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Dwyane Wade is being sued by his estranged wife and the charges aren’t pretty. Well, they involve actress Gabrielle Union, who is pretty, but the allegations are not. The lawsuit alleges Union “engaged in sexual foreplay” in front of Wade’s young sons. It also claims that the boys received “medium size gifts” from Wade for Christmas last year, while Union got “the biggest gift of all.” There’s a joke there, but I’ll move on.

Refs Blow Another One

A soccer player was given a yellow card over the weekend because the referee thought he was taking a dive. It turns out the player was having a heart attack.

Great Gif

Game 2 Celtics vs Cavaliersm, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge threw a towel in the air to distract a Cleveland player who was in the middle of shooting a free throw. We should all be thankful for Ainge’s bush league move because it’s now spawned this gif.

Cleveland’s Concern

Few body parts in sports have generated as much buzz as LeBron James‘ right elbow. After shooting free throws left-handed in Game 1 of the Cavs series against the Celtics, speculation grew about the severity of James’ injury. A report with anonymous sourcing from BallinEurope.com says James is so banged up he shouldn’t even be playing. Another report says James will soon underdo a second MRI on the elbow. And most important, LeBron’s elbow has its own Twitter page.

Never A Dull Moment with Ozzie

Check out what the White Sox skipper did to pitcher Freddy Garica last night.

Cheers

Manofest.com has compiled the 10 funniest cheerleader bloopers of all time.

Jim Brockmire: The Greatest Sportscaster of our time

Thanks to Funny or Die we have (IMO) one of the funniest men in the world Hank Azaria portray great baseball announcer Jim Brockmire. If you care Dan Patrick, Joe Buck, and Rich Eisen are in the video too.Why they didn’t have Chip Caray in the mix is beyond me.

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Alabama Man Wins $1 Million in MLB 2K10 Perfect Game Contest

When I heard 2K Sports was giving away $1 million to the first fan to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10 this year, it seemed like one of those things that would be almost impossible to win, particularly given the extensive rules about how the perfect game needed to be recorded.

Turns out I was very wrong and a perfect game was actually pitched in the first 24 hours of the contest. Never underestimate the determination of the gaming population at large.

2K Sports announced today that 24-year-old Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama has won an unprecedented cash prize in the amount of $1,000,000 by being the first person to throw a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball® 2K10, the latest iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series.

According to Eric Fisher from SportsBusiness Journal, McGilberry used Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami (pictured above) to pitch his perfect game. (This is a real head-scratcher because real-life is 0-5 this season with a 5.47 ERA. I’ll be eager to hear why he picked this particular pitcher.)

If I’m reading Darren Rovell’s story correctly on CNBC, it only took McGilberry six tries to land his perfect game. Another fun note from Rovell’s piece: 2K Sports didn’t take out any insurance on this contest because companies couldn’t come up with odds. That can’t be good for the bottom line of a gaming company that has narrowed its offerings in the last few years.

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The dumbest tradition in sports — people wearing hideous hats to the Kentucky Derby — took place this past Saturday. Guysgirl.com has a thorough recap of the best and worst hats along with a look at celebrities who attended the event. Now, the reason I say this is the dumbest tradition in sports is simple: All the attractive celebrities wear those ugly hats with a conservative dress and it makes them look ordinary. Case in point: Marisa Miller. The event that should be covered more in-depthly is the gala that takes place the night before. That’s when the hot celebs, a la Maria Menounos look their best.

Speaking of Celebrities and Sporting Events

The A-listers (and some B-listers) also turned out for the Floyd Mayweather-Sugar Shane Mosley fight in Las Vegas Saturday night.

Who Knew This Was a Hazard of the Job?

First Round Fashion

ASternWarning.com has a round-up of the fashion trends that have dominated the NBA playoffs. The clear winner so far has been cardigans, which seem to be a favorite of Carmelo Anthony.

San Jose sees octopus, raises it with shark eating baby octopus?

the tradition of throwing things onto the ice at hockey games. Well, I don’t know if this will become a tradition, but the stakes have been raised by Sharks fans.

One More Fashion Item

Since fashion has been a big theme of this edition, I feel I should alert you to the brand-new U.S. Men’s National Team 2010 World Cup jersey. Playboy.com has the photos. The link is completely safe for work, but you may want to be careful if you plan on navigating other links on the site

Videos

During the Cavaliers’ 101-93 win against the Celtics Saturday night, point guard Mo Williams threw down a dunk. This left Cleveland coach Mike Brown at a loss for words. Literally.

Let’s see if I can explain this in a PG way without getting in trouble. Here goes… If you’re one of those guys who has trouble unhooking a female undergarment during intimate moments, the task has just got even more difficult thanks to this product.

Review: Run Ricky Run

After something of a 30 for 30 hangover — taking a week off and skipping Silly Little Game after watching No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson — I was excited to jump back into the series with Run Ricky Run. Unlike a lot of these films, I’m able to really remember a lot of this news. So many of the events in the 30 for 30 predates my cognitive sports phase of life. While I’d had the screener DVD for a while, I didn’t actually watch it until it ran live on Tuesday night, but many of my media cohorts had already viewed the film and the reviews were pretty glowing. People were fawning over how it would completely shatter the way you looked at Williams. Was that the case when you actually watched it?

For me, the answer is no, with one major exception. It’s impossible to ignore the previously unreported (by the media) sexual abuse Williams endured at a young age. The story goes that when Williams was a 6-year-old boy, his father had him taking inappropriate pictures of him with a Polaroid camera. That incident shattered his home life and certainly changed the type of person Williams would grow up to be.

In a way, it’s tough to view the things Williams has done and not view them with that in mind — that Ricky was once a 6-year-old boy who went through something that would really mess someone up or leave them searching for some deeper answers in life.

So with that point allowed, did anything outside of that really blow up your previous perceptions about Williams? If they did, I’d be curious to hear what you thought of him before. I suppose if you thought Williams dropped his helmet and immediately went into a multi-year pot smoking free-for-all (looking at you, collected Around The Horn panelists), then yes, this probably changed your perception. But to anyone actually following his story over the last few years, it’s clear there’s always been a lot more than just that. Whether it was mental health or the search for enlightenment, it was never just about pot.

I don’t say any of that to say the film was bad or uninteresting, but perhaps the collective praise I heard coming into the thing skewed my expectations. The most revelatory thing to me is that the people closest to Williams barely understand him, so how could we ever really expect to know him based on the little sliver of public persona we consume? I imagine that’s true of a lot of athletes and not just Williams.

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A while ago I had a  link to a video of Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett buying some, um, unusual products for his opponents (while wearing his football helmet in the drugstore). It turns out Follett has posted some other unique videos in the past. Here is his hilarious version of Cribs. A couple of notes: The video is 13-plus minutes so if yout time is limited, I suggest forwarding to about the seven minute mark. Things to look out for: Follet’s attractive girlfriend, his “drawing” of Adriana Lima and his reasoning for buying a 42-inch TV instead of a 65-inch TV.

