Special Olympian To Barack Obama: "It's On"
• He's extra special: A grocery clerk who competes in the Special Olympics has challenged the president to a bowling match. The guy averages 266! Screw Obama—why isn't he in the PBA? [ TMZ]
• Don't bother: Upper Deck is having a promotion where people can submit inscriptions to Kobe Bryant and he will autograph the winners on to special cards that will go into packs. I'm going to go out on a limb, and say none of your ideas get chosen. [ The Beckett Blog]
• I prefer muttonchops: These people want David Wright to grow a mustache. I would advise against that. [ The Wright Stache]
• The legends are true: A reporter unearths video evidence of the first actual dunk in a women's college game. Women's hoops and video cameras in West Virginia? Now I've seen everything. [ WSJ.com]
• No summer rules: Golfers find an unexploded grenade buried on a course. I would let it play through if I were you. [ Oob Golf]
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