Sports Blog

This week in sports news & blogs:

• Shawn Chacon was released by the Astros for choking GM Ed Wade - USA Today
• Celtics coach Doc Rivers auctioned off his Gatorade-strained shirt for $55K - SportsLine.com
• Shaq loses another badge after rapping about Kobe - Busted Play
• Mediate not bothered by NBC’s Johnny Miller’s rude comments - ESPN

This week on the Smarter Sports Blog we covered:

• This Weekend in Sports: Quick Recap
• Four Reasons Why O.J. Mayo Should Never Wear a Timberwolves Jersey
• Vote for Your Favorite MLB Player by July 2nd!
• Video Clip - George Carlin: Baseball & Football
• NBA Draft: Analysis

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This week in news & other sports blogs:

• Mariners hitting coach, John McLaren, fired Monday - Seattle Times
• Tim Beckham agrees to deal with the Rays including $6.15M bonus - ESPN
• Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker said he was knocked unconscious at gunpoint & abducted in Vegas - ReveiwJournal.com
• Watch this hilarious & kind of sad video of a lacrosse cheerleader getting hit in the face with a ball - Awful Announcing

This week on the Smarter Sports Blog we covered:

• This Weekend in Sports: Quick Recap
• Tiger Won 2008 US Open!
• WCSN Acquired by NBC
• Mets Manager Fired Overnight
• Celtics are the 2008 NBA Champs!
• Roger Clemens Sells Bentley to Bret Michaels
• Tiger Will Have Knee Surgery, Out the Rest of the Season

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