Friday Funnies

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Congratulations Shane Victorino!!!

Baseball: If you couldn't guess from the title of this post, Shane Victorino was elected an All-Star by the fans. (I'd like to say it was due to all of my grandstanding on this blog for the past few days, but I highly doubt that) Congrats also go out to Tigers catcher Brandon Inge on his selection as well...Victorino teammate Jayson Werth hit a homerun in his fourth consecutive game as the Phillies rallied past the Reds, 9-6. Next year Jayson will be an All-Star for sure...Philadelphia is reportedly talking terms with Pedro Martinez. I wonder if a lifetime supply of Ensure will be written into the contract..The Dodgers hammered the Mets, 11-2...New York placed Fernando Martinez on the DL with a knee injury. I wouldn't say the Mets should give up, per say, but seriously, is there anyone left on that team that hasn't been on the DL besides David Wright?...Tim Lincecum lost a bid for a no-hitter in the seventh, settling for his 10th win of the season as the Giants pounded the Padres, 9-3...Speaking of the number 10, that's how many runs the Marlins scored in the eighth as they doubled up the D'backs, 14-7...With the Red Sox falling to the Royals, 8-6, the Yankees moved into a tie for the AL East after completing a sweep of the Twins, 6-4. The win gave the Yankees an undefeated record against Minnesota in 2009...Also completing a sweep were the Rays who topped the Blue Jays, 3-2...The A's will retire Rickey Henderson's number...Sheryl Crow will sing the National Anthem prior to the start of this year's All-Star game. Let's hope this time it's not awful...Apparently tickets to baseball games are too expensive for some fans...Finally, congrats to Joel Hanrahan on picking up his long awaited final win as a Washington National. Joel may have been napping in Philadelphia - where his new team the Pittsburgh Pirates were enjoying an off day- when Miguel Tejada committed an error allowing the Nats to get a walk-off victory, but a win is a win right?

UPDATE: Looks like Jayson Werth won't have to wait until next year to make the All-Star team as he was named as a replacement for injured Mets outfielder Carlos Delgado. Also taking the place of an injured player is the Rangers Nelson Cruz. Congrats to both players.

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Basketball: Carlos Boozer could be heading to Chicago...The Clippers have signed #1 pick Blake Griffin.

Football: Donte Stallworth has been released after spending 24 hours in jail for DUI manslaughter. WTF? I think Paris Hilton spent more time in prison than he did...Get well wishes go out to Chargers RB Curtis Brinkley who was shot in Philadelphia...In other legal news, a rape has been reported at the home of Falcons WR Harry Douglas. It appears Douglas was not the perpetrator, however he was hosting a party at the time of the assault...Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson says that Vikings players Kevin Williams nad Pat Williams cannot be supsended, for now...The NFL has banned in game twittering. Now what will ochocinco do during games? Oh that's right, play football!

Hockey: The Rangers signed winger Ales Kotalik to a three year, $9 million contract...Red Wings forward Jiri Hundler is going to the KHL...The NHL thinks Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes is just screwing everything up.

Nascar: Forget what I wrote yesterday, Kyle Busch still hates Tony Stewart. Oh thank goodness, I don't what kind of world we'd be living in if Busch and Stewart got along let alone were friends...Dale, Jr. wants to race the Indy 500, but first he should work on not crashing out of races in Nascar. Low blow?...Meanwhile Junior's former crew chief Tony Eury, Jr. feels like he let him down...Congrats to Brian Vickers on winning his fifth pole of the season.

Best of the Rest: The Mexico-Panama draw ended in a brawl. Just how I like all of my sporting events to end...Apparently this Phelps kid is not too bad at this swimming thing...James Blake is so totally going to kick Ivo Karlovic's ass in the opening round of the Davis Cup. With a comment like that, I don't get why the rest of the world hates Americans...Tour de France Update: Lance Armstrong is still in second behind some guy not named Lance. Like you care about anything other than the Lance update.
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I’ll Just Cry in the Corner Now

Forbes just released another inane list, this time focusing on the top celebrity earners under the age of 30 and somehow I didn't make the cut. Interestingly enough, of those who did, five came from the world of sports including the hottest free agent for 2010, Mr. LeBron James. James took in $40 million, which is probably 40 million more than Jordan Crawford has yet he was still able to dunk on him yesterday.

