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Farewell Meadowlands
Last night was the final game in the history of the Meadowlands, a stadium the New York Jets have called home since 1984.
The weather was unfathomably cold as the NFL decided to move the game from 1 pm to 8 pm, and the stadium was unfathomably dry, as the Jets decided it was not wise to sell alcohol in an environment that could have become chaotic at the drop of a hat. As if there wasn't enough emotions running through all the frozen fans, if the Jets won the game, they are in the playoffs, if they lose, they're out, and have shamed the stadium, like some not to be named team did a week before.
Knicks and Hawks give me high fives
Last night, Low, Ebone and myself attended the Knicks/Hawks game in Atlanta. I renounced my Knicks fanship a few years ago when they submarined the Jet's Westside stadium (amongst other things), but I figured it I would break out my Knicks 1999 game 4 of the finals tee shirt (thank you Emmett), a brown paper bag with eye holes and head on down.
New Lola Sports Talk Article
New article on Lola Sports Talk, putting the Knicks current situation into perspective and offering some friends advice for Knicks fans.
New York
JAY-Z & Alicia Keys performing "Empire State of Mind" Last night before game 2 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Wooley St Art Space
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From the Archives: LOLA Sports Talk
A few years ago we had a show on Manhattan's public access channel MNN called LOLA Sports Talk. Created and run by Alex Young it aired every other week and featured a mix of sports interviews, skits, dogs, Owen, Howie McDuffie, Animal Thug from N.O.R.E., bad drawings, and personal jokes. It was too good to last.
2009 NBA Draft Preview
Tomorrow night Madison Square Garden will host the 2009 NBA Draft. This is one of my favorite days of the year, topped only by the day of the NFL Draft, the Champions Leauge Final, and any day Justin Verlander is pitching for the Tigers. The NBA draft is always guaranteed to feature freakishly tall 20 year olds, proud crying mothers and a parade of awful looking suits...Since mock drafts are stupid, I thought it would be a good idea to give you a little preview of 5 players to watch out for regardless of where they end up.
Climbing Wall Dorm
A nine stories high student housing building at the University of Twente in the Netherlands sports a climbing wall on its façade. Because what else would biomedical technology and applied physics majors do with their free time?
Danny Macaskill
Danny Macaskill is an incredible trial mountain biker who has blown up overnight online.
Watching the Knicks Get Eliminated from the Playoffs Courtside
Last weekend I went with Vanessa to see the New York Knicks courtside. Unfortunately, we watched them get eliminated from the playoffs...albeit in style. The seats were at the Scorers' table which meant we got all the stats and info printed out immediately following each quarter. Every piece of paper (literally hot from being just printed) said "New York Knickerbockers," which I loved. There were little personal TVs, sprite drinks, and awkwardly heavy seats (to prevent being thrown?).
March Madness Manifesto
I live in Brooklyn. It's not cool to like sports if you live in Brooklyn. You are supposed to like shitty electro indie bands and cocaine. Fuck that noise. I like sports and I like basketball. My love affair started in my early years when the Fab Five (pictured) of the University of Michigan starting wearing baggy shorts, black socks, Air Max 95's, getting caught in Detroit crack houses, grabbing their crotches after dunks and generally pissing off most white people. I was hooked immediately.
Jumping off the Burj Dubai and living to talk about it
Two French men recently broke into the Burj Dubai construction site and did what most people would never dream of, jump off of it. The building is soon to be the worlds tallest in the world, standing over 2x larger than the Empire St. Building.