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25 May 2009 10:16

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Sports: Rafael Nadal, per usual, is looking pretty unbeatable on clay

  • 29 straight French Open wins for Nadal; that’s a record source
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24 May 2009 18:43

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Offbeat, Sports: NFL players and Freightliner trucks don’t mix with cops

  • Uhhhhhhh, that’s quite the adventure, Randy Starks … Starks, a 25-year-old defensive end for the Miami Dolphins, was arrested after a police chase in which he managed to squeeze 13 people inside the passenger area of a Freightliner truck, which usually seats about 4. He also had a woman sitting on his lap. Due to traffic, police were forced to chase Starks by foot. The truck, traveling at slow speeds, hit one officer before another one drew Starks’ attention and arrested him. The Dolphins, who had no comment, are trying to figure out WTF their player did. So are we. source
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24 May 2009 18:22

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Sports: Helio Castroneves has proven quite good at winning things lately

  • Castroneves, perhaps the biggest star in Indy Car racing (a fairly minor sport these days), won his third Indy 500 race today – just the ninth racer to pull off that feat. source
  • He has lots of other reasons to celebrate. He was acquitted of tax-evasion charges recently – charges that could have sent him to prison for six years. source
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23 May 2009 12:50

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Sports: We dislike LeBron James because he’s better than us

Freakin’ showoff, having to hit all those last-second buzzer beaters to win games. WTFever man. source
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22 May 2009 12:47

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Sports: Chauncey BIllups: Off Kobe’s back, into my hands, nothing but net

  • Billups apparently has been practicing his underhanded playground basketball techniques lately. Because Kobe didn’t see this one coming at all.source
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20 May 2009 22:34

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Sports: Golfer Phil Mickelson’s taking a break for his wife’s sake

  • She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Amy Mickelson will need major surgery within two weeks, so Phil – the best non-Tiger-Woods golfer on the tour – is taking an indefinite break to be by her side. Many golfers had words of condolences for the family, from superstar Woods to laughingstock John Daly. Yes, even John Daly. source
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20 May 2009 09:21

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Sports: Michael Vick leaves the uncomfortable confines of prison

  • Ohhh, he’s halfway there. Ohhh, livin’ on a prayer. Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons QB, will go into home confinement in Virginia for the last two months of his sentence for dog fighting, with long-term hopes to, you know, actually make it to the NFL again someday. On the plus side, he’s speaking like a remorseful person, which is helping his cause. source
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20 May 2009 08:50

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Sports: Schedule conflict showdown: The Denver Nuggets vs. The WWE

  • The fans in Denver had a lot more faith in making the playoffs than the owner.
  • WWE Chairman Vince McMahon • On the upcoming schedule conflict between an episode of Monday Night Raw shooting in Denver and Monday’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, which takes place in Denver. Neither wants to budge. The owners are more likely to budge McMahon, by the way. And you know what? Dude’s absolutely right. Why would you book this event at this time of year, owners of the Pepsi Center in Denver? • source
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19 May 2009 21:30

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Sports: The NBA draft lottery came up roses for the L.A. Clippers

  • The Clippers get a shot at force of nature Blake Griffin. Lucky bastards. source
  • Are there even Grizzly bears in Memphis? We want to know, dang it. source
  • Oklahoma City gets a chance to build a legacy with this spiffy pick. source
  • Despite having a 25% chance at the top pick, Sacramento fell here. That sucks. source
  • The Washington Wizards, sucky record and all, fell down here. Oof. source
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18 May 2009 21:23

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Sports: Kenyon Martin isn’t accepting Mark Cuban’s cop-out apology

  • The world got to see it before the person who it was meant for got to see it. That tells you how that goes. I ain’t never known nobody apology to somebody through other people.
  • Denver Nuggets star Kenyon Martin • Who’s still just a little pissed about how Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban treated his mom, and even more pissed about the fact that Cuban posted an apology on his Web site rather than talk to him directly. Dude, but he’s an internet entrepreneur! He’s not supposed to talk to other human beings, unless he’s insulting them. • source
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