The Kiko pose

By Perry | 2 Comments

Thanks to loyal OTR reader Pavlovic, more incredible information has been discovered about the Fernando Torres pose. Torres, a member of the Spain National team, strikes his pose out of respect to Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, also known as ‘Kiko.’
Kiko is a former legendary striker for the Spain National team whom he played for from 1992 to [...]

In Olympics, Soccer August 27, 2008

The Fernando Torres pose

By Perry | 3 Comments

Thanks to OTR reader Kev, we have discovered it’s possible Fernando Torres started the pose that is now associated with Usain Bolt. This is huge news.
However, it does look like there is a slight difference in techniques. Usain Bolt points diagonally to the sky with his index fingers (see post below). Torres points with all fingers [...]

In Olympics, Soccer August 26, 2008

The Usain Bolt pose

By Perry | 5 Comments

For the people that didn’t watch the Olympics this summer let me inform you about the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt. The 22-year old Jamaican won the gold medal in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 x 100m relay. He didn’t just win the gold medal in these races, he completely shattered [...]

In Football, Olympics August 26, 2008

Bronze Medal stripped from Swedish wrestler

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Ara Abrahamian from Sweden was stripped from his bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics last week for reasons that are quite obvious (see picture on the left). How the heck did this guy even get to compete? Ara tested positive for massive amounts of whey protein. Oh, and steroids.
PHOTO CAPTION: Ara Abrahamian gets ready to Greco-Roman wrestle.
Actually, [...]

In Olympics August 18, 2008

Getty Images blogs from the USA/China b-ball game

By Micah Warren | 2 Comments

If you don’t know who Getty Images is, just check the little water marks and notes on the photos in your news stories. They are the largest photo stock company in the world, and they have some neat blogs.
Here is a blog entry from the USA/China Olympics basketball game. There was [...]

In Basketball, Olympics August 15, 2008

Golden boy, not so golden? A turd perhaps?

By Perry | 1 Comment

Michael Phelps may be winning gold covered chocolate coins over there in Beijing during the Olympics, but OTR would like to discuss something else involving this freak of an athlete. Back in November of 2004, Mr Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Salisbury, Maryland. Salisbury is famous for their steaks and [...]

In Olympics August 15, 2008

Chad Johnson vs. Michael Phelps

By Perry | 6 Comments

If anyone watched Pardon the Interruption yesterday on ESPN, they would have seen Chad Johnson running his mouth again. I will admit he is entertaining and the sports world would be far less fun without him.
Chad took some shots at multi gold medalist Michael Phelps, “The problem with Michael Phelps is there’s no competition where he [...]

In Football, Olympics August 14, 2008

Phelps wins gold, still looks mildly retarded, has no job skills

By Micah Warren | 19 Comments

US swimmer Michael Phelps won some more gold medals last night, according to people that actually watch the Olympics. In other news, he still looks like he has a mild mental deficiency of some sort.
OTR is officially reporting that Phelps also has no real job skills. The odds of him being [...]

In Olympics August 13, 2008

NHL’s John Collins promoted to COO

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OTR doesn’t know how this one flew under the radar. In one of the most brilliant moves of the summer, former Cleveland Brown’s executive John Collins was promoted by the NHL to chief operating officer.
PHOTO CAPTION: Speaking of John Collins, Tom Collins anyone?
Here are a few other things that flew under the radar this summer:
Washington D.C. actually [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Olympics August 12, 2008

OTR Olympics coverage!

By Micah Warren | 3 Comments

If someone offered you a million dollars….and think about that, a million dollars. Imagine that suitcase full of money, right in front of you. Tax free.
So, if someone offered you all that, would you kiss a member of the women’s Chinese soccer team?

In Olympics August 10, 2008

OTR Olympics coverage!

By Micah Warren | 1 Comment

If you haven’t noticed, OTR has covered every single Olympics event with constant updates and analysis.
Why? Because we LOVE the Olympics!
Perry and I almost got into a fight during the Gold-medal round of women’s saber fencing. He started saying that my broad “is about to go down like a [...]

In Olympics August 10, 2008

OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year

By Perry | 24 Comments

We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Golf, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Poker, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Tennis, Trades, Transactions May 2, 2008

Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids

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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Golf, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Poker, Racing, Scandal, Soccer, Tennis, Transactions, Uncategorized April 30, 2008

Perry’s Mailbag: Letters From Famous People

By Perry | 1 Comment

An odd thing happened over the past couple weeks. Famous people affiliated with sports (players, coaches, and analysts), started emailing me with questions and comments. It seems our fan base has spread across this great nation. I know all of you are pretty anxious to see exactly who emailed me, so let’s [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions March 24, 2008

Big changes coming to Off The Record

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We’ve received a bunch of emails complaining that OTR wasn’t long enough and didn’t display enough stories. People were upset that they had to click the “Archives” button to see the stuff they missed. Well, your whiny complaints have been heard! We expanded our home page of the blog to include the [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Make your own photo caption, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry Dollars, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions, Uncategorized March 14, 2008

Clemens may want to write a letter to Jones in prison

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Former track star Marion Jones began serving her six-month prison sentence on Friday. I wonder if Roger Clemens took note of that because she is in trouble for lying to the government about steroids.
After seeing this photo of Jones, OTR sees no evidence of steroid use. Her stomach looks perfectly normal and no [...]

In Olympics, Scandal March 8, 2008

Perry’s Mailbag: Coming Soon To A Friday Near You

By Perry | 1 Comment

I want to apologize for not getting Perry’s Mailbag up last Friday, especially to one of OTR’s dearest fans Lindsey. As most of you know, I was following the Asante Samuel story in Boston on Thursday night and continued my hot pursuit all day Friday until the early evening press conference around 5:00pm EST that [...]

Check the archives!

By Micah Warren | Leave a Comment

I’ve been getting a ton of emails about how so much of the content goes off the main blog page so quickly because of new content. “My friend told me to check you’re stupid site because of some Brady Quinn gay story and nwo I can’t find it,” said one. Wow, that was [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions February 15, 2008

New Feature Alert!: Perry’s Mailbag

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Off the Record has a new feature, and it’s called Perry’s Mailbag. You can now email me directly with your thoughts on my sports opinions or just about anything you want. While I can’t answer every email, I will be addressing some of them on Off the Record. So, email away!
mperry_77@hotmail.com