tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859173879639446242024-03-13T13:49:34.098-07:00Cosmos & Cleatsbreaking down sports for girls who don't follow themChelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-13020465732352710622011-11-10T07:59:00.000-08:002011-11-10T07:59:08.534-08:00Sunday Soiree<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With the falling leaves and shorter days, it's only natural to want to bundle up inside and hide from the Fall weather. Though the colder months bring hibernation to an all-time high, the holiday seasons also hold host to the best part of the year: football season. Luckily for sports nuts like myself, Fall is a time for football overload (if there is such a thing). Whether you're head-over-heels in love with the sport, or forced to watch due to a man in your life, football should be a fun time for all. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If you're a girl who loves to channel her inner Martha Stewart, all while sporting a jersey and rooting on your team, this post is for you. Not into cooking? Don't worry—that's what the grocery store is for. Not into football? Don't stress—think of this as a time to perfect your party planning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is what you'll need for a fabulous football soiree this Fall:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mini Crescent Dogs</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To get guests cozy before game time, these <a href="http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/mini-crescent-dogs-recipe/1/">Mini Crescent Dogs</a> are an appetizer sensation. What's a game without a hot dog anyways? Don't worry if you're the non-domestic type—these come premade in the frozen section as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Spinach Dip</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Don't let the vegetarians starve while serving the dogs. Having a non-meat selection as well can't hurt, and who can resist a dip? Whip up the <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/slow-cooker-spinach-dip-recipe/index.html">Slow-Cooked Spinach Dip</a> (which merits a healthy tag with the spinach, right?). Premade dips are available at the deli for you beginners. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sliders</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While football games last for several hours, party goers will most likely be ravished by half-time. Stick to the game theme and serve sliders for a thumbs up from all. These <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/kobe-sliders-recipe/index.html">Kobe Sliders</a> are a classic hit with a twist. It's not a bad idea to also offer <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11008" target="_blank">Baby Portobello Sliders</a> for the herbivors. Can't cook to save your life? Order different kinds of subs from your favorite sandwich spot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kobe Sliders</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRfeReIbFM6DQ0jmigtbLsOjW5GOzFnoWuFNCH07rNHCnFYveZZeiLDtjVyg0D0Ts0-ybCGITSUpcCWLUl2euMpsmNmnwSPLfqnS_ioTsGcAV0pGWh_AiYFCmFu84Xjj3Pr0h9Hy1W1xF/s1600/FNM_100110-Tailgating-018_s3x4_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRfeReIbFM6DQ0jmigtbLsOjW5GOzFnoWuFNCH07rNHCnFYveZZeiLDtjVyg0D0Ts0-ybCGITSUpcCWLUl2euMpsmNmnwSPLfqnS_ioTsGcAV0pGWh_AiYFCmFu84Xjj3Pr0h9Hy1W1xF/s320/FNM_100110-Tailgating-018_s3x4_lg.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/kobe-sliders-recipe/index.html">Food Network</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Baby Portobello Sliders</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWs5A2W-l0q4EEXdFeCvAMV759yv5Qrog8gbOGKcqhsco1-oJiVs0_SkFI0gmLXaQlfzoyFu7vwobmW5eXYZz62Ljg2-yTg6Y_3vtPIlmBLPQpll1wBfH-qfoladooWepdJjXjSL4IEzb/s1600/5860-Tech_GrillSliders_MED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWs5A2W-l0q4EEXdFeCvAMV759yv5Qrog8gbOGKcqhsco1-oJiVs0_SkFI0gmLXaQlfzoyFu7vwobmW5eXYZz62Ljg2-yTg6Y_3vtPIlmBLPQpll1wBfH-qfoladooWepdJjXjSL4IEzb/s1600/5860-Tech_GrillSliders_MED.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/11008">Vegetarian Times</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Beer Margaritas</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Want to sip on something fun but not completely obsessed with the bloat of beer? These girly yet game-appropriate <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/beer-margaritas-recipe/index.html">Beer Margaritas</a> are sure to satisfy both sexes. To make the drinks less frilly for the boys, serve in a standard pint glass. Too lazy for the combo of alcohol? Buy boxed beer and call it a day. I don't think the guys will mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Appetizers, check. Hearty meal, check. Drinks, yup. Only one thing left—dessert, baby!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cookie Truffles</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Serve these super cute <a href="https://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/desserts/4780.html" target="_blank">Football Cookie Truffles</a> before the guests go. Chocolate, cookie crumbs, cream cheese—ahhh—is your mouth watering yet? Wrap up with these and your guests will deem you the BEST. HOST. EVER. Not a homemaker? Grab a dessert from your groceries bakery (pretending that you spent hours slaving away is totally up to you). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeDCVhSvklrtiMOFNGuglz3Gu2B5DFRS7yXYonLfEUHfDNZuthD8a-aNPVtRdra7T0_orjJB5vY39Olxn9qZden0LOrM3Wg_PQ-WgP5zTc2gmQAeK-VU06ma2ZMeHEDXGAWbiqPhil5yL/s1600/recipe_photo_330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeDCVhSvklrtiMOFNGuglz3Gu2B5DFRS7yXYonLfEUHfDNZuthD8a-aNPVtRdra7T0_orjJB5vY39Olxn9qZden0LOrM3Wg_PQ-WgP5zTc2gmQAeK-VU06ma2ZMeHEDXGAWbiqPhil5yL/s1600/recipe_photo_330.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="https://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/desserts/4780.html">Cuisinart</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now you are completely set for a perfect Sunday indoors. Prep as much as you can the night before so you can enjoy your guests and of course the game. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully this season you can learn to love football if you don't already. And if you're not there yet, at least enjoy the yummy meals (and babes) that come with the sport. Happy serving and don't forget your jersey!</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-41520559199412901152011-11-08T07:55:00.000-08:002011-11-08T07:55:39.409-08:00Latest Lines<div style="text-align: center;">Another week over and more exciting moments in sports behind us. Here are the biggest lines of the past week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Penn State's football scandal is the biggest headline of the weekend, as the former defensive coordinator <a href="http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/11/06/jerry-sandusky-arrested-penn-state-accused-of-covering-sex-abuse/">Jerry Sandusky was accused </a>of molesting eight boys over the past 15 years. He was released on $100,000 bail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. The biggest college football game of the year was played on Saturday, when No. 1 ranked LSU took on Alabama. LSU won in overtime in a low-scoring game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">3. Giants pitcher and LSU alum, Brian Wilson, was sporting his alma mater colors and spirited personality on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/05/brian-wilson-game-day-gia_n_1077876.html">ESPN's College GameDay</a>, where he picked LSU to beat Alabama. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. One of the biggest racing events of the year, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeders'_Cup">The Breeders Cup</a>, a series of Thoroughbred horse races, took place this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. The NFL continues to excite fans (and disappoint in my case). The <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-07/ravens-beat-steelers-23-20-ending-pittsburgh-s-winning-streak.html">Baltimore Ravens beat</a> the Pittsburgh Steelers in the last drive of Sunday Night Football—with only eight seconds left in the game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. The Miami Dolphins finally picked up a win, killing the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. The Indianapolis Colts remain the only winless team this season.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Runners took foot in the famous New York City Marathon this weekend, and the couple below <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-marathon-2011-gallery-1.973624">become engaged</a> shortly after completing the run.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. USA softball stunner <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-marathon-2011-gallery-1.973624">Jennie Finch raised $30,000</a>, receiving a dollar for every racer she passed while running the NYC Marathon. Other celebs raising money running were model Christy Turlington and <i>Dancing with the Stars</i> alum Apollo Ohno.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Former Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe "Smokin" Frazier <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2098906,00.html">passed away</a> yesterday from liver cancer. Frazier was only 67.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Also, don't miss the first Thursday night NFL game since the start of the season. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders battle it out for the AFC West. Go Chargers!)</i></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-67358066610081946062011-11-03T07:29:00.000-07:002011-11-03T07:36:59.854-07:00First Half Headlines: Guest Post<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The following post was written by Cosmos & Cleats' favorite guest blogger and one of my best friends, Jahan. Enjoy his work and follow him on Twitter @jahanfourteen39</i></b>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfzQnbZPkgOR08ZL7QOfneJhEuoWjq_26aueYgCDCX5qr1jAccULgsNr8yYVbT7YaQfpQYtUXLoJgQRaG51U9mn-FGzQKmE5LgT-tguVI0DesLgFst6xflT5n1l8JJEMSCrHiojCwl8jF/s1600/AAGU138-snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfzQnbZPkgOR08ZL7QOfneJhEuoWjq_26aueYgCDCX5qr1jAccULgsNr8yYVbT7YaQfpQYtUXLoJgQRaG51U9mn-FGzQKmE5LgT-tguVI0DesLgFst6xflT5n1l8JJEMSCrHiojCwl8jF/s400/AAGU138-snow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/PHO/AAGU138-snow.jpg">All Posters</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I return, ladies, with a little bit of a recap and some predictions for the rest of the season. The NFL season might start in September but it's <i>won</i> in November/December, when we start to see some "real" football weather. Enjoy these 1st half headlines...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>- Jim Harbaugh turns the San Francisco 49ers around - </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeJ8-DXG-NZ0Zuk9z0YZt7zoyBRG_CYBr06D41AvJv1owfcg398uE0hO-yzpiV9ZZg86qSvy2H3Nlkw2b9w8g7-vbX1JxCQd7t6PkxRhov8vVCoiIh3zHWb4MPhJjSJVy7RqIEWYUCgGZ/s1600/22CoachAlex--nfl_medium_540_360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeJ8-DXG-NZ0Zuk9z0YZt7zoyBRG_CYBr06D41AvJv1owfcg398uE0hO-yzpiV9ZZg86qSvy2H3Nlkw2b9w8g7-vbX1JxCQd7t6PkxRhov8vVCoiIh3zHWb4MPhJjSJVy7RqIEWYUCgGZ/s400/22CoachAlex--nfl_medium_540_360.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://prod.static.49ers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/SF/photos/clubimages/2011/10-October/22CoachAlex--nfl_medium_540_360.jpg">49ers</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">People tend to forget that before the SF Giants had a new baseball stadium, the pulse of Bay Area sports beat with the 49ers. No one expected a 6-1 start (including me), and all I can say is that for the first time in my adult life Sunday's have taken on a whole new level of excitement. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Now, I am not gonna make any bold predictions on how this season will end up, but the team has a favorable schedule the rest of the way which could lead to an exciting postseason run. Okay, now that I got that off my chest, lets move on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>- Packers stay undefeated and Aaron Rodgers' MVP Campaign -</i></span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/mcwa2EvQ61Y?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a huge soft spot for #12 of the Green Bay Packers. Hearing announcers always mention that Aaron is from Chico, CA brings not only a smile to my face but a loud and quick "CHICO" yell too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
He is putting up some insane stats this year and all signs point to the road going through Green Bay if you want a shot at the Super Bowl. Nobody scores more often and faster than the deadly Packers. If the defense tightens up we could be looking at a repeat. Plus, dude has a legit touchdown celebration that has yet to be banned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>- The "Suck for Luck" Campaign continues, but what happens to Peyton? -</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZmYLUHMQ_1la3q1ke_he6GnX8yqNhDi2_QK8xIKI9pECYDflV6VB-rD0QHfxG9ffugWv8hS3GXQgo7ekelIjlbAMcXrQkQ5ANSi5Pmwnw8i2Opc5z9Rc4_kxFiw2EuK66XsC7C0LwLBH/s1600/Peyton-Manning-and-Andrew-Luck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZmYLUHMQ_1la3q1ke_he6GnX8yqNhDi2_QK8xIKI9pECYDflV6VB-rD0QHfxG9ffugWv8hS3GXQgo7ekelIjlbAMcXrQkQ5ANSi5Pmwnw8i2Opc5z9Rc4_kxFiw2EuK66XsC7C0LwLBH/s320/Peyton-Manning-and-Andrew-Luck.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://prod.static.49ers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/SF/photos/clubimages/2011/10-October/22CoachAlex--nfl_medium_540_360.jpg">Viligant Sports</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Miami, St Louis, Indianapolis, Arizona and Denver are all in the hunt for the worst record in the NFL. The worst record of the season will lead to an amazing prize at the end of the tunnel: Stanford QB Andrew Luck, who everyone has anointed as the next great NFL prospect. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
The interesting foil in this whole matter is what happens if the Indianapolis Colts land him? What happens to their future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning? Trade? Bench? Tutor? We will have to wait and see, but this could create some serious drama heading into the last few weeks of the season.<br />
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<i><b>- The AFC is wide opening heading into the 2nd half -</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_PhJaBmGGshaHKIIo__ZXQOr-3Tr7ep9xZfudcmLQP41yDiol4u29RXHYjigq24L1e_tJwJ1Bk8NaAtkXH9oBXzJmqYRQ-A9W2wRvftk8EkOndt4UdTln9Afztim1LAUUcg1Y1JHVF11/s1600/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc0e87e5970d-600wi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_PhJaBmGGshaHKIIo__ZXQOr-3Tr7ep9xZfudcmLQP41yDiol4u29RXHYjigq24L1e_tJwJ1Bk8NaAtkXH9oBXzJmqYRQ-A9W2wRvftk8EkOndt4UdTln9Afztim1LAUUcg1Y1JHVF11/s400/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc0e87e5970d-600wi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/10/philip-rivers-fumbles-snap.html">LA Times</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">If the playoffs started today things would look very different in the AFC than they have in the past few years. Luckily for this blog's owner there is still a lot of football left to play (cuz San Diego would be at home).</div><div style="text-align: center;">With 11 teams realistically having a chance at the 6 playoff spots its going to be a dogfight to the bitter end. Nobody has proven in the first 8 weeks that they are the team to beat. I picked Baltimore early but they have looked shaky, and New England cant play defense at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>NFC Playoff Teams: </b>Green Bay, NY Giants, New Orleans, San Francisco, Detroit(Wild Card), Philadelphia (Wild Card)<br />
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<b>AFC Playoff Teams: </b>New England, Houston, Kansas City, Baltimore, Buffalo (Wild Card), Pittsburgh (Wild Card)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Quick side note:</b> There have been some epic Sunday Fundays this season in the Bay Area by myself and good friends of mine. I won't name names but nice work by all—way to start the week off with a hangover!</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you again, Chelsea, for the opportunity. Next will be my NFL Awards—which you won't want to miss.<br />
