Not Afraid

It was a nice weekend here at the Mecca in Athens, Ohio. Built in the middle of all the street fests that OU is notorious for, everyone cleans there house for the first time all year and the moms descend on the city for a weekend of daiquiris and Michelob Ultras. I swear, that’s all moms drink. We had people at our house both nights this weekend and the moms were living the ultra life en masse. So that was fun.

If you’re not following the best rapper alive on twitter, you should be. Follow @Eminem and @Shady_Records to get some awesome information. For example, I found out that Em was going to be on Angela Yee on my Sirius radio to release his new single. Here’s him talking about his new CD “Recovery” and this is him talking about sports, because he’s the coolest. It’s hard to find a video of his new song because they keep getting taken off YouTube, so here’s the link to hear his new song, “Not Afraid.”

And just for Mink, who thinks Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive, he’s wrong. Wanna know why? Because Wayne hasn’t done a thing before this decade, and let’s see who the best selling artist of the decade is? It’s Eminem and it’s not even close, so there’s that. Plus, Eminem rips on Big Ben, Professional Molester, in a freestyle. Here’s that for your listening pleasure. If you just want the gist, here’s the lyric:

“F**k that, I’d rather turn this club into a bar room brawl. Get as rowdy as Roethlisberger in a bathroom stall.”

Ha.

I just spent my Sunday afternoon watching golf, which for me was awesome. Schroeder didn’t even come in my room to bother me, which is nice. Rory McIlroy just won Quail Hallow by sinking every putt he looked at, shooting a 10-under 62 today beating Sideshow Phil by 4 strokes. (You’ll get the nickname tomorrow when I post my entry in a writing contest). Rory turns 21 on Tuesday. He made the cut this weekend on the number. After two rounds he was +1, right on the cutline then proceeded to shoot 16-under on the weekend, which is pretty impressive. Someone who didn’t make the cut? A certain Elderick Woods. Who knows what’s going through that guys head? Actually, I know what’s going through his head. Miserable music.

“Tiger Woods partied like a rockstar last night — leaving his Isleworth compound to hang out backstage at a Nickelback concert in Orlando, according to a source at the show.”

I have no more words. We’ll see him next week at The PLAYERS.

Sports Illustrated does a survey of tour players every year for their PLAYERS preview issue that’s entertaining. Here’s this years effort. Spoiler: Tour players don’t seem too keen on the President. My favorite answer was what a pro said when he was asked if a pro should have his own reality show…

“Tiger two years ago would be interesting.”

Last thing golf related, the Royal and Ancient decided to shit on my parade and mess with my hole St. Andrews for the Open Championship. The Road Hole (17th hole) is being lengthened by 35 yards so that the road behind the green and the Road Bunker come into play more. Here’s a picture of the new tee from above.

The angle is still the same so I guess it’s okay. I made this hole my bitch when we went over there last summer. We played the Old Course twice (suck it Jimmy) and I had a pitching wedge and a 56-degree wedge into the green, so I guess the idea to lengthen it for the pros makes sense. The second time we played it, I hit my second shot to 10 feet. Just sayin. Here’s my birdie putt.

A quick word on college hoops. The NCAA announced that they will be expanding the NCAA Tournament field, but only to 68 teams, which is fine with me. It will keep the same format for the most part, and maybe UC can make it this year. But I doubt it.

Also, looks like Coach Cal is at it again down at UK. Somebody made up a fake Facebook account and asked star recruit Marquis Teague. Just a matter of time before the Wildcats are on probation.

Good to know college hoops is in a good place.

Less than 40 days until the World Cup. I got my jersey in the mail last week. Jozy Altidore away kit. I look really good in it, but I still think she looks better.

In other soccer news, Charlie Davies hit a little snag in his comeback trail to make the USMNT. My dude Jozy had a tough end to his loan to Hull City, being sent off with a red card. Hopefully, he’ll be ready for South Africa.

Courtesy of my brother, here’s my boy Messi playing with some prairie dogs and Pepsi.

The coolest soccer celebration ever.

The Kansas City Wizards are terrible. I know this because I play FIFA10 and after beating my roommate Cliff by 12 or something ridiculous, he picked them to be the team I had to be. That being said, this fail doesn’t surprise me at all.

Barcalona lost in the Champions League semifinals by aggregate goals. The last leg was played in Barca, so when Inter wanted to celebrate, they were at the mercy of Barcas field manager. He didn’t want them to celebrate, so he turned on the sprinklers.

I’m kinda cramping shit in here at the end because I want to watch Conan on 60 Minutes tonight. I’m excited to see my buddy on TV again.

Before I go though, here are a couple videos to make you chuckle.

This is America. Speak English. If this guy gets voted into office, our country is not in a good place.

This guy wants to hang out with Kobe.

Being the Cincinnati Man that I am, this is the coolest thing ever. Sky-Rosa.

Girls high jump. Hint: hit the pad.

And finally, my buddy Pete had his very own dance party last night. He says he wants to kick the bucket by 40, but if he has a change of heart and lives for a long time, this could be him.

That’s all for now. Enjoy Conan on television.

Boom.