This amazingly hilarious animated short about the infamousand unbelievable incident is truly a keeper. Produced by No Mas, the short documents Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis’ 1971 no hitter against the San Diego Padres while under the influence of LSD. While many have believed this to be an urban legend, Ellis disclosed after his retirement that it was true.

Following the death of Michael Jackson, understandably there was a cloud of darkness surrounding any mention of his name and family. As fans, however, we felt all the solemnity and commemoration was missing one thing: in his prime, Michael Jackson embodied fun above all else, able to spontaneously snatch a showstopping miracles out of thin air.

30 years ago this week, The Detroit Tigers visited the Chicago White Sox for a double header. During the intermission between games, a Chicago disc jockey who had long railed against how disco was a threat to his and his fan’s beloved rock n’ roll (a thinly-veiled racist screed some say), he invited fans to get in cheap to the baseball game…

It’s a common misperception that musicians and jocks are mutually exclusive commodities. Au contraire, mon frère: many of music’s most innovative and popular acts are major fans of sport – if not stellar athletes themselves. Nowhere is that more apparent than the World Wide Web…

I must confess to not knowing much about the ins and outs of baseball, and that’s probably what inspired me to go and see the just released film ‘Sugar’ (now playing in London and select US cities) that has been getting rave reviews. I was not sure what to expect, nor if i would suddenly become number 1 fan. Well as it goes, I was totally charmed by the top performances, the insight into the game and the unique spin.