Uh Oh

Apparently, there is a fake John Calipari on Facebook. Apparently, point guard Marquis Teague, who just announced he was going to Kentucky, didn’t know the Calipari page was a fake. That makes this exchange all the more interesting.

Paging Tom Donaghy

My apologies for being a day late with this, but the worst foul call in the history of the NBA took place during Monday’s Blazers-Suns game.

Ben Bashing

Ben Roethlisberger is now an Eminem song lyric.

Warning: These are G Rated

Here’s a breakdown of the 20 most popular fantasy baseball team names and what they mean.

He Stayed Cool

Chris Cooley was about to do a radio interview yesterday when he got pulled over a by a cop.

Faker

From today’s Inter Milan-Barcelona match, check out the video of Barca’s Sergio Busquets going down after getting a light tap to the neck as if he was shot. Then check out this great gif of Busquets trying to see if the referee caught his acting job.

Shakira & Soccer

Shakira does the honors for this year’s official World Cup theme song. You can see the video and an awesome headline here.

He’s Popular

Tim Tebow has just set the NFL record for the fastest-selling rookie jersey of all-time. If you can’t get an official Tebow jersey, you might want to explore this one

Coffee Crazy

Holy Taco nails it with this look at the nine most annoying people at Starbucks.

Videos

Via Clubhouse Cancer comes this video of Bears running back Chester Taylor butchering Take Me Out To The Ballgame at last night’s Cubs game.

Check out the celebration dance by the Canucks’ Ryan Kesler after Vancouver’s win against Los Angeles on Monday.

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For those of you not on Twitter, or for those on Twitter but not following Chad Ochocinco, let me tell you something; he tweets A LOT. And because of that, a lot of gems get lost in the shuffle, so I’m here to give you the highlights from the past couple of days. He’s revealed what he needs from a woman; he’s invited all his followers to breakfast and offered to treat whoever showed up; he’s partially given out his phone number; told a story about how the cleaning lady at his hotel walked in on him while he was naked, and expressed his amazement at Ciara‘s dancing in this video. And that’s just in two days!

Speaking of Outspoken Football Players

Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett doesn’t have the track record of Chad Ochocinco, but based on this video, in which he buys a feminine hygiene product and Band-Aids for his opponents (while wearing his Lions helmet in the drugstore), he seems to be just as much of a character.

Soccer Shockers

What’s worse: this collision or this missed goal?

Let the Major League Comparison Begin

Via this story from Tauntr.com comes word that Brewers catcher Gregg Zaun could not throw the ball back to the pitcher last night.

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It’s one thing if President Obama and Baba Booey have bad first pitches. But you’d expect a little more from a professional hockey player. That wasn’t the case for the Sharks’ Dany Heatleyat last night’s Giants game

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Among the many, many things said over the weekend about the NFL draft, this quote from Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz stands above the rest. “Some people watch adult videos on their computer. I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me aroused.” There’s so much to analyze about Schwartz’s statement but I don’t think I can do it on SI.com without getting in trouble. I’ll just make one statement that hopefully someone can relay to Coach Schwartz. There’s no need to get stuck on extremes. It doesn’t have to be adult videos or Jahvid Best highlight clips. There are things like new Kristin Cavallari pics out there, as well.

No Need For a Dentist

Washington Capitals forward Eric Belanger had a tooth knocked loose after taking a high stick last Friday. So he did the natural thing and ripped the chopper out himself

Not Nice, LeBron

LeBron James tore up Chicago for a triple-double yesterday (37 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists). But he wasn’t satisfied with just embarrassing the Bulls players. He also did this to one of the towel/equipment guys.

Of Course He Did Something Stupid

Matt Millen found himself in hot water over the weekend when he called Ron Jaworski a “polack” during ESPN’s draft coverage Saturday. He then made an absurd on-air apology, which has resulted in this great video by Tirico Suave.

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You may remember a few weeks ago Esquire.com ran a “Sexiest Woman Alive” bracket, which caused quite a buzz because Lane Kiffin (that’s right, Lane Kiffin, not his attractive wife, Layla) beat Natalie Gulbis in the first round. Well, voting for Round 2 is under way, and Kiffin has a lead against Danica Patrick in the “sports” region. I can get down with giving Kiffin a vote over Patrick, but if anyone but the Stacy Keibler comes out of the that region, it will be a travesty. In other newsworthy matchups, Minka Kelly has a lead on Heidi Klum (and let’s keep it that way). In a heated WAG battle, Adriana Lima is breezing by Gisele Bündchen. And Olivia Munn.

Pathetic Phillies Fan, Pathetic Human Being

I shouldn’t even refer to this animal, who is accused of INTENTIONALLY THROWING UP on an 11-year-old girl at Wednesday’s Nationals-Phillies game, as a human being.

Not All Phillies Fans Are Bad, Though

As proven by this guy.

Yankee-Red Sox Feud Intensifies

Jay-Z is suing David Ortiz. Hova claims that Big Papi stole the name of his night club, The 40/40 Club, for an establishment Ortiz opened in the Dominican Republic.

For The Facebookers

Here are five bizarre Facebook groups – if you are a fan of trivial NBA history — should join just for the hell of it. And, speaking of Facebook, we now live in a time when we find out a player has been traded via the social networking site.

Quiz Time

Anyone who has collected baseball cards knows about the infamous Billy Ripken “F— Face” card. But do you know who wrote that graphic phrase on Ripken’s bat? That’s just one question in this baseball card quiz.

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This Capitals fan does NOT want the camera near him.

Determined To Remain on Top

Kim Kardashian, who clearly does not want disappear from this page, is now being linked to Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Meanwhile, BestWeekEver.tv wonders if we’ll soon see Kim in Sports Illustrated for Kids.

Stroke Of Genius?

Someone at Canadian sports Web site TSN.ca got overly excited about last night’s Devils-Flyers game.

For The Lost Fans

With just five episodes in the series remaining, I need to remind you to check out The Mandel Initiative, a podcast hosted by SI.com’s college football guru, Stewart Mandel. You should also check out Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson hanging out with the Lost braintrust, Carlton Cuse andDamon Lindelof.

Photo Of The Day

What’s bigger than super size?

The Party Continues

Stories about major league baseball players using Miley Cyrus‘ Party in the U.S.A when they come up to bat got a lot of attention this week. Well, according to reader James Irwin, the Miley madness is going strong. He says, “OK, so I had the joy of watching my Twins beat up the Red Sox on a beautiful sunny day OUTSIDE at the greatest ballpark, Target Field. Everything was great, except for one thing: At the beginning of the game they asked the fans what song they wanted to hear later in the game, and there it was as choice No. 3, Miley Cyrus, Party in the U.S.A. Sure enough, it won with over 75 percent of the vote. Is this the new Rick Roll?”

