•Ben Roethlisberger was pulled out of practice after his lineman rolled up on the back of his leg. If it turns out to be a serious injury, I fully expect to see the Boston papers claiming this season shouldn't really count. Right, guys?

•Another day, another world record for Usain Bolt, this time in the 200m. Honestly, if we doubt all outlandish baseball numbers, and that's in a sport where strength is only a small part of the skill set needed to succeed, why do we get excited over track records?

•Documents on FSU's cheating scandal will be made public after a judge's ruling that will "rip the heart out of the NCAA." The NAIA is waiting to swoop in and eat their heart, thereby gaining all their power.

•A Vick goes back to jail for a probation violation, but it's Marcus Vick, so you won't see teams eagerly awaiting his release. Which is a shame, because it's only a 20-day sentence, so he'll be sprung in time for opening night.

•Because no UFC heavyweight champ has every defended their title more than twice (seriously), you might want to tune in for Brock Lesnar's first defense against Shane Carwin.

•If you subscribe to the Jessica Simpson theory of a certain type of woman ruining a player's productivity, you might want to stay away from Reggie Bush this year. Apparently he's back with Kim Kardashian.

•After Gary Sheffield was denied a contract extention, he demanded his release and was benched last night. The Mets said they won't cut him, but if they really want to punish him, they ought to give him that extention.

•And here's why mascots should be banned:

The idea comes to us via Craig Robinson of Flip Flop Flying, who offers a musical demonstration of 9.58 seconds that we've mashed up with video of Bolt's race. I'll say this: You can break down Bolt's performance with all the graphs in the world, but none of them will capture the sheer, galactic wonder of 9.58 better than half a Beatles lyric.

Video by Gawker's Mike Byhoff

9.58s [Flip Flop Flying]

• That Olympic Torch Run sure was fun, wasn't it?

• Opening ceremonies included fireworks, fake children.

• The Chinese could not beat Kerri Walsh and Misti May-Treanor in beach volleyball, but they did cop a feel after their match.

• President Bush had the idea first, however.

• The Deadspin Beijing Bureau rooted out corruption, broke stories, visited local bars.

• Violent incidents were rare, thanks to the Chinese Scooter Police!

• Tattoos + boner pills = Olympic gold.

• ESPN headline writers were in rare form.

• Ow!

• We all began counting the days until the 2012 Games in London.

• A swimmer named Michael Phelps won some medals ...

• ... collected endorsement loot ...

• ... got him some Lindsey Lohan ...

• ... still could not erase his reputation with the ladies.

• The average age of Chinese women's gymnastics team was, like, nine, but no one seemed to care.

• Cultural sensitivity with the Spanish National basketball team, ambassadors to the world.

• Let us pause to salute the athletes who never medaled.

• Tiki Barber said the C word? Really?

• Usain Bolt ran really fast.

• Push the button, Frank.

Clearly there is only one way to settle all of this jibber-jabber: a Pentathlon between Owens, Ochocinco, Phelps, Bolt, and Wineberg.

The 400-meter sprint and a swimming discipline of Phelps' choice will be the corner stone events with the remaining three up for debate. I'd suggest the future Olympic sport of pole dancing or perhaps the up-and-coming doobie-rolling competition.

It's unclear what event would give an edge to the NFL stars. Perhaps the linguistic event of Jawing or the Zoolander approved Diva-off.

What do you suggest?

>>Olympic Gold Medalist Challenges Chad Johnson to a Race [FanHouse]

According to the Associated Press, Bolt's ridiculous performance could have been even faster.

Bolt won the final at the Olympics last month in 9.69 seconds, shaving 0.03 seconds off the record he set in May.

Eriksen, a physicist at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo, said he got the idea to examine how fast Bolt could have gone after hearing his coach say that Bolt could have run 9.52 seconds.

While Bolt definitely could have gone harder, he may not have wanted to just yet due to financial incentives often associated with breaking world records. Something he should be able to do in the future.

But Carl Lewis, speaking in an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated, thinks something is fishy with Bolt's radical improvement.

"But to run 10.03 seconds one year and 9.69 the next, if you don't question that in a sport with the reputation it has right now, you're a fool. Period."

It's pretty much the status quo in Olympic sports today to suspect world record holders to be using performance enhancing substances. So the fact that Bolt is being questioned is no surprise.

If you thought Bolt cruised too easily in his 100-meter final, you should have seen the preliminary race he ran. I was actually at the Bird's Nest in Beijing to watch Bolt demolish the competition so badly that he did a light jog for the final 40 meters.

I say if you're going to be the fastest man in the world anyway, you might as well look like a badass doing it.

Calculating Lost Time By Bolt's Celebration [AP]
Carl Lewis Implies Bolt's On the Juice [Sporting Blog]
Was Bolt's Celebration Financially Motivated? [FanHouse]

And now it's time to play Know Your Usain Bolt:

• Native of Trelawny, Jamaica.

• Original sport of choice: Cricket.

• Also enjoys: Dancing.

• Michael Johnson quote: "Incredible. He got an incredible start. Guys of 6-5 should not be able to start like that. It's that long, massive stride. He's eating up so much more track than others. He came in focused, knowing he would likely win the gold and he's got the record."

He beat Churandy Martina by 0.52 second — about four body length — the largest margin of victory in an Olympic 200 since the first race in 1900. The last man to hold both world records simultaneously was Donald Quarrie, also from Jamaica.

And the best thing about this? In a sport where record-breaking sprinters are always under suspicion for doping, Bolt has never failed a drug test, nor is he a suspiciously late bloomer. I say that his success is due to his carefully regimented diet.

Update: Awful Announcing comes through with video from the BBC feed:

Bolt Blasts 200 Meter Field in 19.3 world record [USA Today]