Stephen Strasburg is a no-doubt star, so far, but it has been one place that has driven all the coverage, MLB Network, the people most responsible for Strasburg's national emergence and their first network-made star.
Diego Forlán is a 31-year-old striker on the Uruguayan National Team who scored two goals in his team's match against the host South Africans. Sig Hansen is a tough-as-nails no-nonsense Norwegian crab fisherman on the Deadliest Catch. They share more than just a passing resemblance.
In baseball, every day is a new opportunity to see something that has never happened before. Throwing the 20th perfect game in MLB history, Roy Halladay's perfection was also 20 days after Dallas Braden's, making this the first season in baseball HISTORY to feature two perfect games. Awesome.
The Vancouver Olympics may be over but that doesn't mean we should forget the hot athletes who participated in them. And just think, London is only 2 years away!
While the World Cup is now long over, FIFA on Tuesday announced that it was fining the Dutch soccer federation $14,480 because 8 players received yellow cards in the tournament's final game. The Spanish weren't innocent victims though, receiving a $9,650 fine for their 5 yellow cards. FIFA's rules call for a fine if a team receives at least 5 cards in a single match.
In addition to the levied fines, FIFA awarded Spain $30 million for winning the tournament; the Dutch received a pittance, a mere $24 million for finishing second.
I just hope the federations are able to scrape together that fine money, maybe we should hold a bake sale to raise some cash?
A mere two and a half years after he obviously perjured himself in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- who says the government doesn't move quickly! -- Roger Clemens will be receiving an indictment from the federal government on Thursday. The Fat Texas Con-Man has waged a pointless effort to counter his former trainer Brian McNamee's testimony that Clemens did in fact, for YEARS, use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs since he first appeared before the congressional committee.
Thursday's news, broken by the New York Times means that Clemens might be in some hot water, considering lying to congress can result in jail time, he'd better get back on the 'roids and get that ol' rage back up before he heads into the pen.
As I see it the biggest issue with bullfighting is that there simply isn't enough audience participation; yelling "Ole!" and throwing roses into the ring simply aren't enough, the fans need to get their hands dirty too. Clearly, one bull in Navarra, Spain agrees with me because on Wednesday he took matters into his own cloven hooves, leaping 10 meters into the stands, goring one man in the back, putting one 10-year-old boy in intensive care and injuring another 38 people.
The bull was finally subdued and subsequently killed.
When it comes to baseball blogs on the Internet there isn't anyone who does more interesting or consistently excellent work than Larry over at Wezen-Ball, today he has one of the most enthralling Vin Scully exchanges I've ever seen/read/heard. During Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's at-bat
MLB.tv cuts in mid-sentence
Vin ...made an off-balance throw and he got Blake at first base and, in reading the Colorado paper about the game, they said his throw was just a little bit longer than the mullet that he wears.
Partner What?!
Vin And I remember reading that and I thought 'Mullet? Mullet's a fish!' So, we went on the computer and it's both! It's a hairdo and a fish. But there's nothing fishy about this kid - he can really play. Troy batting .321.
Hiroki Kuroda made 90 pitches in the first five innings, so you know he's on thin ice. And down in the bullpen George Sherrill begins to loosen up.
0-2 to Tulo with three left handers in a row to follow him. That would be Smith, Helton and Stewart.
Is the mullet another word for like a ponytail? I mean, I'm trying to look at it. Where's the mullet? it's not a ponytail
Tulowitzki strikes out swinging.
Oh! We'll watch him go back to the dugout.
Can you tell anything about that now? When he takes his hat off maybe...
It'd be my luck, he won't take the helmet off, right? We just talked about it...
Ah... alright now... so it's just a lot of hair, the mullet?
Fucking AWESOME. I LOOOOOOOVE Vin Scully. I wish there were a way to watch any baseball game and just have Vin Scully be announcing. Like the SAP button but the VIN button, I'll watch the Red Sox take on the Angels while Vin calls the Dodgers/Rockies game, no problem.
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but Vin is 82 and just learned what a mullet is, so I'd say "they" are wrong.
If the Miami Dolphins' cheerleading squad wasn't filled with attractive women there might be need for a Congressional investigation, after all, you can't swing a dead drug mule without hitting hotties on South Beach wearing next-to-nothing. Thankfully, the squad is filled with bubbly attractive women so our government can get to the more important issues of the day instead.
