Epic Photo: Moonrise in St. Ignatius

One of the best views in all of sports is from the eastern endzone of Mission High School's football field.

Angry mob threatens Rooney

Wayne Rooney spoke earlier this week about how he desired to leave Manchester United. However about 30 crazy Europe soccer fans disagreed with his statement:

An angry mob in front of Wayne Rooney's home has threatened his life if he leaves Manchester United, according to The Telegraph in England.

Cheshire police were called to his mansion during the night as the crowd outside screamed out chants including, 'Join Man[chester] City and you die.'

The police had to be called and the mob dispersed.

A very similar event happened when Brandon announced that he was leaving Spokane for Polson. However the mob was "the Kennel" from Gonzaga University and instead of threatening him to stay, they escorted him to the Idaho border.

Win the 28 Team Radioshack jersey signed by Armstrong

Team Radioshack has been having contests this week to give away the autographed "28" jersey worn by the team.

Here's the details:

Today we bring you the last chance to win an autographed Team RadioShack 28 Jersey. Post your favorite Lance Armstrong memory from this season on the Facebook post, or @ reply to @TeamRadioShack on Twitter (make sure and end your Twitter reply with #TRS) and you will be entered to win. We will randomly draw one winner from the all the entries. You have three chances to enter, so enter now. You have until 11:59pm CST to enter today.

So go enter! Good luck! If you win send us a picture of you with your prize!

Matt Hasselbeck on South Park

In a very "Family Guy-ish" move, last night's episode of South Park featured Seattle Seahawks Matt Hasselbeck in a very brief (and very random) cameo.

According to the Seattle Times Hasselbeck knew nothing about the cameo:

Hasselbeck said during his weekly session with the media Thursday that the show is all he's been hearing about. He joked about hoping to receive royalties and maybe getting a spot on an episode of "The Simpsons."

Says Hasselbeck, "That would be huge."

The episode is a spoof of the movie "Inception" about dreams. And after last weeks win in Chicago, many Seattle fans are thinking they might be in a dream. Imagine what a win on Sunday against Arizona would do to them...

Here's that random clip:

"Take Me Out" by Atomic Tom LIVE on NYC subway

This video is just awesome:

Club Walmart

The other day Brandon was talking about this sweet new club in Polson. Club Walmart. And how amazing the women there were.

Now I thought that it was strange that a night club was called "Club Walmart" but I figured, "good for Brandon getting out there and shaking his groove thing."

Then I heard the following song. Now I must call and have a LONG talk with Brandon.

Casey's new car

Looking awesome in that new car Casey!

I love my hair song

Brandon has red hair and thanks to South Park he has taken some grief for it. But once he saw this song while watching Sesame Street he made it his theme.

He loves his hair.

Nike Mario shoes

When I first saw these shoes I almost thought about not posting them because I knew that Brandon would immediately buy them and then never take them off.

Then I thought that'd be hilarious.

The shoes sell for around $130 dollars. But you can find deals like this one for $85.

This week in Big Sky football

It's going to be another interesting week in the Big Sky Conference as four teams are ranked and have just one loss in the conference. If you were looking for the definition of a quagmire, say hello to the BSC. I'll try and break down the matchups this week and make sense of everything...

Sacramento State (2-2 conf., 3-3 overall) @ No. 8 Eastern Washington (4-1 conf., 5-2 overall)
The Eagles will be their red turf, but they'll also have to contend with a Sac State team that isn't a pushover. Eastern can't overlook this Sac State team as they gave Montana a run for their money when these two teams played.

No. 22 Northern Arizona (2-1 conf., 4-2 overall) @ No. 7 Montana (4-1 conf., 5-2 overall)
NAU walloped MSU last week but they have to play the Grizzlies in their home stadium. This isn't an easy task by any stretch of the imagination although I don't think Montana is as strong this year as they've been in previous season. UM has won the previous 12 meetings though.

Northern Colorado (1-4 conf., 2-5 overall) @ No. 15 Montana State (3-1 conf., 5-2 overall)
This will be the a nice bounce-back for the Bobcats, they should be able to handle the Bears, no problem.

