Obligatory Sports Babe

Good morning, friends. Because I'm sure you all cared so very much, I guess it's my obligation to point out that the oft-rumoured relationship between Eagles receiver Hank Baskett and former Playboy model, Hef girlfriend and reality show "star" Kendra Wilkinson is now official. You can all stop holding your breath. Honestly, I don't know if we can even see The Girls Next Door here in Canada, nor do I care-- she's got a connection to sports and she looks like that. Done.

Sarah Palin To Drop The Puck At Flyers Opener

I completely understand why the Flyers would welcome the mountain of publicity that's sure to come from their decision to have US VP candidate Sarah Palin drop the ceremonial first puck at the team's home opener on Saturday night. But, uhh... I'm not exactly sure what the hell the Republicans are thinking. Throwing such a polarizing figure into a potentially hostile environment like a Philadelphia hockey game? Am I the only one who's thinking total fiasco here?

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt Being Re-Tested

Well... OK, that heading is misleading, because I think everyone is being re-tested, but those two Olympians are the ones whose spandex suits are most likely to have been soiled when news broke on Wednesday that the I.O.C. will be retesting over 5,000 samples from Beijing for a blood-boosting drug, CERA-- which, based on the name, I'm going to just go ahead and assume was invented by that kid from Arrested Development (is there nothing he can't do?!?). A test for the drug was not available for during the games.

Does Dennis Eckersley Have a Mullet?

When I first read that Dennis Eckersley hates it when you call his hairstyle a mullet, I thought to myself he was just being a delusional ass. But for a while there I wasn't so sure. Take a look through a Google Image search of Eck, and you'll see a lot of party in the back, but not all that much business in the front (note: you'll also see a seriously wicked porn stache). A lot of the pictures, naturally, involve a hat-- which makes it look all the more like a mullet, but any serious investigator really has to deem the evidence inconclusive. So, for a while there I had no clue what to think, and almost felt apologetic for my initial reaction. Then I saw this. That, sir, is a mullet. And you damn well know it!

MasterCard Sells Itself With Bobby Orr's Mangled Knees

Maybe not exactly an image that will make people think, "Hmmm... you know what I need? More debt."

This Cop is Totally Out of Line

So maybe this guy was speeding-- so what? Obviously he's got a future in driving-- a natural behind the wheel. Give the guy a break!