No charges against Michael Irvin in that alleged rape case due to “lack of medical evidence and inconsistencies between what the woman and others said.” [Miami Herald]
To sex or not to sex before a competition. It’s a debate affecting all virile male athletes. Do you fly onto the field with the flurry of post-coital testosterone or store up the masculine essence to unleash a wave unrequited fury on your opponent? The Indian National Cricket Team, ranked #1 in the world, has opted for boning.
A fun weekend for fans of more than the Big Four sports:
Eldrick couldn’t hack it at Turnberry, but that doesn’t mean that the golf won’t be interesting: Tom Watson’s on top of the leaderboard and there will be drama come Sunday. Jason Sobel’s live blog: Essential.
The stadium was very appreciative, as you might imagine. We’ll administer that Not Safe for Work tag because in this economic climate, it might be tough to go home and tell the wife you got fired for looking at some drunk chick flashing the cameras at a cricket match.
College hoops nerd Jeff Sagarin can tell you what day of the week you were born on. (Indy Cornrows)
‘Red’ states are a “hotbed for online porn.” (Globe and Mail)
Villanova pulls away late to beat the Irish and push ND off the bubble. It’ll take a Big East title game appearance to get Luke to lace up his dancing shoes. (Philly Inquirer)
Laveraneus Coles may fill TJ’s shoes in Cincy. (Bengals.com)
A blogger travels to the basketball courts of New Orleans, post-Katrina. (The Good Point)
The man who helped popularize tee ball has died. (M Live)
An old school Mickey Mantle commercial. (NY Sport Space)
How’d Kansas hoops get so good, so fast? (LJ World)
Sri Lankan cricket team attacked by masked gunman in Pakistan. (Rumors and Rants) [More detail here.]
Scary MMA knockout ends with a fighter possibly having a seizure in the ring. (Yahoo Sports)
Courtesy of the foremost cricket blogger in the United States, the esteemed Amar Shah: “During the summer I went to Kolkata, India for a wedding. At the same time, the Indian Premier League was going on and I got hooked. In Kolkata, home to the Knight Riders, I went to a local Reebok store and I found this near the cricket gear. The cricket player in the background is Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.”
The foremost Cricket expert we know, Amar Shah, on a rivalry that’s Ohio State/Michigan, Cowboys/Redskins, Red Sox/Yankees and UNC/Duke amazingly rolled into one.
For more than a decade now, the Lakers vs. Celtics equivalent in international cricket is Australia vs. India. Of course, India vs. Pakistan and Australia vs. England are the most renowned rivalries, but those match-ups are now tinged more with historical antecedent than actual competitive zeal. This is the mother of all cricket battles. Read the rest of this entry »
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)
Yup, we’re on a Mila Kunis kick. In other news, if you signed up for comments but the lame system hasn’t sent you a password, drop us an email and we’ll handle it.
Interesting take on the arms races in the NFL, and the potential impact on St. Louis and potentially Cincinnati. (Sports Biz Blog)
Breaking: Woody Paige makes an illogical arguments regarding trading Matt Holiday. (Vegas Watch)
Willis McGahee, Reggie Wayne and a bunch of other athletes attend the birthday party of Santana Moss. (DC Sports Bog)
No licensing for fantasy baseball! Sweet! (Roto Nation)
The best cricket writer we know just went to India, and wrote about his cricket experiences. (CricInfo)
Is there an EA college football video game cover curse? (Bears with Fangs)
Some positive news about the young baseball fan/player in Pittsburgh with cancer. (Sports by Brooks)
Our inbox this weekend was overwhelmingly anti-Mark Madden; not totally the case here. (Mondesis House)
Arizona hoops, seriously falling apart at the seams, loses its best recruiter, assistant coach Josh Pastner. (Commercial Appeal)
Salary comparison: A guy who plays cricket vs. David Ortiz. (WSJ)
Hey, one of our commenters wrote something that got published! Nicely done. (NYC 24)
No death penalty for the criminals who killed Sean Taylor. (Game On)
Does Chad Henne look like a Family Guy character? (Phins Insider)
A funny non-sequitur, media-related comic. (Go Comics)
You’re going to see some “intern tryout” posts this week. Yes, we’re slow. Patience, people. And we still haven’t read everyone’s submissions. But if Dave Darling wants it, sorry, but we’ve got to give it to him (but no lists).
Kim Kardashian … details on the Sea World trainer killed by a whale … when “teacher” and “lap dance” are in the headline, you’re clicking … that’s not a bomb, it’s a “sexually stimulating device” … Sarah Palin 2012 is Jesse Jackson 1988 … stripper in Oregon claims she banged Lost’s Matthew Fox … Scarlett Johansson, who is married, is spending a lot of time hanging out with Axl Rose …
The foremost Cricket expert we know, Amar Shah, on a rivalry that’s Ohio State/Michigan, Cowboys/Redskins, Red Sox/Yankees and UNC/Duke amazingly rolled into one.
This is Tom Brady’s baby mama, Bridget Moynahan, and somehow, one of our readers saw in 
Yup, we’re on a Mila Kunis kick. In other news, if you signed up for comments but the lame system hasn’t sent you a password, drop us an email and we’ll handle it.
Michelle Trachtenberg, in honor of Gossip Girl, which is on tonight, and yes, we’ll be watching it over the first half of Cavs/Celtics.