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I’ve never understood how some professional athletes go broke.

Some, I understand make the league minimum, and with all their agent fees and what not, they’re not necessarily “rich”, but comfortable.

But for those that are veterans and make millions a year, I just shake my head.

The most recent to fall into the “broke club” is Deuce McAllister, formerly of the New Orleans Saints. The former Pro Bowl running back’s Nissan auto dealership in Jackson, Mississippi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And now Nissan is looking to figure out how to get the $7 million that McAllister owes them.

OK, so I understand the economy is in bad shape and people aren’t necessarily buying cars, so this isn’t really his fault. Just bad luck. I shouldn’t kick a man while he’s down.

And to think, if he wasn’t released by the Saints a few weeks ago, he would have made $7 million this season. Coincidence, I think not!

I blame Reggie Bush.

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This week in sports blogs and news:

• Tim Tebow and the Gators beat OU for the National Title - Fox Sports
• Lions fan brands an 0-16 tattoo - The Sports Hernia
• Chris Paul calls Sasha Vujacic a bad name - Larry Brown Sports
• Beware, Jay Glazer will lick your face - Deadspin
• This Day in History - Joe Sports Fan
• Cheerleader actually uses brain to fix brains - SportsByBrooks

This week on the Smarter Sports Blog we covered:

• “Yes, SHE’S a NASCAR driver” 
• Flattened! Chris Clemons Flattens Tarvaris Jackson
• Football Video: Kurt Warner Draws Jesus
  
• Soon to be Bust: Reggie Bush Has Another Knee Surgery
• Basketball Movie: Dennis Rodman Stars in The Minis
• Photo Finish: Warren Sapp and Michael Phelps in a Race

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A bust: pertains to a player who has not lived up to his/her athletic potential.

That term is slowly, but surely getting associated with Reggie Bush. Although he’s put up some good numbers over the years, the Houston Texans are looking more like prophets for drafting Mario Williams ahead of the former Heisman Trophy winner. Especially after this latest set back.

It looks like that left knee of Bush’s is going to give him some more problems and is inching him closer to that horrific title every athlete hopes to avoid. Bush had another surgery on his knee, making it his third procedure. He’s going to need months of rehab, but is expected to be ready for mini-camp in June.

Poor Reggie Bush. Well, good thing he got that nice contract when he entered the league, because from the looks of it, he won’t be getting another one like it. But hey, if he hangs around with Kim Kardashian after his career, maybe he can earn a paycheck then with reoccurring appearances on her show.

Hey, it’s either that or Dancing with the Stars, and that looks to be a long shot. We don’t need him blowing out his knee doing the jitterbug.

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Fantasy Studs:

• Brett Favre had an amazing game for the Jets, throwing for 6 touchdowns and 289 yards!
• Stephen Jackson FINALLY had a good week, finishing with 110 yards rushing and a touchdown, including 78 yards receiving.
• Larry Johnson exploded for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Laveranues Coles was Favre’s favorite target, catching 3 touchdowns and 103 yards.
• Kurt Warner racked up 472 yards and 2 touchdowns, despite throwing 3 interceptions.
• Drew Brees passed for 363 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Greg Jennings hauled in 2 touchdowns and 109 yards against the Buccaneers.
• Tony Romo’s 3 touchdowns and 300 yards weren’t enough to help the Cowboys beat the Redskins.
• LaDanian Tomlinson had 109 yards on the ground and 2 touchdowns.

Fantasy Duds:

• Ryan Grant of the Packers could only come up with 20 yards and also lost a fumble.
• Michael Turner rushed for only 55 yards against the Panthers.
• Reggie Bush wasn’t able to do much, as he totaled 38 yards.
• Marion Barber had a total of 37 yards from scrimmage.

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Fantasy Studs:

• RONNIE BROWN! The Dolphins running back had 5 touchdowns, with 113 yards rushing. One of the touchdowns was a pass.
• Falcon Michael Turner finished with 104 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Reggie Bush did it all for the Saints, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a TD on 75 yards receiving.
• Larry Fitzgerald hauled in a 62-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Warner, totaling 109 yard.
• Philip Rivers passed for three more touchdowns on Monday night against the Jets.
• Roddy White caught a 70 yard touchdown passed on his way to 109 yards.
• Brandon Marshall had another great week for the Broncos, catching six balls for 155 yards and a touchdown.
• Drew Brees passed for 420 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort.
• Marion Barber had 142 yards rushing and one touchdown for the Cowboys.
• Brett Favre had three touchdowns on Monday night, but also threw two interceptions

Fantasy Duds:

• Willie Parker could only come up with 20 yards against the Eagles.
• T.O. was shutdown against the Packers, catching only two passes for 17 yards.
• Andre Johnson finished with two catches for 29 yards.
• Matt Cassel can’t seem to find Randy Moss. The wideout finished with only four catches for 25 yards.
• Brian Westbrook only had 12 yards before leaving the game early with an ankle injury.
• The New England Patriots Defense gave up 461 yards and five touchdowns to Ronnie Brown.