Portland State (1-2 conf., 2-4 overall) @ Weber State (2-2 conf., 3-3 overall) 
Weber State has won three straight against Portland State, but the Vikings gave Montana a scare last week. This game shows you how crazy this conference is, it could go either way.

There you have it, feel free to comment below!

Portland Timbers sign first players

The Portland Timbers will join the Seattle Sounders FC in the MLS next year in what is a historic rivalry.

And today the Timbers moved one step closer to taking the field in 2011 as a MLS franchise when they announced the signing of their first players to the teams roster.

The Portland Timbers announced today that Bright Dike, Steve Cronin, Ryan Pore and Eddie Johnson as the first four players who have signed with the team for the 2011 season

And while this MLS season is still going on, many in Seattle and Portland can't wait for next year when the two teams will have their rivalry really heat up on the the nation's largest stage for soccer.

On a side note, the Timbers also have a new logo heading into next season. (See above)

Degree Men Chain of Adventure

Degree has come up with a great marketing campaign for their new deoderant Degree for Men Adventure.

The antiperspirant is called "Adventure" so what better way to promote it than to find the ultimate adventure superstar.

That of course is none other than Bear Grylls.

For the commercials Bear will be challenged by superstars from professional sports to complete the tasks at hand. Pretty fun marketing idea.

Check out the promo and then the first commercial:

Eastern Washington number 8 in the nation

Entering homecoming weekend in Cheney, the Eastern Washington University football brings with them the number 8 ranking in FCS.

But more importantly, with Montana State's loss to Northern Arizona, Eastern is tied for first in the Big Sky standings. With key wins over Montana and Northern Arizona.

Here's a look at the top 10 in the FCS:

1. Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-0
2. Delaware Blue Hens 7-0
3. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 7-0
4. William & Mary Tribe 5-1
5. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 5-1
6. Villanova Wildcats 4-2
7. Montana Grizzlies 5-2
8. Eastern Washington Eagles 5-2
9. Wofford Terriers 5-1
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-3

There are four Big Sky teams in the top 25. Montana at 7 (who Eastern beat earlier this year), Eastern at 8, Montana State at 15 and Northern Arizona at 22.

Also, Saturday's game against Sacramento State will be the third game on the red turf of Roos Field. So far the Eagles have a 2-0 record at the Inferno.

Allison Williams sings Nature Boy to Mad Men theme

Everyone knows Brian Williams from the NBC Nightly News. But did you know that his daughter Allison is a very talented singer?

Check it out as she sings "Nature Boy" (made famous by Nat King Cole) to RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine," the instrumental theme from the hit show "Mad Men."

Note: The performance was recorded in one single take.

Oregon is No. 1, Boise St. is No. 2

Holy crap, ladies and gentlemen, we're about to go situation critical here in the Northwest. Who is the best team in the country? These guys...

The Oregon Ducks! Now most Washington fans are rolling their eyes as their "supposed" biggest rival are kings of college football right now. Oregon is going to have to watch their step though, the Pac-10 might be one of the toughest if not the toughest conference in the country right now. Here is what ESPN had to say...

For the first time, Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.

The Ducks climbed one place to the top spot during an off week after previous No. 1 Ohio State lost 31-18 at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

Boise State also moved up one place to No. 2. Oklahoma jumped three spots to No. 3, passing No. 4 TCU. Auburn moved up two spots to fifth.

Ohio State dropped 10 spots to 11th.

Oregon becomes the 43rd team to hold the No. 1 ranking in the AP media poll, which dates to 1936. Ohio State's loss came a week after then-No. 1 Alabama was beaten by South Carolina.

And with Boise St. at No. 2, we could be looking at an all-Northwest national championship. However, we could also be looking at two teams that Casey and I hate. Ugh.

The Great Escape II

Thank god for that awesome running back Taiwan Jones. Can't wait for the statue of him to be set up right next to the one of Rodney Stuckey. Perhaps we could also get a Michael Roos statue since he has the freakin' field named after him. Anyways, it was a big trap game for the Eagles yesterday against Northern Colorado (better known as the Cleveland Browns of the Big Sky) and EWU escaped with the win and tied for the lead in the Big Sky Conference.