According to Forbes, Beyonce was the top earner, bringing in an estimated $85 million in 2008. A distant second was Formula One star Kimi Raikkonnen who scored $45 million in winnings, salary and sponsorships. Other athletes making the list were recent Wimbledon winner Roger Federer, whose $33 million should help take care of all those extra expenses that are associated with having a kid; football (soccer to us crazy Americans) star Ronaldinho ($30 million) and former Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova ($22 million) who makes a hell of a lot of dough for those crazy Cannon commercials apparently. Only one question Maria, how much did Dolce make doing them?

Well Lenny Dykstra, if you need a lone, those are a couple of people you could turn to.
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3 Roundtrips

Baseball: Andruw Jones plowed three homers in the Rangers 8-1 hammering of the Angels. Welcome back Andruw, I've missed you!...Torii Hunter sat out the game with a strained adductor...Tim Wakefield notched his 11th win of the season as the Red Sox edged the A's, 5-4...Boston activated Jed Lowrie...Not picking up #11 was Kansas City's Zach Greinke who failed to get any offensive help asthe Tigers downed the Royals, 3-1...First time All-Star Ben Zobrist is proving his worth after hitting a three run homer and then driving in the winning run in the Rays 10-9 victory over the Blue Jays...Toronto released B.J. Ryan...In other walk off news, Shane Vicotrino lifted a RBI single with two outs in the ninth to give the Phillies the 3-2 victory over the Cardinals...Seriously, why haven't you voted for Shane Victorino yet?...Prince Fielder legged out a single that scored the go-ahead run as the Brewers topped the Cards, 5-4...I don't believe in superstitions (yeah right) but maybe Justin Morneau should have waited to announce he wasn't going to participate in the homerun derby until after the Twins played the Yankees...Not only did the Mets actually score a run, they scored five and got a win, with Oliver Perez on the mound. That like never happens for them anymore!...And if you still like torturing yourself by watching Mets games, this drinking game may make it a bit easier (thanks Howard!)...The Rockies completed a three game sweep of the Nationals, 10-4. Why couldn't the Braves do that?...Well at least they dropped the Cubs, 4-1...Chicago catcher Geovany Soto missed Wednesday's game with a mild left oblique strain...Avoiding a sweep were the Marlins who battered the Giants, 7-0. Florida pitcher Chris Volstad got his first career complete game shut out...World Anti-Doping Agency meet the Major League Baseball Players Union. A two year ban for a first positive test ain't happening anytime soon!

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Basketball: In a crazy, convoluted four team trade/signing, the Mavs will get Shawn Marion...The Cavs have signed Anderson Varejao to a six year, $42.5 million contract. His hair alone makes this deal worth it...Speaking of awesome hair, the Nuggets have re-signed Chris "Birdman" Andersen to a five year contract...Antonio McDyess is joining the Spurs...The League has given the Rockets an injury exemption for Yao Ming...LeBron James doesn't like being dunked on by some college kid, so that's why he's taken all evidence and burned it in a very secret place (his home) where you will never, ever, ever see it again. Or will you? But for now you can see a dramatization of it here or listen to Jordan Crawford talk about it here.

Football: The popo in Nashville are ruling Steve McNair's death and the death of his girlfriend a murder suicide. So sad...On the lighter side, Ochocinco is promising to tweet during the game. Maybe that will make Bengals games more watchable.

Hockey: Despite a minor clerical error, the Blackhawks were able to sign Kris Versteeg, all for the low low price of a three year contract worth $9.25 million. GM Dale Tallon had this to say about the deal "We're in good shape and we're legal," Well thank God...The Ducks signed Saku Koivu to a one year deal worth $3.25 million...The Stars acquired Alex Auld from the Senators...Claude Lemieux has retired.

