14 of the Worst Sportsfolk Ever Allowed on a Field (Part 1)

There's a little bit of sports fan in all some a few of us. I, myself, am a baseball man, though I take in the occasional (American) football - or "handegg" if you prefer - and basketball game, too. Those of us who have the appropriately-colored blood pumping through our veins love to cheer for our favorite teams and hope to frighten the others with our boos until they collapse in a puddle of piss and shame.

Or wet themselves laughing.

Unfortunately, no team is ever perfect, as much as any rabid fan or PR agent would love for you to believe. Even the '95 Bulls had Randy Brown. He wasn't bad, per se, certainly not enough to earn him a spot on the list, but he missed 6 of every 10 shots he took that season. Not exactly highlight reel stuff. And every fan's been there: we've all had to shake our heads through at least one player whose performance is more akin to an autistic, one-armed chimpanzee folding a paper airplane. This list is a celebration of truly some of the worst in professional point-scoring. I've tried to keep it varied, so that each of the big sports gets some representation.

So, without further adieu, those whose collective presence anywhere other than the stands is still more baffling to science than string theory or black holes.

12 Addicting Video Games of Days Gone By (Part 1)

I was a bit of a late-comer to the video game scene, because my parents had this inkling (as most parents do) that these virtual realities might, in fact, be soul-binding death traps of entertainment with addictive properties on par with a cake made of heroin.

Blow out your candles, honey!

They were (as most parents are) pretty spot on, but just to be sure, I insisted on doing some hands-on research. And, once I started earning an allowance and eventually got a job of my own, I was free to spend money on frivolous things like food and clothes or on necessities like video games. And so, throughout the years, I waxed and waned with the tide of different genres and series. Naturally, as with any relationship, there were good times and bad - Marios and Waluigis - but these are the esteemed titles that hold the fondest memories of sleepless nights glued to a screen.