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1. Jerry Rice
2. Drew Brees
3. Cole Aldrich
4. Rasheed Wallace
5. Martin Broduer
6. Joe Sakic
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The regular season total yards of the running back who ran for the most yards for one team + RB Neal Anderson’s total regular season yards + 3 = This players career reception yards.
Dave Kriegs Career Sacked Yards – This Colt dodgers Career Sacked Yards = The number of the QB who had the most career passes completed wearing this number.
NBA
Jason Kidd’s regular season career steals – This players regular season career steals= This recent former first round pick from MN uniform number.
Kevin Garnett + The best Pacer of all time = The number of this Philly native when he played for the Pistons.
NHL
This goalie walks the thin line between victory and defeat leading the NHL in both contrasting categories, who am I?
This player averaged 1.250 pts a game. His sons current number – Jason Arnott on the Oilers = The number of this player who started his first season wearing 88.
Last weeks answers
1. #33 Tony Dorsett
2. # De Sean Jackson
3. #35 Jean Sebastian Giguere
4. 1660 points
5. #20 Ray Allen
In sports consistency is the true test of champions. Those that can defy the injuries, back ups, and father time to string together consecutive starts over years is a remarkable feat. Here is the most impressive consecutive games played by sports.
NFL
Brett Favre played in 297 straight games in 20 seasons without missing a game. What makes this record most impressive is that Favre was sacked a record number 525 times.
NBA
AC Green at 1,192 between 1986-2001 for 16 seasons
MLB
Cal Ripken Jr 2632 starts. Whats even more impressive he did it all with Baltimore.
NHL
Center Doug Jarvis was able to last 943 games straight. And mind you this was back in an NHL that showcased goons and bench clearing brawls.
I Scream, you scream, we all scream for our favorite team!
Cheering! The proper way to Scream!!
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How many games have you went to and cheered so loud that by the last few minutes of the game you were out of voice? How many times have your team been down by a few points with minutes remaining and you have no voice left to inspire them? Personally I’ve never come home from a game with my voice being as strong as before the game.
The problem is that the majority of fans don’t know how to use their voice. I remember the first Denver Broncos game I went to live. My wife (girlfriend at the time) got a hold of a pair of tickets and invited me to go. She is a singer and has a tremendously strong voice. It was so strong in fact that when the crowd was at its loudest her voice still shined through. I mean I was screaming at the top of my lungs and couldn’t hear my own voice. But through the wall of sound her voice shined through.
Why? Well it’s not just that her voice is strong but later the next day when my voice returned I asked her what was her secret. “I yell from the diaphragm and not my throat!” She responded. So today’s post is about the correct way to yell and save our voice. As a fan the most powerful tool we have is our voice. So protecting it is of the utmost importance. And this can be done by learning to cheer using your diaphragm instead of screaming from your throat.
Since I’m not an expert on the topic I found this article that explains how to scream in properly in 6 steps. http://www.wikihow.com/Scream-Sing-without-Damaging-Your-Voice
Practice this for a couple of weeks and you will soon be the loudest fan from the beginning until the final buzzer.
Warren Moon was the answer to last weeks Stats Riddle. This week I added a few more that will test your research skills statistically speaking! Enjoy and the answers will be posted every Friday!
NFL
Peyton Manning + Tim Tebow = The best running back to wear this number!
Jim Brown – Emmit Smith = The first player to make the pro bowl at two different positions
NHL
Michael Cammalleri + Pavel Datsyuk + Brett Hull = This NHL goalie who won a Conn Smyth Trophy for the MVP of the playoffs for the losing team.
Wayne Gretzky’s point total – all the players who wore #99 in NHL history.
NBA
Chris Webber’s total regular season points – Jalen Rose total regular season points – John Stockton’s career regular season personal foul total = The number of this player whose salary (in millions) over the past two seasons =’s his jersey number.
8ighth Wonder Sports wants your fan pics! We are looking to meet the nations greatest fans! 8ighth Wonder Fan of the world is a new release that goes in-depth with a fan. How they celebrate, pre game rituals, etc. Send us your pics, favorite team and why you are a great fan.
With the Olympics opening today its important that we understand and review the rules of rooting for your nation and favorite athlete. If you are rooting for the host nation then the original 8 fan commandments are in full effect. The following 8 Fan commandments have slight changes for fans that are visitors during the Olympics.
1. Do Root for your team/nation by all means necessary! This means 100% from the opening ceremony to the final awarded medal. This also includes watching sports that you don’t necessarily watch.
2. Do watch your mouth! Don’t stop routing but watch your mouth.
If you don’t understand the local culture your mouth could write a check your ass cannot cover! Just be careful with what you say, especially when bad mouthing the other team. Leave race and cultural comments out of your rants.
3. Do represent your nation! Where your nations colors with pride and understand that you are an ambassador to your country. Other people’s will judge your nation on how its members behave. Let them know that your country is proud of its athletes but also good sports who can have a good time.
4. Do learn the basics! Understand the basic customs of the host country. Especially around sports. Are their rules to cheering? How serious do the fans get? etc…
5. Do bring souvenirs! Bring small pins or something that is representative of your country. You can use them to trade with people from other countries. This is not only a cool hobby but breaks down barriers between different cultures.
6. Don’t hate on all other nations! You can route for your team and still respect the other athletes! This is hard, but have respect for all the players whether you like them or not. With out them we have no sport. Not to mention that all of these athletes have worked hard to get to this point in their career and that deserves respect no matter where they are from.
7. Do know the sports major players! Sports knowledge is always key and in the Olympics many athletes are national heroes that have a cult following. Understanding the sport your following will increase your enjoyment and the ability for you to route intelligently!
8. Do enjoy! The Olympics is a great way to discover new experiences and people’s. If your fortunate enough to visit a host country take advantage of the experience and the local surroundings.
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Did you see the interview http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/first-time-olympian-rips-michael-phelps-ethic-163142038–oly.html from Tyler Clary a player hating dumb a$$ teammate swimmer of Micheal Phelps? After finishing in 2ND PLACE (who the f@#k remebers second place) to Michael Phelps, Clary aka dumb a$$ had the audacity to question Phelps training ethic. What? Its your first time getting to the Olympics and you question the training of the greatest Olympic athlete of all time? Clary said
“The fact that [Phelps] doesn’t have to work as hard to get that done, it’s a real shame. I think it’s too bad. You see that all too often, where you get athletes that are incredibly talented that really take it for granted. I think the things he could have done if he’d worked as hard as I do would have been even more incredible than what he has pulled off.”
Hater! Hater! Hater! Clary is clearly a dumb a$$ because what more could Phelps have done? He won gold in ALL of his races. If Phelps trained harder would his medals have been platinum? But we will see in a few weeks how weak his training is. My point is this Clary will more than likely not win more than a silver in any event. But lets say that Phelps wins nothing! Who gives a f@^k he’s still the baddest m.f. to jump into the pool! And at the end of the day he has the most hardware of any Olympian of all time.
My advice to Clary, stop hating and thinking that what you see is what is. You need to train harder so that you don’t finish second. You need to stop worshiping Phelps and admitting to the world that your 110% effort is better or excuse me second to Phelps lackadaisical effort. Get a life and stop trying to make America remember you when you have done nothing but finished in second to the greatest Olympian of all time! See its guys like Clary who got track day canceled! Guys like this that say its not fair because I worked harder so I deserve a ribbon also. Its attitudes like that the ends up making sure no one gets a ribbon. Kick A$$ Phelps!!!
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