Kobe Bryant scored 44 points in last nights loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. The 44 point addition makes Kobe Bryant the all-time Lakers scoring leader, passing up Jerry West.
Bryant, who is in his 14th season, has 25,208 points total. The all-time leader, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has 38,387 points which he achieved in 20 seasons. Despite Bryant’s veteran experience, he is still relatively young. At only 31, it is likely that Bryant plays well beyond his 20th season.
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This years list of Razzie nominees picks from a rather talentless pool of actors and actresses. But a few top notch names have fallen among the lower rankings as well. One might even earn an Oscar nod and a Razzie win this year.
Sandra Bullock may not be the most talented actress on the scene, but her role in The Blind Side won her a Golden Globe and a likely Oscar nomination. Her role in All About Steve, however, earned the actress her third Razzie nomination.
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With a week off between the NFC and AFC championship games and arguably the biggest game in sports, there was a risk of leaving a void in all conversations held in barrooms and across sport commentary desks. Luckily, the NFL has found a way to fill that void by placing the pointless Pro Bowl in between. But not only did we get the Pro Bowl this weekend, we also got the results of the All-Decade Team.
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A year ago, Roger Federer was brought to tears after a devastating loss to Rafael Nadal. It was his first chance to tie Pete Sampras ‘ record of 14 Grand Slam titles. Since then, Federer has won two more titles, and now adds another Australian Open, his fourth, to make a total of 16 Grand Slam Titles.
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Serena Williams beat Justine Henin in a three set battle to claim her 5th Australian Open, 6-4 3-6 6-2. It is Williams’ 12th Grand Slam title which puts her halfway to the all-time leader, Margaret Court, who has 24 titles herself.
“I’d like to congratulate Justine for having a fabulous tournament. She gave me all I could handle tonight,” said Williams. It is a repeat victory for Williams who won in 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2003.
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Veteran quarterback Kurt Warner announced his retirement Friday, putting an end to a storied 12 year career. The 38-year-old Warner won a Superbowl with the St.Louis Rams, and is only the 2nd quarterback in NFL history to start on two different Superbowl teams.
Warner’s career had its fair share of ups and downs, but ultimately, the four time pro-bowler has nothing to regret. “Obviously, it’s been 12 unbelievable years, some of the best years of my life,” Warner said in a press conference. “But I want everybody to know that I’m just as excited about the next 12, that I’m excited about what lies in front of me.”
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China has enjoyed dog and cat meat for thousands of years, but with a rare animal rights bill edging its way toward legality, Chinese menus might have to go without these “fragrant” meats.
The law would fine anyone caught eating dog or cat meat as much as 5,000 yuan (around $70) and 15 days in jail. Parties who sell cat and dog meat could incur a fine of up to 500,000 yuan ($70,000). The law is expected to hit parliament in April. It will be China’s first animal rights law.
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James Cameron gave the world a fascinating look into the utopian world of Pandora in the box office smashing Avatar. But after weeks of continuous research, it has been proven that the land of Pandora does not exist, and some people are having a hard time dealing with this fact.
After the closing credits rolled, and the bright lights turned back on, audience members gave each other a look of astonishment when they saw one another in their unblue skin.
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A few nights ago Conan O’brien joked that he would rather “work in a classier business with better people, like hard-core porn.” It looks like Conan has a standing offer for the job from Pink Visual Industries.
Now that Conan is in the job market again, thanks to Jay Leno and NBC, some interesting opportunities could come his way. According to TMZ, the once host of The Tonight Show could find plenty of work in the porn industry due to the demand of “tall, lean, pale, male gingers.”
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Mighty Joe, The Great Joe Rollino, The World’s Strongest Man, died today at the age of 104 after being hit by a car. The Brooklynite is one of the last Coney Island strong men to pass away.
Rollino, who was famous for tasks like raising 635 pounds with one finger, was in near perfect health at the time of his death. He wasn’t a smoker or a drinker and he stayed clear of meat. On the morning of the accident, he was out on his daily five mile walk.
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