Jus Being Rebellion

Posted by Darren Hollywood on 17. July 2009 12:15

This isn't cinci news, but it's good news.  It's got all the things we like.  Boobies, 100,000 single dollar bills, and Pac Man making it rain.  Video of the club were it rained money from Pac Man's hands onto strippers was just released and it's awesome.

Throw some bags for a good cause

Posted by Number 1 fan on 8. July 2009 23:04

Several years ago a good friend of mine Chris (who writes on the site as Thumper) was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Instead of worrying about the affects of the disease he decided to punch it right in the mouth.

We decided to ride in the MS150 (a 150 mile bike ride over 2 days) and the first year had about 10 riders and raised about 8 thousand dollars. A few years later we have 20+ riders and raised over $32,000 last year alone. One of our biggest fund raisers was the Annual Handlebar CornHole tournament. This year we have a new venue and some bands that are going to help us have a blast. If you are in the Cincinnati area on August 1st, head down to the Sandbar and throw some bags with us. Special thanks to GiddyInk for the incredible design work donated and Ample advertising for all of their contributions. Big thanks to the Sandbar for letting us crash their bar for the night.

(click on the kick ass poster to see all the details)

NFC Preview Tonight

Posted by Under Argo on 1. July 2009 15:22

If you listened to me on Gridiron Gurus last week, then you know that I predicted the Bengals to return to the playoffs in our AFC Preview.  Tonight is our NFC Preview.  You'll have to tune in to see what teams we'll pick to do well in the NFC.  Brandon Kisker won't make it in tonight so I've invited our own Darren Hollywood to sit in his place in order to make sure Terique Scott and I don't kill each other.  If you missed last weeks show, the teams I picked from the AFC to go to the playoffs are:

Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers (it physically hurt to say this on air)

New England Patriots

Indianapolis Colts

San Diego Chargers

Tennessee Titans

Tune in tonight from 6 to 8 on bearcastradio.com to hear me, Terique Scott, and our special guest Darren Hollywood to hear our NFC preview on Gridiron Gurus.

Big Money

Posted by Darren Hollywood on 1. July 2009 12:59

When we take a look at Sports Illistrated's list of 50 highest paid athlete's Ohio's on the map.  The NBA puts us on the list with the Cleveland Cavaliers laying out ~34 million in salary/winnings to LeBron James and Shawquille O'Neal. 

Click through for the details.

Gridiron Gurus

Posted by Under Argo on 24. June 2009 16:09

Last weeks debut show went well; Thank you for listening if you listened.  If you missed it, you have another chance to catch us tonight from 6 to 8 on Bearcastradio.com.  This week we're going to hit you with our preview of the 2009/2010 season for the AFC.  We'll pick our division winners and the wildcard teams.  Will the Bengals be in the playoffs this year?  You're going to have to tune in to find out.  Since it's a new show, things are still hektic with scheduling and trying to get interviews set up but I promise we'll have some good ones soon.  Number 1 Fan and Darren Hollywood will be joining us on Gridiron Gurus soon too  so make sure you tune in.

Gridiron Gurus

Posted by Under Argo on 11. June 2009 00:38

Next week is the official kickoff of my sports radio talk show called Gridiron Gurus.  It's a two hour weekly internet radio show about... you guessed it... football.  We will cover both college and professional and focus on local teams and headlines.  The show will be on Wednesday nights from 6 to 8 on www.bearcastradio.com.  To listen just click listen now.  Coming up next week, we will do a complete NFL draft recap and analysis.  We'll let you know which teams we think did great and which teams blew it.  So if you love football like we do and you want to hear what Brandon Kisker, Terique Scott, and I have to say, tune in and check it out.  We promise you won't be disappointed.

Indy 500 qualifying review weekend 1

Posted by Cincy Speed on 12. May 2009 09:24

Well race fans the first 2 days at Indy provided the excitement hype promised.  There is no race qualification process as exciting as Indy.  The Daytona 500 has it's pole day and the duel 150's that I think is great for NASCAR fans.  The short sprints provide excitement and drama throughout the Thursday before the Great American Race.  During the process however you are automatically in if you are in the top 35 owner points.  Indy is all based on how your team performs with car prep and how you run the 10 mile qualifying attempt.  The daily bump procedure provides the drama and the ability to gamble you attempt against a better time.