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<i>@jahanfourteen39 </i></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-57013406134817765282011-11-01T08:11:00.000-07:002011-11-06T19:51:51.327-08:00Latest Lines<div style="text-align: center;">The past week of sports was one for the books. With a nail-biting end to the World Series, football upsets and extra drama in the celeb-athlete couple department, there were lots of things to see. Here is a wrap up of the week in case you were a little too busy trick-or-treating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Kim Kardashian and baller hubby Kris Humphries <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/31/kim-kardashian-divorce-kris-humphries-files/">called it quits</a> after 72 days of marriage. With a wedding bill of at least $10 million, that equals $138,888 a day of newlywed bliss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. In other celeb gossip, Jessica Simpson finally made her <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/10/31/jessica-simpson-pregnant-mummy-costume-photo/">pregnancy official</a> after weeks of speculation from the tabloids. Jess is engaged to ex-NFL player Eric Johnson, and she waited for Halloween to make the "mummy" announcement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYP0T0PNkjzYtuY18PYC19P_ByV9XMYFbz6386CzPLknjx_oqJ03LFVcwZ_V7pIGrmKAVhYvhFaBYsUmrykRzTAtPQ-GqaUwehX58I9iBDMfcxuy6Daj5vJ4gNej2Y4cyujkBUVuTL70Y/s1600/wwwseattlepicom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYP0T0PNkjzYtuY18PYC19P_ByV9XMYFbz6386CzPLknjx_oqJ03LFVcwZ_V7pIGrmKAVhYvhFaBYsUmrykRzTAtPQ-GqaUwehX58I9iBDMfcxuy6Daj5vJ4gNej2Y4cyujkBUVuTL70Y/s320/wwwseattlepicom.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/10/31/jessica-simpson-pregnant-mummy-costume-photo/">MTV</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Moving on to the NFL. After another exciting weekend in football, the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots suffered big losses, with the 49ers and Steelers looking strong. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Yes, my Chargers totally blew it as well, but I'll skip that.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. The World Series came down to seven games (something you don't see too often) and the St. Louis Cardinals <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/World-Series-St-Louis-Cardinals-beat-Texas-Rangers-in-Game-7-102811">took the champion honors</a> this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIEDcVmjQSCjJP1i2ngWRY2sIdZ7wgBifV1FOfhOSgslxK3sWo1gA4GgnJib_aApvNw9yxoTv2vbcQkUvFQLKUlC__vGSmbczmvoHZAw7XSd7gF5wF5NuRhd9Ox6xQe4yAZXnheMB5CA/s1600/stlouiswin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIEDcVmjQSCjJP1i2ngWRY2sIdZ7wgBifV1FOfhOSgslxK3sWo1gA4GgnJib_aApvNw9yxoTv2vbcQkUvFQLKUlC__vGSmbczmvoHZAw7XSd7gF5wF5NuRhd9Ox6xQe4yAZXnheMB5CA/s400/stlouiswin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/10/29/cardinals-beat-rangers-to-win-world-series/">Fox News</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. St. Louis Cardinals' manager, Tony La Russa, who is one of the most respected names in the major leagues, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/sports/baseball/cardinals-la-russa-announces-retirement.html">called it quits</a> after bringing home another World Series ring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia <a href="http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/10/cc_sabathia_yankees_agree_to_n.html">signed on</a> for a one-year $25 million contract, to potentially stay in pinstripes until 2017 (and to possibly receive a total of $142 million!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Bitter California rivals from USC and Stanford went head-to-head in a huge college football game, with <a href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/stanford-cardinal/2011/10/29/2524218/stanford-usc-final-score-andrew-luck-aj-tarpley-overtime">Stanford coming out on top</a>, 56-48.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgVRiMZe6yTbP15vN8lvxc46k9u-PSAIgv7ASdtBuF6I-olo1wDHCfvVE-y-ztbjTIFNQ8UST7O1zk_yqL1f07XOyQ9N0ekC1WwRRXK7n-Yesvy-gnP551EdKQEadFAXlQxOp6Jj44MoV/s1600/65754939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgVRiMZe6yTbP15vN8lvxc46k9u-PSAIgv7ASdtBuF6I-olo1wDHCfvVE-y-ztbjTIFNQ8UST7O1zk_yqL1f07XOyQ9N0ekC1WwRRXK7n-Yesvy-gnP551EdKQEadFAXlQxOp6Jj44MoV/s400/65754939.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-usc-stanford-20111030-pictures,0,7946174.photogallery">LA Times</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that the MLB season is over for the year, stay tuned for lots of trades and big-money contracts.</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-41234715148415381342011-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:002011-10-25T08:54:15.472-07:00Latest Lines<div style="text-align: center;">Apologies for lagging in posts this past week—in between finishing up a job, starting a new one and a cross-state road trip, my days are starting to blur together. Plus, my Chargers completely crashed and burned Sunday, so I'm still recovering from the loss (not to mention my hangover due to post-game depression.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But here are the latest lines from the past week in sports:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. After losing their starting QB Peyton Manning to injury, the Indianapolis Colts are setting new team records (in a bad way). They are still winless and suffered a humiliating <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/colts-try-to-recover-after-giving-up-team-record-62-points-in-loss-to-saints/2011/10/24/gIQANQgKDM_story.html">62-7 loss</a> to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAoqFd5-V-IZONTclVQsIQut3ZRxPiBHcfJ4aDMYy_xUU3IkS9MyWArwQH1NGuZwPVJNZUHjoNAj6VmqyiBkWf1_HdviXs-AQ6aT0g5ITBZC7Xd0GXHVPXZ3gmnGsa2K95Gcp6bGXWYB9/s1600/130156792_extra_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAoqFd5-V-IZONTclVQsIQut3ZRxPiBHcfJ4aDMYy_xUU3IkS9MyWArwQH1NGuZwPVJNZUHjoNAj6VmqyiBkWf1_HdviXs-AQ6aT0g5ITBZC7Xd0GXHVPXZ3gmnGsa2K95Gcp6bGXWYB9/s320/130156792_extra_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.stampedeblue.com/2011/10/23/2509779/sunday-night-football-colts-suffer-worst-loss-since-move-to">SBNation</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. The Washington Capitals remain the only undefeated team in the <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm#?navid=nav-stn-main">NHL</a>, holding a record of 7-0. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> 3. The Oakland Raiders were also subject to QB injury and <a href="http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Acquire-QB-Carson-Palmer/e0b3bc09-84c1-4e3c-ba10-00689d8259e7">picked up</a> former Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer (even though he did nothing to help the team who was shutout Sunday.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZIdniuuVhJcwCP7RNDNL9gcBkdjIAIPeyIIhb69C7xsDUX21QExu0Xv0o6UoiMbJ1pypcA4wJmA8kBFi3K3gj4C0rufrMe8oVCIvZNt4O-I278iuS9YjNis_NxyqCW8ksY1XrX45m-JY/s1600/carson-palmer-raiders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZIdniuuVhJcwCP7RNDNL9gcBkdjIAIPeyIIhb69C7xsDUX21QExu0Xv0o6UoiMbJ1pypcA4wJmA8kBFi3K3gj4C0rufrMe8oVCIvZNt4O-I278iuS9YjNis_NxyqCW8ksY1XrX45m-JY/s320/carson-palmer-raiders.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/colts-try-to-recover-after-giving-up-team-record-62-points-in-loss-to-saints/2011/10/24/gIQANQgKDM_story.html">Footbasket</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVT7HZvNiG1wjuPlEAcqE2tVJA6Q?docId=360e553d00ce4669842e85d708cc7c6a">Tributes</a> are taking place all over the country to pay respect to Dan Wheldon, the race car driver who tragically died in a race recently. Safety issues are being brought up throughout the racing community to try to prevent more accidents. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. A St. Louis Cardinals player <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/909524-is-albert-pujols-really-better-than-babe-ruth">made a statement</a> announcing that his teammate Albert Pujols is a better baseball player than the legendary Babe Ruth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShSZzgK6VEesRAWxlmimq3BtceVWycWAYSFOjuQbeNT8zJUMwuW5THQarzGcmMtgJrLoJ2VVhVt1M3a6FTeJWg_pkip8XR0lSC3UrkLwc4-_UplaIPTanLsjnlnz-dUZpPBsk8vkmLAI3/s1600/albert-pujols-home-run-derby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShSZzgK6VEesRAWxlmimq3BtceVWycWAYSFOjuQbeNT8zJUMwuW5THQarzGcmMtgJrLoJ2VVhVt1M3a6FTeJWg_pkip8XR0lSC3UrkLwc4-_UplaIPTanLsjnlnz-dUZpPBsk8vkmLAI3/s320/albert-pujols-home-run-derby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.totalprosports.com/2009/07/13/the-ultimate-home-run-derby-of-all-time/">Total Pro Sports</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6. Speaking of baseball and the Cardinals, the Texas Rangers are up on the Cards 3-2 in the <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp">World Series</a>. If the Rangers win tomorrow night, they take the ring. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Two weeks of the NBA have already been officially cancelled, with <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/909648-nba-lockout-continues-league-will-cancel-at-least-two-more-weeks">rumors swirling</a> that two more weeks will be headed down the same path. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. The NFL took the stage in London this weekend (as they do once a year now), and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU4PPuhBVkqcP3mw_hs0wGEMSbR4oR0KcgFwzQg1K6_d-3SsCHAFIHqy_nAz12iC5gRTIU3xbI61i98xZkgzgdqjnCB6ra6YoCra1HA1zl6zrnxxYhlsWUuW1NTOvuO5p4GYecxL33RGd/s1600/09000d5d82361322_gallery_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqU4PPuhBVkqcP3mw_hs0wGEMSbR4oR0KcgFwzQg1K6_d-3SsCHAFIHqy_nAz12iC5gRTIU3xbI61i98xZkgzgdqjnCB6ra6YoCra1HA1zl6zrnxxYhlsWUuW1NTOvuO5p4GYecxL33RGd/s320/09000d5d82361322_gallery_600.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.nfl.com/photos/09000d5d8235f54f?module=HP11_photo_gallery#id:09000d5d82361322">NFL</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now go impress a sporty stud with one (or all!) of these pick-up lines!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And please <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.shape.com/fitness/shape-best-blogger-awards-top-20-blogs-sports-nuts?page=4">keep voting</a>!</span></b> Only a few days left.</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-86625113329162084332011-10-18T08:01:00.000-07:002011-10-18T08:01:40.529-07:00Latest Lines<div style="text-align: center;">After a positive response from last week's "<a href="http://cosmosandcleats.blogspot.com/2011/10/latest-lines.html">Latest Lines</a>" post, I've decided to make it a weekly thing. At the beginning of each week I'll provide you with the biggest happenings throughout the past week of sports. These can serve as a convo starter (aka pickup line) or can simply update you on what you need to know regarding sports.<br />
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Here are this week's latest lines: <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Detroit Lions Sunday, taking away their undefeated season.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Speaking of the Niners and Lions, the head coaches got into a bit of a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/16/jim-schwartz-jim-harbaugh-handshake_n_1014340.html" target="_blank">man fight</a> after the game. Neither coach will be fined for the bitchyness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPjjVtqKk2_eU4XsFCbUYGL5TazWVUjaM2gpbGMYNiPGwQeTsbZf_Dl4rhoXo2D-aUbl78v2aIDPZh7vU24ZPqbFd0nrRoiPo4W4qlI41Qv4_u9_sjjbAr1U23jPQoQvA7KHp1pO7c56Y/s1600/17_JimHarbaugh_news.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPjjVtqKk2_eU4XsFCbUYGL5TazWVUjaM2gpbGMYNiPGwQeTsbZf_Dl4rhoXo2D-aUbl78v2aIDPZh7vU24ZPqbFd0nrRoiPo4W4qlI41Qv4_u9_sjjbAr1U23jPQoQvA7KHp1pO7c56Y/s400/17_JimHarbaugh_news.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=john+harbaugh+and+jim+schwartz&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=4TN&sa=X&pwst=1&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=639&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuo&tbnid=Pe4hWmaF3J6nrM:&imgrefurl=http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2011/10/17/john-harbaugh-takes-his-brothers-side/&docid=qWh8FJHYybyMGM&imgurl=http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/17_JimHarbaugh_news.jpg&w=691&h=255&ei=JQidTrPdNvHViAKCx_CTCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=511&vpy=178&dur=28&hovh=136&hovw=370&tx=142&ty=87&sig=105026270424303169100&page=1&tbnh=66&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0">NFL</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. The first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCS_standings">BCS standings</a> of the season came out this weekend (it's a big deal for college football fans). LSU is ranked at the top right now (see the rest of the standings <a href="http://www.bcsfootball.org/">here</a>). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. 33-year-old race car driver, Dan Wheldon, tragically died in a car crash during a race in Vegas. He was the Indy 500 winner this year and left behind a wife and two young children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3LCHygVabdSXy7_VBVbyAYGzYt41excORYrlgD75tDGJ3LDRGmP0EkV92Uhn5iaTinErnyaJGmZDq1PzNSPb2SNMDWjkO9ZQ-VN74rTAbWXnPaWFr6UhV1g117CIKcjb1kyIyIiqUina/s1600/indycar-driver-dan-wheldon-with-his-family-wife-susie-left-holding-oliver-and-sebastian-pic-ap-787437749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3LCHygVabdSXy7_VBVbyAYGzYt41excORYrlgD75tDGJ3LDRGmP0EkV92Uhn5iaTinErnyaJGmZDq1PzNSPb2SNMDWjkO9ZQ-VN74rTAbWXnPaWFr6UhV1g117CIKcjb1kyIyIiqUina/s320/indycar-driver-dan-wheldon-with-his-family-wife-susie-left-holding-oliver-and-sebastian-pic-ap-787437749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2011/10/17/dan-wheldon-dead-father-pays-emotional-tribute-to-true-champion-who-was-a-gentleman-on-and-off-the-track-115875-23495474/" target="_blank">Mirror</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Several <a href="http://www.nba.com/home/index.html">NBA</a> stars started negotiating contracts and playing overseas since the lockout is still in full effect. The first couple weeks of the NBA season has already been cancelled, and we're waiting to hear more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. The Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals are the two teams who have made it to the <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp">World Series</a>. Game 1 starts this Wednesday in St. Louis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMCGBJc3o56g-LnOkT9NKbhyphenhyphenkBXyMoS-eOpETZWB_mxyjvxlarsKwrhFpuoxduaU01-LBD4KFJU1U2ZxUC5jWJrvDNJeanG3AamYGX4T6X5_Dxr9OU2AmH5Fb9asdLhSwCJWNDFJ4q44/s1600/ALCS+Tigers+Rangers+Grand+Slam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMCGBJc3o56g-LnOkT9NKbhyphenhyphenkBXyMoS-eOpETZWB_mxyjvxlarsKwrhFpuoxduaU01-LBD4KFJU1U2ZxUC5jWJrvDNJeanG3AamYGX4T6X5_Dxr9OU2AmH5Fb9asdLhSwCJWNDFJ4q44/s400/ALCS+Tigers+Rangers+Grand+Slam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/10/10/rangers-beat-tigers-in-acls-game-2-with-11th-inning-grand-slam/">Fox News</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. The Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams and Miami Dolphins suck. None of these <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings" target="_blank">teams</a> have won a game yet this NFL season. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Danica Patrick (who is not only gorgeous, but has been keeping up with the boys for years) is <a href="http://www.huliq.com/3257/danica-patricks-leaves-full-time-indy-car-racing-tragic-day-video" target="_blank">done with Indy Car</a> racing, but will continue racing stock cars with Nascar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW2M49Z3EBZBO9RKcDYIOtZKG4GjV2qOlNemepXjNpelx4szwK5PsT91QDJew2DWi49kf0PIl7x2SdGWLW5majmmJiGkh4NY3jERbLKc7LZDRZ-faWrS8Y7ZVXHiCSAzIaW1h9T67B-5_/s1600/wos292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW2M49Z3EBZBO9RKcDYIOtZKG4GjV2qOlNemepXjNpelx4szwK5PsT91QDJew2DWi49kf0PIl7x2SdGWLW5majmmJiGkh4NY3jERbLKc7LZDRZ-faWrS8Y7ZVXHiCSAzIaW1h9T67B-5_/s320/wos292.