Roger Federer cruises by Tsonga, reaches the Australian Open final. He play Andy Murray. (BBC Sport)
“He can’t play quarterback in the NFL, I’m convinced of it,” ESPN’s Todd McShay said of Tim Tebow. Don’t worry, Todd – Tim’s a good Christian, he forgives you for hammering him all week. (Boston Globe)
But Tony Sparano, the Dolphins coach, really likes Tebow. (Palm Beach Post)
Jeremy Tyler: Tremendous piece in the NYT over the weekend about Jeremy Tyler, the talented but delusional high school basketball player who passed on his senior year to play in Israel. "His coach calls him lazy and out of shape. The team captain says he is soft. His teammates say he needs to learn to shut up and show up on time. He has no friends on the team." Odd tidbits: His family isn't over there with him (!), he's dating the late Eazy-E's daughter, and his agents sent former UNC lout Makhtar Ndiaye to "help him out." Ndiaye had a checkered career at UNC, where he was branded a liar and crazy. Great influence, that guy. [NYT] (20)
Man sneaks through loophole to play in women’s poker tourney … wins! But did he really have to beat her? (Gaming Today)
“Nobody could guard me before, and can’t nobody guard me now,” says Gilbert Arenas, who has basically missed the last two seasons with injuries. (Wash Times) Read the rest of this entry »
David Kahn went to Spain three times this summer in an attempt to broker a deal with Ricky Rubio. He failed. The flashy 18-year-old who the Timberwolves foolishly drafted 5th in June – one spot before taking another point guard, Jonny Flynn of Syracuse – has signed a two-year deal with Regal Barcelona, keeping him away from Minnesota until 2011 at the earliest. What a brick. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember two seasons ago when Sasha Vujacic of the Lakers was a budding 3-point specialist? He was scoring eight points a night off the bench while hitting 43 percent from downtown. A spark off the bench, Vujacic never met a jump shot he didn’t like – whether it was off-balance, or with a hand in a his face mattered not – and the then-23-year-old was rapidly becoming a fan favorite in LA. Read the rest of this entry »
Christina Hendricks from Mad Men … Washington Post readers reacted angrily to this photo … how Avatar lost Best Picture … another woman who had no idea she was pregnant and gave birth .. be careful who you shush in a movie theater … yet another reason we don’t read Huffington Post … how wise of Cornell to align itself with Andy Bernard … the out of control Prius … Walmart, race, and Barbie … that’s a painful suicide … good way to cordon off internet porn … man who extorted Letterman to do 4-6 months in jail …
David Kahn went to Spain three times this summer in an attempt to broker a deal with Ricky Rubio. He failed. The flashy 18-year-old who the Timberwolves foolishly drafted 5th in June – one spot before taking another point guard, Jonny Flynn of Syracuse – has 
