Obligatory Sports Babe

I'm pretty sure it wasn't all that long ago when I last put Joanna Krupa in this space, but seeing as she looks like this (at least, that's what the internet would lead me to believe, even though I'm not entirely sure, and also don't care)-- plus, according to Deadspin, she just said that Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun's fashion line "looks like Ozzy Osbourne threw up on you"-- so I get the feeling nobody's going to mind.

Because They're The Dev-vils!!!!

"Some people are angry over the Nets removing the 'NJ' from their road jerseys," reports the Sporting Blog. "This, of course, is just the latest insult to the people of Jersey from a franchise that perpetually says it's on its way to Brooklyn." Fortunately for the Garden State, the Devils have still got their back-- and are erecting billboards to prove it.

A-Rod Might Make Decent Coin

"According to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, it takes an average U.S. citizen a shade under four years to earn $100,000. Alex Rodriguez does it in six pitches," says the Wall Street Journal in a piece on how ridiculously quickly it takes for some athletes to make money. "Mr. Rodriguez has seen 1,593 pitches entering Monday's game, so after prorating his $33 million salary, he earns roughly $15,856 every time he sees a pitch."

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I was going to save this for a full-on post of its own-- and maybe I'll still do that, even though it will be 90% dumping on Gary Bettman-- but... wow. What a hell of a turn of events in the Phoenix Coyotes situation. Must be nice for those owners who support the NHL so staunchly to have a chance to put their money where their mouths are-- provided the NHL is even going to be allowed to just purchase the team itself. No letup to the twists in this one...

Basketbrawl

Via With Leather, here we have Mexico and Uruguay having some kind of a spat.