Nascar: Tony Stewart is praising Goodyear for once. Mark this date on your calendar because it may never happen again...Oh and Tony says things are all good between he and Kyle Busch...Elliott Sadler thinks things are going to run a lot smoother at Petty. Smoother than when they tried to fire you?...O'Reilly Auto Parts has signed on as the sponsor of this year's race at Darlington.

Best of the Rest: If you can't beat them Mountain West Conference, just join them...Lance Armstrong is still not leading in France...He may not be better than ever, but even at his worst Michael Phelps is still better than 99.99999% of the world in swimming...The US blanked Honduras, 2-0 in the Gold Cup.

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Donde Esta Bartolo?

That is the question the White Sox are asking after Bartolo Colon failed to show up a day before his scheduled minor league rehab start.

"I know where he is supposed to be right now. He's supposed to be in Charlotte, preparing to start Thursday," White Sox GM Ken Williams said Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Well I am supposed to be outside enjoying the only nice day New York has had since God told Noah to start building his ark two months ago, Kenny, but instead I am inside typing away on my computer in a windowless office. So you may want to try to find a windowless cell in Charlotte and see if he's there. Or better yet, a Hardees. No wait, maybe a Sonic. Oh, how about a Waffle House. Ok let's be practical here, probably an all you can eat barbaque joint. That's not hard to find in the state of North Carolina, right? No, there everywhere? Well then Ken, you're screwed!

Currently the White Sox are stalking Colon’s agent like a lonely sixth grade girl prank calling her crush, but alas, they still have no idea where Barolo is.

So just in case you see this guy:

Tell him to put down the rack of ribs and then contact the White Sox and ask for a big reward!
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Good News NJ Sports Fans

Starting July 26th you can take a train directly to the Meadowland Sports Complex! The new system, which will be in place for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final championship soccer match, can be accessed from either Hoboken Terminal or Secaucus Junction. Off-peak, round trip tickets will cost $7.75 from New York and $5.75 from Hoboken. Not a bad price if I say so myself.

The train will run for every major event that takes place at either Giants Stadium or the Izod Center, including concert as well as sporting events.

I am just glad that I will no longer have to wait on a line that stretches around the building at Secaucus for a bus. Or stand in a mob outside of Giants Stadium to get on a bus back to Secaucus. Honestly, this is the best thing to come out of Xanadau, if that ever opens.
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Hump Day Hair

I love Yunel Escobar when he’s playing well, can tolerate his temper tantrums to an extent, but I cannot support the hair. There are better things to waste your new found money on than trips to the hair salon to get your curls dyed.
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Got any ash tray money, Bro?

It appears Lenny Dykstra could use a couple dollars - if you’re offering - after the former Met filed for bankruptcy. The sometime car wash king/sometime ass owes between $10 and 50 million in liabilities according to a petition filed on Tuesday. He is also claiming he has no more than $50,000 in assets. Where’d all the car wash money go?

Currently Nails is in the midst of 20 lawsuits stemming from his entrepreneurial jaunts like the failed magazine The Players Club.