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Congratulations to the Charlotte Bobcats cheerleaders — the Lady Cats. They just won NBA.com’s 2010 dance team bracket.

How Do His Teammates Allow This?

Florida Marlins outfielder Cameron Maybin is the early season leader for the “Worst At-Bat Song” award.

Let’s Play The Feud

A Guaranteed Laugh

TheHoopDoctors.com look at the top 10 funny/profound basketball quotes.

They’ve Come A Long Way

A few months ago, the guys from Jersey Shore were just hitting the gym, tanning and doing laundry in complete anonymity . Now, they’re doing this photoshoot with Bar Refaeli.

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Military says supermodel, products she advertises should be shunned in bid to fight draft dodging

The Israel Defense Forces has decided to step up its campaign against Bar Refaeli. Slamming the supermodel as a draft dodger, a senior IDF official has urged Israeli consumers to boycott Refaeli and all the products advertised by her.

Head of the IDF’s Personnel Directorate Major General Avi Zamir visited the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and spoke to students about”the struggle for each and every recruit in mandatory and reserve service – a national social mission.”

At the end of the lecture one student asked the Major General why the IDF is not making an effort to enlist supermodel Bar Refaeli, the most successful Israeli model in the world today, who got married and received an exemption from military service.

Zamir seemed to be prepared for the question. Since his appointment as head of Personnel Directorate a year and a half ago, he has stepped up the all-out war against draft dodging. “The State of Israel is a law-abiding state,” he said.

Zamir explained that “Refaeli presented a valid marriage certificate, which could not be disputed. At the end of the day she needs to look at herself in the mirror. We are a society with a military, and Bar Refaeli should not be in Fox (clothing brand) advertisements – if she advertises them, you shouldn’t buy their products – and that will be the answer.”

In order to stress the magnitude of the issue, Zamir noted that within a decade some 70% of 18-year-old

Israelis will not enlist into the IDF. “If we look 10 years ahead we will be in a situation where only 30% of youths will join the army. That’s a large quantitative gap; a reality we cannot come to terms with,” Zamir said

Sources close to the supermodel were unimpressed with Zamir’s remarks. “The government and military need to conduct a thorough internal examination; instead of attacking Bar – (Zamir) should deal with more important things like releasing (kidnapped soldier) Gilad Shalit,” said Tzipi Levin, Refaeli’s mother.

Levin added that “Bar was not hurt and has no reason to be offended by the remarks. It flatters us that Zamir finds time to talk about Bar, but she does not take these matter to heart.”

Meanwhile, most of the companies Refaeli advertises were not alarmed by the call to boycott their products.

“We are proud to be represented by Refaeli,” said lingerie company Bonita de Mas. “We appreciate her contribution to the country and society and respect her privacy.”

A spokesperson at FOX clothing company said that “Fox encourages enlistment to the IDF and is against a policy of draft dodging. The company has been active in the community for years and will continue to be active in the future.

“Refaeli did not serve in the IDF for reasons that are personal. Refaeli loves the State of Israel, and as an international model she serves as an ambassador for our country all over the world.”

Chill Out

“I swear to God, I’m going to take this f—ing ball and shove it down your f—ing throat.” Those were Serena Williams‘ word back in September at the U.S. Open. But don’t ask her if she has anger management issues.

Speaking of Female Tennis Players

Simon On Sports says women tennis players make the funniest faces. The site has the photos to prove its statement.

Playoff Links

Now, one of those ladies is breaking down the New Orleans-Minnesota game. … The St. Paul Saints, based in Minnesota, are changing their name. …Brett Favre fans have an eBay item to bid on. …Here are very thorough tales of the tape for both games.

Ask Men 99 Most Desirable Women

Everyone has an opinion on AskMen.com’s Top 99 Women of 2010 list. “Glad to see Salma Hayek is once again in the Ask Men poll at No. 34 — and ahead of your obsession in Kim Kardashian at No. 42. Marisa Miller should have been No. 1 and Carrie Underwood at No. 90 should be much higher than that!” Blake Lively at No. 85??? That has to be a mistake. The bottom line is you need to do the top 100 list. At least Blake will get her due in that case. I can also tell you she was Hollywood Tuna’s No. 1 babe of 2009.

Real Knee Slapper

A fan screamed out a marriage proposal to Rafael Nadal during the Australian Open last night. For some reason, the announcers calling the match thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard.

Picture is Worth Seven Decades

The Blowtorch explains how each of the past seven decades of basketball can be seen in one photo from last night’s Cavaliers-Lakers game.

Catching Up WIth…

Remember when some guy filmed his girlfriend playing Wii Fit while she wasn’t wearing any pants? And he put the video on the Internet and it went viral to the tune of more than nine million views on YouTube? Well, that girl has resurfaced.

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Since it’s Championship Weekend, check out what CBS’ pregame show, featuring Brent Musburger, Pat Summerall and John Madden, looked like before the NFC title game between the Redskins and Cowboys in 1982. Two highlights:J oe Theismannwearing a feather in his hat at the 15-second mark, and a computer commercial at the 4:56 mark that touts “incredible graphics.”

This guy drops an interesting piece of information on his audience.

If the words in this clip sound familiar, it’s because they’re from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song

First Look at Trailer for Michael Vick ‘Docu-Series’

The Associated Press dropped the news yesterday that Michael Vick’s 10-part documentary series, The Michael Vick Project, will premiere on Feb. 2 at 10 p.m. ET on BET. Here’s a first look at the trailer, which tells you absolutely nothing.

OK, maybe we do learn one thing from the trailer. This won’t be a VH1 celeb-reality show a la T.O. It seems like it’ll take a more serious tone, which is appropriate given the circumstances.

But let me also take a moment to say a few words about exactly how poorly this show will premiere. The numbers will be catastrophically low and it has nothing to do with BET or Vick. Look at the date and the time. 10 p.m. ET on Feb. 2? There’s this little show called Lost on ABC. Ever heard of it? Yeah, its two-hour premiere is that night and this thing is going to air right as hour two begins. Any chance anyone tunes away after hour No. 1 to watch this thing? No way.

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Lets Go Saints; Playoff Links; Conan Videos; Venus Williams’ fashion; Jersey Shore;

Let me start by stating the obvious: Saints fans will root for New Orleans on Sunday. Vikings fans will root for Minnesota. And NFL media members will root for Brett Favre. But for the rest of you who don’t have rooting interest, I’m here to tell you that you’ll easily find yourself pulling for the Saints. Why? Not because of the Saintsation cheerleaders. And not because you want me to keep featuring Kim Kardashian. But because Prince just released the most horrifyingly bad song about the Minnesota Vikings.

In Other Music News

Prince hasn’t been the only one singing his heart out. Check out LeBron James doing some Eminem during the Cavs’ win against the Lakers last night.

Playoff Links

If the Jets beat the Colts, Rex Ryan will be allowed to participate in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. … Each of the four playoff teams has a Jersey Shore character equivalent. … A lot of blogs are pointing out that the Jets have already put AFC champions gear on sale. NFL PR man Brian McCarthy says this is common practice and the Colts have done it, too.