Day one, pole day had the big boys going for the pole.  AGR, Penske, and Chip Ganassi had horses to take the top spot.  Penske driver Ryan Briscoe went out early to test his car and came back with a 4 lap average of 224.31, he held the top spot for most of the day.  His teammate Helio Castroneves went out to collect a 223.949 average and waited to watch the day progress.  Prior winner Dario Franchitti split up the Penske boys for a while with his qualifying run that put him in the middle of row one.  As the day progresses at Indy the track changes.  Weather issues with wind and track temps can make the day faster or slower.  Seeing the changes coming all the top drivers suited up and got in line to see if there was an opportunity to know Briscoe of is perch.  Helio was the first to go and be successful in knocking of Ryan.  Helio's mark of 224.864 crushed his teammate’s time and the rush began. The final hour at pole day had a few slower cars of the day fighting for the 11th spot and the top speed entries trying to out perform the other.  Briscoe went out to bump the number 3 Penske machine off the pole and came of it being in the middle of row 1 moving Dario to the outside.  Rahal in the McDonalds sponsored machine increased his position over the final 60 mins.  Fan favorite Danica Patrick had her car in line to re run her qualifying attempt because she was being bumped down due to the shuffling of the people at the top but thought better of it and took the 10^th spot in the running order.  Paul Tracy, prior 500 2nd place finisher after a protest, put himself into the field in the last hour of the day but was bumped by Hideki Mutoh to qualify on day 2.   Alex Lloyd went out on the track and qualified his car as the final gun sounded the end of the day bumping Mutoh to a day 2 qualifier.

Day two ended the same as day one.  Scott Sharp bumped earlier but AJ Foyt the 4th goes out as the last attempt when the gun fired and bumped EJ Viso to fight for the final 11 spots.  Other Day 2 notables were Paul Tracy, Hideki Mutoh, and Sarah Fischer.  Fischer brought her own team to Indy this month with the Dollar General sponsored machine.  Sarah was a fan favorite in Indianapolis for a long time and has won the pole at Kentucky speedway.  John Andretti driving for the king, Richard Petty made the IMS facilities department work hard on Sunday after colliding with the safer barrier ten falling to the inside of the track.  During this event Graham Rahal spun himself to avoid the Petty entry and wrecked his backup car.  I guess McDonald's will have to pony up a few Big Macs to fix that one.

The weather cooperated over weekend 1.  Days 3 and 4 will fill the field and raise the average speed of the field during bump day.  Be ready on day 4 around 5 pm for some quality drama while the final cars try to bump their way into the field of 33. 

May is a great time to expand your sports viewing.....

Posted by Cincy Speed on 6. May 2009 12:01

Wow where to start.  Cincy fan site is a great place to come visit and discuss local sports news and fan opinions.  Being new to the site but a fan of all Cincy sports, I would like to discuss the NACSAR and INDY CAR circuits.   Auto racing fans and we all know there is a lot of interest in the area with Kentucky Speedway and Indianapolis only 100 miles away.   The spring is an excellent time to get exposure to the excitement of the 2 major circuits.  Nascar has their version of 200 mph game of chicken called Talladega ending the month of April, Indy car has the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on Memorial day weekend followed by the Nascar Event in Charlotte that evening.

Observations over the last few weeks.  I have notice that Carl Edwards fell victim to the Cole Trickle pass attempt and found out how well the catch fence works at the Talladega super speedway.  Kyle Bush just knows how to win and  semi-local guy Sam Hornish had a great showing at Richmond.  This week begins practice at Indy and you will see some of the fastest speeds of the month on Fast Friday.  Great time to take an afternoon to watch practice at IMS for 5 bucks.  I cannot wait for pole qualifying on Saturday. 

I know there are many closet racing fans out there in Cincy.  Come on out and respond to this blog to generate some excitement for Cincyfan.com and racing fans!!!