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The Matrix

Baseball: If Mets fans didn't give it to Manny Ramirez, umpire John Hirschbeck did when he ejected him after Manny threw an elbow pad in Hirschbeck's direction. The circus aside, the Dodgers blanked the Mets, 8-0. It was the Mets second consecutive shut out...Pat Burrell put his bat to use hitting a game winning homer in the Rays 3-1 win over the Blue Jays...The Blue Jays, by the way, are listening to offers for Roy Halladay and suprisingly they are not demanding your first born child, although your second child is negotiable...Ryan Dempster will probably never jump over the dugout railing after breaking his big toe on Sunday. The injury forced him to the DL and moved Carlos Zambrano up a spot. Big Z allowed just two runs, but that was enough as the Cubs fell to the Braves, 2-1...Remember yesterday when I said the Ricketts family had purchased the Cubs? I may have been a little overzealous as there is a second offer floating around...Ryan Braun is back pedeling from his statements which turned out not to be very inspirational since the Brew Crew were held scoreless by the Cardinals, 5-0. Oh Ryan, you have much to learn...The Angels lost sole position of first in the AL West, the game to the Rangers and Vladimir Guerrero all in one day. Talk about your crappy days!..Grady Sizemore had two homeruns, but that didn't compare to Chicago's Paul Konerko who had seven RBIs as the ChiSox topped the Tribe, 10-6...Not to be out done, the Orioles' Luke Scott also drove in seven as the Orioles shelled the Mariners, 12-4...Josh Beckett notched his 10th win of the season as the Red Sox beat the A's, 5-2...The Phillies may have lost to the Reds, 4-3, but that doesn't mean you can't vote Shane Victorino into the All-Star game! I'll make it easy for you, just click here...Not only is Barack Obama throwing out the first pitch at the All-Star game, but five living presidents including Bill Clinton and the Bush pair are going to appear in a video.

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Basketball: The Lakers have signed Ron Artest to a three year, $18 million contract...Avery Johnson will not be the next coach of the Pistons, instead Detroit has reportedly hired John Kuester...2010 cap may be a little low. Sucks for everyone not named LeBron or Dwyane Wade...As for this upcoming season, the cap has been set at $57.7 million...Coach K will continue to coach team USA through 2012.

Football: The Titans are planning a two day memorial for Steve McNair. Fans will be able to pay their last respects at LP Field in Nashville on Wednesday and Thursday. Take that Michael Jackson. What? Too soon?...The Giants will have to play their season opener without Chris Boley after he was suspended by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Said policy apparently includes a clause shaming those who beat up their wife!

Hockey: Brett Favre take note: Joe Sakic is retiring after 20 years. The RETIRING part I mean...Chris Pronger has signed a seven year, $34.9 million extension with the Flyers...The Maple Leafs continue their summer of signings locking up hot shot Jonas Gustavsson...Pens forward Max Talbot will miss training camp and the beginning of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. I guess this means Max will go back to looking like a 50 year old man.

Nascar: Old news, but it's worth pointing out, Martin Truex, Jr is moving over to Michael Waltrip Racing. Talk about some who got inadvertently screwed by Dale Junior's departure from DEI.

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Best of the Rest: Lance Armstrong is closing in on the yellow jersey.

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Vote For Shane Victorino

Baseball: The Phillies shelled the Reds, 22-1. Well that was embarrassing!...All-Star left fielder Raul Ibanez went hitless in his first rehab start...The Phils are reportedly looking at Pedro Martinez and Paul Byrd...And in other Phillies news, vote for Shane Victorino!...Nomar Garciaparra had two hits in his first game back at Fenway since getting traded. The A's went on to a 6-0 victory...Jair Jurrjens gave up four runs early and the Braves were never able to overcome it, falling to the Cubs, 4-2...The Cubs have been sold to the Ricketts family for $900 million. The purchase also includes Wrigley Field and 25% of their cable network...Mike Jacobs' solo homerun was the difference in the Royals 4-3 win over the Tigers...Kansas City acquired Ryan Freel from the Cubs for a player to be named later...And the Tigers young phenom Rick Porcello will miss his next start...Jarrod Washburn one hit Baltimore, as the Mariners blanked the O's, 5-0...Jason Marquis won his 11th game this season as the Rockies topped the Nats, 1-0...The Giants put Randy Johnson on the DL with a shoulder injury...And then held off the Fish, 5-4...On a day when Josh Hamilton returned to the line up, the Rangers could not contain the Angels, losing 9-4 and falling out of first in the AL West...A quartet of first baseman will take the field for the National League in the Homerun Derby. They are the Cardinals' Albert Pujols, the Phillies' Ryan Howard, the Padres' Adrian Gonzalez and the Brewers' Prince Fielder...One first baseman not participating is Mark Teixeira who refuses to be embarassed at the Derby again. Too bad, I was hoping for a repeat performance of 2005.
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Basketball: The Cavs are hoping that LeBron James will stay true to his word and stick with Cleveland...Dwyane Wade isn't quite as sure he'll stay with the Heat. In fact, if Miami doesn't become a real contender (none of that playoff crap) he's leaving...That three year deal to keep Jason Kidd a Mav is worth $25 million...Mike Bibby is heading to the Hawks...The Pistons are hoping to seal the deal with Avery Johnson.

