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Here is a roundup of some blogs from this week. Enjoy.

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• Check out this funny skit from Kissing Suzy Kolber, where Wade Phillips runs into Jerry Jones in the bathroom.

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Steinbrenner stopped by, Joe Torre cried. Again. And the New York Yankees clinched their spot in the playoffs for the 13th straight year.

This is a big deal, not only because it’s the Yankees, but this was a team that received so much scolding at the beginning of the season for their lack of production, particularly in May when they were a dismal 21-29, but have gone 70-38 since that mark and are only 3 games away from the Boston Red Sox in the AL East with four games remaining in the season. Chances are slim they’ll win the East, but who cares. It’s a whole new season when the playoffs start.

In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies who are giving it one final push, are now within a game of the New York Mets in the NL East. If the Mets can continue with their latest collapse, the the Phillies can stride into the playoffs. That would make this guy the happiest blogger alive since they haven’t made the playoffs since that Mitch “The Wild” Williams dude gave up that home run to that Carter guy in some big game back in ‘93.

I don’t ask for money, fame or even good health, Lord. But a can you just extend the Phillies’ season for another month? Is that too much to ask?

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Well, I guess if you have nothing else better to do than rehab a surgically repaired knee, then you might as well get a dog to keep you company.

That is what Portland Trailblazer Greg Oden announced on his Yardbarker Blog yesterday and he even let us in on the K-9’s unique name.

Charles Barkely McLovin.

Now I wonder if he calls him by only his first name, “Charles,” or “C.B.” or when he pees on the carpet does he yell his first and middle name when he’s really angry. “Charles Barkley!”

In his short post, he describes the hassles and challenges of potting training and keeping track of the puppy, even admitting that he lost his new friend on only the second day he had him at home.

Charles Barkely McLovin. Sounds like a sexy hot dog. No? Nevermind.

Source: Yardbarker

It’s one thing to say you guys feel like you “have a team that could reach the World Series” or maybe even go as far as saying, “we have a team that can bring it home this year,” but actually going out of your way like this Cubs fan did and to design and print out World Series tickets, you’re just asking for a meltdown. And even if you didn’t design them, my God keep them to yourself!

Cubs fan, you already have it hard as it is. Don’t go challenging fate and have the Baseball Gods look down and have you guys develop a losing streak with only a 2 game lead in the Central.

If you guys miss the playoffs now in your final week of the season, I’d move to Peru to avoid the tar and feathering from the mob that will find you in Chicago.

Source: Deadspin

Well, the NHL preseason is underway and hockey wouldn’t be hockey if there weren’t any fights. So check out this rare goalie fight from last night’s game between the Islanders and Rangers.
Goalie fights to me are more amusing than anything. It’s like watching two uncoordinated fat kids in a slap fight. They have so much padding that you know neither of them are really going to get hurt.

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So what do you buy your multi-million dollar, actress/singer girlfriend for the her 20th birthday?

Well, it better not be a pair of earrings or a pass to a day spa.

For New York Islanders’ Mike Comrie, he decided to surprise girlfriend Hilary Duff with a brand new Mercedes G-Class SUV, which start at a modest $86,000.

Great Mike. Way to splurge on the first birthday. You should have gotten her a jersey or something and saved the car for Christmas. It’s all downhill from here buddy.

Source: ABC Action News

Photo Source: Hilary Duff, Mike Comrie

Tell us what you’d say!

What would you say? Write us your caption and post them in our comments!

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Usually you might get one or two players in a game who post up great fantasy numbers, but 5 in one game is a bit ridiculous. With that said, if you had at least one of these players on your roster, you had a good weekend.

• Donovan McNabb silenced the critics with a near perfect performance against the Detroit Lions. He blew up, throwing for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns, going 21 for 26.
• Eagles wideout Kevin Curtis caught 11 passes for 221 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also tied to the record for the most receiving yards in a half with 205.
• Philadelphia running back Brian Westbrook had perhaps the best overall day, rushing for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns while also catching 5 passes for 111 yards and another score.
• Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna threw for 446 yards, 2 touchdown and an interception.
• Lions wide receiver Roy Williams hauled in 9 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown.
• Patriot Tom Brady threw for 311 yards and 4 touchdowns, connecting with Randy Moss for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Green Bay Packer Brett Favre throws for 369 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also tied Dan Marino’s career touchdown mark with 420.

Well, here are some of interesting posts and video that I found this week:

• Kyle over at Doberman on the Diamond reacts to Donovan McNabb’s comments on HBO’s Real Sports, saying he should quit whining and take a look at what track star Lopez Lomong had to endure.
• A funny little YouTube skit of OJ Simpson checking his voicemail in jail.
• The Deuce of Davenport report that kicker Morten Anderson will not die!
• Looks like ESPN Announcer Tim Legler got into it a little altercation at a Philadelphia sports bar. - Awful Announcing

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Unless you were in a cave, then you must have seen the slap that was heard around the world.

Yes, I’m talking about the pimp slap Kid Rock gave to Tommy Lee at the MTV Awards.

Las Vegas promoters Bob Arum and Jeff Beacher didn’t see this as an act of violence, rather they saw an instant money making opportunity and perhaps a must-see-TV event. The two have been trying to get the former Pam Anderson flames to jump in the ring and duke it out on pay-per-view TV. The prize has so far reached $5 million for the winner.

If this fight were to take place, I’d have to go with Kid Rock. But not from a knockout. Something tells me that Tommy Lee would fight dirty and pull a Mike Tyson and start biting to get disqualified.

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Source: Las Vegas Review Journal

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