vuvuzelas - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

The Vuvuzela Is Back, Baby!Sales of the Vuvuzela are reportedly skyrocketing in India, meaning that bastard horn will make its reappearance at the Commonwealth Games, which are kind of like the Olympics for countries full of brown people that have an old white lady on their money....

The Oxford English Dictionary Now Being Interrupted With Buzzing Sound Vuvuzelas have reached the big time, having been added to the newest edition of the OED along with such other words that we'll be using forever and ever as "staycation," "bromance," "chillax," and "interweb"—singular. [NYT]...

Annoying Use Of Vuvuzela Throughout History: The Final Chapter The World Cup ends this weekend, so let's take one last look at cultural and historical milestones being rudely — and humorously — interrupted by that most noble of African horns, the vuvuzela....

Guy In Charge Of Policing ESPN's Ethics Completely Ignores LeBron Debacle

As ESPN ombudsman, Don Ohlmeyer is tasked with examining any professional questions or conflicts of interest raised by the network's coverage of sports and sports news. So naturally, this month's column, posted today, is about vuvuzelas....

Annoying Use Of Vuvuzela Throughout History: Act IV

It's Friday, which means it's time to tack on a vuvuzela to various indelible moments in world and cultural history. Enjoy and suggest more for next week's final edition....

Annoying Use Of The Vuvuzela Throughout History: The Third One (NSFW-ish)

Last week — and the week before that — we put together a video of great moments in world and cultural history in which the vuvuzela makes a noisy cameo. Well, we did it again....

Annoying Use Of The Vuvuzela Throughout History: The Sequel

Last week, we compiled several great moments in history, film, and the internet and set them to the now-iconic buzzing of the vuvuzela. Here's a sequel. Please add your suggestions in the comments below. We'll do another of these soon....

After A Rash Of Vuvuzela Injuries, We Must Ask: Is The Pope Safe?

A South African woman tore up her throat. A German man busted an eardrum — while still in Germany. Clearly, the vuvuzelas are a menace. And now they're coming for Benedict XVI....