• We're wary of any blog awards that involve voting, but we find these considerably more trustworthy than those "Weblog Awards" from a few weeks ago: The Red Reporter's 2005 Sports Blog Awards. Vote like the wind, if you're into that type of thing. [The Red Reporter]
• It might be time to accept that Alex Smith just isn't very good. [NFL Spam]
• Matt Bonner once won a slam dunk contest. We wouldn't make that up, and in case you thought we did, there's video. [J.E. Skeets]
• Maria Sharapova, the NYC transit strike and you. [The Airing Of Grievances]
• When Colorado buys iPods for its players, jeez, everybody wins. Well, except Colorado. [The Wizard Of Odds]
• You know, depriving Jets fans of alcohol, when you really think about it, is just doggone mean. [The Hater Nation]
• A graphical representation of every first inning of the Cubs' upcoming season. [Baseball Think Factory