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Mutton Bustin’

Posted May 29, 2009, 5:00 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (19 Comments)

Years of training, and it all comes down to a 6 second ride. The brilliance is in the simplicity. You take a small child and you put it on a sheep. Then you let the sheep go and see how long the small child can hang on. The winner gets a belt buckle. It’s sweeping [...]

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Five Favorites For the 2010 World Cup

Posted May 29, 2009, 2:00 pm by Ty Duffy (27 Comments)

A minor point, but it should be noted. You won’t need to know who Cristiano Ronaldo is for the 2010 World Cup. Portugal probably will not qualify. Spain – The same team returns that won Euro 2008. Their forwards score goals, and their Barcelona-based midfield provides topflight service. Iker Casillas is no slouch in goal. [...]

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Sources: Tirico and Kornheiser Didn’t Get Along

Posted May 20, 2009, 1:50 pm by Jason McIntyre (33 Comments)

It’s public knowledge that in Tony Kornheiser’s first season on Monday Night Football, he never got along with analyst Joe Theismann. In fact, Theisman openly detested Kornheiser. ESPN got rid of Theismann after that tumultuous year and brought in Ron Jaworski, whom Kornheiser immediately clicked with. But according to three sources, Kornheiser and MNF’s play-by-play [...]

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Dirk’s Cold-Blooded: After His Fiancee Got Arrested, He Quickly Changed His Phone Number

Posted May 19, 2009, 3:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (28 Comments)

The Dallas Morning News got on the phone with Dirk Nowitzki’s pregnant ex-fiance, and the result was as riveting a read as you’ll find today: She’s known him for seven years, they lived together for 1.5 years, Dirk’s coach in Germany is the one who ordered the background check and a prenup, she was a [...]

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Joakim Noah’s Summer is Off to a Hot Start: Triple-Fisting and a Topless Girl in the Ocean

Posted May 14, 2009, 1:55 pm by Jason McIntyre (41 Comments)

Who knew the guy had a six pack?

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Kenyon Martin’s Obscenity-Laced, Homophobic Words For Mark Cuban at the End of Game 4

Posted May 12, 2009, 3:14 pm by Jason McIntyre (40 Comments)

In Martin’s defense, Cuban did disrespect his mom. Note Cuban’s bouncy fear – did anyone check for skidmarks? – after Martin leaves the court. [via Deadspin]

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Before Departing, One Can Only Hope Jenn Sterger Didn’t Inflict Too Much Damage on the Jets

Posted May 11, 2009, 11:45 am by Jason McIntyre (9 Comments)

Jenn Sterger: She recently quit “working” for the Jets, but here is The Girl Made Famous by Brent Musburger giving the fishface to the camera at a Yankees game last week. We cropped some other guy out of the photo; we left Jets’ newbie Bart Scott in. (Bob’s Blitz)

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