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.sports-wired.com/women/women/danica_patrick.html">Women of Sports</a></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to check out Game 1 of the 2011 World Series on Wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Speaking of not forgetting...<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.shape.com/sweepsproducts/you-tell-us/shape-2011-best-blogger-awards-vote-your-favorite-sports-blog">vote</a></b></span> please!</span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-67746050782388155972011-10-14T07:29:00.000-07:002011-10-14T07:32:00.770-07:00Mascot Wars<div style="text-align: center;">I recently had a friend tell me that when she isn't sure who to root for in a game (or doesn't care about either team), she judges by best mascot or logo. And while I've heard girls chose their team of choice by hottest star or cutest jersey, mascots were something I had never considered. Although I personally think it's best to root for your hometown team, I also liked the originality of her opinion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you agree with my friend, here are the competing mascots in Week 6 of the NFL, along with my (unbiased!) opinions of who's cooler:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Early games (1:00 Eastern)</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Panthers are sleek, fast and gorgeous. Clear winner here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfc1zQtMx2r64s1xpAbuL18Oahr9cTDUZGVD99rTcogY90Y2UWpBH0_a7ZApFlfBszapPlhzF5EdTsnCjNznbA_uD919aS7enfBf3NN1gMXEU9h7DIqfVACcAFqfy9DL1Fy7JKn6HqLP/s1600/black-panther1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfc1zQtMx2r64s1xpAbuL18Oahr9cTDUZGVD99rTcogY90Y2UWpBH0_a7ZApFlfBszapPlhzF5EdTsnCjNznbA_uD919aS7enfBf3NN1gMXEU9h7DIqfVACcAFqfy9DL1Fy7JKn6HqLP/s400/black-panther1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=black+panther+running&start=21&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=7yu&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1248&bih=613&tbm=isch&tbnid=MccXZ8sC2xU3tM:&imgrefurl=http://www.everyoneweb.com/www.artrodi4fp.nl/&docid=xOgy7_6Qk-iafM&imgurl=http://everyoneweb.com/WA/DataFileswww.artrodi4fp.nl/black-panther1.jpg&w=504&h=350&ei=TLmXTvWIFqqfiQKqronQAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=256&vpy=336&dur=263&hovh=116&hovw=153&tx=155&ty=100&sig=105026270424303169100&sqi=2&page=2&tbnh=116&tbnw=153&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:21">EveryOneWeb</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I don't exactly know what a bengal is (some sort of tiger?), I'll go with the horse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lion is way more badass than a dude during the Gold Rush. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>St. Louis Rams vs. Green Bay Packers</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm totally obsessed with anything to do with cheese, so I'll go with Green Bay (and because I really want to party with these guys).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gRrfZO6F4-nzDFfajnyPM2oPzilHblqOad2vlXk3Dy9RvGgGIwD7GOvcctLtas2eGVEsyDh2Q5eKV-4sx5nX6-9syRje9x8G1aDyd3tmf-_C1iC6COfu4XLRa4Ls0iR6L-ETQxk4Yhep/s1600/cheeseheads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gRrfZO6F4-nzDFfajnyPM2oPzilHblqOad2vlXk3Dy9RvGgGIwD7GOvcctLtas2eGVEsyDh2Q5eKV-4sx5nX6-9syRje9x8G1aDyd3tmf-_C1iC6COfu4XLRa4Ls0iR6L-ETQxk4Yhep/s400/cheeseheads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=cheese+heads&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=6fF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1248&bih=613&tbm=isch&tbnid=SqsuUtAEZOLRHM:&imgrefurl=http://declan10.wordpress.com/page/3/&docid=FooAQHmLRCcqZM&imgurl=http://declan10.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cheeseheads.jpg&w=450&h=314&ei=r7mXTrGHF8PciALuoa2eDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=459&vpy=183&dur=190&hovh=187&hovw=269&tx=131&ty=112&sig=105026270424303169100&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0">Declan10</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b>Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously being a giant would be <i>pretty</i> amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think the Steelers sound way cooler than they actually are. Jags.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm just going to pretend that Philly means the "bald eagle," in which case any American would have to go with them here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vsCLW2TYS3f0F9exEbwWAIgTXKmT0DFvI1jIWFzd-OViAKvs-B_JhrZaRaAhLMq_ZTogroa5mrQpLk4ZPrCePOJA8bJ6_PKFMJbueI17ojAtBXcoLkBiGSS8yh28f6TdUSxbL0WRHYhH/s1600/bald_eagle_flag_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vsCLW2TYS3f0F9exEbwWAIgTXKmT0DFvI1jIWFzd-OViAKvs-B_JhrZaRaAhLMq_ZTogroa5mrQpLk4ZPrCePOJA8bJ6_PKFMJbueI17ojAtBXcoLkBiGSS8yh28f6TdUSxbL0WRHYhH/s320/bald_eagle_flag_small.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=bald+eagle&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=n3u&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1248&bih=613&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=GGwQrBZbKaE2OM:&imgrefurl=http://mvscience.wikispaces.com/Bald%2Beagle&docid=tqGDDyKObwx5LM&imgurl=http://mvscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/bald_eagle_flag_small.jpg/70429541/bald_eagle_flag_small.jpg&w=432&h=550&ei=brqXTpuUCIGdiQK1oLTCCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1014&vpy=270&dur=163&hovh=157&hovw=124&tx=114&ty=101&sig=105026270424303169100&page=3&tbnh=119&tbnw=107&start=38&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:38">Jason Hahn</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any association with Texas I'll take.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be honest. I wasn't sure what a "brown" was, so I googled it. This is what I got:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJRR3b4o8H1VhA4FtOLlYL-7ss_jOR9GovFvloOG24zkH28nKbr3G9YbJtiZ_I69-uB1mfuF_c595a8kmig__EFE3hf7yvLWYMDQa-gMjRSaSFGAqhfLSbaPRsrATjWmknHqIEPgSc7AZ/s1600/cleveland-brown.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJRR3b4o8H1VhA4FtOLlYL-7ss_jOR9GovFvloOG24zkH28nKbr3G9YbJtiZ_I69-uB1mfuF_c595a8kmig__EFE3hf7yvLWYMDQa-gMjRSaSFGAqhfLSbaPRsrATjWmknHqIEPgSc7AZ/s1600/cleveland-brown.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/872083-photos-from-meadowland-the-ghost-track-of-motorsports?search_query=ron%20nelson">Gunaxin</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't get it, but this fella looks pretty awesome, so I'm gonna go with Cleveland.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dallas Cowboys vs. New England Patriots</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd take being a cowboy (girl) over ANYTHING. Pretty sure I was one in my past life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now what's cooler than a drunken sailor? Buccs all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhdDLb_kHIs7VjsW_ZUGBLzfXRb_iAVbzUOzHsEW8QtdUWv6QqWdGm9OkiOWEf2fIaj4lnYcJbixmBSNFXAV6S4eQelwp7q1S1FgLlT2FXB0_0w-AIbdKhcUmXPBg_3XTuP_7nMUgzy5D/s1600/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-Mascot-Wembley-Cheerlead_2377161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhdDLb_kHIs7VjsW_ZUGBLzfXRb_iAVbzUOzHsEW8QtdUWv6QqWdGm9OkiOWEf2fIaj4lnYcJbixmBSNFXAV6S4eQelwp7q1S1FgLlT2FXB0_0w-AIbdKhcUmXPBg_3XTuP_7nMUgzy5D/s400/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-Mascot-Wembley-Cheerlead_2377161.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=buccaneers+mascot&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=C6u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1248&bih=613&tbm=isch&tbnid=cQwBz4snrm1UiM:&imgrefurl=http://www.skysports.com/caption-competition/0,25662,15873_5653436,00.html&docid=j95io0Zlu9ERyM&imgurl=http://img.skysports.com/09/10/480/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-Mascot-Wembley-Cheerlead_2377161.jpg&w=480&h=360&ei=A7uXTtutKMSaiAKk76XjAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=270&vpy=255&dur=120&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=179&ty=100&sig=105026270424303169100&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0">Sky</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">With their luscious locks and bulging muscles, who wouldn't want to be a vik?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Judging by the amount of dolphin ankle bracelets I had as I child, my heart is with Flipper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWJIorqan0dCVEIJmzkztcc5PS_fORez2YyJXIXog8JVSXpcP27D_GT17YikLc2PyXZenSV_3T8gpuDt5EfslWhqwJ3lvcH6EMQYBEZrVS8zSrfOjU0laBkG2gActSU8p9bkjFIKbNxPy/s1600/dolphin11a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWJIorqan0dCVEIJmzkztcc5PS_fORez2YyJXIXog8JVSXpcP27D_GT17YikLc2PyXZenSV_3T8gpuDt5EfslWhqwJ3lvcH6EMQYBEZrVS8zSrfOjU0laBkG2gActSU8p9bkjFIKbNxPy/s400/dolphin11a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=dolphins&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=17u&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1248&bih=613&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsu&tbnid=CSrhIVbegvw9KM:&imgrefurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/feb/19/dolphins-humans-diabetes&docid=AI9YBPb76M5HvM&imgurl=http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/04/17/dolphin11a.jpg&w=460&h=276&ei=dLuXTsvqF4KpiQKdp9yfDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=755&vpy=325&dur=122&hovh=174&hovw=290&tx=174&ty=165&sig=105026270424303169100&page=5&tbnh=94&tbnw=156&start=76&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:76">The Guardian</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So whether you're a true fan rooting for a team out of love, or for which mascot is best, to each their own—at least you're getting creative. Enjoy another weekend of football!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, please keep remembering to<span style="font-size: large;"><b> <a href="http://www.shape.com/sweepsproducts/you-tell-us/shape-2011-best-blogger-awards-vote-your-favorite-sports-blog">vote</a></b></span>!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Special shout-out to everyone who has been voting/pimping me out through social media this week—I couldn't ask for a more supportive group of friends and family. It means so much to me! Alright, enough mush, but for real, thank you!)</span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-66158027954469564812011-10-12T07:16:00.000-07:002011-10-12T07:17:41.910-07:00Big Screen Babes<div style="text-align: center;">One of the best things about sports flicks (and TV shows) are the uber babes that grace the screen, playing out their inner athlete fantasy. From baseball cuties to mature men, take a look at some of the most desirable fake athletes to light up our screens.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Taylor Kitsch</b> as Tim Riggins, <i>Friday Night Lights</i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(TV Show)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">By far the hottest thing to walk planet Earth, Taylor Kitsch played bad boy Tim Riggins in one of the most epic TV series of all time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSElxc4qHXycrw_fT_S951OIEWCPvOIlfUmpycd1ZrB26NDWw27GX9WT4aQ8Q8cTemFn5Wn6d3jZMYcSzluVZRGgIQT6vROxmktyyCbHfoms9kr_scEJ_i3UkhH6xlHpIgEpPHxfwYvoAe/s1600/kitsch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSElxc4qHXycrw_fT_S951OIEWCPvOIlfUmpycd1ZrB26NDWw27GX9WT4aQ8Q8cTemFn5Wn6d3jZMYcSzluVZRGgIQT6vROxmktyyCbHfoms9kr_scEJ_i3UkhH6xlHpIgEpPHxfwYvoAe/s320/kitsch.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=taylor+kitsch+friday+night+lights&num=10&hl=en&rlz=1G1ACGW_ENUS330&biw=1189&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=5n-NdrLlFYjNZM:&imgrefurl=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/telebuddy/archives/2009/04/taylor-kitsch-t.shtml&docid=nX-Y_b2dMaSIuM&w=300&h=448&ei=xsuTTtDHHYqPigKinoDeBA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=274&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=94&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&tx=37&ty=70">Knoxville</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kyle Chandler</b> as coach Eric Taylor, <i>Friday Night Lights</i> (TV Show)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Though Kyle Chandler may be more of a catch for a mom than myself, something about his family-man, tough-coach persona gets my vote. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmTxxS_nRy1-LM7FwjNcJ_OioXQWJ3HdikL-90j-Y39aM9Rm-Rrx7DSd2isdASgq7Oq8xmOM0Qy-cC-Y8J4AlfPX5FfgTbUaT0VawtSJQFd92yox3u8BTZeRc-00HLHXzpjE7owOwhOet/s1600/em71228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmTxxS_nRy1-LM7FwjNcJ_OioXQWJ3HdikL-90j-Y39aM9Rm-Rrx7DSd2isdASgq7Oq8xmOM0Qy-cC-Y8J4AlfPX5FfgTbUaT0VawtSJQFd92yox3u8BTZeRc-00HLHXzpjE7owOwhOet/s320/em71228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=coach+taylor+friday+night+lights&start=249&hl=en&rlz=1G1ACGW_ENUS330&biw=1189&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=l36JScW-GETCzM:&imgrefurl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/2011-emmy-nominations-who-should-win/2011/07/14/gIQA6WcQEI_blog.html&docid=m4E6v9Q_qA_cDM&w=606&h=387&ei=Dc2TTuD0HKXUiAL35-X_BA&zoom=1&chk=sbg">Washington Post</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mark Wahlberg </b>as Micky Ward, <i>The Fighter</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is nothing this man can do that isn't over the top sexy—including boxing. Mark plays an underdog in one of my favorite movies of the decade and he does it <i>well</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5htydLAROyYDyj-g0rmjPWUTOual5ueOk-ynMjX7fmNyVm96S3o35fUw-QuIKMGiOiJrW9Qo5ul2xDdWzQaJZP19uDAH4bW_s64AsjQH26-wvGsTHiyHHylMEK0lRyvr-mqaRW_hnGM-_/s1600/the_fighter_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5htydLAROyYDyj-g0rmjPWUTOual5ueOk-ynMjX7fmNyVm96S3o35fUw-QuIKMGiOiJrW9Qo5ul2xDdWzQaJZP19uDAH4bW_s64AsjQH26-wvGsTHiyHHylMEK0lRyvr-mqaRW_hnGM-_/s320/the_fighter_34.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=coach+taylor+friday+night+lights&start=249&hl=en&rlz=1G1ACGW_ENUS330&biw=1189&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=l36JScW-GETCzM:&imgrefurl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/2011-emmy-nominations-who-should-win/2011/07/14/gIQA6WcQEI_blog.html&docid=m4E6v9Q_qA_cDM&w=606&h=387&ei=Dc2TTuD0HKXUiAL35-X_BA&zoom=1&chk=sbg">MPG</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Channing Tatum</b> as Jason Lyle, <i>Coach Carter</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another one of the world's finest, Channing is known for playing confident, gorgeous athletes, and in <i>Coach Carter </i>he does not disappoint.<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifCuhJmkMbp6Hb541IUzXWjBSDXQjebIiHXj4DOJ8Hit99pBG23683Ok8p-8gb1B07gaq8rDBhv6JcoRZSnZJKsQykXTwPP2Tph-AhgvgVU_WlpX8doth9D4aFElpWnuN9B3aRL2lUcqG/s1600/main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifCuhJmkMbp6Hb541IUzXWjBSDXQjebIiHXj4DOJ8Hit99pBG23683Ok8p-8gb1B07gaq8rDBhv6JcoRZSnZJKsQykXTwPP2Tph-AhgvgVU_WlpX8doth9D4aFElpWnuN9B3aRL2lUcqG/s320/main.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=channing+tatum+in+coach+carter&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=sq&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1189&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=EIwM3h6dJfwmMM:&imgrefurl=http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/channing-tatum-one-to-watch_200604263712.html&docid=bH4AGcMi6bVH8M&w=267&h=400&ei=R86TTvW0I6KOigLWhZX2BA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=3253&page=1&tbnh=120&tbnw=78&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=45&ty=32">Mediablvd </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Paul Walker </b>as Lance Harbor, <i>Varsity Blues</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back when Paul Walker was a baby he played a Texas QB, charming the screen with his perfect smile and baby blues. <i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNykXaWbGLiOLpYLTcs-mJ2zpe_-BMBegvR7XXJYLX-o1LhexXZqWPBF7Z_sf3ewB4u7_U2-ryqBuvxAVPbQ1TXORuGSG9pg-s9qBtfgk93VvpfZFTDXHSRu4wg8YrP8nWI9TGFwCszL6/s1600/VarsityBluesSlide7-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNykXaWbGLiOLpYLTcs-mJ2zpe_-BMBegvR7XXJYLX-o1LhexXZqWPBF7Z_sf3ewB4u7_U2-ryqBuvxAVPbQ1TXORuGSG9pg-s9qBtfgk93VvpfZFTDXHSRu4wg8YrP8nWI9TGFwCszL6/s320/VarsityBluesSlide7-300.