• Show Me The ... Shoe Deal: Michael Beasley fires agent, longtime adviser because he's not happy at his lack of sneaker deal. [Slam]

• Who Wants a Soccer Team?: "Slammin' Mike Ashley has put Newcastle up for sale. It only makes sense: it's hard to run a team into the ground by undermining its most popular manager and selling its best young talent while buying champagne for people you don't know." [Federation Soccer]
• But God's An Eagles Fan: So which team does Sarah Palin really cheer for? [SbB]
• No Eight Point Shutout Rule?: "A hockey blog based in Slovakia has posted three videos on YouTube from the now-legendary women's ice hockey Olympic qualifier that saw Slovakia squeak out an 82-0 victory over Bulgaria." [Puck Daddy]
• But Can You Say It Backwards?: "Y is for Yes. Or the answer to “Did ABC resort to showing long, luxurious shots of the Song Girls during the slack second half of Ohio State/USC?” [Sporting Blog]
• This is about a dog: "King of the forest. Queen, too. In the entire world there flies no bird more delectable — nor, when undertaken properly, more challenging to find and fell, to bring to hand, than the ruffed grouse." [Star Tribune]
• Tragic: The Mets bullpen blew another game today. That's it, they're going on the smallest TV in the house. [The 'Ropolitans]

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