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Alexander Ovechkin Doesn't Need Your Fancy Skates
• Go team!: So you're saying it's not a good idea to pull major league pitchers out of spring training to pretend they care about their country for a couple weeks? Who could have seen that coming?[I'm Writing Sports]...
The Final Collapse Of Shea Stadium
• That's all, folks: The last piece of Shea Stadium came tumbling down today. Congratulations on a job ... done. [Mets Blog]...
Mascots Play H-O-R-S-E Differently Than You And I
• I'll just take the H: From half court, back to the basket, over the head, off the mascot's crotch, no rim. Perfect. [YouTube]...
Carrie Underwood Isn't Fooling Anyone
• Nobody invited you: American Hero Mike Francesa says he would have "torn the tent down" if they hadn't let him ask follow up questions of Alex Rodriguez. Or maybe he could have just leaned on it. [Bugs and Cranks]...
Michael Strahan: Master Thespian
• With Jay Glazer as "The Glaze": Michael Strahan may get his own sitcom on Fox. Great idea. Just thinking about him trying to act is pretty hilarious. [Big Picture]...
Danica Patrick's Butterfly Escapes
• Mrs. Sparkle?: What happened to Danica Patrick's, um... back art in the SI Swimsuit Issue? She should have gone with a racing stripe down the side. [Gunaxin]...
Shaquille O'Neal Steals The Very Ridiculous Show
• Who needs wins?: Hey, if Texas says they're the Big 12 Champs, then I guess they're the Big 12 Champs. [Red Dirt Kings]...
Just Stop Calling Her "Babe-Raham Lincoln," Please
• Nets' dancer claims she's a far-flung descendant of Abraham Lincoln: Between that and her camera-friendly features, it's good enough for a President's Day-themed story for many. [Total Pro Sports]...
It's Friday. Just Watch These Dunks And Go Home
• It's time: As we speak, pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training. Ahhhhhh. [Why Is My Head Growing]...
English Soccer Players Accused Of Meat Beating
• A victimless crime?: Two Southampton strikers are accused of attacking a man with their kebabs. No, I'm talking about the food. What are you talking about? [Sports Rubbish]...
James Farrior and Joey Porter's Surfin' Safari
• If Pittsburgh had an ocean: Pro Bowl surfers might be the only people bummed about the game no longer being played in Hawaii. [Mondesi's House]...
Brett Favre Retires, Take 2
After starting more consecutive games than any quarterback in history, Brett Favre will (probably) never play another NFL game again. Will you miss him? Or can you not wait for him to go away?...
Join The Mile High Club With Bar Refaeli
• Stop trying to look out the window: Southwest Airlines—which usually bans scantily-clad women on its rides—unveiled its bikini girl plane. There were no survivors. [Lewp]...
Usain Bolt Is Never In A Hurry To Finish
• Speaking of premature celebrations: Usain Bolt hits the dancefloor (in German.) But only for nine and a half seconds. [Speigel]...
The Breakfast Of World F#@*ing Champions
• What's this green stuff in my cereal?: Why isn't there a Philadelphia Phillies Wheaties Box? Because it's not a complete breakfast without Whiz. [Home Run Derby]...
Pittsburgh Mayor To Snoop Dogg: What's My Name?
• Mayor Doggy-Doggenstahl?: Snoop joins the Steeler Nation for one night. No, it wasn't awkward at all, why do you ask? [96.1 Kiss]...
Welcome To Thailand. Here's Your Kick To The Face
• Good to be back: Ah, Bangkok. Worldwide home of cheap, illicit sex and barely legal bloodsports. [Empty The Bench]...
Imaginary Baseball Cards Now Worth More Than Real Thing
• It's come to this?: The most valuable baseball card of the moment is of a dog that doesn't even exist yet. So my Griffey rookies will not help me retire? [Beckett Blog]...
Alex Rodriguez Ruins It For The Rest Of Us (Again)
Well, that's everyone. Any baseball player who has done anything notable in the last ten years did so while hopped up on goofballs. So I guess baseball is canceled now?...
Cal Ripken Jr. Gets Nailed To Wall
Heads you lose, tails I win: Rutgers' top football recruit chose his school based on a coin toss. And who says college recruiting is not a serious enterprise? [Bootlegger Sports]...