Athletes Might Be Cheating, You Say?

As the medals are handed out, the accusations of cheating begin. And the Chinese swimmers always seem to be involved in speculation. But if you're going to cheat, shouldn't you make it believable? And the idea of this "shadow" team intrigues me. Can you imagine if our pro sports had such teams? Betting the spread would be a bitch. [ The Sporting Blog]

• Brian Giles is clearly not a fan of the winning. The Red Sox made a waiver claim for Padres' outfielder Brian Giles. To which Giles responded, "Eh. No thanks". The 37 year-old Giles nixed the idea and turned down an extra $2 million in order to stay close to his children. With the Padres sporting one of the worst records in baseball, he's made a clear statement: being a loser is better than being on the Red Sox. It's really six of one, I say. [ Larry Brown Sports]

• I always knew Manny was a Yankees fan, but wanting to be a Yankee to stick it to Boston? Them's fighting words. I'm sure Hollorin' Hank Steinbrenner would love to have that happen. But before the Yanks start taking Boston's leftovers, I've got two words for them: Johnny Damon. [ FanHouse]

• USC starting quarterback Mark Sanchez was taken off of the field with a knee injury. It seems he injured himself doing something called the carioca shuffle. I'm not sure what that is but it it's anything like the electric slide, I totally feel you dude. [ Sports by Brooks]