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Sporty Saturdays

Onesie, freelance mascot and sports writer, publishes our weekly sports column every Saturday.

8 of the Manliest Sports

To help you in your displays of physical prowess this Spring, Super Tight Stuff has a listicle detailing 8 of the Manliest Sports. A gender-politics disclaimer before we continue: “Manliest” here denotes the socially coded performance of masculinity, which involves narcissistic display, aggression and violent domination. Manliness, therefore, is equally accessible to all genders, so [...]

Top 5 March Madness Moments of the 90s

Yes, the high-flying fury of of college basketball craziness known as March Madness is now in full swing. For a taste of the excitement that may be in store for us this tournament, this edition of Sporty Saturdays looks back at some of the greatest moments from March Madnessses of the preceding decade. Ice Ice [...]

The 10 Dirtiest Athletes

No, this is not a listicle of the pro athletes with the kinkiest bedroom habits, but rather a ten-point guide to being a bad sport. From trash talking to underhanded tricks and flagrant violations, these guys (because they’re all guys, not surprisingly), are prone to doing just about anything to get under opponents’ skins. Our [...]

6 Athletes and 1 Coach Who Lied About Their Age

We always knew that age falsification was a high-stakes risk in the competitive sport of marriage, but were unaware of its various applications in sports. Perhaps you too, dear reader, are unaware of the crippling pressures towards everlasting youth, agility and fitness that are place upon our pro athletes? Well just in case, this edition [...]

14 Better Buzzer Beaters Than Devin Harris’

As you probably heard, New Jersey Nets player Devin Harris scored a ridiculous buzzer-beater on Monday night to win a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. You probably also know that in the “Whatever you did I can do better, faster, harder and stronger and with more endorsement deals” world of American professional sports, we’re really [...]

Top 6 Rocky Training Scenes

With our New Year’s resolutions falling to the wayside, we’re desperately holding onto our fitness regime. But we need some great pump-up moments to keep us on the treadmill sometimes, which is why we’re devoting this edition of our weekly sports listicle Sporty Saturdays to some of the best pump-up sequences ever created. Now arguably [...]

Sporty Saturdays: 2008 NBA All-Star Game Top 10

Sporty Saturdays: 2008 NBA All-Star Game Top 10

Hi everyone, Listicles sports columnist and freelance mascot Onesie here, writing this edition of Sporty Saturdays from Phoenix where I’m working as an understudy for the Suns Gorilla mascot during NBA All-Star Weekend. If he gets injured or collapses from exhaustion (an unfortunately common risk in the mascotting business), you may see your faithful columnist [...]

Sporty Saturdays: Kobe Bryant's 5 Career Highlights

Sporty Saturdays: Kobe Bryant’s 5 Career Highlights

At roughly the half-way point of the NBA season, Kobe Bryant just made his candidacy for league MVP a little more convincing and I, Listicles mascot and sports columnist Onesie, am totally on board. Bryant, following in the footsteps of the most recent Godzilla remake, completely gutted Madison Square Garden and its lowly New York [...]

Sporty Saturdays: NFL Conference Finals Top 10

Sporty Saturdays: NFL Conference Finals Top 10

Onesie here, back for another edition of Listicles’ weekly sports column Sporty Saturdays. I’ll be honest, it’s been tough keeping up with all my writing assignments amid the recent rush of major pro sports events. There were the NHL and NBA All-Star Games, now Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. With all the freelance mascotting [...]

Sporty Saturdays: 3 Competitive Dunkers' Top 10s

Sporty Saturdays: 3 Competitive Dunkers’ Top 10s

Listicles sports columnist Onesie here, back with a basketball-centric edition of Sporty Saturdays. In three weeks the 2009 NBA All-Star Game will be upon us, and as per usual I haven’t been hired as an extra mascot. I wouldn’t normally mind so much – though I apply every year they’ve only hired me once, then [...]