Fashion Always Comes First

Venus Williams found herself at the center of a controversy earlier this week when questions arose about whether she was playing an Australian Open match sans undergarments. But thanks to the magic of Twitter, she cleared up the situation last night.

Fight!

This heated exchange between New York Rangers coach John Tortorella and New York Postwriter Larry Brooks during last night’s postgame press conference is all kinds of awesome.

Will the Truth Set Him Free?

I actually have no idea what that headline even means, but Sean Salisbury has finally admitted to taking a picture of his “private area” while not wearing any clothes and e-mailing it around.

Sorry about that unoriginal headline, but I had to do it. Anyway, is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson strictly a family-movie guy now?  When will he return to the WWE? What did he think about ESPN’s documentary The U? And, most important, how did he answer SI.com’s Cheerleader of the Week questionnaire? Find out in this Q&A with Johnson.

Hear, Hear

BroBible.com has compiled a ton of the always-entertaining “mic’d up” videos featuring several of the players we’ll see in action this weekend, including Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.

Investigating Reporting at its Best

An Italian news reporter wasn’t completely convinced that David Beckham wasn’t, um, enhanced while appearing in Armani ads. So she decided to find out Beckham’s actual, um, size for herself.

Im Telling You the Tooth

The Flyers’ Ian Laperriere recently had some teeth stolen. Yes, stolen.

Gone Too Soon

Jersey Shore closed out its first season yesterday. There are rumors of a Season 2, but in the meantime we’ll just have to enjoy things like the Jersey Shore soundboard, wear our Jersey Shore T-shirts and watch the Jersey Shore tributes and parodies.

Videos

You must check out this collision (and great call by the play-by-play guy) between Blues forward Cam Janssen and Canadians goalie Carey Price.

His last show as host of the Tonight Show is today, but he made sure to have some fun at NBC’s expense Wednesday.

A reason to root against the Vikings: this tribute song using the Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mini Daddy.

I don’t want to spoil this clip, so I’ll just tell you that this isn’t your traditional Rick Roll.

In his quest to spend as much of NBC’s money as possible before his last show tonight, Conan bought 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Birdand had him watch restricted Super Bowl highlights.

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Whites-only Basketball League? Nooooooo

Help us all.

Once in a while a story comes along that makes you feel as if you have stumbled into H.G. Wells’ time machine and traveled into the past.

A “Whites-only” basketball league is being formed by former wrestling promoter Don “Moose” Lewis, who hopes for representation in 12 Southeast cities. The All-American Basketball Alliance’s No. 1 requirement? ”Only players that are natural-born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league.”

African-Americans and foreigners need not apply.

“There’s nothing hatred about what we’re doing,” Lewis told the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. “I don’t hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here’s a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like.”

Lewis added the league will emphasize fundamental ball instead of ”street-ball” played by “people of color.“

He said fans shouldn’t have to “worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch.”

Are you kidding me? What is equally troubling is the amount of support the league is receiving, with cries of “finally” all over the Internet.

C’mon. Supporting, say, the NAACP or United Negro College Fund is not the same as supporting a league like this. One is about providing guidance to a historically disadvantaged population. The other is about exclusion and reinforcing negative thought processes.

The brilliance of this country is that is has long provided aid to the historically oppressed, whether it’s the NAACP or the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Go away AABA and go away Moose Lewis. We definitely don’t need your kind here.

Here’s a link to the full story

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Reggie Bushreportedly told Kim Kardashianthat if the Saints win the Super Bowl, he would propose to her. Thanks to Bush’s performance Saturday, he’s now just two wins away from beingtied down by a ball and chaingetting engaged to the sexy reality star.

NFL Playoff Roundup

Shonn Greene mocked LaDainian Tomlinson‘s touchdown celebration. …Kurt Warner got LAID OUT while trying to block after an interception. …Jim Nantz called Haiti, “Haitia,“ during yesterday’s Jets-Chargers game. … Did Wade Phillips feel Jerry Jones ‘eyes burning into the back of his head yesterday?

He Punches Worst Then He Hits

Remember mediocre baseball player, Jose Offerman? You may remember than in 2007 he charged the mound with his bat and started swinging at the pitcher who hit him with a pitch. Well, over the weekend, Offerman, who now manages in the Dominican winter league, punched an umpire.

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AndPants on the Groundofficially jumps the shark and becomes the uncoolest thing you can ever reference and/or sing.

Thanks to this thing called the Internet, we can go back and listen to whatJay Leno had to say in 2004 about Conan O’Brien taking over the Tonight Show

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Wes Welker’s Woman; Conan Supporters Slap NBC on Facebook; College Hoops Situation, Colt Follow Up, Mean Fox Emporio Armani; Angry Tennessee Fans; Videos

CBS showed Wes Welker sitting next to a stunning brunette during Sunday’s Ravens-Pats game. I’m a pro and I did search around for some info on Monday, but came up empty. However, The Big Lead came through yesterday with all the details, and they’re quite interesting. It turns out that the woman in question, Anna Burns, was Miss Hooters International 2005. Congrats, Wes.

Conan Supporters Slap NBC on Facebook

Conan O’Brien‘s most loyal employees are refusing to abandon their leader — and have taken to Facebook to rally support for the guy NBC is treating like a redheaded stepchild.

Several people who work for “The Tonight Show” and NBC have united on the social networking site and changed their picture to an Obama-esque image of O’Brien that features the words, “I’m With COCO.”

The COCO craze is already spreading like wildfire on FB — and according to the guy who created the artwork, Mike Mitchell, the image has already been seen by Conan himself.

So far … no sighting of any “I’m with Chin” or “I Heart Peacock” artwork floating around.

College Hoops Situation

With college football in the rearview mirror and the NFL winding down, some of you may be ready to turn your attention to college hoops. To get you familiar with some key players, here’s a piece that compares those guys to Jersey Shore cast members.

Colt Follow Up

Earlier I wrote about Colt McCoy proposing to his girlfriend, Rachel Glandorf. Here’s an update on the story, with pictures from the actual propsal that took place at Texas Memorial Stadium.

They’re Just a Tad Upset at Tennessee

Lane Kiffinbasically caused Armageddon in Tennessee last night. Students rioted. They burned T-shirts. Assistant coaches allegedly are trying to steal recruits. Urban Meyer can’t stop laughing. But despite all of this lunacy, what do most people remain focused on? Layla Kiffin.

Gambling Story

The worst thing about the rise of Internet gambling is live in-game betting. At least that’s what I’ve heard from people who do Internet gambling. Anyway, if you don’t believe me, just check out this story.

