<![CDATA[Deadspin: the ohio state]]> http://tags.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: the ohio state]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/theohiostate http://deadspin.com/tag/theohiostate <![CDATA[Matt Sylvester Is The Road Warrior]]> Ohio State fans know Matt Sylvester as the feisty forward who hit the game-winning 3 that beat Illinois in 2005. Well, his likeness is now available to worship in mugshot form.

Matt Sylvester was arrested Friday night after leaving a basketball game at the Schottenstein Center. According to police, Sylvester, 26, made an illegal u-turn on Woody Hayes Drive and ignored an officer's order to stop, 10TV News reported. Police said Sylvester also ran a red light and drove recklessly on a sidewalk before stopping.

Sidewalk driving? Isn't that only for stroke victims and people over 80? Well, for all of you gloating Illini fans out there, temper your enthusiasm here.

Of course if you don't follow the Big Ten, you probably know Sylvester from such hits as Semi Pro, the Will Ferrell movie in which he was an extra. Which means that he had fewer lines than the bear. But it's a start.

Also from the Sylvester file: Was suspended from the team in 2005 for spitting on a Michigan State fan who had been heckling him; and was shot in the butt with a .22 rifle during a Labor Day party in 2002.

Ex-OSU Player Arrested Outside Of Arena [10TV.com]

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<![CDATA[You Could Be The Next Johnny Utah, Brah]]> If you're like us, you pretty much worship the movie Point Break, starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, but are saddened that there has never been a live theater production. Well, fret no more. Point Break Live! is the play that is sweeping the nation, and even if live theater makes you break out in embarrassing rashes, this is one you're not gonna want to miss. That's because, well, let's let them explain it.

The Brechtian blockbuster features armed robbery, big-wave surfing, car chases, explosions, and no less than two extended skydiving sequences. Best of all, you could be the next Johnny Utah... the starring role of Keanu will be selected at random from the audience each night, and will read their entire script off of cue-cards. This method manages to capture the rawness of a Keanu Reeves performance, even from those who generally think themselves incapable of acting.

That's right; the Keanu Reeves role is played each night by a random audience member! If only they had done this with Hardball. The play has just been in Seattle, and is in Los Angeles beginning Oct. 12. So get out your surf board and your Ohio State t-shirt folks, one of you could be the next Johnny Utah. "You crossed the line. People trusted you and they died. You gotta' go down." Hell, yeah!

Point Break Live! [TheaterMania]
Point Break Live! [MySpace]

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