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They Hit You, You Stay Hit
 1. LaRon Landry, S, Redskins On his first day in high school, the kid known as Dirty 30 hit his own team's starting wide receiver so hard that he sent him to the hospital. His reaction: "You put me out there, you tell me to guard him. I'm gonna guard him. You tell me tackle him, I'm gonna tackle him. How I tackle him? You don't tell me that, so I can hit him how I want." 2. James Harrison, LB, Steelers Opponents know him for his absolute disregard for their well-being. A certain fan owns an indelible memory of Harrison going Shawn Michaels on him. 3. Hines Ward, WR, Steelers The most feared blocker in football. Hines 86 hit Keith Rivers so hard on a blindside block last season that Rivers empathized with Kanye West's Through the Wire on his blog and saw the NFL craft the Hines Ward Rule in his honor. 4. Adrian Wilson, S, Cardinals This freak regularly dismantles grown men with his penchant for letting his helmet get involved. Just ask Trent Edwards, who still smells burnt hair ever since Wilson spent 25K on him. 5. Brandon Jacobs, RB, Giants The Beast from the East was compelled to defend himself in an interview with BLITZ over his notoriously bruising style, "I can be mean, not dirty. But very mean." -- Jim McCormick |
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Eater X
Why you should care: Today, Tim Janus (aka Eater X), a mild-mannered day trader, defends his crown as World Champion Cannoli Eater, in NYC's Little Italy. You're the fourth-ranked eater in the world. What's the secret of your success? Having a tolerance for discomfort in general. I relate it to other uncomfortable situations, like bad dates. What wouldn't you eat, man? I'd eat anything. One of my goals is to eat everything in the world. I'd eat a roll of pennies. I hope we make contact with beings from other planets. I'd eat alien. You and Crazy Legs Conti [another competitive eater] are roommates. Who cleans the bathroom? It's not really something either of us wants to do. We've set up a rotation. To raise awareness of the plight of the homeless, you ate a Thanksgiving dinner--a 10 lb turkey, 4lbs of mashed potatoes, 3 lbs of cranberry sauce, 2 lbs of beans and a pumpkin pie. In return, the IFOCE donated enough money to feed 30,000. That's better than Jesus ever did. Are you way better than Jesus? All I'm saying is, I was there. Why wasn't Jesus there to eat the turkey? Did he want an appearance fee? What's the deal? On July 4, 2007, in the thick of Harry Potter hysteria, you walked across the stage at Coney Island with a sign reading "Hermione Dies." Any backlash following that? There was a lot of backlash. That totally ruined signage for competitive eating. The funny thing is, the book hadn't even come out yet. There was no way I could have known. -- Jim O'Connor |
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Portopong: Just Exhale and Drink
 They're inflatable! The tables, dude. The tables. If you're tired of wasting your breath on things like staying alive and blowing up your, um, girlfriend, then brother, you're in luck. The Portopong has achieved a level of greatness and utility unparalleled in history (take that Thomas Edison!), uniting beer, sports and Tailgaters at the lips. If you've ever owned and operated a beach ball, you have all the skills necessary to work this inflatable beer pong table--and have more room in your car for other 'gating necessities, mainly more beer, for more games. Not to mention, you now have the the ability to play anywhere, like the pool, or the pond, and in any and every parking lot this season. Play anywhere on anything! and get yourself one at Portopong.com -- Dan Truax |
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Watch This Tonight
Titans at Steelers, 8 PM (Eastern), NBC The pre-game starts at 8:00, with 4,000 analysts crammed into NBC's studio hyperbole-ventilating. Kickoff at 8:30, wings arrive at 9:30, "I'm a little buzzed" at 10:15, you pass out in a heap at midnight. Welcome back NFL--oh how we missed you! 1987 and 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, 7 PM, NBA Network If you have a DVR--or a deep hatred for football--check out Michael Jordan's iconic "Air Jordan" dunk and the epic battle between Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. Clemson at (15) Georgia Tech, 7:30 PM, ESPN2 Last year, Clemson's shot at the ACC title was spoiled by Tech in a major upset in the conference championship game, so there's a bit of a revenge factor here. The real draw, though, is C.J. Spiller, Clemson's running back who returned to the school for his senior year despite first-round draft projections. Hoosiers, 11 PM, Versus "We're gonna run the picket fence at 'em!" Just in case your team loses tonight, you can still go to bed feeling all warm and tingly inside... |
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Did You Know... The "Hines Ward" rule, new this year, makes it illegal to throw a blindside block with the helmet, forearms or shoulders to the head or neck area of the defender. |
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