Non Important Story of the Day, Megan Fox does Emporio Armani

Proving that she’s still one of the hottest chicks on the planet, here’s Megan Fox in a photoshoot for Emporio Armani Underwear & Jeans. I don’t see too many jeans in these pictures and I’m f@#king loving it. The girl is all most TOO perfect. In a way it’s kind of a good thing she’s still dating that Brian Austin Douche character, it makes her seem more attainable, it shows that she’s probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer and it gives hope to every man and lesbian that one day, they too can be Megan’s useless sidekick.

I feel I have no choice but to link it up.

Videos:

It doesn’t get much better than this “College Football Coaches 2009-10: In Memoriam” video.

his late-night mess is getting good now.Jimmy Kimmel did his entire show last night as Jay Leno. Embedded below is the opening.Here’s a linkto Kimmel (as Leno) doing a headlines segment and here’s Kimmel interviewing Elisha Cuthbert.

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Tomlinson Comes Clean; Colt McCoy Engaged; Braylon Edwards Hands of Stone; Nicole Scherzinger Available

Video of LaDainian Tomlinson singing and dancing and showing his love for the electric glide. The Chargers running back is now explaining the backstory on the video, which was filmed a few years ago and released now by L.T. to keep the mood in the locker room light during a playoff week.

Whats Worse then hands of stone?

Because whatever it is, Braylon Edwards has it, as this look at his many drops makes clear.

Congratulations Colt

Colt McCoy‘s football season ended in disappointment, but he’s bounced back nicely. With some help from the scoreboard, the Texas quarterback proposed to his girlfriend, Rachel Glandorf, at Texas Memorial Stadium Monday night. She said yes.

Nicole & Lewis Hamilton Split

Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton reportedly have split. We’ll try to help Scherzinger deal with this rough time by making her our Lovely Lady Of The Day.

Ridiculous Story

It’s pathetic enough that a pet cat can be called for jury duty. It’s even more pathetic that the family tried to get the cat a disqualification of service but was denied by the jury commissioner.

Vidoes:

With late night television in upheaval (Conan O’Brien basically told NBC to go you-know-what themselves this afternoon), what better time to check in on Jimmy Fallon, who had David Ortiz pitch him some eggs last night.

Guess what happened to the unbreakable phone?

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You Guys Are Funny, Wildcard Weekend Wrap Up, Random Links, Videos, Sir Charles as Alicia Keys,

The truth of the matter is that I actually knew the details that were in yesterday’s New York Post several weeks ago. I can tell you that thePost‘s report is accurate. The ironic thing is that I was told the couple and the catering hall were haggling over certain security/privacy issues for a while before all the plans were finalized. It looks like Jeter and Kelly were right to be concerned. As for me, I’m holding up well. At least I have this.

Wildcard Weekend Wrap Up

The worst part of Bill Belichick‘s Sunday wasn’t getting crushed by Baltimore. It was his hat. …Here is Ray Rice‘s 83-yard touchdown on the first play of yesterday’s game. It’s easy to pick on Neil Rackers, but getting this Tweet immediately after he missed that field goal yesterday was awesome. … The only good part of Donovan McNabb‘s night on Saturday was when he played air guitar and taunted Dallas fans before the game.

Piano Man

With American Idol kicking off a new season tomorrow night, I couldn’t help but think of one of Simon Cowell‘s standard lines that he uses when criticizing a contestant: “That was like bad karaoke.” I’d love to know what Simon would say if he saw this video of Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf singing Piano Man. On a side note, does anyone know if Phaneuf is still dating Elisha Cuthbert?

Alicia Keys?

It was quite the weekend for NBC. It finally pulled the plug on the Jay Leno primetime experiment, while managing to piss off Conan O’Brien. The network also tortured the country by putting Joe Theismann and Joe Gibb sin the booth for the Jets-Bengals game. And to cap things off, they aired a painfully unfunny version of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Charles Barkley. The confusing thing is a promo that ran during afternoon showed Barkley dressed as Alicia Keys (the musical guest), but that skit never made it onto the show.

Speaking of Announcers

While we’re stuck being tortured by Joe Thiesmann, here’s an example of the fun they have in Italy with their soccer broadcasts. And “fun” is a HUGE understatement based on that link.

The Call Was Better Then The Run

Audio of Kevin Harlan‘s radio call of Ray Rice‘s 83-yard touchdown run from yesterday’s Ravens-Patriots game. I thank all of you who e-mailed, including the folks at Westwood One. Here is Harlan doing his thing.

NFL Leftovers

No one expected Julian Edelman to be Wes Welker, but the least he could do is complete the handoff to a fan. …Steve Breaston channeled his inner Razor Ramon after scoring a TD against Green Bay. … Where does yesterday’s Packers-Cardinals game rank among the top 10 wild-card games of all time?

Shocked!

Mark McGwire just admitted to using steroids during the 1998 season. I know. You’re stunned. You never saw it coming. Anyway, most people look back on McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s home run race as a mockery. Something that tainted the game forever. I look back on it with fondness, because it gave us this
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Beyonce & Andy Griffith

We’ve all seen tons of Single Ladies spoofs, but this mash up is not to be missed. It combines Beyonce‘s hit song with the theme toThe Andy Griffith Show, and it’s outstanding!

Random Links

Shaq fell into the stands and kissed Daniel Baldwin during the Cavs’ game against the Blazers last night. ...People are now messing with Tiger Woods Gatorade products. …Here’s a hockey fight in which 691 penalty minutes were given out.

Tonight’s TV

How I Met Your Motherbegins its string of adding some hot women to their show tonight with guest appearances by Stacy Keibler and Rachel Bilson. (Carrie Underwood joins the show soon.) Meanwhile, Mike Tyson will be a guest host on WWE’sMonday Night Raw.

Videos:

I thank the approximately 12 billion of you who e-mailed me this truly great video of LaDainian Tomlinson doing the electric glide.

Via Twitter, I found out this video of someone taking out a “mugger” was fake, but it’s still worth watching.

In this video, the guy looks like he’s in his 40s. Also, the guy is a Ravens fan and said he’d jump through the fence if Baltimore beat New England. Isn’t it supposed to work the other way around?

“I saw this at the end of the latest Club Trillion blog. It’s of a guy who does sports reporting in the style of a 1920′s sports reporter.

That‘s part of the reason why I wanted to come here. I think about it a lot.”

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Championship Breakdown, Great Hair Height, A+ for A-Rod,

Even though the BCS has more flaws than Tiger Woods has mistresses (thanks, I’ll be here all night!), there is a title game tonight between unbeaten teams. And sure, we’d all like to see the Texas-Alabama winner play Boise State, but a champion will be crowned nonetheless. For the nuts and bolts information about the game, I suggest you check out SI.com’s college football page. Our coverage is led by Stewart Mandel, who is doing battle with an orangutan. As for the important information regarding the matchup, here’s what you need to know: 1) Underdogs are 22-10 in covering the spread this bowl season. (It could be 23-10 depending on what line someone got on the Penn State-LSU game.) So you may want to think twice before backing Alabama. 2) Holy Taco gives us a look at some female fans from each school. 3) Co-Ed Magazine pits the Longhorn cheerleaders vs. the Crimson Tide Cheerleaders.