Football: New league the UFL is considering signing Michael Vick. Oh yeah, because you're in the position to impose moral standards when going up against the NFL. If that's the case then your games should be shown on JCTV and you should change the name to the CFL (Christian Football League).

Hockey: Alex Kovalev has signed a two year deal worth $10 million with the Senators...The Leafs locked up defenseman Francois Beauchemin...In other Maple Leafs news, the NHL is investigating a tampering claim...The Blackhawks are trying to make up for a clerical error that caused its restricted free agents to not be notified in time. So far they have signed Troy Brouwer, Corey Crawford, Ben Eager, Colin Fraser and Aaron Johnson. They also gave defenseman Cam Barker a three year deal, but have failed to sign forward Kris Versteeg.

Nascar: Nascar wants the court to reinstate Jeremy Mayfield's ban...Meanwhile the Chicagoland entry list has been released and Mayfield's name is noticably absent. I don't know why, but I still cannot get enough of this story. I thought by now it would be in Favre/Clemens territory but nope!

Best of the Rest: As if it wasn't bad enough that his wife was diagnosised with breast cancer, it has been revealed the Phil Mickelson's mother is also fighting the disease. Well wishes go out to the entire Mickelson clan...The Men's Final at Wimbledon was the second highest rated since 2000...The other Wimbledon winner Serena Williams gave David Letterman a lesson in grunting. (click here for video)...Sad news, suspended French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt has died. He was just 24 years old...The Tour de France is well underway with Mark Cavendish taking the third stage...Lance Armstrong was fined the equivalent of $92 for forgetting to sign his name. Even I could pay that fine...Toyota will not host the 2010 Japan GP...The Confederate Flag is forcing the ACC to move its tournaments out of South Carolina.

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Someone Get It

Baseball: A day after bashing his teammates, Mark Reynolds hit a three run homer in the D'Backs 4-3 victory over the Rockies...Also venting was a frustrated Ryan Braun who threw his pitching staff under the bus after the Brewers fell to the Cubs, 8-2. We'll see if they back you up the next time you get hit in the ribs, Ryan..Meanwhile the Dodgers gave up five runs in the ninth, allowing the Padres to tie it at 6. LA later rallied in the 13th inning to edge San Diego, 7-6...The Astros pounded the Giants, 7-1 in a game where Giants starter Randy Johnson had to leave early with a should injury...In other pitcher injury news, the Yankees placed Chien-Ming Wang on the DL. Hopefully this means Phil Hughes gets back into the starting rotation where he belongs...Wang's replacement on the roster Jonathan Albaladejo scored the win as the Yankees outbased the Blue Jays, 10-8...The Rangers completed a sweep of the Rays, 5-2...Josh Hamilton is back on Monday...Also completing a sweep was the Phillies who topped the Mets, 2-0...Despite a 5-2 loss to the A's, Indians Manager Eric Wedge's job is safe until the end of the season. So you can stop your speculations until October, thank you...The A's acquired Scott Hairston from the Padres for minor-league pitchers Ryan Webb, Craig Italiano and a player to be named later...Albert Pujols and Derek Jeter were the NL and AL leading vote getters for this year's All-Star team. For a complete roster click here. And congrats to all the All-Stars!...There are still two spots left to complete the All-Star rosters. Click here to vote (for Shane Victorino and Ian Kinsler obviously!)
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Basketball: Rasheed Wallace will likely sign with the Celtics, who are also talking to Grant Hill. Add Penny Hardaway and it's like Boston is the place where my eighth grade favorites go to die..Jason Kidd has pledged to re-sign with the Mavericks. Sorry New York...Candace Parker scored six points in her first game back since giving birth in May. The Sparks fell to the Mercury, 104-89.

