This is the Best you can come up with?

St. John's University unveiled their first mascot in 10 years at the Men's Soccer game on September 18th. And here it is...





Say hello to the St. John's "Thunderbird". Well, that's not exactly the mascot's name, that will be left up to the student body to come up with.

But honestly what is this? When i think "Red Storm", which is the team's name, i certainly do not imagine a bird!! I think Lightning, i think thunder, tornadoes, hurricanes etc etc. Just because you put the word "Thunder" in front of an animal's name does not make it more appealing.

However,in all fairness, the University allowed the students to vote between a few choices; The Thunderbird, A lightning Bolt, A Dog and a Horse. (Yea i know not the greatest choices). And i did participate, i cast my vote for the Horse because it reminded me of the old logo for St. John's but I guess i'm just nostalgic.

The only thing that can save this monstrosity is a good name. So come through St. Johns. I'll update when the name is revealed.

DAMMIT BILLS!!

Well...I was on my home from my night class on Monday and I knew the Bills/Pats game was on TV. I didn't expect the Bills (My favorite football team) to win. Come on, I love to go with my heart and everything but my brain told me otherwise.

So I was almost home and my friend texted me that i was missing an unbelievable game. I put the radio on and tuned into the sports report on 1010 Wins. They said the Bills were up by 11 with five minutes to go.

OMG!!

I raced home and ran upstairs and immediately turned the television on to see the game. The Pats were charging down the field but it was ok, we were up by 11 with 3 minutes to go. Not long after the Pats score and miss the two point conversion. So we're still up by 5 with 2 minutes to go. All we have to do is run out the clock and a HUGE upset will be cemented.

The Pats kick it off some idiot named Leodis McKelvin hesitated and then decided to run it out of the end zone instead of taking a knee.

There are a few things wrong with that decision:

1.) The Bills were expecting an onside kick so they had their "hands" team out there not their usual kick return team so he wasn't going to get good blocking.
2.) There was no need to take it out, take the knee and let your offense who was successful in moving down the field the entire game run the clock out.
3.).....YOU FUMBLE THE F*@#$%$# BALL!!

I mean come on, and wait I understand that he was trying to make a play and win it by himself and even take the time past the two minute warning. But man once you get hit or see no more room drop down and make sure you have both hands on that ball.

You single handedly loss the game for the Bills.

And we all know what happened by now. Brady tosses another touchdown while bringing the clock to about 50 seconds and then the Bills offense becomes anemic and the O-line can't protect Trent Edwards.

*sigh* I guess that is what separates the good from the mediocre.

Tennis Gets an Attitude Change

The U.S. Open finally wrapped up this weekend and it wasn't without it's drama and controversy.

First on the Woman's side during the semi-finals, #4 Serena Williams fell to unranked Kim Clijsters. The story wasn't necessarily that she lost, but how. During the second set Serena was serving to tie the set at 6 games a piece when on her second serve she was called for a double fault thanks to a foot violation.

Well you can say that Serena didn't take the call very well. She approached the line judge who made the decision and began a tirade which will be played over and over all weekend. She would go on to say things like...

"I'm going to shove this ball down your f*#$%ing throat"

Feeling threatened the judge approached the main judge and they had a discussion about Serena's conduct. After a shouting match and argument, the chief judge decided to give Serena her second foul on the match (the first coming in the first set when she destroyed her racket on the court). This gave Clijsters another point and a trip to the finals....oops.

Serena left in disbelief as her temper cost her the match.

Clijster not to be overlooked went on to win the championship the next day.

Quick Facts on Clijsters:
1.) This was her first tournament in two years. She took time off to start her family.
2.) She became the first mother in 40 years to win a major.



Not to be outdone. During the Men's final on Monday night, Roger Federer was in pursuit of his record tying 16th major victory. He was up against 20 year old Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro. It was a thrilling five set match that ended in an unbelievable upset. Federer fell to the new kid.

But was more very relevant during the match was in the third set. After a shot from del Potro looked out, the Argentinian asked for a review "too late" and was granted the look. Federer wasn't very pleased with the decision and voiced his frustrations out on the chief judge in an expletive laden tirade.

That didn't cost Federer the match, in fact he went on to win that game to force the fifth set.

But after the final major in the tennis season, a new look has come out of the perceived "calm" and "dignified" sport. A look that is showing grit and emotion where it should be. There is nothing totally wrong with showing your competitive nature, it's part of the game. And it is a welcome change in this sport.

TEAM SWIFT!!

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two days you have certainly heard what happened during Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.

As a courtesy I'll sum it up in four words....Kanye is a Jerk.

Believe me there are plenty of other words I would use to describe Mr. West at this point, ego maniacal, classless, and some fun four-letter words but I'll try to be nice.

However after all that happened I was not too surprised that he did this. Knowing his track record (especially with MTV) and how outspoken he is, this seems like something he had to do.

Then Kanye gets on the Jay Leno show on Monday night and says he's sorry and blames it on the death of his mom? Ok Kanye, the loss of a mother is hard but that shouldn't give you the right to abandon all logical thought, get on the stage while someone is receiving an award and tell them they didn't deserve it. It was definitely uncalled for and you probably lost some fans in the process.

On the other hand Taylor Swift probably gained a boat load of support and fans (including myself) after the ordeal.

Now in Kanye's defense, (in my opinion) if Beyonce didn't win Best Video by a Female Artist how can she win Video of the Year? But that is a mood point after showing up Taylor Swift.

And quickly before I ramble on even further Beyonce, you are the epitome of class for giving your spotlight to Ms. Swift. Kudos to you.

Now for the videos. Both videos and songs for that matter, are great but i'll leave it up to the people. Which was more deserving of Best Video by a Female?

First...The Winner Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"

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And then who Kanye thought should have won...Beyonce "Single Ladies"

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Jay-Z Mania

Remember when Hova announced his retirement?

Well don't feel bad if you don't, because with all the hype surrounding the Brooklyn-born rapper these days you would think he never left. From his September 11th benefit concert to his highly anticipated album "The Blueprint 3" (dropping the same day) Jay-Z is living the high life.

And those who said he "fell off" or "he's not the same" will definitely have a hard time sticking to their stance.

These days...it's good to be the jigga man.

Here's an awesome commercial for Rhapsody showcasing all of Jay-Z's album covers. Can you name them all?