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/movies/varsity-blues/">Cinema Source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Matthew Davis</b> as Matt Tollman, <i>Blue Crush</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember this bombshell from the chick flick <i>Blue Crush</i>? He may have been a one-hit wonder, but what a hit it was.<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Xkb15cmvH09Ls-jP0T_uL1CbgO1_z47e1po3-FzqrhC2SM0A5okkpD95AHjzOiGUQS2LzNtpJQVgaY0nOrHNmz1gBpjDnpKBT5nN1lTf5q9R1gDV9x4dL9v1hHqrFSFxN7JN1_eLXaW/s1600/2002_blue_crush_014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Xkb15cmvH09Ls-jP0T_uL1CbgO1_z47e1po3-FzqrhC2SM0A5okkpD95AHjzOiGUQS2LzNtpJQVgaY0nOrHNmz1gBpjDnpKBT5nN1lTf5q9R1gDV9x4dL9v1hHqrFSFxN7JN1_eLXaW/s320/2002_blue_crush_014.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2002_blue_crush_014.html">All Movie Photo</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Freddie Prinze Jr.</b> as Ryan Dunne, <i>Summer Catch</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">This brings me back to my obsession with him in my early years, as he was a token crush for any girl in the late '90s. Although this movie wasn't one for the books, Freddie sure made up for it.<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcysC9ri3IDUKMb3xclq-Y8Zwbn-EXwpKvjzaCjdTlk_PTv51YeRP7JidiE4eEVz6lRrGHXnWk2na1HgcrvXcNeK339Vxx7IAsO09hIwjedxqgPJOGk3Fe1quv8PATGDqgceda6yRordxF/s1600/freddie_prinze_jr_summer_catch_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcysC9ri3IDUKMb3xclq-Y8Zwbn-EXwpKvjzaCjdTlk_PTv51YeRP7JidiE4eEVz6lRrGHXnWk2na1HgcrvXcNeK339Vxx7IAsO09hIwjedxqgPJOGk3Fe1quv8PATGDqgceda6yRordxF/s320/freddie_prinze_jr_summer_catch_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=summer+catch+freddie+prinze+jr&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=69&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1189&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=-dl0nv87cEUDOM:&imgrefurl=http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/freddie_prinze_jr_summer_catch_001.html&docid=du5xhl6ThU_dtM&w=500&h=329&ei=79KTTvzuMOSWiQLsiIWhBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=2413&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=176&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=56&ty=49">All Movie Photo</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So next time you're about to pop in a DVD with your man (or without), agree with a sports theme and enjoy these lovely leading men.<br />
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<b>Also, please <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.shape.com/fitness/shape-best-blogger-awards-top-20-blogs-sports-nuts?page=4">VOTE</a> </span>once a day, everyday. </b></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-48945259992861337342011-10-10T08:29:00.000-07:002011-10-10T08:32:33.653-07:00Latest Lines<div style="text-align: center;">While enjoying football over burritos and beer yesterday, a couple of my girlfriends asked to give them a quick rundown on what was going on in the games. They were headed to meet up with guys of their liking and wanted to sound super sporty. They were actually trying to watch the games and understand, but they were seeking a little extra help to unscramble the overwhelming madness of football.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here I am, offering some of the biggest happenings in the world of sports this week. Use these as a pickup line, or as a simple checklist of what to know this week—it's up to you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis, died this weekend at the age of 82. He was a legend not only in the hearts of Raiders fans, but throughout the NFL and the game of football.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B0SBOLvWh7bTjzvYCsQH66jxAFLZf3tL_1O1QMmfq4enOtfLaez5aAoiohJlrKJjJjFKCFUC7UeOCjSl66T7tLK7iykE9TaXOxuCDhieU0bPqFW1rj-P0qn4PYkPCKolXKAiikIz9BgC/s1600/Al_Davis_Oakland_raiders-450x350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B0SBOLvWh7bTjzvYCsQH66jxAFLZf3tL_1O1QMmfq4enOtfLaez5aAoiohJlrKJjJjFKCFUC7UeOCjSl66T7tLK7iykE9TaXOxuCDhieU0bPqFW1rj-P0qn4PYkPCKolXKAiikIz9BgC/s400/Al_Davis_Oakland_raiders-450x350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/al-davis-of-oakland-raiders-dies/">Nation News</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. The San Francisco 49ers (who weren't expected to be anything great this year), absolutely killed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and took their record to 4-1 this season. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. The <a href="http://www.nhl.com/">NHL</a> kicked off their season late last week. The Boston Bruins will try to hold on to their Stanley Cup title as champions from last season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmGmf4QjGIvutAu4p-9wzEKdoyg9JeB4UhSrjScW5fBZ4ZHfyGIsxGZ90Fk26VDr_nIzgwnU9xfrh38nwD8IYmYjNNUH7QJ-r3ywWOUxRalXvlYUkNCRAFdxqQGSrPZOuFJMlmBqBe3TY/s1600/FrozenMoment_100911_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmGmf4QjGIvutAu4p-9wzEKdoyg9JeB4UhSrjScW5fBZ4ZHfyGIsxGZ90Fk26VDr_nIzgwnU9xfrh38nwD8IYmYjNNUH7QJ-r3ywWOUxRalXvlYUkNCRAFdxqQGSrPZOuFJMlmBqBe3TY/s400/FrozenMoment_100911_std.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/gallerylanding.htm#?navid=nav-nws-glry">NHL</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, the backup QB for the Denver Broncos (who seriously loves God and has been riding the bench since being drafted) looked like a star and may be the new starting QB in Denver. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. The final four teams in the <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp">MLB</a> are the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers. Brewers are up on the Cardinals 1-0 and the Rangers are up on the Tigers 1-0.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUHVvFkl-g0yTygcf7qbpNlcZZKnaRPKXeEs4hKVmaj56Pc8qkJOhrlIo3svc9_zO7qhxV6Jj9VyTLCUqLCfo-hYAbFVmqrhKf9vK3ccClop-26QHBNiA2lvyRSQ9Dw5MQunrFjWd1_kJ/s1600/princex-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUHVvFkl-g0yTygcf7qbpNlcZZKnaRPKXeEs4hKVmaj56Pc8qkJOhrlIo3svc9_zO7qhxV6Jj9VyTLCUqLCfo-hYAbFVmqrhKf9vK3ccClop-26QHBNiA2lvyRSQ9Dw5MQunrFjWd1_kJ/s400/princex-large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/daily-pitch/2011/10/09/princex-large.jpg">USA Today</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. This weekend kicked off the first week of "bye" weeks for the NFL. A bye week basically means a week off for that football team and every team will have one this season. Make sure to make adjustments on your fantasy team if needed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a> of the Minnesota Vikings scored three touchdowns in the first quarter of his game Sunday. He is <i>the</i> man and if you have him on your fantasy team like I do, we owe him a huge "thank you!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfudULKTn6pnedmi-6v_DLnNX6MK6057gPTB07xFNDBkFwDH27NXIwA8aY4Yni5IDzS_LHlefw4rRmQ64ruPTk7sNabTp35uMv-tMJBGjEj-SE-q7m9P6cuopHoxjN6l3dHiqago_-eng/s1600/Peterson-powers-Vikings-to-win-vs-Cardinals-J3F73RF-x-large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfudULKTn6pnedmi-6v_DLnNX6MK6057gPTB07xFNDBkFwDH27NXIwA8aY4Yni5IDzS_LHlefw4rRmQ64ruPTk7sNabTp35uMv-tMJBGjEj-SE-q7m9P6cuopHoxjN6l3dHiqago_-eng/s400/Peterson-powers-Vikings-to-win-vs-Cardinals-J3F73RF-x-large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=adrian+peterson+three+touchdowns+vs+cardinals&hl=en&gl=us&biw=1280&bih=621&tbm=isch&tbnid=P03J-2-jHg6GGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2011-10-09/vikings-cardinals/50711576/1&docid=JPQ2Gy-bBeI5lM&w=490&h=360&ei=c3CSTvyTHJHJiQKV5YnMCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=274&page=1&tbnh=127&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=18&ty=44">USA Today</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. The Green Bay Packers (5-0) and the Detroit Lions (4-0) are the only undefeated teams left in the NFL. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">9. The <a href="http://www.nba.com/home/index.html">NBA</a> is still currently in a lockout, with many stars looking overseas for contracts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>And the most important thing this week...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">10. The San Diego Chargers beat the Denver Broncos (though barely!) and took their record to 4-1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi1pmWIqoZVYXhbU1Wsl9p1BCAKV-m5GLo-ttA_baxOLOBZi7JpsKPPWkZG6vNZpUlj6-904JtxPGidczMp7D0_QoWQLB0Ro13tATA8Wo_bQPchVwae8kEjSJewUG9QPRl3Tw5t9InNrq/s1600/09000d5d822fa008_gallery_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi1pmWIqoZVYXhbU1Wsl9p1BCAKV-m5GLo-ttA_baxOLOBZi7JpsKPPWkZG6vNZpUlj6-904JtxPGidczMp7D0_QoWQLB0Ro13tATA8Wo_bQPchVwae8kEjSJewUG9QPRl3Tw5t9InNrq/s400/09000d5d822fa008_gallery_600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.nfl.com/photos/09000d5d822f2361#id:09000d5d822fbce3">NFL</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy using these to impress a babe or to feed your inner sports star. Catch the Monday Night Football game tonight to see if the Detroit Lions can hold on to their perfect season, while taking on the Chicago Bears.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Back to normal sporty stuff ASAP! Have a great weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You didn't think I'd leave you without a little Friday afternoon goodness did you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ladies, meet <b>David Wright of the New York Mets</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmoEhcTm5bmM0qtjee8BgJ_vnhNT1Od7B2gVHPcSgYNAfC6gg7R4d8N3qeT5Nx9vPw-7PzbmQP92_dEpiDvnKABmp6m7qCw91G4z6zmOCfw8Finl7ABgmGdI3A-aneh_b4ip9066iwNjA/s1600/david-wright-670x350_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmoEhcTm5bmM0qtjee8BgJ_vnhNT1Od7B2gVHPcSgYNAfC6gg7R4d8N3qeT5Nx9vPw-7PzbmQP92_dEpiDvnKABmp6m7qCw91G4z6zmOCfw8Finl7ABgmGdI3A-aneh_b4ip9066iwNjA/s400/david-wright-670x350_001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=david+wright&start=40&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=dpH&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1383&bih=716&tbm=isch&tbnid=TVpvOuXfblWo6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/celebrity/david-wright&docid=NFI5YTs89dvC1M&w=655&h=343&ei=1l2PTq6AE6PhsQK63PSWAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=269&sqi=2&page=3&tbnh=102&tbnw=195&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:40&tx=99&ty=24">Mens Health</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thanks everyone!</i></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-72824264985572170782011-10-06T07:08:00.000-07:002011-10-06T07:09:08.918-07:00NFL Goes Pink<div style="text-align: center;">Notice anything extra cute about the boys playing football recently? From gloves, to mouth guards, and of course shoes, NFL stars were sporting neon pink all weekend long.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxF0GrWD89z4n72k_R9a2jIMIq_IHd2mhRlcqJC_8xNvC_pdgtH4skwB1ZEfBSsMnkQu-GWs7ztJmzJs0Ik6nNtiP1EtkHCtshnv3Tck9qJ18c2c_Bj_REetbA7g2FXlomikvyaAwUW6E/s1600/s09_weekd1pg-horizontal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxF0GrWD89z4n72k_R9a2jIMIq_IHd2mhRlcqJC_8xNvC_pdgtH4skwB1ZEfBSsMnkQu-GWs7ztJmzJs0Ik6nNtiP1EtkHCtshnv3Tck9qJ18c2c_Bj_REetbA7g2FXlomikvyaAwUW6E/s320/s09_weekd1pg-horizontal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Breast+Cancer+Awareness">USA Today</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the past few Octobers the NFL has teamed up with the American Cancer Society for a month-long campaign called "A Crucial Catch." Players, coaches, and NFL staff have the chance to raise awareness for Breast Cancer by wearing pink. The more pink each player wears the better, as these items are <a href="http://www.nflauction.nfl.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/User?id=BCA_NFL&wl=65664914&type=A">being actioned</a> off and money will be given to team charities and the Cancer Society. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Antonio Garay, San Diego Chargers</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOri-dicuFhl8m6Nq9XooknhQsF5mfehFXq3-f3foB0EhR4_tJrjBHzA_ZnwR5O_AV3UTMnfRRcH_zxJyCLh1IgxcadjZvbsawHsW3ePRBJBPJjKqp1Fl781BLIzsUW07hIwRVgX8N_jtk/s1600/nflbreastcancer_AP111002070_620x350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOri-dicuFhl8m6Nq9XooknhQsF5mfehFXq3-f3foB0EhR4_tJrjBHzA_ZnwR5O_AV3UTMnfRRcH_zxJyCLh1IgxcadjZvbsawHsW3ePRBJBPJjKqp1Fl781BLIzsUW07hIwRVgX8N_jtk/s320/nflbreastcancer_AP111002070_620x350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20114965-10391704.html">CBS News</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4NlFa4Gh3chJJzD_2-cTdLGIQY0bniWN8R8e8S1QG9f_s-kw8fQD28Chy6bv2nJU9DevgTATJikwp37y90yuwxgE7pIWmsdfRUgQ2xXTmDCp6hJNSBBnCZVUo9R-O8D3TJt5h9y3PJS1/s1600/a5ec8ac0f12dc39b52a9093b97d121f4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4NlFa4Gh3chJJzD_2-cTdLGIQY0bniWN8R8e8S1QG9f_s-kw8fQD28Chy6bv2nJU9DevgTATJikwp37y90yuwxgE7pIWmsdfRUgQ2xXTmDCp6hJNSBBnCZVUo9R-O8D3TJt5h9y3PJS1/s320/a5ec8ac0f12dc39b52a9093b97d121f4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-fitness-and-health-in-national/nfl-cheerleader-pics-more-than-pink-pom-poms-for-breast-cancer-awareness-picture?slide=24476641#slide=24476641">Examiner</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Want to help out but not a football stud? Here is what I'll be picking up this week to help support our lady lumps and the NFL. And even though I'm not a huge fan of girly sports gear (or guys in pink), this is definitely an exception. Props to the players and those of you helping to fight the battle!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Find your own team's gear and learn all about the campaign <a href="http://www.nfl.com/pink">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Follow Cosmos&Cleats on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cosmos-Cleats/141235992591929">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/COSMOSandCLEATS">Twitter </a></b></span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-52816819039375310402011-10-04T08:06:00.000-07:002011-10-04T08:07:26.392-07:00Postseason Players<div style="text-align: center;"> I'll have to admit that my mind has been solely focused on football—on and off this blog—but with baseball season at its peak, it's time for some baseball love. My apologies to those who are completely sick of my everything-football posts, but with the Padres' season long gone, I had to switch my focus to avoid serious depression. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a crazy past week of baseball, some teams are starting to drop like flies, while others continue forward towards the World Series. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tampa Bay celebrates winning the AL wild-card spot</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmJcsRsY2zWg7K05-8o6lksWC7BxPItxhh9dB-XtwnZdyVeNRxhm63VZNsVxhHEcPTB91r2ShaqCsoMWX4a3DBmuFYjIGS4rMscqQdC__-U5ZivMPrEqHh-ANEGLJG6LLrYei5jwnAh6M/s1600/10091232-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmJcsRsY2zWg7K05-8o6lksWC7BxPItxhh9dB-XtwnZdyVeNRxhm63VZNsVxhHEcPTB91r2ShaqCsoMWX4a3DBmuFYjIGS4rMscqQdC__-U5ZivMPrEqHh-ANEGLJG6LLrYei5jwnAh6M/s400/10091232-large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://nj.com/">NJ.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a little run down on the current MLB sitch: Wild-card spots<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (no freaking clue what a wild card is?—<a href="http://cosmosandcleats.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html">click here</a>)</span> have been won, and there are <b>eight teams left in the running</b>. Four teams from the American League and four teams from the National League. This is called the AL and NL Division Series and which ever teams win three games first move on to the next round, the AL and NL Division Championships.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>American League</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays </b><br />
