There’s golf. Postseason baseball. Two very significant college football games. Preseason NBA action! Hockey! And Sunday’s NFL slate, which is somewhat meek. Cousins of Ron Mexico and Sports Hernia will be guiding you through the weekend, so send them anything interesting you see in the sports world. You can find their email addresses on the right rail. A few things to keep an eye on: Read the rest of this entry »
Chicago: The real big news was last night - the Tribune Company sold the Cubs to the Ricketts family, and Tom Ricketts is expected to run the show. His family fell off the Forbes 400 list in 2008, so don't expect the free-wheeling spending of, say, Mark Cuban, the Yankees, or the Red Sox. Less significant news, but still pretty damn cool - a 3-foot alligator was found "basking on the rocks" of the Chicago River. In other Chicago news, the Bears host the Giants tonight at 8 pm. And because the Chicago news don't stop, two Chicagoans were on the "top 10 lefties" list: Obama and Oprah. If Ned Flanders is from Chicago, make that three. [Tribune] (8)
The definitive list of the greatest Australian basketball players. We’d have gone Gaze at No. 2. (NBA Mate)
The Cleveland Cavaliers have seen Slumdog Millionaire. Have you? (Plain-Dealer)
Notre Dame falls to 12-7, 3-5 in the Big East after another home loss. (Chicago Tribune)
Two kids benchwarmers on the Charleston Southern hoops team have started a blog. (Redshirt Year and Beyond)
WR coach Aaron Roderick eventually, should make up his mind. It was Utah, then Washington, and now it’s Utah, again. (Utah Utes)
Roddick advances to the Australian Open semis after Djokovic retires due to heat. (LA Times)
Whoever is negotiating for Andy Pettitte is doing a poor job – he turned down $10 million earlier this offseason and signed for $5.5 million. (NY Post)
Think any Arizona fans would rock a Leinart or Plummer jersey to the Super Bowl? (Joe Sports Fan)
If you attend the Super Bowl, NFL security head Jeff Miller will have his eye on you. (Penn Live)
Oops. Completely missed Ovechkin’s shenanigans from this weekend’s All-Star game. (Toronto Star)
Madonna and A-Rod spent the weekend in the Hamptons with the Seinfelds. (Page 6)
More on the Joe Torre book, if you care. (NY Times)
The NFL is cutting 150 jobs from three places: League office, NFL Films, and NFL Network. (Philly Daily News)
This is Krystal Forscutt. Krystal, a model, is Australian. (Ed. Note: For hot.) I’ve seen her on My Chill Pill (Semi-NSFW) a couple times now and I have to say… Good choice.
Remember that apple core from earlier today? Well look what else is for sale on ebay. The nerve of some people! This one doesn’t even mention DNA. Though, vacuum-sealed bag does sound a tad more professional than “used beer cup.” I would totally bid on this, but I just spent 36 grand on an apple core this morning. If only I hadn’t already gone 5 grand over my apple core budget for the week. Damn.
A woman in Georgia was warm, so she climbed inside her freezer. She promptly died. (MyFox Atlanta)
Analyzing the friction between sportswriters and sports bloggers, including quotes from a guy who never does interviews, Bill Simmons. (Boston Phoenix)
Toronto GM JP Ricciardi lets his candor get the best of him when the topic is free-swinging Cincinnati slugger Adam Dunn . (Cincinnati.com)
Cricket, perhaps trying some neat, new things. (Steady Burn)
Good read on the Chelsea propaganda machine. (Pitch Invasion)
Girl takes Dad to court after getting grounded, wins. (Globe and Mail)
Eight foot gator spotted in Central Florida; brazen cop tosses a towel (?) on the back of the gator and proceeds jumps on top of the beast. The gator tossed him off and bit him. Another cop shot the gator repeatedly but it did not die. (Local 6)
The moving story of Joey Gilletti and the And1 Mix Tape. (Hoops World)
What’s going on at the Fort Worth Star Telegram? (Hungry Journalist)
A day after Whitlock says Euros aren’t tough enough to win titles … he takes it back when he remembers how the Spurs won several championships. (KC Star)
Doug Christie – he’s so gully – has a rap label? (850 The Buzz)
In honor of the Office returning to TV tonight, Jenna Fischer. Not to “pimp” our Myspace, but a few female readers have signed up – yada, yada, yada, if there is ever a love connection among commenters, that would be cool.
Man finds $140,000 in unmarked bills, turns it into the cops, and as a reward, Brinks (who lost the money), give the guy a paltry $2,000. (CBS News)
There’s golf. Postseason baseball. Two very significant college football games. Preseason NBA action! Hockey! And Sunday’s NFL slate, which is somewhat meek. Cousins of Ron Mexico and Sports Hernia will be guiding you through the weekend, so send them anything interesting you see in the sports world. You can find their email addresses on the right rail. A few things to keep an eye on: Read the rest of this entry »
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