On Tuesday the Dolphins held an event to unveil the new 2011 Swimsuit calendar -- sorry, ladies, no Chad Henne photos...-- and the team also revealed their first-ever Dolphin Digest Swimsuit Issue. So many swimsuits! I'd be upset but then again it's very attractive women with amazing bodies wearing little clothing, who am I to say no to that?!
For the second year in a row Fabiola Romero (below) is on the swimsuit cover, although this year she has the cover all to herself. The former FSU Cowgirl first rose to prominence with Jenn Sterger after Brent Musberger called attention to their luscious bodies and now she's a 4-year veteran of the Dolphins cheerleaders. America! Land of hope!
On Wednesday I was teaching improv to some adults, one of the guys who is in his mid-twenties simply couldn't get past anytime someone made any sort of sexual reference. I said "play the straight man" and he couldn't stop giggling. Methinks that if he reads this headline he'll pee his pants.
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie has 8 children with 7 mothers and when pressed by the HBO "Hard Knocks" crew to name them he found himself struggling. It does seem that 4 years ago he was VERY busy, which would coincide with his entry into the professional football world with the San Diego Chargers. Clearly he spent his first months as a pro vigorously banging all the ladies of San Diego, sans condoms.
I'm disappointed in you ladies of San Diego, just because he's a football player doesn't mean he doesn't have to wrap it up. Safe sex is important kids, if only because most of us out there can't get a 6-figure advanced check from our bosses to pay child-support payments...
Before the high school baseball season began Garin Cecchini was considered a first-round talent but a knee injury in March dropped him to the fourth-round and into the Red Sox' lap. While he had committed to LSU, Cecchini opted to take the Red Sox' offer of a $1.31 million bonus, despite his desire to someday become an attorney. Immediately after agreeing to the deal, Cecchini, who is from Louisiana, donated $20,000 of his bonus to the Jimmy Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Center, the main charity partner of the Red Sox.
Not too shabby from a 19-year-old kid.
"I've been blessed and need to give back," Cecchini told WEEI.com.
There are a lot of jerks and assholes in sports -- hey, they make GREAT fodder for my blog -- but here is a kid who seems to have a good head on his shoulders and a big heart and that's encouraging to see.
I was rooting for you before Garin but now you've vaulted to the top of my list of favorite Red Sox prospects.
If you're feeling similarly generous, WEEI in Boston are holding their annual telethon to benefit the Jimmy Fund and are hoping to raise $5 million to benefit cancer research and to help the Dana Farber Center treat in particular their thousands of children struck with cancer. I'd suggest that you follow Cecchini's example; you can donate by clicking THIS LINK.
I'm a sucker for strong women, something about how they can kill me with their bare hands I find to be a major turn-on. Hey, I am who I am.
Farah Malhass, 26, is training to become the first Arab woman bodybuilder, much to the dismay of her family and many Arabs who struggle with women seeking equality and the right to use their bodies as they choose. "Everyone is against me. No one understands why I want to become an international star in figure bodybuilding," Malhass said. I am very much FOR her, she's got IT!
Stunningly beautiful, the raven-haired Malhass is gorgeous, covered in a number of tattoos and well-toned through her strenuous workouts. She seems to be doing a body good. Hopefully she'll make good on her dream and will open up new avenues for other Arab women. More importantly, I hope there are many many more photographs of her that will emerge because she is simply amazingly photogenic.
People will do ridiculous things in order to get in the Guinness Book of Records, stupid, unnecessary things like spend 4 HOURS a day "training" to become a human domino. Then again, this was in China so there's no guarantee the people weren't forced into practicing by the government...
I don't know why anyone would spend more than 20 minutes to train to be a human domino, but these folks did, all to be in the record book, or rather for the EVENT to be in the book, it's not like the participants' names are listed. Also, what was the training, it looks like they just lean backwards, that takes HOURS to learn how to do?
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Before the high school baseball season began Garin Cecchini was considered a first-round talent but a knee injury in March dropped him to the fourth-round and into the Red Sox' lap. While he had committed to LSU, Cecchini opted to take the Red Sox' offer of a $1.31 million bonus, despite his desire to someday become an attorney. Immediately after agreeing to the deal, Cecchini, who is from Louisiana, donated $20,000 of his bonus to the Jimmy Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Center, the main charity partner of the Red Sox.
The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please 
The Bloguin Network is always looking to expand. We're specifically looking for blogs in the sports, entertainment, and video games field, but are open to adding any type of quality site. If you're a blogger and interested in joining our network, please fill out our 
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