Great Hair Height

Props to Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings. He’s bringing back the high top fade.

A+ for A-Rod

If the Miami Herald is accurate, Alex Rodriguez has done a solid job in moving on from Kate Hudson

Read the Quickly

I say read this quickly because the Gilbert Arenas story continues to move at a rapid pace. Before getting to the newest details, here’s the story on how the NBA tried to get the photo above, from Tuesday night’s Sixers-Wizards game, taken off the World Wide Web. As for Arenas, a Washington Post story has sources that claim he was actually trying to cover for teammate Javaris Crittenton, who had his own loaded gun in the locker room. Oh, and on top of all this, Arenas is featured in a new PETA ad.

Broadcaster’s Best?

Fanhouse has posted its Super 7 Announcing Awards, in which it recognizes the seven best of 2009 in seven different categories. If you disagree with the choices — and I know you will — don’t e-mail me. E-mail them. Remember, I’m not the one who is saying thatJoe Morganis the second-best analyst in all of sports.

Fox Coverage Issues; Rihanna &Matt Kemp having a Blast in Mexico, Chad Ochocinco quote of the Year, The Big Unit Retires, LeBron’s NY Shoes,

I’m back just in time to say a few things about Fox’s shaky BCS coverage before the network gets out of the college football business for good after tomorrow night’s championship game. One, whoever directed the Boise St.-TCU game had to have gotten paid by the bands for camera time. Two, just using your NFL guys to do the college games is weak. Three, Chris Myers normally does a very solid job, but the question he asked Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi after the game last night (“I know you’re from Middle America. Do you feel like sometimes you’re representing more than just a school or conference? Maybe an entire group of American citizens out there?”) was ridiculous. This led to Stanzi responding as if he was giving an old-school WWF promo, screaming out, “If you don’t love it, leave it, USA, number one.” Since Stanzididwin a bowl game, though, I figured he deserved some reward, so here are some, uh, patriotic photos he’ll enjoy.

Oops!

I thought I was done with all lists pertaining to last year, but I couldn’t pass this one up: The top 10 erroneous columns of 2009.

At Least He’s Wearing Dodger Blue

Monday I told you about Dodgers outfield Matt Kemp dating Rihanna. Well, it looks like the couple if having a blast in Mexico. At least, I thinkt hat’s them having a blast in Mexico.

Quote of the Day

Chad Ochocinco on his injured left knee: “I had sex yesterday. With some of the moves I did — I should be fine.” Hopefully he used one of these.

Kings Kicks

I’m not sure if this is real or not, but if this is indeed LeBron James‘ new sneaker, Knicks fans should be happy.

Randy Retires

Randy Johnson announced his retirement last night. The dominating lefty is a lock for Cooperstown based on his career, but as we all know, if there was a Hall of Fame for nicknames, he’d go in on the first ballot.

Videos:

DJ Steve Porter, who made the famous “Press Hop” video, is back with a new creation featuring a slew of NFL coaches.

Andy Roddick was giving an interview in Australia yesterday when two koala bears decided to pull a Chad Ochocinco. (For the full story and the video that features Roddick’s wife, Brooklyn Decker, click here.)

The Straw Is Back; Rihanna and Matt Kemp? ; Random Links

Is it time for a Darryl Strawberrycomeback? Maybe not on the baseball field, but the former Mets star is one of 14 contestants in the upcoming season of NBC’sCelebrity Apprentice. My money is on Sinbad to win, Bret Michaels to score (with the beautiful Maria Kanellis) and for this to be the final season ofCelebrity Apprentice.

Tiger Tries to Look Scary

I don’t know what to make of thisVanity Faircover featuring a topless Tiger Woods looking scary and lifting weights.

Can We Make This Happen?

The latest trend in sports seems to be athletes challenging one another to a foot race. I, for one, can’t say enough good things about it. It all started about a year ago when Charles Barkley beat 67-year old NBA referee Dick Bavetta in a race during the 2007 All-Star Weekend. Not to be outdone, the artist formally known as Chad Johnson defeated a horse (though he had a healthy headstart). Then,Rajon Rondo stated that he could beat not only Usain Bolt in a race, but also Chris Johnson. Johnson, meanwhile, is also trying to arrange a race with Bolt, who apparently wants nothing to do with it. Meanwhile, 48-year-old Celtics coachDoc Rivers thinks he can beat Glen“Big Baby”Davis and possibly Rasheed Wallace. This got me thinking about my dream races. I’d love to see David Ortiz vs.Prince Fielder or John Calipari take on Rick Pitino.

Matt Kemp’s New Squeeze

This morning we told you about the odd couple o fWladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere. Now comes word that Dodgers outfielderMatt Kemp isdating Rihanna, who manages to be ridiculously hot or rather unattractive, depending on which photo of her you’re looking at.

Things are seriously starting to heat up for the two, says a source close to the songbird. In fact, Oklahoma-native Matt, 25, followed Rihanna, 21, to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where she performed at the Emirates Palace on New Years Eve.

“Rihanna and Matt are starting to get serious – he even followed her to Dubai for New Years,” the insider tells HollywoodLife.com,  adding, “Rihanna likes him because he’s such a gentleman…and super sexy!”

Rihanna and Matt Kemp

Random Links

I’m sure Philadelphia fans loved seeing Allen Iverson sporting a Cowboys hat at last night’s Sixers-Nuggets game … Here is a solid gallery of celebrities caught picking their nose… The 348 best reality shows of 2000s … Guyism has a nice collection of pics from the bowl season … This is a cool gallery of the world’s tallest buildings.

We Cant Spell

Houston fans may have beaten New England, but they still have trouble spelling five-letter words.

Beauty and the Beast; Random Links

There is this awesome rumor — Wladimir KlitschkoandHayden Panettiereare dating. The 6-6 Klitschko owns the IBF, WBO, and IBO world heavyweight titles and probably won’t get confused for Brad Pitt anytime soon. Panettiere stands a massive 5-foot-1 and has a misspelled tattoo running down her left side. I wish them a long and happy life together.

Sunday’s Greatest Hits

I feel bad forWes Welkerwho has bounced back from big hit after big hit throughout his career, only to see his season flushed down the toilet on the most innocuous of plays. But he wasn’t the only one to go down. Miami’sPat White was knocked cold trying dive for a first down against the Steelers and Oakland’sHiram Eugenewas knocked on his behind after this incredible stiff arm fromWillis McGahee. Speaking of McGahee, maybe Welker should give him a call for advice on painful and poorly timed injuries.

Most Reasons to Love Soccer Fans

Uncoached has a nice photo collection of crazy soccer fans including this guy. Can we make him the unofficial mascot for Team USA in June’s World Cup?

