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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 ...
Obama Starts Some Midwest Trash Talk, "Jason Tuck" And Stu Scott's Rec Specs
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
Shocker: Fred Smoot's Minnesota House in Disrepair; Not Selling
Smoot, of course, is now a Washington Redskin. This means his former 5,812 square foot home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota is up for sale. The home is now listed at $849,000 which is down from an initial listing price of $1.2 million. Thanks to an email tip from a reader, we now know that the neighbors...
Conclusion Of Olympic Games Includes More Baffling Insanity
It all began when five terrifying mascots were introduced to the world in November of 2005, and now, with the extinguishing of the Olympic torch, the games of the 29th Olympiad have concluded. Whew. OK China, you've got some sweeping up to do, so we'll leave you to it. But before we depart, may we j...
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...
Redeem Team Gets Their Gold And Beijing Says Goodbye With Beckham And A Lot Of Pyrotechnics
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
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...
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...
Mort Didn't Get Big; The Stories Got Small
Hi; we're Tuffy. Thanks for having us. But enough pleasantries. We don't have much to add to Gene Upshaw's passing that Michael Silver didn't already cover. However, we'd like to pull our good friends ESPN over for a moment and have a quick chat about their coverage of a man's passing. C'm'ere. Tak...
Woman Who Accused the Duke Lacrosse Team Is Writing a Memoir
The memoir, by former exotic dancer Crystal Mangum, is to be entitled: : "The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story." The book is slated for an October release and she has a co-author. Also, a public relations manager. Do you wonder what sorts of life stories a 29 year old has to share oth...
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...
LLWS The Remix, The Return Of The Neckbearded One And More Beach Volleyball Gold
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Morning Blogdome: Celebrating The Return Of Chris Henry
• When complaining on the message boards isn't enough: The fans of the Cincinnati Bengals have spoken...with signage. This billboard was spotted just off of I-75, perhaps so Henry could see it himself as he drives away by in a stolen/borrowed rental car. [The Sporting Blog] • Maybe If you spent less...
Peter King Shovels Popcorn, Erin Andrews Holds A Fish Head And Beach Volleyball Gold For The U.S.
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize your father is quite probably insane ... • Little League Baseball: World Series at South Williamsport, Pa., U.S. semifinal, Waipahu, Hawaii, vs. Mill Creek, Washington (8 p.m., ET). Giant 12-year-olds terrorize the 200-foot fences. [ESPN] • MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Tam...
Morning Blogdome: Ah, Red Sox Fans
• You're not a real fan until you paint your nipples bright red: Just imagine if the Red Sox were still in first place. [Bugs and Cranks] • The Broncos' souvenir shop needs to restock: "Here were the choices for Denver Broncos fans who wanted to buy a jersey at a fifth-level souvenir shop at Invesco...
BJ Upton Hustles But Somehow Starts A New Controversy, Kite Fighting And Don't Fall Asleep At The LLWS
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
Table Tennis Needs More Fans; Solution: Women Should Dress Sexier
If only this was the answer to every world problem. Famine? Women should dress sexier. War? Women should dress sexier. You see where I'm going here. That's because I'm following the lead of Claude Bergeret—the Gandhi of ping pong. Bergeret is head of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)...
There Is Access Right There In Front Of The Croissant Table
This morning I attended the "ESPN NFL Kickoff Breakfast and Session with George Bodenheimer" in New York at the Bryant Park Hotel where " executives, producers and on-air commentators " were made "available to discuss the upcoming season..." and I still don't know why. I phoned Leitch about coming ...
Morning Blogdome: Argentinian Soccer Women Also Didn't Get The Slant-Eye Memo
• No, no, no... they're just saying "Hello and thank you!" :"The first time is chance. The second time is coincidence. The third time is a pattern. As the battle rages on over whether the Spanish nation’s Olympic heroes are racist for their slant-eyed shenanigans, another country whose main language...