Football: Sad news, former Titans QB Steve McNair was murdered over the weekend in Nashville...The NFL has suspended Jets linebacker Clavin Price for four games without pay for violating the league's PEDs policy...Tributes to Michael Jackson will not be tolerated by the CFL, Arland Bruce!

Hockey: The Blue Jackets locked up Rick Nash to a eight year contract extension which runs through the 2017-18 season. The deal is worth $62.4 million...The Canucks signed Mikael Samuelsson to a year deal...The Trashers signed Nik Antropov to a four year, $16 million contract. Somehow I feel this Gaborik deal will screw the Rangers. Exhibit A, Antropov...Teemu Selanne is promosing the Ducks that he's only going to play one more year. And he's not even crossing his fingers behind his back.

Nascar: There may have been more fireworks on the track than in the sky following the Coke 400 as Tony Stewart knocked Kyle Busch out of the way to collect the checkered flag. Like getting a taste of your own medicine huh Kyle?...Click here for the full results...And here for the updated points standings...The crash capped a weekend where Kyle Busch needed an IV after the Grand-Am race.
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Best of the Rest: Roger Federer and Andy Roddick may have outdone Federer and Rafael Nadal's 2008 Wimbledon. This time, it was Federer who landed on top winning his record setting 15th grand slam...Roddick has pulled out of the Davis Cup with a hip problem...Congrats to Tiger Woods on winning at Congressional...Congrats to Justin Wilson who not only won at Watkins Glen, but gave team owner Dale Coyne his first ever IRL victory.

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Jim Leyritz is a class act

While awaiting trial for his DUI manslaughter case, Jimmy got himself arrested and charged with battery on Thursday. According to the always reliable New York Daily News, Leyritz beat up his wife because he was upset that she had signed a check without his permission. Oh yeah, that totally merits dragging someone out of bed and then socking them in the eye twice. Karrie Leyritz rushed over to a neighbor’s home where she called 911 and relayed the story to the popo.
Leyritz sees things a bit differently. He is claiming that Karrie was drunk and inflicted the wounds upon her to frame him. He also claimed that his ex-wife hurt herself because she was upset that he was kicking her out of the home they share. What kind of crazy person would do that?

The popo interviewed their three children who luckily appeared to have slept through the whole battle. Kate Goslin thinks her kids are going to be messed up, what about these kids.

Watch out Jimmy, because the popo are on your tail!
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Free and Easy down the road I go

Baseball: It was a night of tough losses for the Brewers and Rockies who both were defeated 1-0. Yovani Gallardo lost his second 1-0 game to the Mets this season while the Dodgers were lifted by Rafael Furcal's lone RBI...Jair Jurrjens may have lost his bid for a no-hitter in the seventh, but the Braves for once offered up enough offense for Jurrjens to pick up an 11-1 victory over the Phillies. I think the Braves should play all of their games agains the Phils at Citizens Bank Park...Colby Rasmus picked up his first career walk-off homerun as the Cards edged the Giants, 2-1 in 10...Mark DeRosa will miss 3-to-4 games with a wrist injury...In other walk-off news, Hank Blalock played hero in the Rangers, 9-7 win over the Angels. The Rangers are now just a half game behind the Halos in the AL West...Former teammates Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey, Jr. belted homeruns, but it was the Yankees who prevailed over the Mariners, 4-2. Melky Cabrera's solo homer was upheld after review...Yanks outfielder Xavier Nady will undergo Tommy John Surgery...Brandon Webb is not getting surgery, instead he'll try to rehab his ailing shoulder. Oh because this idea worked super well for Xavier Nady...One day after giving up a big lead, the Red Sox scored five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Orioles, 6-5. Jonathan Papelbon became the Red Sox all time saves leader...At this rate, the Pirates will be trading their entire team for the Rangers AAA squad after sending Eric Hinske to the Yankees and Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Nationals. So what did all that trading do? Not much as they fell to the Cubs, 4-1...The AL and NL All-Star teams will have an extra pitcher this year.
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Basketball: Wednesday marked the first day of free agent signings with the Pistons racking up Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva...Kobe Bryant is staying in LA...It could be a battle between the Mavs and Knicks to get Jason Kidd's services...Is Hedo Turkoglu going to Portland?...Are the Clippers shipping Zach Randolph to the Grizzles. Why anyone would want Randolph is beyond me.

