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Bo The Bailer And His Ex Sara Were On Tosh.0 Last Night
Bo "the Bailer" Wyble and Sara Saco-Vertiz were the subject of a 6:28 "Web Redemption" segment on last night's Tosh.0. The "Foul Ball Couple" shared some lovely tidbits....

Ignorance Is Apparently No Excuse To Yell During The Final Point Of A Tennis Match
Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to win an ATP Tour title since 1995. He did so by defeating Fernando Verdasco at the SAP Open in San Jose on Sunday....

2011 SI Swimsuit Cover Gal: Irina Shayk
This may be a phony cover, manipulated by a stalker in love with Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend. But Letterman just announced Shayk's cover crowning during his afternoon taping so I guess it's legit. Wank away, gentlemen. (PHOTO: SI.com)...

Last Night's Winner: Homeland Security Hates Sports
Yesterday, thousands of people went to their favorite sites for watching sports online, only to be greeted by this frankly horrifying banner. They've all been shut down by the government, in an evil conspiracy to force you to purchase NHL Center Ice....

Milledgeville Suppresses Its Roethlisberger Memories
Great news: Milledgeville, Ga. has gotten over all those pesky Ben Roethlisberger allegations, or so reports the Washington Post. In fact, if it was a race to forget, the town may have beaten the quarterback....

Weekend Winner: Philly, Now Better Than New York At Everything, Including Dog-Pun Headlines
This is today's New York Post cover. For the sake of comparison, this was the Philly Daily News's cover back in September. Yeah, the Post should've just punted that shit out of bounds....

Danny Woodhead Doesn't Know Danny Woodhead Personally But Thinks "He's A Likable Guy"
Setting aside my disdain of corporate gimmicks for a moment — like, say, the sickening PR blood-orgy called "Undercover Boss" — this sporting-goods store/sneaker-company mashup that puts Patriots RB Danny Woodhead to work hawking his jersey is rather-OK fare....

Pay-To-Play Means Something Else Entirely In High School Hoops
Two pairs of parents are suing their Kansas school district because they claim the basketball coach solicited personal loans from them, and cut their kids from the team after they pressured him to pay up....

Pink Blackberry Cover Girl Is Not Jen Patterson, Jen Patterson Says
I-Team mystery solved. Please have the report on my desk by noon tomorrow. [JenPatterson's Twitter]...

Who Is Pink Blackberry Cover Girl?
Upon seeing the photo from this morning's Wake Up Deadspin post about Chicago Blackhawk John Scott beating Kings enforcer Kevin Westgarth into bloody submission, astute reader Anarchy Salad posed a very interesting scenario....

TJ Lavin Released From Hospital, Mother Says He'll Ride Again
Competitive rider/MTV host TJ Lavin was induced into a coma after being thrown from his bike, knocked unconscious and critically injured during a BMX event in Vegas last month. After a month in the hospital, he went home yesterday....

Arsene Wenger Responds To Allegations Of Affair With French Rapper Sonia Tatar
Arsene Wenger has released a statement addressing allegations published in the The Sun this morning that the 61-year-old Arsenal manager has been having a two year affair with "glamorous French rap star" Sonia Tatar, 39....

Texas H.S. Football Team Loses 12-OT Game
With a playoff berth on the line, the Nacogdoches Dragons and Jacksonville Indians were tied at 28 at the end of regulation Friday night. Final score: 84-81....

Foul Ball Girl Runs Afoul Of The Law
And you thought you'd heard the last of Sara Saco-Vertiz, she of the Foul Ball Couple that captured America's hearts for a few brief weeks back in the summer of '10. She's back, drinking underage at Universal Studios Orlando....

Your Last Half Of The Rangers-Rays Game Open Thread
This week's SI cover boy, David Price, is currently getting shelled while Cliff Lee continues his absurd streak of playoff dominance. Chat about the rest of the action here....

Byron Scott's Swastika Tie To Become Latest Slap In The Face To Cleveland Fans
During Cavaliers Media Day, new head coach Byron Scott wore a tie that looks an awful lot like it has a swastika pattern and confused many of the racists throughout Cuyahoga county. [SportsGrid; via J]...

The Cigar Guy Photoshops Have Come To Our Classic Album Covers
The internet cannot get enough of Cigar Guy Photoshops. He's now been Photoshopped photobombing classic rock records. Think of some new ones and add them to the comments below. Don't let an alt-weekly in Dallas outshine you. [Dallas Observer]...

The New Internet-Friendly OK Go Music Video Is Here
Viral (music) video makers OK Go are back with another video. Gone are the treadmills and creative use of green screens, in are cup-stacking and a bunch of highly trained super dogs. It's better than "November Rain's" video, I guess....

The Time Alex Ovechkin Met The Editor-In-Chief Of <em>Vanity Fair</em>
It's still Fashion Week in New York, so that means parties aplenty. Like this one at Graydon Carter's juke joint, The Monkey Bar, featuring fashionistas and the stars of the NHL. Make a game out of guessing which is which. H/T Tim. [Zimbio]...

Good Morning, Just, Just Give Us A Few Minutes
Hey, we had an NFL party last night and there's that whole "Turning Five" thing. It got a little crazy. We'll be with you all shortly....