Obligatory Sports Babe

Andy Roddick took care of business against Lleyton Hewitt to move into the Wimbledon semi-finals, where he’ll face fan favourite Andy Murray, which gives us a chance to look at his hot wife, Brooklyn Decker. So, let’s do that then…

Jeremy Mayfield

“Two months after a positive drug test for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield is getting ready to return to NASCAR,” says the Associated Press. “ A judge issued a temporary injunction lifting his suspension after agreeing with the argument that the levels of meth in his system were so high, “the test results would only be accurate if Mayfield were a habitual meth user.” And surely that doesn’t seem possible?

 Things To Do In Denver When You’re Arrested

Broncos Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall “was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Oct. 22, 2007, and according to the police report, he started verbally attacking the city of Denver and saying he wanted to leave the Broncos,” reports Denver’s ABC News affiliate, via Fan IQ. “’I hate Denver. I hope I get traded. I hate this fucking city,’ an officer wrote in the police report.”

Ronaldo

According to the Sun (UK), Cristiano Ronaldo snapped, stopped his car and kicked in another car’s window, causing scrapes and cuts to 17-year-old Sara Pardal, after he saw that he was being filmed and assumed that the occupants were paparazzi.

Quickly

USA Today looks at what is becoming a disturbing trend in baseball: hip surgery. Meanwhile the Wall Street Journal looks at a different disturbing trend in baseball: mental health issues.

“Italian Olympic swimmer Flavia Zoccari was forced to sit out a championship race at the Mediterranean Games yesterday after her bathing costume burst open in a very unfortunate place,” reports the Daily Mail.

Deadspin explains the secret of Tim Lincecum’s success: mullet power.

There, I Fixed it is a blog that shows us all the splendours of life as a redneck handyman.

Joe Posnanski and Bill James talk about the return of baseball’s “Age-33 Decline” for Sports illustrated.

The Ottawa Citizen gives us 10 questions to ponder as the CFL season kicks off.

Goalkeeping Fail

In basketball when you dive to save a ball from going out of bounds and inadvertently give it to the other team for an easy score, it’s bad, but it’s not a huge deal. It’s a little different in soccer… (Hat tip to Sports Rubbish)