- by Don Zaegel at Getting Reel - Fishing News

I know that most of us have already heard this by know, but for those of you who haven’t and for those of you who would just like to hear it a couple of times again, here you go. The song was written by country music superstar Rodney Clawson...
- by Michael Sedor at Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

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ESPN reports that www.jabandgrapple.com’s favorite mayoral candidate Vitali Klitschko has just accepted a future WBC heavyweight title fight against the self-proclaimed Nigerian Nightmare Samuel Peter. The match is scheduled to take place sometime this October with a site in Germany being...
- by Sandy Mitchell at Green Posse - Golf Tips, Golf News and Tiger Woods

One of Florida’s most beautiful golf resorts is more affordable this spring and summer, thanks to a special the PGA National Golf Resort is running to highlight their recently-completed renovation project.
Their “Unlimited Family Fun Fore All” package is $99 per adult per night (based on double occupancy) and includes:
Accommodations
Unlimited golf...
- by Tim Zaegel at Do You NASCAR? - NASCAR News

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Welcome once again to another exciting roundup of “Loose in Turn 3″ from - what I would like to believe to be - your favorite blogging trio. You all know me already, and with me as always are Bruce Simmons...
- by james at NBA Obsessed - NBA Basketball News

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan take turns rubbing Tony Parkers head. It is said to contain large quantities of good luck!
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Hey, Chris Paul...
- by James at NFL Football Revealed on Squib Kick

NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Michael Vick is vilified everywhere
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What could possibly happen next to Michael Vick?
Will he get benched by his prison team for erratic passing?
Will the guard dogs start hearing rumors of his past...
- by Jeanne at Hockey Beat - Hockey News

The Philadelphia Flyers have gotten some bad news: their all-star defenseman Kimmo Timonen has been sidelined indefinitely with a blood clot in his left foot. The Flyers meet the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Timonen was injured when he was hit with a shot by...
- by Jeanne at Hockey Beat - Hockey News

Wow. The first game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Conference Finals is over. It was almost too painful to watch as the Dallas Stars got trounced by the Detroit Red Wings who won 4-1. The action at Motown’s Joe Louis Arena was basically all in favor of the Wings who...
- by Erica at Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

Well this will be short and sweet. Mostly because the Times of India didn’t embellish and partly because my threads of focus are nearly broken. But I’m still writing about it because it’s a freakishly bizarre incident.
Three top-ranked tennis players in the city of Varanasi in India were beat up...
- by Stephen Kersey at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News

What was Richie Sexson thinking? If you haven’t seen the video of Sexson charging the mound, check out the video at the end of this entry.
Texas Rangers pitcher Kevin Gabbard threw a pitch that was a tad high on the 6-foot-8 Sexson. The pitch didn’t seem...
- by Tim Zaegel at Do You NASCAR? - NASCAR News

The wreck between Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. last Saturday at Richmond has gotten the entire NASCAR Nation talking, even Ryan Newman - Penske Racing teammate to Kyle’s older brother, Kurt. According to a post made on Kurt Busch’s fan forum, Newman had this to say about Kyle:
“What I...
- by Blake at All Poker Addicts - Poker tips, poker players and poker news

Now this is a poker commercial. Of course, it got banned so Full Tilt sticks with the arty poem ads. Good banned, dumb goes on. Welcome to life.
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- by Stephen Kersey at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News

Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
The Rangers acquired Josh Hamilton in the offseason from the Cincinnati Reds. Hamilton has been everything the Rangers could have hoped – and more. He’s currently hitting .290 with seven homers and 36 RBIs.
Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies
Pat Burrell has always had a lot of potential....
- by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

The other day we linked Elisha Cuthbert and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf together in the form of a question, Jeopardy!-style.
Jeanne Dupuis at b5’s Hockey Beat has the photographic evidence (to complement an earlier round of Hawaiian beach frolicking) that changes the hook-up from wishy-washy query to a very definite...
- by Stephen Kersey at Hoops Fantasy - Fantasy Basketball Tips - Fantasy Basketball Advice

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles Lakers - 2
Utah Jazz - 0
Outlook: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers looked very good in their two wins, however now the Jazz get two home games. The Jazz should win at least one of their home games.
New Orleans Hornets - 2
San Antonio Spurs - 1
Outlook: The...
- by Stephen Kersey at Hoops Fantasy - Fantasy Basketball Tips - Fantasy Basketball Advice

