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Apparently We Can't Have Football Camp Without Broomstick Rape
I hate to be the guy that laughs every time some poor high school kid gets violated by some other kid or group of kids that think, "Hey, if I could stick something in this kid's ass, why, that would just be fantastic!" Where's the logic? It's not that these things are suddenly happening out of nowhe...

PED Testing In London Will Scare The Crap Out Of Everyone...Or So They Hope
Looking for some cutting-edge ways to improve athletic performance without failing a drug test? Aren't we all! With failed PED tests expected to be at a record high for these Beijing Games, testers aren't exactly resting on their laurels. They're trying to find ways to test for the next generation o...


Blogger Suffers Ddos Attack After Criticizing Mark Spitz
• Larry Brown Sports is a good read and makes a fine addition to any RSS reader. So imagine our surprise when his site suffered a Ddos attack as a result of his criticism of Mark Spitz. Maybe it had nothing to do with Spitz himself, but I can't really be blaming this one on the Germans [Larry Brown ...

Those Chinese Certainly Know How To Conduct A Job Search
It's been both enjoyable and sad to see some of the stories coming out of Beijing. It's been seemingly one unpleasant discovery after another, between the poor girl who was deemed unpretty enough to sing the Chinese national anthem and the faux ethnic kids around the flag during opening ceremonies. ...

Peyton Manning Finds One More Thing To Endorse
You'd think Peyton Manning would be happy with his Super Bowl ring, numerous lavish endorsement deals, and the adulation of Hindi children everywhere. Not so. Now he wants to win a gold medal, and has prepared a pitch for the unwashed masses. We're unwashed because he's never endorsed soap, you see....


USA Basketball Beat Spain By 37 With Perimeter Shooting, Superior Apparel
The United States' And 1 Mix Tape Tour quest for their first gold medal in basketball in eight years claimed another victim this morning. America shot 12-of-25 from behind the freaking arc as Spain was blown out, 119-82. Eight Americans scored in double-digits as Spain was held to just 39 percent sh...


Little League World Series, Presented By Boston Market, Or So We Wish
Listed in order of start time...Little League World Series: Pool play. Players will not be permitted on the field within one hour of their last meal. ESPN, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; ABC, 3:30 p.m. Tennis: ATP Tour, Legg Mason Classic, semifinals. They still play tennis while the Olympics a...

Gay Can't Come Up With Burst In Heat, Denied Shot At Gold
By now you've almost certainly realized that American sprinter and butt-end of sophomoric humor (hehe, butt) Tyson Gay didn't even qualify for the final in the 100-meter (328 feet) dash, which was won in record-breaking fashion by Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Two great last names, each respectively illustr...

Morning Blogdome: Consuming Each Other's Time As A Cohesive Unit
Alright guys, this is how it works. You have a blog. You send me something you've posted on your blog. I indiscriminately post it, along with some idle commentary that I'll pass off as witty and insightful. Your pageviews get a nice little weekend bump and maybe some new regular readers. I get away ...

Daryle Ward Will Eat Your Children In Broad Daylight
The Chicago Cubs have just won their ninth straight game. In related news, Hell has frozen over, pigs are flying, gas is now 75 cents a gallon, and Andy Dick just had sex with a girl. This wild chain reaction began when Ward, in the midst of an 0-for-13 slump, hit a three-run homer in the ninth to p...


Amid Protest, Use Of Instant Replay, Phelps Wins 7th Gold
Michael Phelps, arguably the face of the United States contingent in these Beijing games, is seven-for-seven. Last night, he came from behind in the 100-meter (328 feet) butterfly, edging out Serbia's Milorad Cavic by 1/100th of a second. It appeared to some that Cavic had beaten Phelps to the wall,...

Got Any Tips, Mister?
Hey. I'm Josh Zerkle. Most of you probably know me as Monday Morning Punter from Kissing Suzy Kolber. I also help out here on occasion, and I even did some stuff over here as well. I'll be running the show over here for the weekend. Some of you already know what I bring to the table. The rest of you...