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Shaq's Brain Having Some Growing Pains
With, oh, two days before the season starts, O'Neal is still having a little trouble memorizing the playbook. Seen on Mike Brown's flash cards: "Stand in the paint. Draw two defenders. Stay out of LeBron's way." [Plain Dealer]...

Are There Any Photos Of Michael Beasley That Aren't Potential Crime Scenes?
Even after rehab, Beasley can't stay away from the personal demon that has caused him the most trouble: cameras....

I Choose To Believe This Could Be True
The old "friend-of-a-friend" pipeline says Michael Vick was spotted buying a bag of dog food at a Philadelphia CVS. Incriminating rumor, or comedy jumping-off point for Internet commenters? [Style Points]...

Lord Brady Mingles With The Commoners
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Your College Football Open Thread For The Mid-Afternoon Games
We have some pretty intriguing matchups on tap for the 3:30 ET slot of games. Let's have a look see, shall we?...

Bad Beats: The House Always Wins
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....

Um, Gotta Support The Team?
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And Now There's This: Sean Salisbury Really Is Suing Us
Sean Salisbury has made good on his promise and filed a defamation lawsuit in Texas against Gawker Media. His attorney tells the Frisco Enterprise that we've waged a "long-running smear campaign" against his client....

Dolphins Aim To Keep Saints From Touching Themselves Further
Miami linebacker Channing Crowder muses about this weekend's opponent, New Orleans: "They're undefeated, they're probably smelling themselves, rubbing each other's balls." Except the Miami Herald changed the quote to "[back]." Yeah, that's basically the same thing. [Herald/Twitter]...

Share Your Gambling Misery With The World
A reminder to send in your sad gambling stories, for inclusion tomorrow in our weekly chronicle of degeneracy, Bad Beats. E-mail us at [email protected]. It's like therapy, but with more anonymous mockery and schadenfreude....

Adrian Peterson's Crotch Welcomes You To New York
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Red Sox Underwear For Sale, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing
Tired of collecting all kinds of shit related to your favorite player? Time to collect their literal shit, in skidmark form. Game-used underwear, people. Christ....

The Don Cherry Jersey Was A Bold Choice
The Kingston Frontenacs celebrated "Military Night" by paying tribute to Don Cherry. (The jerseys are now up for auction if you would like to buy one.) The game was not televised because all the video equipment malfunctioned. [Frontenacs via Star]...

Begun, The Hockey Playing Ice Bear War Has
A Russian circus manager was mauled to death by a bear wearing hockey skates. First, Anchorage, then Fairbanks, now Kyrgyzstan? The angry sports bears are officially out to get us. This won't end well for humanity. [BBC]...

When There Is Blood, There Is Backlash
The blogosphere weighs in on yesterday's ESPN hurdy-gurdy fest. Criticisms are abundant and, for the most part, fair. Dished/Taken. [SBNation/SportingBlog]...

Young Man Enjoy His First Wilding
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Who's The Boss? Bon Jovi And Springsteen Vie For NJ's Heart
With news that Bon Jovi are set to play the first concert at the new Meadowlands Stadium, we're forced to ask: where's Bruce?...

ESPN Horndog Dossier: The Glossary And Denouement (JED DRAKE UPDATE)
We'll end this scandal-ridden ride on the back of the scorpion with a more general story about the behavior many ESPN employees past and present engage in as part of the "travel" crew. And where's there's road, there is beef....

ESPN Horndog Dossier: Kate Lacey
Who? Exactly. Lacey, SVP of Marketing for ESPN, was a popular subject in our tips box dating back to last year. Why? Why do people despise this woman so much?...

ESPN Horndog Dossier: Erik Kuselias (UPDATED)
Who? Right. Exactly. But Mr. Kuselias, as tiny an orb as he may be in the ESPN galaxy, has solidified his reputation as "the biggest douchebag in the place," according to multiple sources. But what about that sex-harassment thing?...