I realize that I should probably find a fresh pic to put up as our token "hot chick" this morning, but as happens far, far too often, my better judgment has given way to my all-consuming, frothing thirst for raccoon-bite porn, and I'm not ashamed to say that I just can't get enough of this Pat Summit pic from yesterday. . .
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For eons the world has been asking: how sickeningly awesome would it be if there was a fight movie starring not just Nick Nolte, but also Armand Asante, and that featured Georges St. Pierre, Rampage Jackson and Anderson Silva as fighters-- and was produced, directed, and starring the guy who played "Batista" in a 1987 episode of Miami Vice? Well world... you got it. Death Warrior: Five of the best mixed martial arts champions from around the world are forced to play a deadly game, a game to the death.
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When I first saw this article about the New York Mets launching themselves high into the air and combining their bodies to form a 20,000 tonne fielding robot, Carlos Voltron, I immediately rushed into my underground bunker to double check that I had enough supplies on hand to keep myself alive through the long, dark, imminent days of ceaseless fighting, as humanity struggles to the death to keep from being enslaved by a master race of cyborgs. Then I found out it was from the Onion. But still... makes you think, doesn't it?
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I get the feeling that Cubs fans are a little apprehensive about their upcoming venture into the playoffs. With the team in search of their first World Series championship in 100 years (how seriously insane is that?), Home Run Derby points out how the Cubs are on the current issue of Sports Illustrated (uh... perhaps an ominous sign), and goes through the history of the SI Jinx with respect to the Cubbies. This comes a day after HRD fretted over the fact that their team has already gone to the trouble of printing up World Series tickets. Now, I'm pretty sure every team does this, but apparently Cubs fans have a bit of a hang-up about tempting fate. Wonder why?
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Former Toronto Star reporter Geoff Baker now works the Mariners beat for the Seattle Times, where in Friday morning's edition he's reporting of tensions in the clubhouse. Apparently there has been quite a bit of bickering among M's players this season... over who gets to take the first shot at Ichiro Suzuki-- a teammate they can at least all agree is totally hateable. Well... OK, maybe it's not that bad, but an inside source did tell Baker this: "I just can't believe the number of guys who really dislike him. It got to a point early on when I thought they were going to get together and go after him."
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Let's all give pause a moment, and hope for a speedy recovery for Keggy, Dartmouth College's unofficial beer keg mascot, who Deadspin tells us was rescued today after a harrowing kidnapping saga over the weekend. Heal quick, noble keg...
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Hey Leafs fans! What better way to start the season off right than with a road trip down the 401 to see the first game of the year in Detroit? Not only will the pre-game festivities include watching the Wings raise their latest Stanley Cup banner-- and how often do you get to see that?-- but also a performance by... wait for it... Def Leppard! Whoooo! Yeahhhh! Throw in a cavity search at the border, and I'm pretty sure it's safe to call that the ultimate hat trick. Am I wrong?
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Hmmm. . . Speaking of Detroit, it seems like folks down there are pretty broken up about this Matt Millen firing-- as I think this video from Tirico Suave fairly clearly illustrates...