Here's EWU sports information director Dave Cook with the lead...

A week after struggling to a 21-14 home win over Northern Arizona, 12th-ranked Eastern Washington University scored twice in the final 3:08 for a 35-28 victory over Northern Colorado Saturday (Oct. 16) in a Big Sky Conference football game at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colo.


Eastern knotted the score at 28 with 3:08 left in the game with a 12-play, 80-yard drive, then scored again with 41 seconds left on a 24-yard run by Taiwan Jones, who finished with 168 yards rushing and three scores. That came after a sack by Colorado native Jerry Ceja that was recovered by senior Tyler Jolley and returned to the UNC 39-yard line.

The win is big for the Eags since Montana State lost yesterday 34-7, opening up the door for an all-out cage match for the conference championship.  The Bobcats have played one less conference game so naturally they dropped to second place. UM and EWU are in first after the Griz eeked out a win over Portland State. Here's what it looks like in the standings...

EWU has a tough game ahead next week in Sac State (They're no push over) and then they'll travel to Portland for a game against the Vikings at Hillboro Stadium. They gave the Griz a run for their money so I can only imagine they could do the same against Eastern. This is actually going to be put all squarely on the shoulders of head coach Beau Baldwin. He's got the team in the first place position and now he's going to have to keep them focused and ready to round out the Big Sky schedule. They aren't the top teams, but if UNC gave EWU a scare, anyone can.

It's going to be a fun next four weeks.

Where the hell is Portland State playing?

Watching the Griz game last night, I noticed that even though they were on the road against Portland State, they weren't playing at the familiar PGE park. What the heck is going on I thought, it looks like they're playing on a high school field.

(I also wondered why Montana's uniforms looked so bad and tried to adjust the TV, then I realized that's just normal)

Come to find out, Portland State is actually playing at a high school field. PGE Park is getting renovated for the upcoming MLS team it will be hosting (it will be nice to have the Sounders beat them again and again), and Portland State had to move their football games to Hillsboro stadium, 20 miles from downtown. It has a capacity of over 7,000 and hosts high school and lower division college games. It was also built in 1999.

I saw one main grandstand, one endzone stand and a bunch of kids in the adjacent field playing football while the game was going on. It was really like a high school game!

Oh, and the Griz won on a last second field goal and are tied with EWU for first place in the Big Sky Conference. Boo.

MLS Goalie scores goal

Columbus Crew member William Hesmer scores a goal in the 90th minute against Toronto FC. Enjoy.

Game Photos: Charlo 49, Philipsburg 0

The Charlo Vikings came out focused and won their homecoming game 49-0 over Philipsburg tonight. Here are some photos I took from the game...

Seahawks are 2nd-least popular franchise in the NFL

Something tells me this Harris Poll was taken largely on the East Coast, because the Seahawks are most certianly not the least popular franchise in the Northwest. Heck, I can't get away from these green and blue bird fans in Montana. It's just another case of the rest of the country ignoring the Northwest.

The Harris Poll released a survey of the most and -- in the Seattle Seahawks' case -- least popular NFL teams. In a survey of 2,620 fans, Seattle ranked 31st out of 32 teams in the NFL, leading only the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Seahawks even ranked behind the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions, franchises that have been hapless in recent memory.

Seems hard to believe that the Seahawks, who sell out every game and have a cult following in Seattle, are that unpopular. Must be another case of the Northwest being ignored by the rest of the United States.

And by the way...

1. The Jags were the least popular. No surprise there.
2. What about the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons?
3. Oakland Raiders fans havent exactly been filling their stadium either.
4. The NFL legitimatly wants to move the Buffalo Bills to Canada.
5. The Tennessee Titans are in one of the smallest media markets in the league.
6. Chargers fans are worried about local blackouts.
7. Cleveland Browns anyone?

And you're telling me that the Seahawks are the least popular? Please.