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23,000 Teddy Bears Compliments of Calgary Hitmen Fans

Barely Hanging On — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:25:09 +0000

Here are the most teddy bears you will probably ever see in one place.

For 16 years the Calgary Hitmen, who were co-owned by and named after former WWF champion Bret Hart, have held a Teddy Bear Toss to benefit over 50 charities in Alberta that work with children. On Monday, after the 23,000-strong toss, the players hand-delivered teddy bears to the Alberta Children's Hospital.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRmXEvviRMM

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Basketball Ref Slammed for Foul

Barely Hanging On — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:07:50 +0000

Dangerous being a high school basketball ref these days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxjZIN2PAE

Driscoll Middle School Trick Play

Barely Hanging On — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:19:03 +0000

This one is a beauty from the start. You have to have some stones to play this one. It has to be a one time play, nobody in their right mind would try this again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIdI8khMkw

Hockey Pools Took 10 Years Off My Life

Barely Hanging On — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:57:27 +0000

I don't know if any of you are in any sports pools but I imagine this time of year you have basketball, golf, hockey and baseball pools on the go. I think this is the last year for me and hockey pools. I can't take the pressure anymore. Saturday night I thought I was going to have to get an oximeter just to get through the early games. It turn out too bad for me. I won a suicide pool this weekend but I figure I took about 10 years off of my life pacing around the last three weeks. I have another hockey pool I can't wait to be over either. I am in front but losing ground here and there. I can't take the pressure.

Anybody know how to run a Masters Golf Pool?

Ian Laperriere Soles4Souls Bloopers

Barely Hanging On — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:41:50 +0000

Care to see something pretty damn funny? Philadelphia Flyer Ian Laperriere lost four of his teeth back in November after getting hit in the face with a puck in a game against the Buffalo Sabres. He also lost his replacement teeth when they were stolen on route to him. The box showed up empty and the Flyers figure somebody in New Orleans stole them during shipping, probably digging for gold.

Ian had to do a commercial sans the teeth and it's funnier than hell trying to watch him spit out the words.

Does Anybody Care About the Probowl?

Barely Hanging On — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:08:22 +0000

I am at least hope that there is lawn bowling, darts or something interesting on the old tube instead of having to watch the probowl. I can't think of a more useless, unncessary sporting event. Oh wait, I almost forgot about the NHL Allstar game. It's about as exciting as getting kicked in the head. You don't need to be a Oklahoma City lawyer to figure out that even the players don't want to go and play. How many of them have been scratched this week for not showing up to meetings and practices? I'll take the Lingerie Bowl any day of the week.

Tiger Woods Christmas Card

Barely Hanging On — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:28:43 +0000

I have stayed out of the whole Tiger Woods thing but this Christmas Card gave me a laugh. Nice collection of babes.

If you are really bored then you can play the Tiger Woods Car Game. Get the real feeling of being a tiger behind the wheel.

What the Heck is He Thinking?

Barely Hanging On — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:34:18 +0000

Oh, wait. He wasn't thinking at all. Nice tackle though. You football fans will appreciate this Las Vegas Cobras Punt Blooper.

Three Drills to Cure a Golf Slice

Barely Hanging On — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:04:19 +0000

I am always looking at youtube videos or other online sources on how to make my golf game better. I found this great video yesterday which provided three great tips on how to cure a slice. The first drill in this video was the one that caught my eye.

Why do we slice a golf ball? For the most part it is an outside to inside golf swing that forces you to cut across the ball and put spin on it causing it to fly off to the right (for righties). This is my biggest problem. You can put the ball forward in your stance, back in your stance, stand closer and stand farther away but if you are coming across the ball you are going to slice.

Try this first drill, I went into the backyard last night and took a few swings that I thought were decent and sure enough I am coming across it and knocking that tee off. I am going to try it out on the range today.

Make the video full sized and pause the close up of the ball and between the tees for a better view of what he is doing.

Big Fat Kevin Youkilis Gets Owned By Skinny Pitcher

Barely Hanging On — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:35:23 +0000

I missed this last night as I was watching the Yankees game. I love to see this big fat head get owned by a skinny little pitcher. Pretty funny to see a big oversized round fat guy get thrown to the ground by somebody half his size. Keep reaching for the stars Kevin, your team is sucking and you are helping them out by being suspended. Bright.

My grandmother would be more than willing to wrestle you on pay per view if you are interested.