bookcase.
I have many workout videos collecting dust in my home, mostly because they are either too complicated or just boring. Skinny Bitch - Boot Camp is no different. In the introduction, both trainers try to be edgy and hip by regularly repeating the word "bitch" and other borderline profanities, when it really just comes off as fake and...

Treehouse Fort Headlines For December 28 - "Receipt's In The Bag"

Matthew T. Sussman — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:01:00 EST

Teixeira to Yankees ... Boise State's no longer perfect ... "Brady Bundch" engaged ... and Charlie Doherty's "What Were They Thinking?"
The following is a partial transcript of the December 28, 2008 episode of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Tuffy: Mark Teixeira signed with the New York Yankees this week for eight years at a total of $180 million. The Yankees now own everything but righteous indignation about the Yankees. However, agent Scott Boras has scheduled meetings with the...

Top 10 Applications for the iPhone from 2008

Robert M. Barga — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:34:22 EST

What you should have on your iPhone.
Picking the top ten applications for the iPhone from 2008 was a very tough job to do. I had to decide between many qualified apps. Some of them are popular, some are unknown. Some are free, some cost a bit of money. Some are games, others are utilities. While this list is subjective (as are all top-ten lists), I did my best to base this on actual...

Treehouse Fort Headlines For December 7 - "St. Tebow"

Matthew T. Sussman — Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:57:40 EST

Pacquiao KO's Oscar ... Tebow converts miracles ... Curry scores 44 ... and Charlie Doherty's "What Were They Thinking?"
The following is a partial transcript of the December 7, 2008 episode of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Tuffy: Manny Pacquiao pummeled Oscar de la Hoya Saturday night, cementing his right to the mythical pound-for-pound title and bringing pride to a subcontinent. De la Hoya, on the other hand, took a pounding so severe that HBO boxing announcer Jim...

Filipino Boxer Manny Pacquiao Should Fight Every Day

Clarence Yu — Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:25:17 EST

During Manny Pacquiao's prize fight there was a brief period when crime stopped in the Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao, now the undisputed wonder of the boxing world, should start fighting every day. According to this report from USA Today, the crime rate in the Philippines during his fight versus Oscar De La Hoya was virtually nil.What do you say, Manny? If you really want to make a change, instead of running for Congress or public office, just...

DVD Review: Ultimate Classic Wrestling Presents...

The Masked Movie Snobs — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:29:36 EST

I won�t deny that there�s a lot of great material on here, but the cover is just a bit deceiving.
Written by El Puerquito MagnificoAccording to the cover of this two-disc set, Ultimate Classic Wrestling Presents… gives fans a ringside seat for a collage of classic wrestling from arenas across the country. It’s a collector’s set featuring ferocious battles between pro wrestling’s most famous and infamous stars, and...

After Much Debate, the Title of "Greatest Sport" Goes To...

Casey Michel — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 16:03:09 EST

After centuries of heated debate, one sport has finally emerged as the greatest of all time.
What sport, above all others, embodies the fire of the human spirit? What sport combines more grit, guts, and gregariousness than Odysseus or Ulysses ever knew? What sport propels men, women, and children beyond their hardened limits and into the world of excellence and legend?Most of you, I’m sure, have already guessed the answer. Maybe you...

Movie Review: Stranded

The Masked Movie Snobs — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:51:50 EST

Their account drives home the desperation of their tragic situation and ultimately delivers a life-affirming message.
Written by Caballero OscuroWhile you may have heard the infamous story of the plane crash survivors who were forced into cannibalism to survive, or even saw the big-screen dramatization (1993’s Alive), this riveting new documentary uses the actual survivors to recount the tale in their own words for the first time. Their first-hand account of...

Game Review: Partisan Pong

El Bicho — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 07:20:57 EST

Not since the writings of Hunter S. Thompson have politics and alcohol consumption blended so well together.
Not since the writings of Hunter S. Thompson have politics and alcohol consumption blended so well together. The Department of Inebriation offers Partisan Pong, a variation on the drinking game Beer Pong. They tapped into the American zeitgeist and created a version that reflects the 2008 Presidential Election. The set features two sets of 10...

DVD Review: Wrestling Underground

Glen Boyd — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:28:24 EST

As the box proudly says, "there are no sanctions, no rules, and insanity reigns supreme" on Wrestling Underground.
As anyone who follows professional wrestling already knows, the last real "boom" period of popularity for this form of "sports entertainment" (as Vince McMahon likes to call it) began in the mid-nineties and lasted until around 2001. This was when McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) effectively won the...