18 results for "mike trask"
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NOFX's Fat Mike talks golf, punk bowling
Mike TraskYou don't see many Mohawks on the links. Not until "Fat" Mike Burkett, bassist and lead singer for NOFX, tees up with an awesome swing like this. It's not as bad as it looks, said Burkett, claiming he typically scores in the mid-80s. "I started...
Blog | May 24, 2012 -
The Isotopes blend punk and baseball
Mike TraskThe Sex Pistols challenged authority. The Ramones mastered the three-chord song. Bad Religion wrote lyrics related to social responsibility. The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club sings about baseball. And baseball players. They call themselves "the...
Blog | April 15, 2012 -
The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club celebrate all things basebal...
Mike TraskThe Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club celebrate all things baseball in music
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2012 -
The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club and "The Ballad of Rey Ordon...
Mike TraskThe Sex Pistols challenged authority. The Ramones mastered the three-chord song. Bad Religion wrote lyrics related to social responsibility. The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club sings about baseball. And baseball players. They call themselves "the w...
Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2012 -
WrestleMania competitors have extensive sports backgrounds
Mike TraskOn Sunday millions of Americans will watch the annual spectacle of WrestleMania. Yes, the matches are "fake." But some of the wrestlers are legitimate athletes. A peek at the sports backgrounds of WrestleMania participants: The Rock vs. John Cena ...
Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2012 -
Rapper Mac Miller never far from a basketball goal, "like a young...
Mike TraskRapper Mac Miller has amassed more than 50 million YouTube views for his song "Donald Trump." The song even earned the praise of Trump himself. And Miller's first album, "Blue Side Park," released late last year, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billbo...
Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2012 -
Rapper Mac Miller never far from a basketball goal, "like a young...
Mike TraskRapper Mac Miller ready for SXSW with his hoop in tow.
Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012 -
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey talks Boston Red Sox closer's anthem,...
Mike TraskOn March 13, the latest Dropkick Murphys album comes out: "Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition." But bassist and lead singer Ken Casey has something else on his mind. He's traveling to Clearwater, Fla., to meet with his pal and new Philade...
Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2012 -
Dropkicks: Pap can't use our song
Mike Trask, Special to ESPN MusicDropkick Murphy's bassist and lead singer Ken Casey is traveling to Clearwater, Fla., to meet with his pal and new Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon. And he's going there with a message. "He can't use 'Shipping Up To Boston,'" Casey ...
Blog | March 06, 2012 -
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey talks Boston Red Sox closer's anthem,...
Mike TraskDropkick Murphys' Ken Casey talks closer's anthem, Papelbon's new song.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2012 -
WCW and WWE star Diamond Dallas Page
Mike TraskA 6-foot-5 tattooed former pro wrestling champion does not seem like the type of guy to be doing sun salutations. This is a dude who looks so tough that Rob Zombie cast him as a bounty hunter in the horror flick "The Devil's Rejects." But the life o...
Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2012 -
Joe Palooka makes his return in mixed martial arts comic book
Mike TraskMeet Joe Palooka, the 22-year-old Californian falsely accused of murder and now brawling in underground fight clubs in Tijuana. The blonde-haired light heavyweight will soon carry a 3-0 record into a new worldwide fight league, joined by former UFC c...
Blog | Conversation | November 09, 2011 -
Ring of Honor wrestler Kenny King moonlights as a Chippendale
Mike TraskKenny King is a man unafraid to wear his underwear in public. He brawls in the wrestling ring wearing spandex tights. And on stage at his other job he wears even less. The 30-year-old Ring of Honor wrestler is also a Chippendale. The two gigs share...
Blog | Conversation | September 23, 2011 -
Gregory Iron wrestles despite cerebral palsy, gets CM Punk's endo...
Mike TraskA few things about Gregory Iron: He works out like everyone else. He's not scared to take a chair to the head. He's a 24-year-old professional wrestler from Cleveland trying to make it big. He also has cerebral palsy. That hasn't stopped him from...
Blog | Conversation | July 29, 2011 -
At the World Series of Beer Pong, founder Billy Gaines can chart ...
Mike TraskThe man behind the World Series of Beer Pong
Story | Conversation | January 11, 2011 -
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82
Raiders owner Al Davis, whose legend began 60 years ago as an assistant coach with the San Diego Chargers and included a 1992 Hall of Fame induction in Canton, has died at 82.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2011