[Texas leads series 2-1]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers</b><br />
[Detroit leads series 2-1] </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br />
</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>National League</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies</b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">[Milwaukee leads series 2-0]<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After this week, four teams will be left (two from each league). There will eventually be one team left from each league and they will play in the World Series—but more on that later. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm personally hoping for Detroit (shout out to my Michigan fam!) to take home the ring this year, but you can't beat a face like Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels <span style="font-size: x-small;">(above)</span>. Enjoy the end of baseball and all the babes that come with it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Schedule of games</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-83211208979991992802011-09-29T07:37:00.000-07:002011-10-05T21:34:58.852-07:00You Play Ball Like a Girl<div style="text-align: center;">As much as male athletes pride themselves on being totally manly and tough, there are several habits these men do to bring out their girly side.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Public Displays of Affection</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though girls are usually the ones who crave showing love for their partner in public, athletes of all sports love to show theirs—butt cheeks included.<br />
<b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Napoli">Mike Napoli</a> (Texas Rangers) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Garland">Jon Garland</a> (now with the Dodgers) </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREoZYh1H2dNnV78ANobTuciBr36G3CCvNUyEBRJ7aOuOuLwZ0KHxJrQeW2XF0ldoVWbTYUviDf0qQ9kWlCvhvM8cbrZ7E8DnAl0N0R1LyAjUX-0EZFzpBKT0LasTdcIaaIl6A_NULb5je/s1600/ept_sports_mlb_experts-210696371-1220025565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREoZYh1H2dNnV78ANobTuciBr36G3CCvNUyEBRJ7aOuOuLwZ0KHxJrQeW2XF0ldoVWbTYUviDf0qQ9kWlCvhvM8cbrZ7E8DnAl0N0R1LyAjUX-0EZFzpBKT0LasTdcIaaIl6A_NULb5je/s320/ept_sports_mlb_experts-210696371-1220025565.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://whentheunderdogwins.wordpress.com/page/2/">Wordpress</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Emotion</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Females are usually the more emotional sex, but big boys cry too—right LeBron?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James">LeBron James</a>, Miami Heat</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7UQALnh9Q7x8em5thLqOj7WKl4wG2ihhFuaUfHoq6Cfz_7rs0mBGD07eF0SaCKIYhWMh5qhZtpet0AxKX8zuCJ4VJkYAd9PxEZUpDoEHoRElP8TXpOaMqr17Myrh_dHudEjN_bHRlmyI/s1600/lebron-james-cry_original_display_image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7UQALnh9Q7x8em5thLqOj7WKl4wG2ihhFuaUfHoq6Cfz_7rs0mBGD07eF0SaCKIYhWMh5qhZtpet0AxKX8zuCJ4VJkYAd9PxEZUpDoEHoRElP8TXpOaMqr17Myrh_dHudEjN_bHRlmyI/s320/lebron-james-cry_original_display_image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/631251-10-biggest-criers-in-sports">Bleacher Report</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3. Modeling</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Supermodels started as extra-stunning females, but now the trend has leaked to athletes of all kinds. Though I am <i>NOT</i> complaining with the new version of Marky Mark below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_sanchez">Mark Sanchez</a>, New York Jets </span> </i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWqX8gKOtazCa6y6qp1aZhBRKItm18IPH2dDBTXuuXn_7EXHTacrl5S9TuvyxSdeP0wxVSA-rLnLIYsMcYiPoJxIt3GJq6ZaepDcemC4uXhpZFQarXaho1-fs75LamVyi8NIaMmXqc0fK/s1600/85116_1261519108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWqX8gKOtazCa6y6qp1aZhBRKItm18IPH2dDBTXuuXn_7EXHTacrl5S9TuvyxSdeP0wxVSA-rLnLIYsMcYiPoJxIt3GJq6ZaepDcemC4uXhpZFQarXaho1-fs75LamVyi8NIaMmXqc0fK/s320/85116_1261519108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.stylecaster.com/celebrity/6949/top-10-sexiest-male-athletes-2009">Style Caster</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Dancing</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although groovin' is usually a guy's worst nightmare and a girl's favorite past time, some athletes can't help but to shake what their mama gave them (even in sparkles and deep-V's.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Ochocinco">Chad Ochocinco</a>, New England Patriots</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8dE0AcQuBhtU3YLgKBk0eLd-Z21EmgStQuscSvtk1nIaC1ZwCnPAQv4YMYOV5v0pJszNw8KS3qY7NpB3HBq8Yrit4Hd2_bZGutqi07INqYOUEbIo6Rf7hbY31tfm2WJEDP2FnNDFlca/s1600/athlet-act_ochocinco_display_image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM8dE0AcQuBhtU3YLgKBk0eLd-Z21EmgStQuscSvtk1nIaC1ZwCnPAQv4YMYOV5v0pJszNw8KS3qY7NpB3HBq8Yrit4Hd2_bZGutqi07INqYOUEbIo6Rf7hbY31tfm2WJEDP2FnNDFlca/s320/athlet-act_ochocinco_display_image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=athletes+acting+like+girls&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=rEm&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=618&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=t4p4SmQT7GVGtM:&imgrefurl=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/422016-top-10-athletes-who-should-take-up-acting&docid=-meCgz24XHQYKM&w=350&h=263&ei=qZqCTpijOdLciAKb86z6DA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=330&page=3&tbnh=124&tbnw=166&start=42&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:42&tx=101&ty=46">Bleacher Report</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>5. Crop Tops</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The infamous belly shirts are slowly making their way back into the fashion world, and athletes are completely on board with this show-it-all trend. Leave it to the high school girls, fellas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Cunningham">Jermaine Cunningham</a>, New England Patriots</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tT5qRcM4RlJQ7yENkF0i82uh99L_Zn_z-oaTYOETdZwYNUwN2gLn3s5k8LWNbL-6utL_ikU2lPpomn2UVAxbifAEfJVMzRbcFjiUVNnhhUANI9xh5Yin_6j7DLvGNgHmPUJPsvfBPEl5/s1600/226487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tT5qRcM4RlJQ7yENkF0i82uh99L_Zn_z-oaTYOETdZwYNUwN2gLn3s5k8LWNbL-6utL_ikU2lPpomn2UVAxbifAEfJVMzRbcFjiUVNnhhUANI9xh5Yin_6j7DLvGNgHmPUJPsvfBPEl5/s1600/226487.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=athlete+in+crop+top&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=t56&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=618&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=HG7WB2_nZ5rDFM:&imgrefurl=http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D409515%26postdays%3D0%26postorder%3Dasc%26start%3D45&docid=14VSilH0Tgab_M&w=220&h=304&ei=gJ2CTqSiAcPKiAL41qmqDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=673&vpy=124&dur=21&hovh=243&hovw=176&tx=85&ty=101&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=78&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0">Football's Future</a></span><br />
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But who can blame these guys for wanting to be more like the better of the two sexes? <i>Just</i> kidding, boys.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's a little clip of the all-time best quote of "you play ball like a girl" to get you through this Thursday morning. Enjoy!</span></span></i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gVscCNZsYSY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-79696277175393578492011-09-27T09:25:00.000-07:002011-10-05T21:22:41.895-07:00Football FAQs<div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks ago I did the first post of <a href="http://cosmosandcleats.blogspot.com/2011/08/baseball-faqs.html">baseball FAQs</a> and now it's time for Round 2. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since football season is in full swing, I can only guess that you're surrounded by football crazed men everywhere you turn. Read below and you'll be a bit closer to understanding the complicated world of the sport.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: What do the yellow and blue lines mean on the field?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A:<i> </i></b>Those lines are actually computer generated and only appear on TV—not on the actual field. The blue line represents the line of scrimmage, or where the players and the ball is starting from. The yellow line represents how far the offense needs to go to receive a first down. (Tip: The players have four tries to get this first down.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: Why do I hear my guy talking about wanting his team to lose all their games?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A: </b>He is most likely talking about wanting his team to have the worst record in the NFL, so that they get the top pick in next year's draft. (Tip: The first pick of next year is probably Stanford QB, Andrew Luck.) Basically, the team that does the worst each year gets to pick first at the draft the following year and can end up with the next franchise superstar. You usually only hear fans wish this upon their team when they are <i>really </i>bad or <i>really</i> need that first draft pick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: What's the difference between a punt and a kickoff?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A: </b><i>Punts: </i>These are kicked when the team didn't score, and/or didn't make it to a first down. The team who was just trying to score punts to the opposite team. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kickoff:</i> These are done at the start of each half and after teams score. You then kickoff to the opposing team. More <a href="http://askville.amazon.com/difference-punt-kick-off-return/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5833742">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Q: Why do some states have so many teams and some none? Which state has the most teams?</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>A: </b>It mainly has to do with profit—Montana might not bring in as many viewers, aka cash, to the owners and players of the team in a city like New York.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">California, Florida and New York all have three teams (with California having two in the Bay Area—only 20 minutes from each other, and two of NY's teams actually play in New Jersey.)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: What's the difference between the AFC and the NFC? </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A: </b>They are each a conference that make up the NFL. There are 16 teams in each conference, making up 32 teams in the NFL. (Tip: Each conference then breaks down into four divisions: West, East, South, North—four teams per division.) A team from each conference will go on to play each other in the Super Bowl. More <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_NFC_and_AFC_stand_for_in_football">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: How long is the NFL season?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A: </b>Preseason starts in August and the Super Bowl is played in early February. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully these help you on the way to being super sporty (and help to get you off your boyfriends back—you're welcome boys!) Now head to the local watering hole on Sunday to totally impress a babe sporting jersey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Email me with any questions that I didn't get to.</i></span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-21664692176686972442011-09-26T09:40:00.000-07:002011-09-26T09:50:25.556-07:00Would you Rather?<div style="text-align: center;">I recently asked some girlfriends to play a simple game of "Would you rather...?" with me. Though some questions were nasty and aggressive, the girls got through the game with entertaining answers. Thanks for all who played!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Party with QB Mark Sanchez or Aaron Rodgers?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">With an overwhelming landslide (mainly due to his Chico upbringing, which means he can obviously party like the best of them) girls chose this Super Bowl winner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer:</b> Aaron Rodgers Chico style—meaning getting wasted and making out in public places.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny13qKs_1b5H55pr0digOWT8GdNox1LULqy3vJh6joemZhdu9Ku3FWNlHWyh7FC67rAd7Falx0cDc-ZXGeavcdrZVlks_syKAMr7ui69idLIXQ0Wp0o6DDuib06snz_D-yE9TXwKg0rpz/s1600/aaron-rodgers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny13qKs_1b5H55pr0digOWT8GdNox1LULqy3vJh6joemZhdu9Ku3FWNlHWyh7FC67rAd7Falx0cDc-ZXGeavcdrZVlks_syKAMr7ui69idLIXQ0Wp0o6DDuib06snz_D-yE9TXwKg0rpz/s320/aaron-rodgers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=aaron+rodgers+partying&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1253&bih=327&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=EpHFbvyHwifoXM:&imgrefurl=http://larrybrownsports.com/tag/aaron-rodgers&docid=F0nwMBcKjbN8wM&w=555&h=348&ei=KgJ6TrqmHYbiiALEoNGlDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=272&page=15&tbnh=166&tbnw=219&start=87&ndsp=5&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:87&tx=68&ty=37">Larry Brown</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Make out with Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriquez?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a battle of the Yankees here, but Jeter won by a few votes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer:</b> Derek Jeter so I could get sloppy seconds of Minka Kelly.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Watch a whole tennis match or a round of golf?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though a lot of the girls threw in a remark that they'd rather die than do either, tennis was the winner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Get proposed to at your favorite team's game or in private?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unlike me, a huge majority of my friends would rather have their guy on one knee in private. (BORING!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer: </b>Private. Can't jump his bones at a game, obvi.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Hang with hockey wife Carrie Underwood or Hilary Duff?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though both of these girls seem fun in their own way, more answers went to Hil.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer: </b>Hilary. She seems like she likes to party more/maybe likes to actually eat.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL467JJdfBf4FrrMlsCWbRwfIub6iMRrc5vfM1t1-Aiut2oVuUV9SEH1ADM6eeLKQ3GQaVvFNO1qDFHjlIyliMvs5zBJz3Nm6O68OdIPALXMnnrH1g1mr9tJ0PBJDQMfM-g10CIXgk2G8/s1600/hilary-duff-carrie-underwood-hockey-game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL467JJdfBf4FrrMlsCWbRwfIub6iMRrc5vfM1t1-Aiut2oVuUV9SEH1ADM6eeLKQ3GQaVvFNO1qDFHjlIyliMvs5zBJz3Nm6O68OdIPALXMnnrH1g1mr9tJ0PBJDQMfM-g10CIXgk2G8/s1600/hilary-duff-carrie-underwood-hockey-game.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=hilary+duff+hockey&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1253&bih=327&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=9sURVyXhMTnySM:&imgrefurl=http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/12/hilary-duff-carrie-underwood-hockey-game/&docid=RQeYU-pJTc970M&w=300&h=300&ei=yQJ6Tpv0E-fiiAKJqLHDDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=633&vpy=-10&dur=908&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=111&ty=141&page=1&tbnh=162&tbnw=157&start=0&ndsp=6&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0">Just Jared</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Have your team win a Super Bowl/World Series/NBA Title/Stanley Cup, etc., or win $10,000?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, not with me here, as I'd do just about anything for the Bolts to take home a ring, but more of my friends would rather have the money. (Can you say selfish, girls?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Date/marry a guy who was obsessed with basketball or baseball?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seems like girls would rather have a baseball-loving lover.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a guy tell you that you looked like Tim Linecum or Clay Matthews?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though torn between both guys and the answer of "neither," more ladies went with Timmy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer: </b>I love Timmy. I'd love to skin him and wear him.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmgMkDt5sxGlWjZaU9UByfuCXFRW1s-PGY5Tle2w9zFRf0odmwo2w15Q-lfPe9nrSZkFODUjaiuZyJuScVOX43yVoW2dLr_5SDSTJZQc12obJUexfCWcPwcqUeQ4pscp-Z7csO7nXVyS/s1600/90323314.jpg.12774.0_crop_340x234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmgMkDt5sxGlWjZaU9UByfuCXFRW1s-PGY5Tle2w9zFRf0odmwo2w15Q-lfPe9nrSZkFODUjaiuZyJuScVOX43yVoW2dLr_5SDSTJZQc12obJUexfCWcPwcqUeQ4pscp-Z7csO7nXVyS/s320/90323314.jpg.12774.0_crop_340x234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tim+lincecum&start=77&num=10&hl=en&rlz=1G1ACGW_ENUS330&biw=1253&bih=327&tbm=isch&tbnid=ySTFjLtlHluolM:&imgrefurl=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285079-tim-lincecum-cited-for-marijuana-possession-cue-outraged-media&docid=GXxp1zJLSjAJ0M&w=340&h=234&ei=sgF6TpzBKKPSiALB1qi4Dw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=341&sqi=2&page=6&tbnh=77&tbnw=112&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:77&tx=91&ty=37">Bleacher Report</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Wear a jersey or a cute team t-shirt to a game?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> More of my girls prefer a cute team T, but jersey was almost a tie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br />
