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Cristiano Ronaldo Could End Up Being Seized By The European Central Bank
The financial situation in Europe is so screwed up that soccer players are being used as collateral. Bankia, a troubled seven-month-old Spanish banking group, is trying to shore up capital by going public and getting a big loan from the European Central Bank, the EU's equivalent of the Federal Reser...

This Evening: The Attack Of The Praying Mantis
Your p.m. roundup for July 27, the day we were traded for a blogger to be named later. H/T to Derek for the video. And here's Logan Morrison's reaction to that harrowing moment. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Alexander Ovechkin Is Really Overdressed For This Summer Weather
Your p.m. roundup for July 26, the day we passed on ordering pink beer. H/T to Ian for the photo. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Keep It Down, Please. Ron Jeremy Is Trying To Sleep At A Bar In New Orleans
Your p.m. roundup for July 25, the day we took the kids to summer camp in a private jet. H/T to Jared for the photo, which was taken over the weekend at NOLA's Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Stay Inside
Your p.m. roundup for July 22, the day we got stuck in hot tar on the roof. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Looks Like It's Bumper Cars With Michael Jordan And Orlando Woolridge
Your p.m. roundup for July 21, the day we learned Lady Gaga totally ripped off Grace Jones. Photo credit to the SI Vault. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: This Guy Looks Like He Has It Figured Out
Your p.m. roundup for July 20, the day you learned you went to a really douchey college. H/T to Mike and Ben for the photo. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

ESPN Is Going To Think About Considering Making Sure Nothing Like What Didn't Happen To Bruce Feldman Ever Happens Again
"The recent flap over Bruce Feldman's non—suspension..." wrote ESPN's Poynter-approved ombudsperson, Kelly McBride, and already with that one jargony semi-word, "flap," we were in the Klein bottle of journalism about journalism by journalists for nobody. "To date, this is the most complicated ESPN i...

This Evening: It's Gonna Be Hot Out, With Very Persistent Weather Dong
Your p.m. roundup for July 19, the day we were eaten by a lion. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

That Bernard Hopkins Wax Sculpture Is Taking Shape
Your p.m. roundup for July 18, the day we found out even punk rock was for sale. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Ron Artest Tells The Worst Pot Joke You've Ever Heard
Your p.m. roundup for July 15, the day we bombed on Good Day New York. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Evening: Careful What You Fish For
Your p.m. roundup for July 14, the day we went hunting for a shark in a lake but caught a duck instead. As always, don't forget to tip your editors....

Exclusive: We've Obtained Audited Financials For The NFL League Office
These are audited financial statements for the NFL's league office, the nerve center of professional football, covering the years ended March 31, 2009, and March 31, 2010. The documents below deal with only one piece of NFL operations, and there aren't any obviously mind-melting revelations about th...

Today In Depressing Lockout Non-Stories: "Clippers Season Tix Same Price"
The NBA lockout isn't even a week old yet, and we're plum out of stories. The NBA's website has become a ghost-town-cum-clearinghouse for WNBA news and classic highlights. We're talking about predictable Michael Beasley weed busts instead of flurrying free agent activity, or something....

Charlie Sheen's Steroid Admission Has Ruined My Childhood
It was the summer of 2003. A pleasant breeze graced the local baseball field, but I wasn't there. I was inside watching Comedy Central, sheltered in more ways than one. It was, for me, the summer of Major League, the summer of Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, the summer of Charlie Sheen and everything a ki...
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Exclusive: How An NBA Team Makes Money Disappear [UPDATE WITH CORRECTION]
We've obtained audited financial data for the New Jersey Nets covering the three fiscal years from June 2003 to June 2006. Though the numbers end five years ago, you can still see the roots of the argument that will have NBA owners, come midnight, again locking out their players. You can also see ho...

Young Lady Settles The Shark Vs. Dolphin Debate In That Surfer Video Once And For All Or Not
Megan Lee Hart will have you know that her analysis of the New Smyrna Beach, Fla. "shark jumping surfer" video resulted in her assurance that it is, in fact, a shark and not a dolphin as some maintain....

Here's Video Of A Shark Jumping Over/Near A Florida Surfer
It's hard to tell from the camera angle whether the shark actually went directly over said surfer, or just in the vicinity off the coast of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. But whatever. You see a shark doing air spins within 100 feet, you'd remember it for life as your own personal SyFy moment, too....

Your Gold Cup Finals Open Thread
At stake in tonight's Gold Cup final between the soccer teams of the United States of America and Mexico is a berth in the 2013 Confederation Cup. And bragging rights. And all that. Granted, the USA pretty much dominates El Tri in the land of the free, but Mexico's got itself a worthy side. Then a...

A Thrashers Fan Surrounded By Winnipeg Jets Fans At The Draft Tries To Mask His Pain With Smiles, Beers
Your morning roundup for June 25, the day Wade Boggs introduces you to Deputy Stanley, a dimwitted yokel who does battle with Swamp Shark....