Isaiah and More Despicable Coaches

GQ put out a list of the 20 most despicable coaches in sports and Isiah Thomas made the list for his disastrous tenure with the Knicks. This gives me a chance to show off this 1986 photo of Thomas andBill Laimbeerhaving way too much fun in a bathtub.

Tough Season for Rams Fans

As if St. Louis’ 1-15 season wasn’t bad enough, these poor Rams fans took a nasty fall trying to grab the shoes of defensive tackle Clifton Ryan.

Random Links

Artie Lange, who has never been the model of health, was hospitalized in New Jersey over the weekend … The best-selling band of the 2000s was The Beatles … An Ohio woman punched through a McDonald’s drive-through window because they didn’t have chicken nuggets… The 10 most thankless jobs in porn( this is safe for work) … The most rented films of 2009.

Buzzer Beater

Lost amid yesterday’s NFL action was this incredible 75-foot heave by Florida’sChandler Parsonsto beat N.C. State, 62-61.

Chris Paul’s New Kicks Inspire Robbery. (Really?)

Has Chris Paul’s sneaker finally “arrived?” When people start breaking into stores to steal your kicks in advance, perhaps there’s some demand.

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The video above comes from the Sun-Sentinel (via Darren Rovell) and also mentions other shoes that were stolen. While I’ve heard some positive reviews, CP3′s kicks have never really sold in a way that would lead to robberies and stick-ups. The Jordan XI Space Jams inspired that kind of uproar at a spot in Atlanta, but those shoes had 10-years of anticipation. I’ve got to think either A) these guys got there a few days late or B) they were just in to get whatever they could, and CP3′s newest Jordans just became an easy name peg in the story

Pursuit Of Perfection Petered Out, Random Links

So the Colts threw away a chance for an unbeaten season and the NFL world is up in arms. I don’t get it. The goal is to win a Super Bowl. A 16-0 regular season is meaningless. It’s also not the Colts’ job to help other AFC teams fighting for a wild card. However, I don’t blame fans of those teams and players on those teams for being upset. The Jets needed a kick return touchdown, a defensive touchdown and a half of Curtis Painter to pull out a win. So you can’t blame Texans offensive lineman Eric Winston for feeling this way. As for the angry Colts fans, maybe their cheerleaders can cheer you up.

NFL Rounup

Saints owner Tom Benson suffered premature celebration yesterday. … You probably won’t hear about this from most media members because it wasn’t Terrell Owens or Randy Moss, but Brandon Stokley got ejected from the Broncos-Eagles game after making contact with a referee while arguing a call. … Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking really needs to take a lesson from Ray Lewis and Drew Brees on how to get your teammates fired up before a game without looking extremely awkward.

Nash Nails It

How could you not vote forSteve Nashto make the All-Star team after seeing this?

Best Thing You’ll See Today

Just sit back and enjoy Knicks center Danilo Gallinari singing Beyonce‘s Halo.

Not To Be Outdone By Gallinari..

Several members of the Sacramento Kings recently took to the microphone (in costume) to belt out some classics ranging fromDon’t Stop Believin’toPurple RaintoCareless Whisperand many more.

The Only Explanation

This is easily the best summary of the Urban Meyer situation.

Sports Video Of The Day

The Celtics had a 3-point lead with 20 seconds remaining against the Clippers last night. Check out what happened next. BINGO!!!!!!!!

Funny Kid Video Of The Day

This kid gets stuck behind the couch. His explanation is priceless. His parents, however, are not.

ImPressive:

Have you ever seen a running back knock over three defensive players in the open field before taking off for a touchdown? Well, if you click here, you will.

Nasty

TheCageDoctors.com have compiled the 2009 MMA Knockouts of the Year.

Heres a Sample:

Peeved Pam

Not only does ESPN make play by play announcerPam Wardthrow it to the “Flomax Bowl Update,” but now her frustration with an injured Marshall player has hit the ‘Net.

Videos:

Minka Kelly – Kaley Cuoco Among the Decade’s Best, Random Links

In case you missed it, SI put together an extensive set of lists, photos and other fun stuff to celebrate the end of the decade. Here are some of the highlights:Peter Kinggave away some NFL awards andJoe Posnanskihonored some of the decade’s best in baseball. Jon Heymanalso had a fun baseball piece looking at the decade’s best trades, best/worst free agent acquisitions and more while Ian Thomsen did the same for the NBA. I also enjoyed the signature moments of the decade in college basketball which has a bunch of good videos. If failure is your thing, take a look at the biggest flops of the 2000s (cough, Barry Zito). I couldn’t disagree more withDamon Hack‘s decision to makePhil Jacksonthe coach of the decade overBill Belichick, though I’ll likely name my first son Bill Belichick Gray, so my opinion isn’t exactly neutral. But this is Hot Clicks, so if there’s one piece you must check out it’s the best moments in pop culture including the debut of Friday Night Lights starring the beautifulMinka Kelly(aka – the future Mrs. Jeter).

More Presents From the Past

Yesterday we showed you some of the top Christmas gifts of the 1990s. Not to be outdone, The Legend of Cecilio Guante looks at the best sports gifts of yesteryear, including my favorite beach game of all time,K adima.

For the Ladies

This locker room interview withDerek Fisher appears to be like every other locker room interview you’ve ever seen. Except for the sudden appearance of a full moon – courtesy ofShannon Brown– over the interviewer’s left shoulder. Between Brown and Tommy Kelly‘s accidental exposure, this has been a great week for the ladies.

Ugly Injury Watch

If you didn’t see the gruesome injury to Texas A&M senior guard Derrick Roland, I suggest you keep it that way (but if you need to look,here it is).If you are the type of person who can watch this stuff all day, Popcrunch has collected videos of the worst football injuries includingLawrence Taylor‘s famous 1982 sack ofJoe Theismann. As you can see above, the hit did not stop LT from making it to Canton.

Dane’s World

There are two kinds of people in this world — those who likeDane Cookand those who find him incredibly annoying. If you’re part of the latter group, you’ll be glad to know his Christmas tree wasinfected by poisonous spiders.

Random Links

To get you in the Christmas mood, here are the 15 scariest Santas of all time … These are some awful Christmas ornaments … Good luck toDrew Stantonas he starts his first NFL game on Sunday. Let’s hope its nearly as much fun as he had in college…LeRoy Butlerhad some unpleasant things to say about his former teammate,Brett Favre… Here are10 Festivus foodsfor the holiday season.

Bad Idea of the Day Video

When I heard about theKarate Kidremake starring Will Smith‘s son, I thought it was a terrible idea. Judging by this trailer, my opinion hasn’t changed.

To that end, I present one of my favorites –Kaley Cuoco fromThe Big Bang Theory.She has nothing to do with sports, but it’s Christmas and if there’s one day of the year we can feature someone who has nothing to do with sports, this is it. So enjoy these shots of Kaley.