<b><b>Be an NBA or an NFL wife?</b></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">More chose the football wifey title, even though there were some reservations both ways.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer:</b> I'm 98% sure I'd be cheated on either way, so I might as well pick the sport I enjoy being a part of more—football!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Go on a date with Kardashian hubby Lamar Odom or Kris Humphries?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like Lammy is more of a ladies man than Kris—he was the clear winner here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><b>Lick Brian Wilson's face (beard included) or Tom Brady's hair? </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the fear of finding out what's hiding behind B. Wilson's beard, more girls went for the lick of the locks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer: </b>Well, this is basically a question of if I want the herps or not. And since I don't, I won't be touching the beard.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3joshySK2E1VotNCACOnPtxFhcafjpYFuR5UROXQCQc4YFuaMc47zhmwx-L68plJNTkkxICYXEIvlsAt39veCzK6m6PY6mppVqe6j6jsEobSZ0oZdLzlpdHHVL_PTt_xovVrSG9uLuy8r/s1600/deuce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3joshySK2E1VotNCACOnPtxFhcafjpYFuR5UROXQCQc4YFuaMc47zhmwx-L68plJNTkkxICYXEIvlsAt39veCzK6m6PY6mppVqe6j6jsEobSZ0oZdLzlpdHHVL_PTt_xovVrSG9uLuy8r/s320/deuce.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+brady+hair&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1253&bih=327&tbm=isch&tbnid=w0cWKKgB2bul1M:&imgrefurl=http://www.zeitgeistyreport.com/breaking-news/2010/06/16/tom-brady-gets-his-hair-cut-like-justin-bieber/&docid=m6KjWVx74WqE6M&w=450&h=499&ei=TgN6TqGHNurmiAKL_pzhDw&zoom=1">Zeitgeisty Report</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a guy take you to a game on a first date or to dinner and drinks?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily for the guys, it looks like females prefer games for date number one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Be a Raiders or a Yankees fan?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rough question, I know, but my girls chose the Yankees. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>*Best answer: </b>Ew, I just threw up in my mouth.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Be married to David Beckham or Kobe Bryant?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like this was a stupid question because it was about 30/1 to Becks. Might have something to do with Kobe's cheating ways or David's abs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1DbaLyJQ1dBg6vc91nZtdi8iCsV9w5zPl_I6R-_Hw8VAlKIj4-31VvwwaSWpAMALqA0rby63ffqyHiSQEpiKyvLXdZUOSssZ-W5U2YACsLwBoY1IEDgNSqqXxKtlIdMNA1o_-aQi63E/s1600/David-Beckham-Tattoo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1DbaLyJQ1dBg6vc91nZtdi8iCsV9w5zPl_I6R-_Hw8VAlKIj4-31VvwwaSWpAMALqA0rby63ffqyHiSQEpiKyvLXdZUOSssZ-W5U2YACsLwBoY1IEDgNSqqXxKtlIdMNA1o_-aQi63E/s320/David-Beckham-Tattoo5.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=david+beckham&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1253&bih=327&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuo&tbnid=UH5QXUOMiC7KgM:&imgrefurl=http://jannan-davidbeckham.blogspot.com/2011/05/david-beckham_9828.html&docid=pGL9qzST_j-SZM&w=336&h=385&ei=xwN6Ts2LDu_ciAL97sXIDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=294&page=2&tbnh=83&tbnw=78&start=8&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:8&tx=45&ty=72">Blogspot</a></span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-5047940049667593242011-09-23T06:46:00.000-07:002011-09-23T06:46:59.787-07:00Moneyball Premiere<div style="text-align: center;">Stranded with no plans on this glorious Friday? No sweat. One of the most anticipated<b> </b>(and sports friendly!) movies of the year makes it debut today and it's the perfect way to start off your weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the true story of the broke Oakland A's in the early 2000's and general manager Billy Beane's unique out-of-the-box attitude. The movie has been getting great reviews and critics are even throwing the "Oscar" word around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not into sports flicks but your guy is? Here are a couple reasons why you won't be disappointed with Moneyball.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. The main character is played by the one and only Brad Pitt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsuJCfbMFsUBXZgGdixohtzLxEQauCQlqogUnmB_kVzQ6_DcL3HMEyb_GA7sYShiftnUq4BCFRsYonjp518l4_DOxWpBFwoTO9kCNivQVgiiBJWVHxCRP0MawQ6ZBfdgoYJLQoxyaOjwa/s1600/brad-pitt-hollywood-hills-home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsuJCfbMFsUBXZgGdixohtzLxEQauCQlqogUnmB_kVzQ6_DcL3HMEyb_GA7sYShiftnUq4BCFRsYonjp518l4_DOxWpBFwoTO9kCNivQVgiiBJWVHxCRP0MawQ6ZBfdgoYJLQoxyaOjwa/s320/brad-pitt-hollywood-hills-home.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=brad+pitt&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Fsb&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=621&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuol&tbnid=VDheT_1sdw-BFM:&imgrefurl=http://justjared.buzznet.com/2006/06/27/brad-pitts-hollywood-hills-home/&docid=_N-_fS1Jnt_xNM&w=400&h=400&ei=d-97TrnUPM7OiALuqOiiDg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=242&page=2&tbnh=120&tbnw=124&start=29&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:29&tx=92&ty=66">Just Jared</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(OK, <i>I know</i> he doesn't quite look like this anymore, but he's still majorly hot.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. The newly fit Jonah Hill brings his charming humor to the screen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD14y4eBlLX0jnk13ypXfmIag9tt2spdheGIT_JPH54CHCqHR96-JvZgB-jNVA5QxOAi86KFX0EyV0nl4X92-GSXqw9aTifkuhZu4DqLl1WOW0eVFwR8KwJBmzx4PZZmtJB-21eQpzndd-/s1600/Jonah%252BHill%252BMoneyball%252BPremiere%252B2011%252BToronto%252BJg91nH_fV-3l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD14y4eBlLX0jnk13ypXfmIag9tt2spdheGIT_JPH54CHCqHR96-JvZgB-jNVA5QxOAi86KFX0EyV0nl4X92-GSXqw9aTifkuhZu4DqLl1WOW0eVFwR8KwJBmzx4PZZmtJB-21eQpzndd-/s320/Jonah%252BHill%252BMoneyball%252BPremiere%252B2011%252BToronto%252BJg91nH_fV-3l.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/1A6WxMp-m23/Moneyball+Premiere+2011+Toronto+International/Jg91nH_fV-3/Jonah+Hill">Zimbio</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Though he claims this movie is a lot different than his usual roles, he says there are still laughs to be had.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not even a huge movie fan and I plan on spending part of my weekend devoted to this film—popcorn and Milk Duds included, obvi.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your weekend! (And don't forget to set your fantasy teams and to spend your Sunday with the NFL.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cosmo Clue:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Moneyball comes out today!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Read everything Moneyball and find showtimes <a href="http://com/">here</a>.</span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-8439098416639154542011-09-20T09:46:00.000-07:002011-09-20T09:46:38.223-07:00Fashion Forward<div style="text-align: center;">Fashion Week rolled through NYC last week, and though there were a fair share of socialites and actors filling the showrooms, there was also a hefty amount of athletes taking it all in.<br />
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Whether they were there for the beautiful models, the publicity or they're serious fashionistas, jocks crowded the runway this season in New York.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">From NBA stars to tennis champs, here are some athletes who lined up for the next greatest trend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b><i>Miami Heat's LeBron James</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCQSRxRMydPpq8gdy5WGG-LVrbPyqEMuuM-u4pwVhVJxqjXKqckcQuVXx3Jl3JgLNWmwYfkcM21w8PyfhtvsZmBDFuI-Vg2f1mvJIihyphenhyphena3ebSYKjWpssY_ObGlWhvJT1WJjsEV81li6ox/s1600/Main6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCQSRxRMydPpq8gdy5WGG-LVrbPyqEMuuM-u4pwVhVJxqjXKqckcQuVXx3Jl3JgLNWmwYfkcM21w8PyfhtvsZmBDFuI-Vg2f1mvJIihyphenhyphena3ebSYKjWpssY_ObGlWhvJT1WJjsEV81li6ox/s320/Main6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (left)</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JvCV2jhW0HC_x1fKvN2FS89SkkAq61AayqUq_CfIGBaadKxZLLLKuhQ7cktpindAfQ_i90TU2liEI-K61k1vYIVhcqUtPaMM5AvDCFRYoMFBSngbgRazfla0P1SZPyPN_fBSHkf13IGv/s1600/Dwyane-Wade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JvCV2jhW0HC_x1fKvN2FS89SkkAq61AayqUq_CfIGBaadKxZLLLKuhQ7cktpindAfQ_i90TU2liEI-K61k1vYIVhcqUtPaMM5AvDCFRYoMFBSngbgRazfla0P1SZPyPN_fBSHkf13IGv/s320/Dwyane-Wade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNtYlm1Mir2TdIj0SZ7PFqIgjEvpyDbprNHyOsyg76OrdR0t4x0yAS9YF7MaURvf8qTGKTuJ7pOipM3qz_WSclSiwA549eFNcB7RBbSrkdT4F05SqJXa5KdWoetBUd_ttc2W95x6oa1HB/s1600/Carmelo-Anthony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNtYlm1Mir2TdIj0SZ7PFqIgjEvpyDbprNHyOsyg76OrdR0t4x0yAS9YF7MaURvf8qTGKTuJ7pOipM3qz_WSclSiwA549eFNcB7RBbSrkdT4F05SqJXa5KdWoetBUd_ttc2W95x6oa1HB/s320/Carmelo-Anthony.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Figure skater Johnny Weir (left)</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpXYkAA2fM8H5xPWzK9juZqZBLpSUjJRkd-9BWtCn08O7PUWeod8YcNuMEsc4xlSvM_4jzBZ7KiOVeB3cGBoT2e-mZumFyf7hbZXc2hvsKVJ8f-A62yLO_QtBQEsRTS2lgJEtwHErqmrl/s1600/Johnny-Weir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpXYkAA2fM8H5xPWzK9juZqZBLpSUjJRkd-9BWtCn08O7PUWeod8YcNuMEsc4xlSvM_4jzBZ7KiOVeB3cGBoT2e-mZumFyf7hbZXc2hvsKVJ8f-A62yLO_QtBQEsRTS2lgJEtwHErqmrl/s320/Johnny-Weir.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Free-agent NBA player Kris Humphries (and the always stunning Kim K)</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AVIRuOg68uyuioobHLW3MOjushpp4662hJXepZQ7erVfzfXQJc0ZuwqvOFi6pVmRWprGcdke08vFHeVWCnolaAXQftPcWF0Q4V-soJ5ZpbLMgtkCEMTl22Y-QkTxnLgdp5IZW-BclidY/s1600/Kris-Humphries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AVIRuOg68uyuioobHLW3MOjushpp4662hJXepZQ7erVfzfXQJc0ZuwqvOFi6pVmRWprGcdke08vFHeVWCnolaAXQftPcWF0Q4V-soJ5ZpbLMgtkCEMTl22Y-QkTxnLgdp5IZW-BclidY/s320/Kris-Humphries.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>And a female athlete looking gorg, Serena Williams</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGee33G8oQkMXx6eOfnjpRYPgbpo_OU9EVwW07crpB_yrGhqOhbwu4oDc5AxzjcS8J8vWSow_No1zUNTGcFALYtScS8a4n2m053LzAgv2ng4yo5dIJz1FM8p1bJo3fkZhyphenhyphenzw7hEeqmNT9/s1600/Serena-Williams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGee33G8oQkMXx6eOfnjpRYPgbpo_OU9EVwW07crpB_yrGhqOhbwu4oDc5AxzjcS8J8vWSow_No1zUNTGcFALYtScS8a4n2m053LzAgv2ng4yo5dIJz1FM8p1bJo3fkZhyphenhyphenzw7hEeqmNT9/s320/Serena-Williams.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via Getty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder what trend these players will be sporting this fall?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-17797368620469222772011-09-17T08:53:00.000-07:002011-09-17T08:53:54.827-07:00Guy Guest Post: NFL Week 2 Picks<div style="text-align: center;"><i>*This is Cosmo & Cleat's first guest post and it's actually from a GUY. One of the most clever, stubborn, yet awesome guys I know. And he knows his football. Read ahead for picks on Week 2 of the NFL season. Enjoy!*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, here it is—my guest post.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> How I ended up writing a guest blog post for Cosmos & Cleats you ask? I guess I have to blame it on a chance encounter nearly six years ago at Chico State (the Harvard of the West) when some strange girl wrapped in a Chargers blanket walked upstairs while a few of us were playing Madden—extremely intoxicated—at around 3 am. I proceeded to yell at this strange girl and explain to her how more superior the 9ers were over the Chargers. Obviously she thought I was loud, obnoxious and out of my mind. 100% correct. And thus began my friendship with the blog's creator...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> *Quick side note: Don't expect any home team bias from me, unlike the owner of this blog.</i><br />
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It's Week 2 in what I believe is going to be the strangest NFL season I have ever watched. Three main things to look for in Week 2:<br />
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1. <b>Tired Defenses</b> - NFL Defenses are out of shape (due to short training camps caused by the lockout) and playing in the humid South/East Coast is having an effect on the third and fourth quarters. QBs are killing defenses.<br />
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2. <b>Special Teams</b> - The NFL changed the kickoff rule this season pushing up kicks five yards—thinking it would be safer for players, but in all actuality we're seeing lots of touchdowns! Look for more in Week 2 from Darren Sproles, Ted Ginn Jr. and Leon Washington.<br />
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3. <b>Lots of passing yards</b> - Half the QBs in the "new, safer NFL" went for over 300+ yds. Look for this to continue. High scoring games are much more prevalent, which makes for more exciting football.<br />
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Now to the games. (Random nerdy fact courtesy of Trey Wingo (ESPN): <b>This is the first time since 1970 that there are no divisional games in a week.</b>)<br />
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<i>Morning Games: 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM Pacific</i>, for you diehard fans. Bust out that bottle of Cooks, a splash of Minute Maid OJ and enjoy your hangover from a crazy Saturday night with these key games:<br />
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<b> Green Bay @ Carolina</b><br />
The defending Super Bowl Champions look better than ever. Mr. Chico (Packers QB Aaron Rodgers) has all his weapons healthy and Carolina has zero chance of keeping up with them. Expect Clay Matthews to have at least two sacks on rookie QB Cam Newtown. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Packers win 42-17.</i><br />
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<b> Baltimore @ Tennessee</b><br />
