Author: thewolfman

Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present –

The Jets The Jets have to be the most stubborn and stupid football organization on the planet right now. You have arguably one of the most popular football players on your team, you are OUT of the playoffs, and yet you announce that you are going to start your third string quarterback instead. Well congratulations Jets, you just made me feel sorry for Tim Tebow – and I honestly did not think that was even possible. (Maybe I am just feeling sentimental since according to my father’s meticulous research and Ancestry.com we may be related. Keep your head up…

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World Title to be Decided at Pipeline

Well it comes down to this – only two surfers, Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson, remain in the World Title hunt to be decided today at Pipeline. Both Mick Fanning and John John Florence, the other title contenders, were eliminated yesterday in round three. Florence lost to Vans Triple Crown winner and Hawaii surfing season revelation Sebastian Zietz. This kid has been tearing it up in Hawaii, and will be on the world tour next year having qualified at the Reef Hawaiian Pro. Other blogs also like to point out that this guy has three thumbs – one up for…

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Gabriel Medina Apology

As Micheal Scott said, “It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong, and that big man is me.” In a previous post on the Headrush I criticized Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina for his actions after his less than gracious “defeat” in Portugal this year. I also criticized his surfing a bit…then, I saw this: Whoa! My apologies, The Wolfman  

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Current State of Sport

The stories that have baffled me in the past weeks. NBA The Spurs were recently fined $250,000 dollars for sitting out their stars during a televised game. Fined. For resting their players. This to me is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. When did the overlord NBA get to decide what individual teams do? This is just added evidence for conspiracy theorists that the NBA is indeed fixed. I mean if you can fine a team for dictating their own team affairs publicly, who is to say what the NBA tells its officials behind closed doors. MLB Sports…

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The Plain, the Coconut, the Picks!

Usually here on theheadrush, one of our two football pick experts, Randy or Adam, make the weekly projections. But this week, it is all up to the Wolfman to serve up a juicy slab of raw meaty picks for you. Instead of using this space to write on and on about how one team should win – only to completely reverse my course of action in the last sentence – I’m just going to give you three simple sentences per pick. If I were you I would not base any of my actual bets off of this column…I repeat…

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Surfing as a Spectator Sport

This is not a sport we talk about often on the Headrush, but it is one that I am increasingly finding enjoyable as a spectator sport – Surfing. Nearly all the events are streamed live online, the latest one being the Rip Curl Pro Portugal (http://live.ripcurl.com/?portugal2012#popup-1). Each event website has interesting commentary, an excellent Heat Analyzer feature where you can watch highlights from previous match-ups, and video extras. Here are highlights from the Final (if you read the comments on the video there was a bit of controversy, which will be addressed later): Portugal Final What makes it so…

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Infield Flies, Cabin in the Woods, Property Brothers

I do not usually bring up this subject, but in light of yesterday’s epic infield fly rule I think it is appropriate. That’s right; welcome to the world of Oakland Raiders fans you crazy Tomahawk Choppers because you just got Tuck Ruled. Hear me out — In each case an official made a rarely used call incorrectly. An infield fly rule should never be called in the OUTFIELD, and if an arm is moving forward because the quarterback is trying to secure the football it should not be an INCOMPLETE pass. However, in each case, the call is sooooooooo…

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