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The Paralympics Begin With Style, The US Dominates Swimming
The Paralympics have kicked off in Beijing with an opening ceremony that rivaled the Olympic opening ceremony. The US swim team dominated the swimming events yesterday, coming away with four gold medals, two silver and three bronze. Some other medals of note: • The first gold medal of the games went...

Co-eds Giving Hand Jobs In Public? What Is This World Coming To?
I got several emails about this and I've been waiting for the video to come through. Apparently a couple of fans were caught getting hands on during the Texas/UTEP game. Video after the jump. ...

Afternoon Blogdome: The Presdent Would Like A Word With Zorn
At first, we were all “WTF?” about this — Zorn and W going for a bike ride together? But then we realized that there is a simple explanation for why the two would quickly become friends: Game recognize game, playboy. [Ed. note: Uh, yeah.] [Mr. Irrelevant] HELlo my name is Levi Johnston but you can c...

Part 2: Ocho Stinko and Injuries, Injuries, Injuries
Still no word on the Brady injury. Kind of ironic that this is the first week in four years the Patriots haven't listed Brady on the injury report. A domino effect was started as other starters throughout the league starting dropping like flies. • The debut of Ocho Cinco turned out to be Ocho Stinko...

NFL Update: Part 1
The golden boy goes down! Tom Brady is taken off the field early in the first quarter of the Kansas City/England game with a knee injury. Career backup QB Matt Cassel took over and after a rough start, looked really decent connecting with Randy Moss on a 10 yard touchdown pass . There's no word yet ...


Braylon Edwards vs. Michael Phelps: Who You Got?
Braylon Edwards and Michael Phelps are top athletes in their sport. But which is better? It's like comparing apples and oranges. Now Edwards and Phelps are combining their apples and oranges into a bet to see who is better. ...


Olympic Cyclists Demand Apology From USOC
Remember the US cyclists who were forced to apologize after wearing face masks upon arriving in Bejing? They're now demanding an apology from the USOC. ...


NFL, Oh How We've Missed You
WOOOO HOOOO!!!!! It's football time!! Check out Drew's Jambaroo for all of the info you need to survive Week 1. I'll pop in at halftime with some updates for you all. Enjoy!!...

For Your Viewing Pleasure
• NFL - See coverage maps for local broadcasts. • 1:00 - WNBA: San Antonio at Connecticut [ABC] • 1:00 - NASCAR: Sprint Cup [ESPN] • 1:00 - Tennis: US Open, Women's doubles finals, Men's singles semi-finals [CBS] • 2:00 - PGA: BMW Championship, final round [NBC] • 2:00 - MLB: Chicago Cubs at Cincinn...

US Soccer and the Cuba Cinco
Forget about Ocho Cinco. The newest rebels: The Cuba Cinco. As the US Soccer Team beat Cuba in a World Cup qualifying match last night, they had some special fans in the crowd cheering them on. Five US soccer fans chose to ignore the government's ban on travel to Cuba and went to support their team ...

MLB Closer: Grand Slams, Extra Innings and Joe Torre
Toronto catcher Gregg Zaun hit a game winning Grand Slam in extra innings to shut down Tampa and cut the Rays' lead in the division to two games. The Blue Jays' Lyle Overbay had a pair of solo home-runs during regular play, but the Rays tied the game up in the ninth with a three-run inning. Zaun's g...

College Football Closer: The Gods Must Be Angry
Boy, I'll be there are a lot of hungover 'Eers fans this morning. I was hoping last week was just a fluke but ECU has done it again rolling over their second ranked team in a row, this time with authority. They took down #8 West Virginia in an alarming fashion with a 24-3 win and possibly sending th...

Showdown at the Swamp
Tonight's showdown at the Swamp has been the center of the circus known as College Gameday. Lee Corso donned a Gator head this morning in his prediction of a Florida win, which really wasn't a tough call. Let's take a look at a few things we can expect. • Heisman winner Tim Tebow is coming off of a ...


To Watch Tonight
What to watch while following the price of copper on the black market... • College Football: South Florida at Central Florida (7pm, ET) It's a busy football day in Florida. [ESPN2] • College Football: Miami at Florida (8pm, ET) It's Tebow time! [ESPN] • Boxing: Juan Diaz vs. Michael Katsidis (10pm, ...