Sometimes even obviously brilliant ideas need time to ‘germinate’ and reach their full fruition. Take the Apple Newton, which was arguably the first “real” PDA. It was much maligned for its temperamental text recognition and difficulty to use. Still, a brilliant idea was germinated that went on to inspire a generation of [...]

One of our staffers heard somewhere that the Summer Olympics were underway in China. With all due respect to the serious sports taking place at the Olympics like judo, fencing and boxing we greatly prefer the Winter Olympics. The only “pool sports” we care about take place at Bare @ The Mirage and [...]

Long before Vince McMahon got the idea to produce movies featuring WWE stars, the practice was very common in Mexico where action films staring Lucha Libre competitors have been ubiquitous for decades. Perhaps the biggest Lucha “crossover” star was the legendary El Santo, and this clip features a montage of fight scenes from his [...]

Short but interesting story about Rob Hinds, an Illinois MMA ref who’s moving up to the ‘big leagues’ later this year when he’ll make his UFC officiating debut:

Rob Hinds has stepped into the cage to referee some big fights in his day. His biggest might still be to come, as he gets set to make [...]

The Illinois State boxing commission will assume responsibility for MMA regulation on 7/1. The move could quickly make the state, and particularly Chicago, a hotspot for the sport:
Illinois is ready to take its place in the mixed martial arts world.
And always known as a fighter’s town, Rockford is sure to be in the mix.
Beginning [...]

Found on YouTube and its an official post from Zuffa so its copyright legal:

It’s the best we’ve seen this week, that’s for sure. Hot chicks, iguanas, lucha masks, surf guitars, cool cars–hard to top combination by the Mexican surf band Santisimos Snorkels: