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Afternoon Blogdome: Sir Charles and the Captain
• "A Rum and Coke We Can Believe In": Weirdness abounds at the Democratic National Convention. [The Big Lead] • Baby steps, Royals fans: "We’ve done a better job on pop-ups. Now, we’ve got to do a better job of throwing the ball across the infield." [Joe Posnanski] • Not enough fat guys: Explaining...
Ten Quarterbacks You Don't Know, But Should
This is why I love the internet: The Love Of Sports brings us a great list of NCAA quarterbacks that might have made it under your radar. One guy on the list that won't be surprising people this year is Utah's Brian Johnson, who led the Utes to an upset over Michigan yesterday. The Urban Meyer recru...
Afternoon Blogdome: Next Stop - Guest Spot on Entourage
• I've Got Ortega Tacos on Line 1...: Erin Andrews gets her own commercial. [Awful Announcing] • As Greek as Apple Pie: David Hasselhoff, student of history. [Deuce of Davenport] • Save a spot for Zach Randolph: Mad Lads Redux, starring the Memphis Grizzlies. [The Blowtorch] • Have they tried flamin...
When Cubs Fans Fight Each Other, Everyone Else Wins
Cubs fans show the Phillies that Chicago can hold its own when it comes to stadium violence. Lookin' good, Chicago! [The Fightins]...
Afternoon Blogdome: He's Officially, Legally Insane Now
• Chad Johnson has left the planet: Apparently, this is for real. "I just called the Broward County (Fla.) Court Clerk and Chad Johnson is no longer. Officially, legally, yesterday, his name was changed to Chad Ocho Cinco." [LOTD] • Stupid hurricanes: "The LSU Appalachian State football game is now ...
Morning Blogdome: No, This Is Not Me
• I would've gone with a Mike Zordich jersey: "I doubt anyone’s going to waste their time asking someone into sports to “act their age,” but for the sake of decency could you shoot for something a little higher than five?" [Viceland] • The middle finger just means he hopes he's okay: "Here is photo ...
Afternoon Blogdome: Barry Zito Wants To Be Taken Seriously As...Something
• That faraway look cost the Giants about $4 million: "Major props are due to Barry Zito. After almost an entire season of being victimized by the unflattering cameras of the Associated Press, he's decided to take charge and float a few good-looking images to the public himself by becoming a fashion...
Rachel Nichols Has Finally Extricated Herself From Brett Favre's Pocket
• She doesn't even notice when you call her pretty: "I'm blissfully unaware of that kind of stuff, which I guess is probably a good thing. I work a lot and I'm pretty engrossed in the stories that I'm covering and the work that I do and that's the things I try to follow." [On The DL] • It makes a gr...
Afternoon Blogdome: Drew Bledsoe Is Not Living The Same Life As Tom Brady
• Everclear should write a song about this: "Seven former NFL football players — including Drew Bledsoe — are suing UBS, a Swiss bank, for investing their money in collapsed electronic-payments firm Pay By Touch. They claim the bank neglected to mention that Pay By Touch's founder, alleged cocaine a...
Morning Blogdome: Aaron Rodgers Still Can't Escape The Ghost
• Whatever doesn't humiliate you makes you stronger: "Not only is Aaron Rodgers filling Favre's shoes, he's also wearing his number! Of course, this was just for a drill in practice, but clearly the Packers have moved on and shouldn't expect much of a drop off, if any, this season." [Stock Lemon] • ...
Afternoon Blogdome: Chris Mortensen's Arizona Job Security In Jeopardy
• But Leinart's starting job is still safe for now: "Do we have a quarterback? ... It seems like Chris Mortensen is making the decision on our quarterback for our football team. ... But nothing has changed," [Arizona Cardinals' Coach Ken]Whisenhunt said. [Sporting Blog] • I'm sure it's pronounced "R...
Morning Blogdome: Lindsay Lohan Has Impeccable Taste In Quarterbacks
• LiLo digs the Neckbeard: “Also spied dancing with an attractive blonde at Crimson Lounge: new Bears quarterback Kyle Orton — dubbed ‘’super-hot” by Lohan, Ronson and Lauper, who all admired the NFL player’s dance-floor moves.” [Sports Crackle Pop] • Shaq's stalkee might be a little crazy: "Alexis ...
Afternoon Blogdome: It Would've Totally Worked Had Somebody Mentioned A Llama
• Note to self: Some people don't like to write Michael Phelps slash fiction: "Would AJ or Rick ask their male contributors to write porn stories for Deadspin? Somehow I don’t think they would. Two of the three Waxing Off topics have been sexual in nature and the other one was about a female sport t...
Morning Blogdome: She Does Not Want Every Inch Of Your Love
• You need coolin': "Page and Leona Lewis performed a version of the Zeppelin classic "Whole Lotta Love" that had some of the lyrics changed and others excised so as not to offend. Lewis didn't want to sing the line, "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love" in the second verse, because she said sh...
Morning Blogdome: We Can't Wait Until the Tim Duncan Chapter
• Your Guide to NBA Tattoos: "Whilst pictures speak louder than words, it’s always great ridiculing a ridiculous white man. The criss cross of tribal paint looks like the decorations on a children’s project about New Zealand. The Nepalese text potentially reads ‘bench warmer,’ and the wolf represent...
Afternoon Blogdome: "Dancing with the Stars", Mr. Met on Line One
• We thought this would be about Erubiel Durazo: "... amazing footage of Oakland Athletics mascot Stomper going dumb." This video is from 2006, which totally makes sense why we're just seeing it. We assume this trend is long-dead now, yet we already miss it. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] • Bud Selig may want t...
Morning Blogdome: Girls Who Are Boys
• Thank heavens for little... boys?: "And then they realize... this isn't Madeleine. In fact, this isn't a girl, it's a boy. Who looks nothing like Madeleine McCann. Who belongs to a famous Croatian model and Dino Drpic, an international Croatian footballer who plays for Dinamo Zagreb." [Unprofessio...
Afternoon Blogdome: On The Pro-McCain Version, Obama Is Called For An Offensive Foul
• McCain gets posterized by Obama: "With Obama-themed merchandise flying off the shelves, basketball-influenced streetwear brand Undrcrwn designed this t-shirt graphic (image above) just in time for the Democratic National Convention (August 25th-28th). It features Obama skying over a white flag wav...
Morning Blogdome: Jessica Simpson On Tony Romo And The Art Of The Dutch Oven
• Joe Simpson approves this message: "If you are going to date me, you are going to have to put up with some things. And one of the things was farting under the sheets. That makes you man enough." [The Zone Blitz] • Real men can catch big fish with a twig and piece of chewing gum: "David Hayes of No...
Afternoon Blogdome: Brett Favre And His Plaque Of Lies
• Does that mean it no longer stays on the wall?: Written on the bottom of one Packer fan's giant, scary-looking Brett Favre commemorative plaque from the man himself: “Play somewhere else? It will never happen. This is where my family is. This is where my heart is. This is where I belong.” That's t...