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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• The NBA Really Wants You to Know it’s the Finals - Sports by Brooks
• Top 7: Famous Batting Stances - Joe Sports Fan
• The other Vick is at it now: Marcus Vick gets DUI - Deadspin
• Dallas Cowboy Ken Hamlin is listed on an “adult” dating site - Sports by Brooks
• Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush are talking marriage - Larry Brown Sports
• Marko Jaric and Adriana Lima are engaged - The Big Lead

And in the Smarter Sports Blog we talked about:

• “Cheeeeeese”
• Funny Video: Patriots Players Karaoke to The Right Stuff
• Roger Clemens Reportedly Took Viagra
• Jonathan Papelbon and Sox Bullpen Sign Ball for Nude Pictures
• Michael Wilbon and J.A. Adande Party with Playmates
  

This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Vince Young parties only one way: Topless and surrounded by dudes - Blogxilla.com
• Top 7: Cards/Cubs Crossovers - Joe Sports Fan
• Charles Barkley owes $400 thousand to Vegas Casino - Fox Sports
• Is Dwayne Wade turning into Britney Spears - Deuce of Davenport
• Lance Briggs is the New Shawn Kemp - Deadspin
• Mike Tyson to fight Kimbo Slice - Sports by Brooks
• Memorable Moments: When Mom is in Attendance - The Sports Hernia
  
• Ken Griffey Jr. repays $1500 debt…in pennies - Larry Brown Sports

And in the Smarter Sports Blog we talked about:

• “I have this weird feeling I’m being watched”
• Kim Kardashian’s Calendar to Reggie Bush Hits the Net
• Basketball Video: Don’t Mess with Lebron James’ Mom
• Funny Soccer Video: Soccer Bloopers
• Funny Video: When Fun on a Pogo Stick Goes Bad
  

I wonder what Kim Kardashian got her mother for Mother’s Day yesterday. Especially after her mother found a personal calendar of Kim that she had made for her boyfriend, Reggie Bush, and decided to sell it.

I didn’t catch it, but all the juicy details were revealed on the most recent episode of their reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Apparently the curvy Kim put together this sexy calendar for Bush and only Bush, and when her mother found out about it, she sold the calendar and then it had miraculously appeared on a stand somewhere. Bush and Kim weren’t very happy, leading Kim to buy back all the calendars herself.

If you’re curious to see more photos from the calendar, C0-ED Magazine has a few of the photos from the calendar here.

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Check out and see who made an impact this week in the NFL for your fantasy football teams:

• Jaguars running back Fred Taylor had 147 yards rushing and a touchdown.
• Marques Colston had 8 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown.
• Jamal Lewis ran all over the Bills for 163 yards to help the Browns to the victory.
• The Philadelphia Eagles Defense was responsible for the win over the Cowboys, holding them to 6 points and sacking Tony Romo four times and nabbing three interceptions.
• The Patriots Defense was just as good, contributing 5 sacks, a blocked punt and interception for a touchdown and a fumble recovery.
• Stephen Jackson had 143 yards rushing, including a 43-yard touchdown run for the Rams.
• Despite not recording a touchdown, Brian Westbrook still had a strong game with 81 yards rushing and 63 yards receiving.
• Kurt Warner tossed 3 touchdowns in a losing effort for the Cardinals.
• Clinton Portis rushed for a touchdown and 126 yards.
• Portis’ counterpart Brandon Jacobs had 130 yards in a losing effort for the Giants.
• The San Diego Chargers had a field day running on the Detroit Lions. LaDainian Tomlinson had 116 yards and 2 touchdowns while Darren Sproles had 122 yards and 2 touchdowns of his own.
• The Miami Dolphins finally won a game behind the arm of Cleo Lemon, who threw for 315 yards and a touchdown.
• Aaron Stecker ran for 95 yards and had 2 touchdowns for the Saints, taking place of Reggie Bush.
• David Garrad threw for 3 touchdowns as did Ben Roethlisberger, but it was Garrad who came away with the win over the Steelers.
• Frank Gore broke loose for 138 yards.

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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Upper Deck recalls Michael Eisner baseball cards - 100% Injury Rate
• Roger Staubach loves sex? Get out of here! - Deuce of Davenport
• Fred Taylor is tired of seeing Reggie Bush - Larry Brown Sports
• The best college players you may not know - End Zone Buzz
• Top 7 underappreciated dunkers - Joe Sports Fan
• Apparently, A-Rod isn’t much of a landlord - Deadspin

And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• NFL Fantasy Football stats from last week
• Detroit Pistons would be champs in dodgeball
• One fan does his best Lou Holtz impression
• Backflip comes up a little short