While one rumor has Mike D’Antoni going to the Chicago Bulls, the New York Knicks are now also vying for his services. D’Antoni has all but ended his relationship with the Phoenix Suns and is now talking to other teams about head coaching jobs.
Reports indicate that the...
- by Kori Ellis at The Fantasy Kickoff - Fantasy Football Tips

The Washington Redskins entered the 2008 NFL Draft with a major need at wide receiver. With the 34th pick of the draft, the Redskins decided to address that concern by picking Devin Thomas out of Michigan State. Thomas has a chance to play in his rookie season and...
- by Kori Ellis at The Fantasy Kickoff - Fantasy Football Tips

A lot of draft experts had opinions on who would be the first wide receiver taken in the 2008 NFL Draft. However, few if any predicted that Donnie Avery would be the first wide receiver selected. Avery, out of the University of Houston, was picked with the 33rd...
- by Don Zaegel at Getting Reel - Fishing News

Now look Frank, I understand that you are new to boat ownership, but what were you thinking? Sorry but I am going to have to share this.
A buddy of mine who’s first name I will mention (Frank) and I went out on the Potomac River yesterday. Frank had recently...
- by Sandy Mitchell at Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

Don’t look for Roger Clemens on the US Olympic baseball team this summer. Team USA GM, Bob Watson said today that he won’t consider the 45-year-old former Yankee pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner. Said Watson to the Associated Press, “”From my standpoint, we don’t need that type of...
- by Don Zaegel at Getting Reel - Fishing News

I spent about 15 minutes I think it was watching a video that has been posted on the BASS homepage. The video is pretty much just a documentary commentated by Paul Elias about his final day on Lake Falcon during the recent Elite Series stop.
Paul goes into some...
- by Ankit at Six and Out - Some Serious Cricket

Hey.
This is just to clarify that there is no official sacking of Venkatesh Prasad. I reported what I saw in the news and take full blame for the fallacy. Sorry, Venky! Though I may like to add that you might be next, given Mr Mallaya’s mood. Whatsay,...
- by Jeanne at Hockey Beat - Hockey News

Well, there are more pictures of Calgary Flames tough guy, Dion Phaneuf, and his fellow Canadian, Elisha Cuthbert, frolicking in Hawaii together and making their romance very public.
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- by Jeanne Dupuis at Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

The Olympic flame made it to the top of Mount Everest where it was lit! That is very exciting, especially in light of all of the protests and controversy that have followed it around the world. A climbing team hiked to the 29,030-ft peak and protected the flame by carrying...
- by Erica at Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

Her hope of using the German Open to get ready for the French didn’t materialize for Justine Henin after Dinara Safina used three sets to send Henin packing in the third round.
Henin had been to the last six German Open finals and won three of them. Two of those victories...
- by Tim Zaegel at Do You NASCAR? - NASCAR News

2007:
Winner - Jeff Gordon
Polesitter - Clint Bowyer
2006:
Winner - Greg Biffle
Polesitter - Kasey Kahne
2005:
Winner - Greg Biffle
Polesitter - Kasey Kahne
Most Wins - David Pearson (10), Dale Earnhardt (9), Jeff Gordon (7)
Most Wins by an Active Driver - Jeff Gordon (7), Bill Elliott (5), 3 drivers tied (2)
Post Poles - David Pearson...
- by Joe at Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

Dawn Staley is expected to be introduced as the next head coach at the University of South Carolina this weekend, according to a report in The State. (Hat tip to She’s Got Game for the find).
Staley, highly recognized as one of the best women’s basketball players ever, was the winningest...
- by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

First-class traitor Former New England Patriots assistant Matt Walsh touched base with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this week. The purpose? To assess Walsh’s proof of things like the Patriots taping the St. Louis Rams at a pre-Super Bowl XXXVI practice in 2002.
Usually, when you’re talking about evidence supporting a videotape...
- by Michael Sedor at Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

This month the B5 Sports Channel is compiling a set of sports memories. Here’s my take.
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The WWF was coming to my hometown. For the first time ever. September 28, 1984. Hershey, Pa. I was ten. My dad had two tickets. We were going! The very idea of seeing my newly...
- by David Kindervater at EMQB - NFL Blogcast

Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL
It looks like the New England Patriots’ illegal videotaping scandal (aka “Spygate”) will be put to rest once and for all next week. None of the eight tapes reportedly presented by former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s...