Football: A Florida judge has asked to release the video tape of Donte Stallworth's car accident.
Hockey: Also starting free agent signing on Wednesday was the NHL. The biggest deal of the day probably goes to Marion Hossa who got a 12 year, $62.8 million contract from the Blackhawks. Twelve years?!??!! He'll be 42 when his contract expires. Excessive doesn't even begin to describe this deal...So the Rangers shipped Scott Gomez and his huge contract to the Canadiens only to sign Marion Gaborik to a five year, $37.5 million deal. At least Gomer isn't made of glass...New York also signed Donald Brashear to a three year deal, leaving Colton Orr to sign a four year contract with the Maple Leafs...With Gaborik gone in Minnesota, the Wild signed Martin Havlat to a six year, $30 million deal...Twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin got identical $30.5 million deals from the Canucks...Other big free agent signings included the Oilers picking up Nikolai Khabibulin and the Capitals getting Mike Knuble.

Nascar: Yes, Jeremy Mayfield was taking Meth, but according to a court ruling, it really doesn't matter because he's been cleared to race...However he'll have to try to make Saturday's race at Daytona in someone else's car...Glen Wood and Richard Childress are among the 25 nominees to enter in the first calss of the Nascar Hall of Fame...There is a God, Bill Weber will not call the last two races on TNT. Hopefully this idea goes beyond just those races...If you are looking for a loan, you may want to hit up Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Best of the Rest: It's down to Roger Federer, Tony Haas, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray at Wimbledon...Landon Donovan is not a fan of David Beckham...Tony George is stepping down as president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...Sad news, former boxing champ Alexis Arguello was found shot to death at his home. He was just 57.
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Check this Out: Greatest TV news to come out in a while (and no this has nothing to do with Hillary Duff going on Gossip Girl, I was way more excited to hear about Joanna Garcia's arc on the CW hit) Liza Minelli and Delta Burke will star on a new lifetime series called Drop Dead Diva. For all the details, click here.

Jury Duty

Well kids, I will be unable to blog today and it has absolutely nothing to do with the Ranges trading Scott Gomez (well a little) and everything to do with my county imposed civic duty (aka Jury Duty). So while you're out there going to work or enjoying the summer, I'll be indoors all day with my county's finest. (I wonder if Danielle from the Real Housewives of New Jersey will be there) I am hoping it ends up something like that inspiring Pauly Shore movie Jury Duty because there could be very real possibility Pauly Shore is at the court house, and most likely not serving jury duty if you no what I mean.

PS - I am not nearly as broken up about the Gomez trade once I realized that Gomer is making $8 million this season. Sure he hasn't really been the player ther Rangers wanted and frankly they pretty much are nothing without Henrik Lundqvist (and surprisingly Sean Avery) but I enjoyed having Gomer on the team. Alas though I am nowhere near my John Smoltz/Jeremy Shockey grieving stages. Oh and yes, I realize between Gomer and Shockey I have very little taste in favorite players. Maybe if I switch my alligiance to Ryan Callahan of the Rangers I can develop a little more street cred.