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Day two of the Vegas trip started around 10am. I impressivly stayed up for 24 straight hours before crashing at 2am local time last night/this morning. We had dinner at David Burke last night. Let me personally recommend the angry lobster. It's to die for. I've had the opportunity to talk with so......

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A's first baseman Daric Barton put a bit of a damper on his already disappointing season (.224/3/25) when he was sent to the hospital last Sunday night after a diving accident at a friend's pool: Barton was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 14. The Athletics recalled infielder Wes Bank......

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Our NHL confidant Lee Diekemper sent me this video of a Yankees fan at the All Star Game.  Apparently, he doesn't approve of Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth taking up his time at the mid-summer classic.  He's also incoherent to the point that Nate's name sound more like Seth McLung.  I can say w......

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KOCO 5 in Oklahoma City is reporting that the Seattle Supersonics will soon be called the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Their evidence? Calls to team officials were unreturned Friday afternoon and evening. However, KOCO.com confirmed that the registrar for all of the NBA's Internet domain names reserve......

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After three rounds, the British Open is turning into a disgusting display of windy golf.  In other words, it's turning into the British Open.  Greg Norman played a not-flawless round of +3 golf, and he sits atop the leaderboard at two over par.  Padraig Harrington and K.J. Choi share 2nd place at......

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Reds 5, Mets 2 Bronson Arroyo helped end the Mets' 10 game winning streak with eight solid innings of two run ball.  The Reds scored four times in the fifth off John Maine (8-7) despite getting only two balls out of the infield. Maine hasn't gotten out of the 5th inning in three dof his last [...]...

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Yesterday, a healthy portion of the TBL commenting community had a breakdown nearing a full-on aneurysm when I failed to provide any skin in the breast region of a TV actress.  While the critic in me would suggest to go to a porn site if you really want to see some online boobies, I decided to s......

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This can't possibly be true, can it?  According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Beijing bar owners have been asked to refuse service to black patrons.  Bar owners near the Workers' Stadium in central Beijing say they have been forced by Public Security Bureau officials to sign pledge......

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Greetings from Las Vegas. I touched down this morning/afternoon and to quote George Bluth, "I'm having the time of my life!" The NBA's summer league is in town and I've already crossed paths with some no-name Laker rookies. After getting settled in - the room wasn't ready until 3pm local - Buckto......

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This blog item has been all over the net this week, but it would be remiss of us not to mention it: Man subscribes to ESPN the Magazine so he can be an ESPN Insider. But he loathes the Magazine so, that he emailed some folks there to say stop sending him the mag. Among [...]...

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Well, this is kind of weird.  Mike and Mike were running an auction to raise money for cancer research.  Their big ticket item was a winning bid of $57,100 to Marta Maranda.  For Maranda, it means Mike and Mike will broadcast one of their shows from her home, notable because Maranda was married t......

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The rest of July and the early parts of August are likely to be quite slow in the sports world, so periodically, Intern Bill will take a look at some of the worst teams in baseball, and offer up his discerning eye to help the team improve. First up: Washington Nationals, who currently have an [...]...

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Tyler Duffy of The Odds and Sods writes about FIFA's latest soccer venture. We couldn't find video of Daniel playing soccer on the beach, but here is the aftermath - getting his ass kicked by Johnny. A long time ago (1995), luminaries melded the twin Brazilian pastimes, beaches and soccer, into ......

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Unless you watch NCIS every Tuesday, you probably don't know Cote de Pablo.  Aside from having a sexy name, she qualifies as an under-the-radar beaut.  There's something to be said for an Israeli Mossad operative kicking ass in the U.S. of A., which is what her character, Ziva David pretty much ......

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Ron Artest - rapper, defender extraordinaire, and owner of some of the sweetest haircuts in NBA history - will not be traded to the Dallas Mavericks. The Sacramento Bee and Dallas Morning News are reporting that the Kings wanted Josh "Reefer Madness" Howard in return, and Mark Cuban balked. Cubes......

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