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Morning Blogdome: A Moment That Will Provide You With A Fleeting Feeling Of Invincibility
• Beating Lebron James in a game of H-O-R-S-E is probably one of them: David Kalb, 26-year-old from Ohio did just that: “After I beat him, he’s like ‘best of three, right?’” Kalb said. “I could tell he was frustrated. After missing a couple of easy ones, he hit the ball in disgust.” [The Big Lead] •...
Venus vs. Serena, Lebron's Trick Shots And Replay Confirms Another Meaningless 9th Inning A-Rod Homer
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Two Sports Medicine Experts Agree: Monta Is Totally Lying
"I'm going to improve every part of my game. That's what I do. That's why I play basketball...to improve and to become the best player [who] ever touched a basketball." Monta Ellis said that just over a month ago, right after he received a six-year, $66 million contract extension from the Golden Sta...
Morning Blogdome: Aussie Golfer Anna Rawson's Just Not That Into Women
• She just wants to pee standing up: "I could never be with a woman, because I'm just fascinated by what men can do with their bodies that we can't." She says this loudly, as if she's often asked about the lesbian subculture that exists in her line of work — professional golf. Then she leans in cons...
Hi Sexy, Tressel Didn't Hear Any Fancy Words And Some Baseball Highlights
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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while deciding between pliers and a wrench ... • MLB: Houston at Chicago Cubs (8 p.m., ET). Carlos Zambrano rocks the chin whiskers. [WGN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, men's fourth round and women's quarterfinals, at New York (7 p.m., ET). The only sport that features balls in a can. [USA] • M...
A Tale Of Two Cycles
I guess Stephen Drew isn't a big name, except for writers of slash fiction. All he did on Monday was hit for the cycle, and AP called him Scott Drew (11th graph). Later Monday, Adrian Beltre also hit for the cycle. What are odds of two players hitting for the cycle on the same day? About the same as...
Morning Blogdome: Yeah, Who Is The Black Erin Andrews?
• Let's just call her "Erin Badonkadonk": Pam Oliver, Danyelle "WTF" Sargent, Sage Steele, Stephanie Ready, Lisa Salters, and Reischea Canidate have all been informally nominated. [You Been Blinded] • Dustin Destroya: "Pedroia may not have hit cleanup last night, but he was still a one-man wrecking ...
Jersey Hates Rob Stone, A Pair Of Cycles And A Bruin Comeback
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Tom Brady to Miss a Month?
Make of this what you will, but there is a yet-to-be-confirmed rumour floating out there that Tom Brady's foot injury may be worse than he's been letting on. Like, "out for four games" worse. From NFL Juice: ...
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...
Just Don't Follow Him to Any Golden Clubs
You've got to give the kid credit: he does not shy away from insurmountable expectations. After following in his father's legendary footsteps at Georgetown, Patrick Ewing Jr., son of NBA Hall of Famer (scans NBA almanac) Patrick Ewing, is now a New York Knick. It's already Junior's third team, and h...
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]...
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 ...
Your Morning Video Wake Up Call Will Not Be Seen This Morning
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College Football Previews: #1 Georgia
At long last, we've reached the start of college football season and the end of our sojourn through the top 25. Thanks a ton to all our 25 writers for helping us get ready for the new season. Our final preview is brought to you by Doug Gillett of Hey Jenny Slater. Do enjoy. By the way, the above pi...
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...
Nick Bakay Is Lame, Lou Holtz Needs Professional Help And The Mets Fight Back
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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] • ...
Thoughts On MLB Replay, Kruk On Little League Baseball And The First Place Phillies
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