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!
The inventor of the Cheez Doodle, Morrie Yohai died after a battle with cancer on July 27, he was 90. The snack is hugely popular with munchies eaters everywhere -- including Julia Child who called them her favorite snack -- and is it any wonder that such a cherished snack food for stoners all over the world was created by a man whose last name was "Yohai."
Yo, let's go get high and and honor the man, the legend and of course, the Cheez Doodle.
If you're a football fan and looking for the perfect gift for that special lady in your life as September creeps closer and your football obsession will keep you glued to the couch for all of Sunday, there's good news. Victoria's Secret is now offering NFL licensed clothing! FINALLY!
Available at vspink.com the lingerie brand isn't offering clothing for every team, so if you're not a fan of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins or Carolina Panthers you're shit out of luck.
What a wasted marketing opportunity for Victoria's Secret that they don't feature a photo of Gisele in some Patriots gear. Or better yet, naked sitting next to a jersey-shirt tossed on the floor.
Mary Carillo is a fine broadcaster, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what the impetus was to cause this crazy person rant about badminton from the 2004 Athens Olympics. I know that sometimes on TV you need to stretch things out a bit and milk time, but I cannot fathom what the hell she is getting at, or why in this clip. Enjoy!
Big news out of the MLS' Seattle Sounders franchise as they were forced to put a player on the DL Tuesday.
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
The Sounders placed midfielder Peter Vegenas on the disabled list Monday with a strained right quadriceps.
Vagenas, 32, must sit out six games per league rules. The move is retroactive to Saturday's game at San Jose, so the earliest Vagenas can return is Sept. 9 against Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field.
Vagenas has appeared in seven games this season, all as a starter.
If you were at the X Games the other day you probably noticed that being in the stands is really boring. That is, until a seemingly attractive young woman decided to brighten up the proceedings with an honest good ol' American flashing. After receiving much encouragement from her sitting section she turns to the next one over, lifts her blue tank-top high and shows the world her fruited plains.
I love the older lady who scurries away down the stairs in dismay immediately afterwards. What was she even DOING at the X Games? If you can't handle some loose ta-tas you're not going to enjoy some high-flying motocross bike tricks.
I should know better than to get mad at something coming from Bleacher Report, the shittiest sports website on the Internet where all the mouth-breathing crazy people of the world congregate to create spurious information out of their asses and then call it "rumors" or "we hear."
But when I see a headline as absolutely OUTRAGEOUS as this one, I can't help myself.
Quick response: NO FUCKING WAY.
Longer response: YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME.
Slightly longer response: Calling Tracy McGrady a "superstar" is like saying the cover band that plays at McGillicuddy's in your hometown are the Rolling Stones.
Tracy McGrady has played a combined 65 games in the last 2 seasons, he is NOT a superstar, he's a oft-injured overhyped decent player who has been drastically overpayed his entire career, has never done ANYTHING and has only led his teams OUT of the playoffs. But sure, superstar.
Fucking morons. I hope Mitch Kunzler is arrested and removed from the Internet so that we are all spared his fucking idiocy.
After stabbing the fans of Cleveland through the heart with a poison-tipped blade LeBron James left the greater Cleveland area as he hunted for a castle appropriate for his new sidekick status in Miami. After Zydrunas Ilgauskus also left the Cavaliers for the Heat he took out a full-page ad in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer thanking the fans for their support of him over the years.
In Tuesday's Akron Beacon-Journal LeBron bought an ad to thank his "family, friends and fans in Akron," ignoring Cleveland completely in his message. What a dick!
Here is the full text of the ad:
"To My Family, Friends and Fans in Akron:
"For all my life, I have lived in Akron -- and for that, I am truly a lucky man.
"It was here where I first learned how to play basketball, and where I met the people who would become my lifelong friends and mentors. Their guidance, encouragement and support will always be with me.
"Akron is my home, and the central focus of my life. It's where I started, and it's where I will always come back to. You can be sure that I will continue to do everything I can for this city, which is so important to my family and me. Thank you for your love and support. You mean everything to me.
Somehow this happened all the way back on July 2nd but I'm only JUST seeing it now. I can't believe I somehow missed it! Here is Lancaster Barnstormer Lance Odom attempting an intentional walk in the bottom of the 12th inning with runners on second and third. Instead Odom somehow throws the ball completely into the dirt several times in a row before throwing it totally away and losing the game on a walk-off wild pitch.
Monday brought the premiere of "Step Up 3D" out in Los Angeles, on hand to support her sister who has a small role in the piece of cinematic mastery was no other than America's favorite dancing sideline reporter, Erin Andrews. While it was Kendra's big night, it was Erin who stole the evening, looking fabulous in a tight little black number that showed off her assets in a delightful way. Kendra was looking good too, but the SUPER dyed red hair is a major turn off for me.
I'm most amazed that Kendra landed the role in the movie, after all, her last professional movie or TV credit came in 2001, I wonder if it helps that the movie was made by the Disney corporation, you know the lords and masters of ESPN. Methinks sister Erin pulled some strings in order to get her sister cast in the piece of cinematic history -- which is way cool of Erin bee tee dubs.
My biggest question remains: WHY 3D? What about this movie necessitates, requires or utilizes it being filmed entirely in 3D? Which studio executive thought he or she came up with the greatest idea when they pitched, "wait, but you haven't heard the best part, it's the second sequel of a movie that should never have been made, we take the EXACT same plot we've used before, take a bunch of dancers who are incapable of acting and then, wait for it, we film the whole thing in 3D! Because when you think dance movies you think of limbs flying at the audience for no reason! Like it? Love it? Great! Give me $50 million, a metric ton of blow and let's go make movie history."
On Sunday the Germans took home the World Cup, unlike when Spain won though a worldwide audience was NOT transfixed upon the women's U-20 World Cup. It's a shame because the finals featured a very strong German squad squaring off against the Nigerian women's team. Combined with the U-20 Ghana men winning their World Cup tournament it looks like the future of soccer in Africa is bright.
More interesting to me though is 19-year old German midfielder Selina Wagner who is a super-cutie. Now THAT'S something worth worldwide attention. When not on the national team Wagner plies her trade for VfL Wolfsburg where she has scored in half the games she's played this season. In her 23 games for the various U-17, U-19 and U-20 games shes played in Wagner has scored 9 goals, including one in this tournament, so clearly she has a nose for the goal. Also, her nose is adorable. Selina, call me!
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The Slanch Report has started an online petition asking the MLB Network to air the Dock Ellis no-hitter he threw on June 12, 1970 against the San Diego Padres. The moment was a seminal piece of baseball history and is certainly worthy of being rerun.
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Big news out of the MLS' Seattle Sounders franchise as they were forced to put a player on the DL Tuesday.
If you were at the X Games the other day you probably noticed that being in the stands is really boring. That is, until a seemingly attractive young woman decided to brighten up the proceedings with an honest good ol' American flashing. After receiving much encouragement from her sitting section she turns to the next one over, lifts her blue tank-top high and shows the world her fruited plains.
After stabbing the fans of Cleveland through the heart with a poison-tipped blade LeBron James left the greater Cleveland area as he hunted for a castle appropriate for his new sidekick status in Miami. After Zydrunas Ilgauskus also left the Cavaliers for the Heat he took out a full-page ad in the 
Bloguin is the revolutionary blog network specifically focused on helping bloggers get the most out of their websites. We're currently working on building a large network of online communities and hope to expand our blogging coverage to include a wide range of topics. 
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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 application form.
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