I don't watch Nascar -- I hate myself but not that much -- so I missed Carl Edwards driving his car into Brad Keselowski over the weekend. Edwards, 100 laps behind thanks to an earlier crash (thanks to Keselowski) came up behind and ended up flipping the #12 car around. Keselowski then went flying into the air, rather peacefully, and after a quick tumble, came down right side up, and to a stop. 

"Did I just fly?" he asked his crew chief. Yep!

After the race, Edwards admitted that he had hit Keselowski purposefully, intending just on flipping him around. The flight took all parties by surprise. Considering that Keselowski was in 6th place at the time, he took the whole thing in stride. 

[From the Marbles]

Is there a more cursed position in basketball than Portland Trailblazers center? From Bill Walton to Sam Bowie to Greg Oden, injuries continually fell the big men in the city of roses. Having already injured his knee, and gotten surgery on it this season, Joel Pryzbilla reinjured himself in the shower on Saturday. An MRI taken in Portland revealed that his patella tendon was torn. Again. 

10 weeks after the first surgery, Pryzbilla was just starting to get around without a brace on his knee before this most recent setback. He's likely 6-8 months away from recovery now. 

Meanwhile, Greg Oden is progressing in his recovery and is looking forward to maybe playing in the playoffs this season. After all, what better time to shake off a season's worth of rust than in the most heavily contested games of the season!

[Oregon Live]

The Boston Bruin's number one center, Marc Savard stayed in Pittsburgh Sunday night for observation after taking a vicious cheap shot elbow to the head during the Bruins 2-1 loss to the Pens. Right after Savard shoots the puck, Matt Cooke comes seemingly out of with a forearm shiver to the dome. Savard was unconscious briefly on the ice before being taken off.

Despicable. 

[NESN]

The Great Bloguin Baseball Debates have been going in full force over at Around the Horn Baseball, I highly recommend you check all of the recent ones out as some of the best writers around the ol' blog network take aim at some of the biggest issues in baseball. The most recent one features me once more, taking on the issue of whether Twins superstar Joe Mauer should stay long-term in the catcher position or not.

I don't want to be a spoiler and tell you which side I took, but obviously I dominate the argument. Hop over and check it out, join the conversation and enjoy!

Click the image to the left or this link here to get whisked magically to the debates.

Johan Santana throwing a change-up. P-R-E-T-T-Y.

[Michael G. Baron]

Two scuba divers were swimming along when they noticed below them a shark with something stuck around it. Moving down to investigate the realized it was an Aerobie frisbee and after a vigorous wrestling match with the shark, they managed to get it off and the shark swam off. Presumably he didn't even say "thanks," but that doesn't surprise me, everyone knows sharks are dicks.

Neat! Also, I LOVE the two awkwardly holding the Aerobie as they go through the interview.

[Huff Post via Liebtag.org]

Some goals are luck and some are manufactured, Evgeny Artyukhin's goal Thursday against the Islanders was the latter. Taking the puck deep in his own zone, Artyukhin rushes up the ice, weaves his way past the defense, crosses to the goal and finishes what he started. I call that a highlight reel goal.

Say you bring a girl over to your place for some wine and fun, if you want to impress her -- and get her to take her clothes off -- there's only one vintage you should reach for: Longball Cellars.

Through Charity Wines, Longball Cellars has paired itself with some of baseball's best to create special varietals to honor the players and do some good too. Want to get the night moving quick? Open up a bottle of ZinfandEllsbury, a 2006 California Zin that will benefit Project Bread.

Maybe things are progressing and you want the F-bombs flying between you and your lady, why not uncork a bottle of Chardon-K, the Josh Beckett line that benefits his eponymous foundation.

Perhaps your lady-friend is a bit more...mature, you can always open up a bottle of the Tim Wakefield CaberKnuckle, a fine Chilean varietal sure to dance across the palate.

And if things start to get overly emotional and she starts taking everything personal, you'd be a fool to not open up a magnum of  SauvignYoouuk Blanc.

And if you're hoping for a blowhard, Schilling Schardonnay might be the right bottle for you.

The wines all benefit charity and there are also ones for several other teams and sports, so, check it out, get drunk, get laid and help charity too.

[Charity Wines via Hot Clicks]

Derrick Rose is so quick and has such a fast first step that it makes it almost impossible for defenders to stay on him when he drives to the hoop. Considering his passing ability, outside shot game and he's a nightmare for the defense, and just think, he's still getting better. Scary!

Here he absolutely EXPLODES to the rim and slams one down with authority; the announcer also makes an excellent call, everyone's A game showed up for this one -- except Zach Randolph...

Using melted iron bars and plastic balls, some enterprising young men in the slums of India have taken up the gentlemen's game of golf. Without the proper courses around them, they've taken to playing all over their neighborhoods, using roofs, pools and anything else to make a course. Check out the full gallery of photos over at Totally Cool Pix because they're gorgeous shots and well worth your time.

Here's a few to whet the ol' appetite.

[Totally Cool Pix]