Fact: HE BALTIMORE RAVENS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL. Baltimore has the "best running back alive" in Ray Rice. QB Joe Flacco looks ready to take that next step. Ray Lewis and Ed Reed anchor a defense that just crushed the defending AFC Champion Steelers last week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Baltimore wins 20-6.</i><br />
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<b> Chicago @ New Orleans (my Upset Pick of the Week)</b><br />
Jay Cutler is single. Saints can't play defense. With the unfortunate death of linebacker and captain Brian Urlacher's mother, the Bears are going to be playing with a lot of emotion to win this one for him. After watching the Saints last week I don't think they can play defense. Should be a shootout at the Superdome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Chicago wins 38-27.</i><br />
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<i>Afternoon Games: 4:15 ET/1:15 Pacific. </i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, so you partied too hard and didn't wake up til noon. You still have time to slam a beer and get to the nearest watering hole for the afternoon games.<br />
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<b> Dallas @ San Francisco</b><br />
Uhhhhh....now to my team. "I'm going to have a heart attack this season watching the 49ers" said Adam Rosenthal after the 49ers strange win against the Seahawks. 49ers secondary looks terrible and Jim Harbaugh's redzone play calling is extremely suspect. On paper Dallas should win this no problem, but with Tony Romo playing QB, the 9ers still have a chance to squeak it out by some weird fumble/interception late in the game. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>49ers win 20-17. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yea, okay, a little bias, but its my guest blog post!<br />
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<b> San Diego @ New England (Game of the Week)</b><br />
Two preseason Super Bowl favorites battle it out in Foxboro. This game is going to be a shootout. Both QB's are capable of lighting up the scoreboard. I give the edge to New England (lets see if this post sees the light of day after typing that last sentence) because SD was hit with a few key injuries. Tom Brady looks unstoppable, but I got Phillip Rivers on my fantasy team so the dude better show up and throw some touchdowns. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Patriots win 42-34.</i><br />
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<i>Sunday Night Game: 8:20 ET/5:20 Pacific.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">You're slightly buzzed, you have to work at 8 am, Entourage/Curb Your Enthusiasm/True Blood (take your pick) are all over, and the last good game of the week features its most polarizing star.<br />
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<b> Philadelphia @ Atlanta</b><br />
Mike Vick returns to Atlanta. I'm not buying the hype around Atlanta this year. They went 13-3 and I don't think they can repeat due to a much tougher schedule and losing two of their starting defensive linemen this week won't help. Vick should have no problem creating four or five "did he really just escape that guy and pull that off?" type plays. Matt Ryan will have to be perfect to stand a chance. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Philly wins 28-14.</i><br />
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There you have it. Hope you enjoyed, and if you didn't and you just hit the back button on your browser and went back to Facebook, I understand. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Thanks for reading! Find me on Twitter @jahanfourteen39</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<i>*Big thanks to Jahan for this guest post! Girls, he's single btw. Go Chargers!* </i></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-72917210439162375592011-09-15T07:55:00.000-07:002011-09-15T07:55:39.478-07:00Hat Trick<div style="text-align: center;">When it comes to males in general, it's common knowledge that 99% of guys look better with a hat on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, many times when athletes take the cap off and reveal their true appearance, we are left feeling let down and unimpressed. Now with all of these males producing songs about how girls look "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blVzLM3qGqY&ob=av3e">better with the lights off</a>," I figured it was time for men to get a taste of their own medicine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lets take a look at some of the almost-hot players who can fool us with the hat trick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mark Sweeney, Retired MLB Player</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(who shares a birthday with me, BTW)</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w2zTHeAdYe6L6Zkkev27Wpv10_k68yEY2iFOvXaP_t24_Gzyfwbt4dMjJ9rDVQ9NmNrnnk65cIYijwYXXHqNA7yAupct6oFrns1IzgNMdTFZdqc9o7Aw5xOfFETaJXdbp6Oh4WaVdmTS/s1600/mark-sweeney-2008-mlb-san-diego-padres-at-los-angeles-dodgers-1-10-september-23-2008-qv854t.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w2zTHeAdYe6L6Zkkev27Wpv10_k68yEY2iFOvXaP_t24_Gzyfwbt4dMjJ9rDVQ9NmNrnnk65cIYijwYXXHqNA7yAupct6oFrns1IzgNMdTFZdqc9o7Aw5xOfFETaJXdbp6Oh4WaVdmTS/s320/mark-sweeney-2008-mlb-san-diego-padres-at-los-angeles-dodgers-1-10-september-23-2008-qv854t.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mark+sweeney&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1222&bih=783&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=qy4uUXAkiZJ9yM:&imgrefurl=http://www.exposay.com/mark-sweeney-2008-mlb---san-diego-padres-at-los-angeles-dodgers-1-10---september-23-2008/p/23336/1/%3Ff%3DMark%2BSweeney&docid=HFKyLGlscOG28M&w=435&h=620&ei=NGZxTsSmCu_UiAK78YzQAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=406&page=1&tbnh=125&tbnw=86&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:0&tx=45&ty=58">Exposay</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">No joke, I was in love with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sweeney">Mark Sweeney</a> (when he was a Padre) forever—until he took his hat off. My heart literally broke when the lid was removed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Derek Jeter, New York Yankees</span></i></b><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_jeter">Derek Jeter's</a> smile deserves an A+, but his semi-afro thing he has going on deserves a big, fat F. Time for the clippers, DJ.<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eli Manning, New York Giants</span></i></b><br />
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I can't lie. I hate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Manning">Eli Manning </a>more than mushrooms or musicals (combined), but there have been very rare occurrences when he looked semi-attractive with his hat on. But then he takes it off, and I remember another reason why he sucks.<br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Freddy Sanchez, San Francisco Giants</span></b></i><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Sanchez">Freddy Sanchez</a> is such a mega babe with his hat on. But he needs to realize he isn't part of a boy band and this isn't 2001. The spiky hair has got to go.<br />
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Here's to the false attractiveness that ball caps give so many of these fake babes.<br />
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<i><b>Cosmo Clue:</b></i><br />
<i>Keep the hats on!</i></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-25267530942879070282011-09-13T08:46:00.000-07:002011-09-13T08:49:23.911-07:00Babe of the Week: Mark Sanchez<div style="text-align: center;">Though he's been in the NFL for a couple seasons now, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is growing more and more attractive. Whether it's his confident play, his charming smirk or his dark complexion that makes him <i>oh-so-appealing</i>, I'm sold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This born-and-raised Southern Cal cutie enjoys music, charity work (aww!) and comes from a family of football-playing boys. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's been linked to Jamie-Lynn Sigler in the past and more recently to Hayden Panettiere. The duo claims they are "just friends" as Hayden is a self-proclaimed "Jets fanatic." Fingers crossed their relationship is simply platonic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Looking gorgeous on the field...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnqYlkOiTVRt6x0YJMokMbDi7QiIQvnEfjwwIy4bMqcjHxpwoFSO-1UY6YdBDjvwplUyU-l4-XSmO_wBp-0UAHOnXKUwTStgP_gP0Q8Wsp9JVduBpti2N-_-Q2nYEMFiVUHfJRKubwqku/s1600/mark-sanchez-jets-500x250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnqYlkOiTVRt6x0YJMokMbDi7QiIQvnEfjwwIy4bMqcjHxpwoFSO-1UY6YdBDjvwplUyU-l4-XSmO_wBp-0UAHOnXKUwTStgP_gP0Q8Wsp9JVduBpti2N-_-Q2nYEMFiVUHfJRKubwqku/s320/mark-sanchez-jets-500x250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mark+sanchez&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=AQg&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=623&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuol&tbnid=A6PAMa49KK5EAM:&imgrefurl=http://sports-kings.com/newyork/%3Ftag%3Dmark-sanchez&docid=Vkbf-6HUMscbrM&w=500&h=250&ei=Tt5uTserLvTciAK62uzmBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=923&vpy=350&dur=222&hovh=159&hovw=318&tx=257&ty=126&page=9&tbnh=86&tbnw=171&start=177&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:177">Yardbarker</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>all dressed up for the ESPYS...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cGGndzdcCDVBrWBB2ZS1WrkpKd_Mw-eZzrAjqgKL9avuEfp8AeNWZ_eARYRRp4DzpK8A9PN2PIyery4iXXehNPQatLPY4PAIe_womGAJ3B1Ej1mAk5OcjInq2FLnTbi7mi7tr4CkIHUy/s1600/17th%252BAnnual%252BESPY%252BAwards%252BPress%252BRoom%252BVOXzWuTrj-9l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cGGndzdcCDVBrWBB2ZS1WrkpKd_Mw-eZzrAjqgKL9avuEfp8AeNWZ_eARYRRp4DzpK8A9PN2PIyery4iXXehNPQatLPY4PAIe_womGAJ3B1Ej1mAk5OcjInq2FLnTbi7mi7tr4CkIHUy/s320/17th%252BAnnual%252BESPY%252BAwards%252BPress%252BRoom%252BVOXzWuTrj-9l.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mark+sanchez&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=AQg&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=623&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuol&tbnid=A6PAMa49KK5EAM:&imgrefurl=http://sports-kings.com/newyork/%3Ftag%3Dmark-sanchez&docid=Vkbf-6HUMscbrM&w=500&h=250&ei=Tt5uTserLvTciAK62uzmBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=923&vpy=350&dur=222&hovh=159&hovw=318&tx=257&ty=126&page=9&tbnh=86&tbnw=171&start=177&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:177">Zimbio</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>channeling his inner David Hasselhoff...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPajoLK0MAygBOTpp52ejdrhfvhTp5cajBbj6NKxLEt0Pp8x8wWV5NHIsASv-mgecsAWf6BEPIqeB8-nuTdjS1ij-1i1vOuc2mMO8Tayh2Dlzbucq1KGkQDlERx5Oj8o7SNysNjW9Fgwa/s1600/gq-mark-sanchez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPajoLK0MAygBOTpp52ejdrhfvhTp5cajBbj6NKxLEt0Pp8x8wWV5NHIsASv-mgecsAWf6BEPIqeB8-nuTdjS1ij-1i1vOuc2mMO8Tayh2Dlzbucq1KGkQDlERx5Oj8o7SNysNjW9Fgwa/s320/gq-mark-sanchez.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> photo via <a href="http://jerseychaser.com/mark-sanchez-gets-his-david-hasselhoff-on-in-gq/">Jersey Chaser</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and looking ever so handsome with a laid-back vibe.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw65_AOlCd_hyMJqnlMEpSIcwCDToqdkH0PBxg-g9MPwPTqzsZ6j35YLP_erPe1YOvb6ueNsrEEqGLT4Mfv74aJkQIIyjrZJMC4Vauv_nyRBIklAurZI7Yu3YU3qPqcpF-Dc4nvtMCsdJz/s1600/New-York-Jets-Mark-Sanchez-082609L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw65_AOlCd_hyMJqnlMEpSIcwCDToqdkH0PBxg-g9MPwPTqzsZ6j35YLP_erPe1YOvb6ueNsrEEqGLT4Mfv74aJkQIIyjrZJMC4Vauv_nyRBIklAurZI7Yu3YU3qPqcpF-Dc4nvtMCsdJz/s320/New-York-Jets-Mark-Sanchez-082609L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mark+sanchez&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=vx0&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1274&bih=618&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuol&tbnid=l_SMP8qAVSiFYM:&imgrefurl=http://www.gambling911.com/sports/new-york-jets-betting-mark-sanchez-will-start-082609.html&docid=rF6uMQN5ne2d-M&w=400&h=266&ei=etxuTpa6EfHQiAKAo9mCBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=163&vpy=177&dur=218&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=119&ty=130&page=6&tbnh=120&tbnw=160&start=113&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:113">Gambling 911</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Him and his team are coming off an exciting Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys, where Mark looked smoking as usual. You can catch him next Sunday taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars at 1:00 pm (ET).<br />
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Thank you, football!<br />
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<b><i>Cosmo Clue:</i></b><br />
<i>New York Jets QB, Mark Sanchez, is a babe.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">See Mark's full schedule <a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=NYJ">here</a></span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-87966725488638424672011-09-12T09:46:00.000-07:002011-09-12T09:46:16.485-07:00Feelin' Football<div style="text-align: center;">In between vacations, a busy workload and all the excitement of football season, I fell behind a bit in posting. But after the first official NFL games got off this weekend, I'm back on my feet and back to the blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you girls got to catch some games this weekend and your teams started off on top. To my delight, a group of my closest friends got together at a local bar for yummy food, beers and fun, all while cheering on our favorite teams.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily for us, both of the groups' teams (Chargers & 49ers) won and we got to rest easy on a Sunday night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of my highlights from the start of the season included: </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">A love/hate relationship I have with my niner-loving friend, Claire</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lVVHzRH5cj3HIzTnyF7dzfEXx1YN4JfiExtseEBh6Uf9rkpJ8ixVPLoi_yu7GBqjdzu-5oKB-eV1IAayAf0vfHKc-6YHOZEqY_t0BA9yR7ow2puLjtffmAh9sR6epVTh9x1IRR5GobAe/s1600/photo-58.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lVVHzRH5cj3HIzTnyF7dzfEXx1YN4JfiExtseEBh6Uf9rkpJ8ixVPLoi_yu7GBqjdzu-5oKB-eV1IAayAf0vfHKc-6YHOZEqY_t0BA9yR7ow2puLjtffmAh9sR6epVTh9x1IRR5GobAe/s400/photo-58.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tailgating with my best friend, Lindsay, at the Chargers vs. Niners preseason game <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My dad proving he can still hang with the young crowd</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfSdmLgLUb1x8SFv5-tHzeaWZeIOn9V_cTLhNQAWGysWBOCjAGiJzd4Y-t1-ujTUhSh02WXNnSV8oUhT2BmqnX1nWdQwhPvA0-kcCpKqxjMLiHnBfJ0ecnHbBpSVxbFzqNCTjKlP0mMAj/s1600/photo-61.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfSdmLgLUb1x8SFv5-tHzeaWZeIOn9V_cTLhNQAWGysWBOCjAGiJzd4Y-t1-ujTUhSh02WXNnSV8oUhT2BmqnX1nWdQwhPvA0-kcCpKqxjMLiHnBfJ0ecnHbBpSVxbFzqNCTjKlP0mMAj/s400/photo-61.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charger fans celebrating their first victory of the season! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My good friend Caitlin sporting her new jersey (Chargers obviously)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtwyOTt-y4S2a0gzvCUp3-1NruLb2Dd73sc7ot0UYzc568AiDFNJD2Ns1_640yY2nbQNCEgycHS3Pw_Mun6GQRH5ZNUiYDhJGN73XZvklwRSgJZNwm9OCbiJjbfOzTaWkDJCm54MVdARQ/s1600/photo-59.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtwyOTt-y4S2a0gzvCUp3-1NruLb2Dd73sc7ot0UYzc568AiDFNJD2Ns1_640yY2nbQNCEgycHS3Pw_Mun6GQRH5ZNUiYDhJGN73XZvklwRSgJZNwm9OCbiJjbfOzTaWkDJCm54MVdARQ/s320/photo-59.