Angelina Jolie … “Oakland allows industrial-scale marijuana farms” … if you watch House, you may care about the drugs and sex part of this …what happened to 73,000 blogs? … hope you’re reading this brilliant “Top Secret America” series in the Washington Post … “Burden of cots for obese may fall on taxpayers” …man breaks into bar, sells drinks for four days before getting arrested … man shoots wife with with toilet paper … dead jellyfish stings 150 people … phrases you never want to hear: “Tax tsunami” … Heat reviving Miami real estate market! … “Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in botched circumcision” …

Yes, we’re already sick of hearing how wickedly awesome the Baltimore Ravens will be this season. [SI]

To think the success of the World Cup would have any impact on MLS ratings is absurd. [USA Today]

It seems like the White Sox remain the favorites for Prince Fielder. [Tribune]

Not surprising – other runners aren’t being nice to Caster Semenya. [Guardian]

Here’s a Rashad McCants update on why he wasn’t on the Cavs’ summer league team. [Cavs Blog]

You’d never guess the two highest-paid Redskins. Think petulant defensive malcontents. [DC Sports Bog]

Why hasn’t Jason Whitlock written for the KC Star in nearly two months? Vacation, or something else? [Bottom Line Communications]

Please stop sending us Brett Favre updates. We don’t care if he says, “I need to lose a little weight.” We only care about his official return. [WDAM]

If you’re up for a political discussion, read this: “The only thing Americans hate more than big government is the absence of government protection.” [Slate]

The USC football media guide next season will be full of asterisks. [LA Times]

That right there is impressive.

This is so funny, it almost seems fake. [via Hot Clicks]

The Bowdens, fighting the good fight.