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Your Bulls/Heat Game Three Open Thread
This season's Miami Heat haven't lost a home playoff game. Yet. But they haven't hosted the top-seeded Chicago Bulls. Until tonight. Will the expected "hero's welcome" inspire the Heat or raise the ire of the Bulls?...

We Are All Dave McKenna CVII
Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit succumbs to the evils of which Ray Lewis has foretold....

Young MMA "Beast" Stops Old MMA "Beast" From Winning 100th Match
Here, Dan "The Beast" Severn tries to match Bernard Hopkins's old-guy-can-do spirit. Here, in an attempt to earn his 100th victory at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., the 52-year-old Severn fails to do so....

Sometimes, Tom Brady Makes It Too Easy To Have A Tom Brady Caption Contest
Torn from the Just Jared "Gisele Bundchen: Bikini Pooltime with Tom Brady!" headlines comes this wonderful shot of the New England Patriots quarterback totally enjoying the pool slide at a Mexican resort....

The Evil Arrests That Ray Lewis Was Talking About Have Already Started
Free-agent backup running back Garrett Wolfe, late of the Chicago Bears, was charged with retail theft, disorderly conduct, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest with violence in Miami this morning. This was Wolfe's first newsworthy event since Wednesday when he spoke to the Chicago Sun-...

Here's Video Of The Time The Thunder's James Harden Flopped On National TV
The Oklahoma City Thunder had just cut their deficit to 19 points in the third quarter when big bad Tyson Chandler of the Mavericks didn't hit little good-actor James Harden in the face with an elbow....

Today In Great Quotes: Ray Lewis On How Evil Pertains To The Lockout
"Do this research if we don't have a season — watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game," Ray Lewis told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio....

Your Canucks/Sharks Game Four Open Thread
If San Jose fans actually believe that men in tights can be as effectively distracting to a penalty-boxed opponent as bared boobs, they don't deserve to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals....

Here's Video Of The Time The Philadelphia Union Gave The World Its Daily Soccer Highlight
Carlos Ruiz, the Philadelphia Union's prized free-agent pickup muffed a free kick last night, right in front of the Sons of Ben fan club seating area. Then, it bounced back out to Ruiz's left foot about 25 yards from goal. And then, a young franchise got an early "Goal of the Year" nominee....

Suspect Arrested In Bryan Stow Beating Case (Updated)
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that "a man suspected of being one of the two assailants in the brutal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium was taken into custody early this morning, Los Angeles police sources say....

Former Oregon State Pitcher Was Paralyzed After Spinal Injury, But Can Now Stand
In 2006, 20-year-old Oregon State University pitcher Rob Summers suffered a spinal injury which left him unable to use his legs after a still-unsolved hit-and-run case. Five long years later, he's been dubbed "Superman." Once paralyzed, Summers can now stand and has regained "some purposeful moveme...

Watch ESPN's Doris Burke Flub Her Lines About Oklahoma City Arena
Your morning roundup for May 22, the day some people in North Carolina started taking Pirates of the Caribbean too literally, but not in a cool swashbuckling way or anything....

After Doing "An Honest Evaluation" Of Himself, Oscar De La Hoya Signed Up For Rehab
Pretty boy ex-boxer Oscar De La Hoya issued a statement to TMZ after it declared he checked himself into a rehab facility for substance-abuse problems....

We Are All Dave McKenna CVI
Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit is forced to publicly apologize to every last person it has wronged in the name of ego gloryholeification....

Your Mavericks/Thunder Game Three Open Thread
Dallas and Oklahoma City resume their NBA Western Conference Championship amid cover-ups relating to Russell Westbrook-gate and worries about the Mavericks's "suddenly shaky defense."...

Here's An Innocent Picture of Golfer Paula Creamer That Looks Naughty When Viewed From Certain Angles
Tipster Jeff H. shares this image he snapped off his tellie of Paula Creamer and some guy from the Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, NJ. His claim: "I hear they are looking for a ratings boost and more caddies." For her part, Creamer seems to be doing well....

You Survived The Rapture. So Now What?
If you're reading this on the East Coast, that means we survived The Rapture which Harold Camping pegged for 6 p.m. in each time zone....

Your Preakness Stakes Open Thread
All the horse races and Kegasai in the world won't bring Barbaro back, but the Preakness looks like it's fun, huh? Well technically, it looked a lot funner before the B.Y.O.B. policy broke the infield's decadent soul....

My Workout Partner is a Role-Playing Game
Two hundred bucks. My health insurance company will give me $200 if I just go to the gym, 50 times in a six-month span. That's about two times a week. Coming into May, I only needed seven more visits to… [Kotaku] ...

Canucks Penalty-Box Flasher Sets Lady Hockey Fans Back In Equality Struggle, Says Some Broad Who Blogs (NSFW)
The inevitable counterpoint from somebody offended by Ben Eager getting to scope some breastuses from the penalty box at the Canucks/Sharks game the other night has arrived. Presenting Katie Maximick of Canucks Hockey Blog out:...