The NBA has moved on from the dramatic “Where amazing happens” ads to a more playful “First hand” campaign. Here we have the first two commercials featuring a talking basketball.

“Rock” featuring the voice of Michael Clarke Duncan

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Brad Penny has dated his share of Hollywood starlets (Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku). But neither of them has ever bared it all for Playboy like his fiancee Karina Smirnoff.

Wonder how ABC/Disney feel about one of their network stars posing nude in the men’s magazine. Then again they did/do have Kim Kardashian and Kendra Wilkinson on the show.

He tried to make you rich in 09. Now “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair is back in 2011 to try and make you a North Carolina state lottery instant game winner. Although they still haven’t learned the fact that any good scratch off game should offer a prize 100,000 times the buy in value.

BTW, imagin if there really was a WOOOO! University. I could learn to BE THE MAN.

-H/T HHR

We’re  going right back to the well today. Yesterday, we presented a list of sports figures with names that sounded like they could have been Civil War Generals.

Today, in honor of the beginning of the NHL playoffs, it’s players with names that sound like they came out of Star Wars.

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Nothing gets you ready for the NBA playoffs like another man grabbing your junk. Ronnie Brewer must feel oh so violated.

-H/T Mocksession

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Carl Lewis has announced that he’s running for the New Jersey State Senate. I’m impressed that he’s starting at the statewide level instead of assuming his fame affords him the right to jump right into national office the way some other former athletes do.

But, I would be remiss if I didn’t bring this footage back from the dead. If Carl Lewis wants to serve his country, he needs to answer for the way he defamed it before a Nets game in the early 90′s.

Today is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War.  I know very little about the Civil War. Somehow, I never learned about it in school. History class seemed to go up the end of the Revolution then picked up again during the great depression. There’s an entire century I missed out on. I’ve picked up bits and pieces throughout the years, but I’m still a little foggy on the details.

Anyway, here’s a list of sports figures who have names that sound like they could have been Civil War generals

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Speechless! Will Sheridan channeled his inner Hype Williams and created the best music video since Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.” The only thing missing is Mike Nardi.

SIMBA THE LION

Martin Skrtel gives Andy Carroll a little loving for his stellar play against Manchester City.

Why do soccer players always get caught up in these moments? See Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, and Rio Ferdinand.

Great job Tauntr with the mashup of Tom Brady crying and Pia Toscano’s elimination on American Idol.