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The Ballad Of Brenda And Kurtis The Stock Boy
Sports is a cold and cynical world, but its nice to know that uplifting tales of goodness can be found in the abyss. Oh, look... your mom just forwarded you an email from 1999!...
Steelers Fullback Dodges Biggest Bullet In History
Sean McHugh thought his life was over after getting cut by the Lions in September. He's playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Who knew getting released by Detroit could have a silver lining? [Yahoo]...
Sabres Beat Oilers By Like ... A Lot Of Goals
Buffalo scored 10 seconds into the game, got another score 1:01 later and chased Edmonton's goalie after just eight shots. Final tally: 10-2. Ouch. [NHL.tv]...
Serena Williams Must Not Be Allowed To Overheat
Here's a fun fact: when I look out my window I see snow, yet somehow at this very moment it's summer in Australia! How does that work?!...
Soccer Players Are Bad Athletic Supporters
• Yes ... "training buddies": Just because Ian Thorpe has been living and traveling the world for three years with a hot Brazilian swimmer who also happens to be a dude, that doesn't make him gay or anything. [Outsports]...
Breaking (Not Really): Chris Mortensen Told The Raiders He Was Sorry (Really)
Remember when Mort refused to call the Raiders to confirm that they were being sold? Yeah, he quietly apologized because he was wrong. (And the story was also not true, apparently.) [TFTDS]...
Cheerleaders Legally Free To Smack Each Other Around
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says that cheerleading is officially a contact sport. You bet it is! [Green Bay Press Gazette]...
A Pete Rose Tattoo Is One Bet You Can't Lose
• Hall of pain: Why not permanently enshrine a famous baseball player on your skin? You can just feel the hustle oozing through the open wound. [Big League Stew]...
Is Kirk Radomski Just Making Stuff Up Now?
As if noted steroid pusher Kirk Radomski hadn't caused enough trouble with his Mitchell-snitching ways, the guy just keeps on delivering the goods....
Chris Berman's Own Private Media Day
All journalists covering Media Day are in the same boat. Everyone shares time and resources with everyone else to the benefit of all involved. Sorry, but that's not the way Chris Berman operates....
No Lingerie Bowl Stiff Arms This Year
The on again-off again Lingerie Bowl is off again after a dispute with nudists about people wearing too much clothes. And it seemed like such a well-organized operation. [Tampa Tribune, via Fleshbot (NSFW)]...
Please Stand Clear Of Brandon Roy
Cheikh Samb receives one free poster, courtesy of Brandon Roy. It's like a nightmare, isn't it? It just keeps getting worse and worse. [Ball Don't Lie]...
Super Bowl Sub-Plot #4: Media Day!
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl over the next week. We will beat them down even further....
Marquette Enjoying The Top While It Can
The Golden Eagles dispatched the suddenly terrible Fighting Irish leaving them on top of the Big East for at least a little while longer....
Lego Giambi Is Ready For His Check Up
• Injection molding?: Leggo my Lego baseball players. Where do you stick the needle anyway? [Red Sox Monster]...
Fred Taylor Has Surprisingly Healthy Genes
Kelvin Taylor, son of perennially injured Jaguar Fred Taylor, made first-team All-State RB in Florida this season. By the way, he's in eighth grade. [World of Issac]...
Mark Gottfried Out At Alabama
The head basketball coach steps down after 10+ seasons and a slightly better than .500 record in the SEC. I would go ahead and blame Nick Saban for this too. [Press-Register]...
The Greatest Shoe-Related Rap Song Of 1986
• Wow, I'm old: Man, the NBA used to make the best commercials. Wait, did I say "best" or "worst"? [Low Posts]...
Duke Basketball Finally Catches A Break
The Duke Blue Devils are ranked No. 1 for the first time since 2006. Our long national nightmare is over. [ESPN]...
Super Bowl Sub-Plot #3: The Anquan Boldin Problem
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl over the next week. We will beat them down even further....