Short Film of the Week: Kobe Bryant is "The Black Mamba"

This is definitely one of my favorite short films that I have come across. And with Kobe having such a great week with the Lakers, it's only right that I feature him in the film. Kobe stars as "The Black Mamba" and goes through the adventure of taking on rivals played by some great stars. Danny Trejo, Bruce Willis, and Kanye West are all the opponents that Kobe will have to face in this basketball-action film. It is quite a fun and exciting short, so I hope you enjoy!

Saints Organized Bounty

I'm sure everybody has heard the news of the New Orleans Saints bounty to injure opposing players, administered by defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. This is particularly interesting to Vikings fans, such as myself, as well as Cardinals fans. Everyone saw the dirty hits the Saints laid out on Kurt Warner in the NFC Divisional Playoffs in 2009. Then Brett Favre took those dirty hits the next week in the conference championship. I'm sure it is likely that other teams have bounties in the NFL, but this is the only one I'm hearing of, other than that in Washington where Gregg Williams was also coaching...
I think there needs to be major punishment to this team and especially the coaches and players involved. Anyone who is purposely trying to hurt players deserves nothing less than a big fine and suspension. I would hope that Gregg Williams gets suspended for the season, as well as some of those guys who were leading the charge.
Of course Darren Sharper denied the allegations that there was a $10,000 bounty to knock out Favre in the championship game. But looking back it is pretty obvious that they were trying to kill the guy... I gotta give some credit to Favre for sticking in that game and playing the whole thing. He showed just how tough it is to knock out the Ironman of the NFL. Even $10,000 couldn't take out Favre. Heres how Percy Harvin responded on Twitter the other day...

Percy Harvin ‏ @Percy_Harvin

I hope what I'm hearing on this bounty program saints had on my man Brett ain't true

Twins Spring Training

The Twins start their season today in Florida as Spring Training kicks off. I don't know where one can watch this game, but I'm sure we'll see the highlights on ESPN for the next few weeks. This is an exciting time because it means baseball is close and I can't wait to make it to a couple games at Target Field this Spring. I'm sure I can make a follow-up post about the progress of the team throughout Spring Training. Go Twinkies!

Vikings New Stadium Plan

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton along with Vikings owner Zygi Wilf proposed the plan for the new stadium in Minneapolis yesterday. This is huge news for Vikes fans, as it means the we'll have a good chance of keeping the team here in Minnesota for a long time.
The stadium proposed would go over where the Metrodome is at right now and open up a lot of room for parking and tailgaiting. The central location is perfect for getting this deal done, as it is a good place for fans to come and a prime spot for lawmakers who think this stadium will benefit the economy. This also keeps the stadium right next to the light rail, making it much easier to get to and from games. The new dome has been predicted to be a more "playful version of Lucas Oil Stadium", which is where the Indianapolis Colts play right now. It would have a fixed dome, which is cheaper and better for a Minneapolis climate anyway. Architects want to design a stadium that would represent the downtown district well, most likely playing off what the Twins have done with Target Field, which has been very well-liked by many baseball fans around the country. Above is probably a good representation of what the finished stadium would look like, but it's still very early to tell.
This is huge for Vikings fans and the city of Minneapolis. Minneapolis has been known for having a great downtown zone with all of our great buildings, such as the Guthrie Theatre, Gold Medal Park, Target Field, and everything in the Mill City District. Even for those who don't like football, I think this stadium is gonna be something that people in Minneapolis really appreciate for many years. As you can probably tell, I'm really excited about this deal, and I'm glad a deal finally got done!

Wolves' Bench Dominates Clippers

Derrick Williams and Michael Beasley went off last night against the LA Clippers. Each of them put up 27 points and shot out of their minds. Both of them coming off the bench, helped the Wolves in getting the win. The bench put up a total of 72 points last night, which is the most of any bench in the NBA this season. Even Darko Milicic had a great game last night coming off the bench. He came in at the beginning of the fourth quarter to take on Blake Griffin who had 29 points on the night. Blake ended up scoring a total of 30 points all game as Darko shut him down.
This is just another reason that you gotta love the Wolves. Love wasn't having his best game and even got hurt, but there are so many guys on this team that work hard and get the job done. After this game I hope the Wolves realize that we need to hold on to these two young guys to help us work toward a championship in the future. At such a young age, they are only gonna get better. The Wolves are now 18-17 and fighting toward a playoff spot. We seem to be shooting better and finishing games very well lately, so I'm thinking we have a really good shot at getting a seven or eight seed in the playoffs. We just gotta keep up the good work now!
Look for the Wolves tonight who are playing in Los Angeles again, this time against the Lakers. Another late game, starting at 9:30 tonight, but I'm definitely staying up for it. I really hope the T-Pups come through and get a victory here, especially with the absence of Kobe Bryant. This is a game we need to capitalize on and win big to keep the momentum going.

Short Film of the Week: New Boy

Didn't really wanna do any research in finding this new short film, but I thought it was a pretty good one. I've never been the new kid really, but this gave me an idea of what that would be like. Anyway, give me some feedback and let me know what you think. Or don't, just do whatever you like. Hope you enjoy the video tho!

WZRD

KiD CuDi and Dot Da Genius released WZRD today which is definitely going to be one of my favorite albums this year. Got that ish on repeat all day! However, I've been looking at the Twitter feed today to see how people are diggin' this album and I've been seeing a lot of hate. I don't know if it's just because this is a different style, or maybe people are just getting too into frat rap and all that fake Lil' Wayne garbage, but people are hating! I don't know how, because this album is totally the shiznit! That's my review of the album right there. And for those who don't like WZRD....