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope your NFL season has been successful and fun like mine. I'm looking forward to Sundays full of games and spending time with fellow football lovers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A special shout out to all my girls who watched the game(s) yesterday and who are starting to love the sport as much as I do. You're all so sporty and I love you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No plans on this Monday evening? Catch the two remaining games of Week 1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins - 7:00 (Eastern Time)</i></div><i> </i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos - 10:15 (Eastern Time)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be rooting for the Dolphins and am hoping both teams of the later game lose. (Sorry Raider nation.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Cosmo Clue:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The NFL started their first week of regular season play.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">See all the scores from the weekend <a href="http://www.nfl.com/">here</a>. </span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-53832318317696783782011-08-26T07:09:00.000-07:002011-08-26T07:18:30.697-07:00Baseball FAQs<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The reason I started this blog was mainly because I couldn't find a general sports site geared towards females. There are tons of male-dominated sports sites with loads of too-intense information, but a place where girls could go to learn the basics did not exist. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Throughout my blog life, I've been emailed some questions, and many of them I see over and over again. I figured if some girls were asking, many were probably wondering. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some FAQs when it comes to baseball. I'll move on to other sports eventually (football soon), but let's just focus on one at a time, alright? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Tell your boyfriends "you're welcome" from me in advance for answering these questions for them. You can also tell them I accept thank yous in the form of cash, clothing and/or jewelry. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Baseball</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fXD2dXZ7MvA82uPUgSo5FIvfaBTgxKU4sU2IoTFNgXBRv0vIJWX07Q_xKNkje6D2Nw0vp_vSqAavckiEaS6z1mvpAzWJrl_P95jg2bV96NTdqORJEu4FndXt9N51b4NoY0HI3fsDaRth/s1600/baseball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fXD2dXZ7MvA82uPUgSo5FIvfaBTgxKU4sU2IoTFNgXBRv0vIJWX07Q_xKNkje6D2Nw0vp_vSqAavckiEaS6z1mvpAzWJrl_P95jg2bV96NTdqORJEu4FndXt9N51b4NoY0HI3fsDaRth/s320/baseball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><i>photo via <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mobilecommons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/baseball.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mobilecommons.com/blog/2011/04/opening-day-mobile-donations-on-the-baseball-diamond/&usg=__Yq3Iasdv8UW7UPyQQsS5KCl1m1Y=&h=374&w=558&sz=44&hl=en&start=0&sig2=YyZfcC_oPnaaXTITtFKnqw&zoom=1&tbnid=9GzZ5xpsC8M9JM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=174&ei=235VTt2yFuXkiALelf3ZDA&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=921&vpy=159&dur=448&hovh=184&hovw=274&tx=165&ty=80&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0">Mobile Commons</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Q: What is the "wild-card" race and how can teams be a "game-and-a-half out"?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A:</b> <i>Wild-card race:</i> This comes up close to the playoffs and happens in more sports than baseball (you've probably heard it with the NFL as well). Basically, "wild-card" teams are teams that did not finish 1st in their division (1st place teams automatically go to the playoffs), but still did well enough to make the playoffs. In the MLB, the wild-card teams are the teams from each league (2 leagues) who had the best record of a non-division winner. More <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Game-and-a-half:</i> This has to do with an amount of games played vs. amount of games won/lost. If two teams have won the same amount of games, but haven't played the same about of games, a team can be up (or down) by half-games.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Q: What is a "balk"?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A: </b>Basically, a balk is when a pitcher does an illegal motion. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">For example, a pitcher cannot fake a pitch to the batter and instead throw the ball to a fielder to catch the runner off guard and potentially get the runner out. There are all kinds of rules, consequences and situations. If you're really intrigued, click <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-balk-in-baseball.htm">here</a>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Q: What are the K's the fans put up in the outfield?</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A:</b> K represents a strikeout. ("K" comes from the most dominant sound in "strike" and is meant to matchup with the inference to a "knock out".) When you see a K backwards that just means that it was a "called strikeout"—where the umpire called the last strike, as opposed to a strikeout where the batter swung at it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Q: Why can't you be a Giants and a Padres fan?</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A: </b>This is a personal question I seriously get asked at least once a week. Many girls don't understand why people can't like two teams. The first reason is pride—many people have a love for one team and one team only, and that will never change. The second reason has to do with the division that both teams play in:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the MLB there are two leagues—American League and National League. Within these leagues, there are three divisions per league: East, Central and West. With me still? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In each division there are teams that make up this division (from 4-6 teams depending on your division/league). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Well you see, the Padres and Giants are both part of the National League West. Only one team (unless one wins the wild-card spot, see above) can make it to the playoffs. So you see, if I rooted for the Giants I'd technically be rooting against the Padres, and I'll go to the grave cheering for SD. Therefore, go Padres!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I think that's enough sporty information to fill up on for one day. Now that you're totally sport smart, go impress a babe during the next game you watch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Football FAQ's coming soon...</i></span></span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-27715913804206517032011-08-23T12:31:00.000-07:002011-08-23T12:31:13.107-07:00Game Day Attire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With football season officially in motion, it's time to buy some tickets and plan Sunday soiree's around game time. Besides the necessities for a game—whether you're tailgating or hangin' at home—like beer, bbq's and yummy grub, you'll also need to get your game day outfits all set. And unless you want to be <i>that girl</i> wearing the pink jersey (sorry to all the pink-loving ladies, but it's just a big NO with football), stick to these staples below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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1. <a href="http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1311124056695&c=Page&cid=1265569305210&pagename=vsdWrapper">Victoria's Secret t-shirt</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.toms.com/womens/classics/black-canvas-classics-shoes">Tom's shoes</a><br />
3. <a href="http://store.proamsports.com/nfltemtat.html">Face tattoos</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.thebudgetbabe.com/archives/1049-Where-to-Buy-Cheap-Skinny-Jeans,-Part-II.html#.TlP5ceDwaKw">Skinny jeans</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Even if you aren't totally into jerseys, pick up a cute team tee from Victoria's Secret and you can still support your boys. Be sure to shy away from heels, as in DO NOT EVER wear them to a game because you will definitely look like a diva, and stick to cute kicks (closed toed is better when you're surrounded by thousands of beer-spilling babes). Pick up some fun face tattoos for a little extra spunk and team spirit. I prefer skinny, dark jeans for games, because they won't drag on the nasty ground and every color top looks good with dark denim.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So to repeat: <b>No pink. No heels. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for comfort, pick up a cross-body bag.<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-56972239181312396582011-08-17T20:41:00.000-07:002011-08-17T20:41:18.417-07:00Girls Guide to Fantasy Football<div style="text-align: center;">Who's ready for a little friendly competition? As the regular season of the NFL approaches, along comes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_%28American%29">fantasy football</a>, which can be a super fun event if you let it be. I've been getting a zillion questions from girlfriends about everything fantasy, and I figured I'd give it my best shot to give some pointers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;">Warning:</b> I am no fantasy guru. I'm about 50/50 when it comes to winning leagues, aka I'm not that good. But I do understand the system and have some pointers to get you started. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Consistency. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This has been my downfall in the past. You HAVE to keep up with your fantasy team and maintain a healthy roster. You need to check your team <i>multiple times a week</i> and ESPECIALLY before the first game of the week starts (usually Thursday nights). Once a player on your team starts a game, you can't move that player around. Check to see if anyone got hurt or isn't playing that week. If a player of yours is out, you'll have to switch him out of your lineup with a backup or draft/trade fresh meat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Do your research (a little goes a long way).</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go to as many sites as you can before draft day and scour different strategies. There are endless strategies out there and, again, I am not the person to tell you which to choose. Some fantasy addicts swear to draft multiple running backs right of the bat, while others say to pick the best QB first. <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/fantasy-football">Check here</a> for all you could ever desire to learn (<i>and more</i>) when it comes to fantasy strategies. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Stray from your team and the babes.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know. In a perfect world you'd be able to draft all the players from your favorite NFL teams, or the hottest players from around the league. And you can. But you'll lose. I learned this the hard way my first fantasy season, drafting every Charger I could get my hands on and coming close to last. Though it's fun to have your boys on your roster, make sure to take the best players per position, and this may mean straying from your hometown heroes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Know the players you DON'T want. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is an easy way to recruit players backwards, without having to know every player in the league. Make a list of players who you hate and players who suck or tend to get hurt a lot. You probably don't want these players on your team, unless you feel like being super risky. Players who will never make my squad: Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Jay Cutler.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>5. Ask a guy.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">As much as I try to prove otherwise, unfortunately guys usually know best in this situation. Where us females can name every brand sold at Nordstrom and Bloomingdales, most males can name every NFL player (and where they went to college, what their stats are and so much more that we tend to block out). No hard feelings here sporty girls, but it tends to be the truth. <b>Suck up your pride and ask a guy for help when drafting</b>. Bribe him with a beer and burger post draft, and I'm sure he'll be willing to help you along throughout the process. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>6. Have fun!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know it sounds corny, but seriously, just have a good time. Sure, you're probably throwing some money into the competition and your pride is at stake, but just try your best and enjoy football season. Make draft day with your friends entertaining and make sure to plan something for a post-season wrap up. (Friends from my league, how do you all feel about a little flag football game once the season is done?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So do your studying pre-draft day and try to have in mind a handful of players at each position that you're interested in. (Don't stress though, even if your player gets picked before it's your turn, just go to the next-ranked guy.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Good luck, girls! Your fantasy awaits you... </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;">(Sorry, couldn't resist putting that line in.) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click <a href="http://fantasysports.yahoo.com/ffl">here</a> to sign up for a team and to learn more.</span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685917387963944624.post-86640743091573406972011-08-12T11:14:00.000-07:002011-08-12T11:15:41.750-07:00TGIF (Thank God it's football)<div style="text-align: center;">I don't know about you girls, but a smile hasn't left my face since the NFL lockout was lifted. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night kicked off the official start to the NFL season (preseason at least) and the best time of the year. It is with great pleasure to finally say<span style="font-size: small;">...</span><span style="font-size: small;">HAPPY FOOTBALL SEASON!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time for Sundays full of tailgating (or being stuffed into a sports bar), babes on the field and vicious rivalries between fans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of you might be confused as to what <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_preseason">preseason</a> is and what the point of it is. In the short, preseason consists of about a month of games for teams to get comfortable playing together (since each team has rookies and new players from other teams), to give the backups some playing time, to see which players make the final cut of the roster, and not to mention the NFL rakes in extra cash with preseason. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The preseason games don't count towards the official records of the season, and since most starters don't really play, it's not always the best insight to how a team will finish. But still, it means football starts and that's all I care about. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unfortunately, my beloved Chargers lost to the Seahawks last night in the last few minutes, but our starters and ultimate babe of a quarterback Philip Rivers (below) looked strong. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are more preseason games all weekend and for the next few weeks until regular season starts on September 8th. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those of you participating in fantasy football, get a quick refresher <a href="http://cosmosandcleats.blogspot.com/2010/11/fantasy-what.html">here</a>. I'll do a post in the next few days on the top players to draft for a little extra help. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a great weekend of football, ladies!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cosmo Clue:</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>NFL preseason started last night.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click <a href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules">here</a> to see the entire NFL schedule. </span></div>Chelsea Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722604500355528829noreply@blogger.com0