Ghost of Christmas Presents Past

By now, you’ve hopefully done your holiday shopping and have a good sense of the latest toys and gadgets on the market. If you happen to be in the reflective mood, Thunder Treats has an excellent list of the top 20 Christmas gifts (for boys) from the 1990s. All this list really made me want to do is go on eBay, buy an old school Gameboy with Tetris and not leave my apartment until I get 100 lines.

We Talkin’ About Practice?!

Allen Iverson‘s classic quote makes up Part 2 of BroBible’s comprehensive list of the decade’s best catchphrases. They did a really good job as each one comes with a video so you can get the context of the quote. And in case you missed it, here’s Part 1.

As Steven Tyler enters rehab and the future of Aerosmith remains somewhat up in the air, here is a good link to Stereogum’s list of the top band feuds of 2009. In happier band news, Pollstar released its top-grossing concert acts of the decade with Dave Matthews Band leading the charge. Somehow, Cher is No. 12.

The Jersey Shore phenomenon is on the cusp of being played out, but this video is pretty funny … In case you forgot, this is also Festivus season… I enjoyed this list of top 10 psycho chicks from the movies … The Balloon Boy’s father was sentenced to 90 days in jail ... This is a good gallery of celebrities with Santa Claus.

Dude Perfect Video of the Day

The Dude compiles his best shots of the season. No, these are not fake.

Random Links

Comedy.com has compiled a solid list of “things that made sports awesome in 2009.” I can’t say enough good things about the George Brett auto-tune video.It should win an Oscar.

This is a couple days late, butCarrie Underwood is now engaged to Ottawa Senators forwardMike Fisher. Here’s what I don’t get: Last year’s Outback Bowl between Iowa and South Carolina got a higher rating than the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Yet somehow these players manage to score hotties such asElisha Cuthbert, Willa Ford, Hillary DuffandD.J. TannerCandace Cameron. Someone needs to look further into this phenomenon.

Joe Namathmight need to keep his dogs in check. The NFL legend is being sued by a UPS driver after his three dogs allegedly attacked the driver while making a delivery to Namath’s Florida home. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any good pics of Namath with a dog. I did find shot of him posing on the beach with some hotties and putting on his thesbian shoes in 1997 for a production ofThe Seagull. But the closest I could find is him posing with Alf.

It was just a couple months ago that Hot Click broke the news of The Who performing at the Super Bowl this year. Well, not everyone is thrilled about the choice, especially since their lead guitar player,Pete Townshend,was on a United Kingdom registry of sex offenders for five years; his name was removed from the list in 2008.

If you’ve got an extra $14, you can get a ticket to the Capital One Bowl between Penn State and LSU … This is a good collection ofAndy Samberg faces …Raul Mondesi, the politician? It’s true. … The Oklahoma City Thunder girls look pretty good on Maxim.com … ABC will be airing a show next yea r calledWomen Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid.

How bad are things for Tiger? You Been Blinded discovered this video of a recent production ofAladdin. And the genie is not afraid to take shots at Tiger’s infidelity (fast forward to 1:10 mark)

Quotes of the Decade: Random Links

Buzzfeed has put together the funniest celebrity quotes of the decade and it’s a pretty solid list. My favorite isParis Hiltonon Wal-Mart (“Wal-mart … do they like make walls there?”) andPete Samprasdiscussing his wedding (“I didn’t have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.”).

Heres No. 1  - Whitney Houston, On Crack

“Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let’s get that straight. OK? We don’t do crack. We don’t do that. Crack is whack.”

Can someone find Stephanie Rice a boyfriend … I enjoyed Manofest’s list of 25 people who look like cartoon characters ... I am still trying to figure out what’s so funny aboutWill Ferrellappearing in this couple’s NY Times wedding announcement…Harry Caraygets in the Christmas spirit… Here is a video recap of the decade in seven minutes.

Thanks for Coming, Jim Zorn

Last night was a bit of a snoozefest in DC as the Giants pounded the Redskins, 45-12. Before the game, I’d say Washington coachJim Zornhad maybe a one percent chance of keeping his job, and that percentage went down after one of the more head-scratching plays of the season. In case you missed it, the Redskins were down 24-0 as the first half was coming to an end. They lined up for a 38-yard field goal, only to fake it and send most of the team over to the left, leaving only the snapper, the holder and the kicker in the middle of the field. The Giants saw the formation and called a timeout to stop the play. So what did Zorn do? He called the same play again. The Giants sniffed it out and the play failed as Redskins holder Hunter Smith aimlessly threw the ball in the air. It was ugly.

Here’s a video of the play

Random Links

Michael Jordanis suing two Chicago grocery stories for using his identity without permission in ads that ran in the SI commemorative on Jordan. Simon on Sports has the worst NBA teams of the decade … A 4-year-old got drunk and allegedly stole Christmas presents from his neighbors … Phillies pitcher Roy Halladayis a pretty classy guy… Blackhawks legendStan Mikitawas the victim of identity theft and had $100k stolen.

Philly Fans Strike Again

You have to feel bad for these San Francisco fans who traveled across the country to see their 49ers take on the Eagles, only to get pelted with snowballs by an entire section of Eagles fans. And if that’s not bad enough, their team didn’t even win.

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Coaching in the Disco Era

As the above picture demonstrates, NBA coaching legendsLarry Brown, Jack Ramsay and Lenny Wilkens were quite the fashion mavens back in the ’70s. Luckily, I have thousands of photographs at my fingerprints and put together a collection o f coaches in the disco era and their incredible clothes. Enjoy!

NFL Roundup

I would like to send condolences to any fantasy owner who sat Jerome Harrison (286 rushing yards, three touchdowns) this week. If it makes you feel better, it was probably the correct decision since the Browns’ running back has been quiet all season, but it must hurt to leave 40-plus fantasy points on your bench. Hopefully, the Eagles mascot, Swoop, will cheer you up. Another group of fans who need cheering up are Jets followers who watched their team blow three field goals three different ways (block, missed, bad hold) in a 10-7 loss to the Falcons. According toRex Ryan, however, the Jets D will win them a Super Bowl at some point, so you have that to look forward to in the future. The feel-good moment of the day took place in Denver, whereJaMarcus Russellreplaced the injuredCharlie Fryeand led Oakland on a last-minute touchdown drive to beat the Broncos, 20-19. The feel-bad moment took place in San Diego where the Chargers squeezed out a last second win over the Bengals. A Cincinnati win would’ve taken on special meaning afterChris Henry‘s death. And the feel-scared moment of the weekend took place during Andrea Kremer‘s post-game interview with Steve Smith, who called out Vikings’ DBBennie Sapp. And if you know Smith, you do not want to get him angry. Just askKen Lucas.

All Night Long: The Suns + Almost Famous + Lionel Richie, Music Video

The Suns + Almost Famous + Lionel Richie, Music Video.

This is another digital short from the mind of Steve Nash. The best part about this for me is that this has to be strange to Grant Hill, and I bet this is strangely normal for the Louis Amundson.

They Sing Lionel Richie’s  All Night Long