Marcus Mariota throws TD pass to himself

The No Fun League won’t let me embed this clip. Click Play, then follow the “Watch on YouTube” link to view the video.

Football is more popular than baseball

But not in a good way.

28 years later

Oops. Will write this later.

Happy New Year!

Proud to be a Baggie

Following last year’s frivolities (Watch 2013 video | Watch making of), a more sombre tone this time around from the West Bromwich Albion boys in their Christmas message. The plaque shown at the end commemorates Harold Bache (1889–1916), a West Bromwich Albion player who was killed in action in the First World War.

Trick and treat

I am a total sucker for trick plays and college football never disappoints. The latest comes from Friday’s FCS playoff quarter-final between the Chattanooga Mocs and the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Wildcats scored on a convoluted 61-yard pass play and went on to win the game by a score of 35–30.

Crossing Continents: Washington Redskins

BBC Radio 4 documentary about the Washington Redskins name controversy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tljk6

The perfect game… of darts

Nine dart finishes seem to be commonplace these days, but that wasn’t always the case. The first “perfect game” of darts to be televised (albeit not live) was thrown by John Lowe 30 years ago. Since there were only four TV channels in those days, I imagine that almost everyone must have seen it. For the few that didn’t, here it is.