A resting place, with a golf course

If playing too much golf doesn’t kill you, a new cemetary in Philippines will make sure your loved ones can still enjoy a round while you’re under ground.
Santuario de Bacolod, a new project under construction just outside the city of Bacolod,

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Gatorade A.M.

Forget about what’s in you. What’s gotten into Gatorade?
Darren Rovell reports on his Gatorade-centric blog that the company that makes more money the more you sweat has decided to make a morning drink — Gatorade A.M. — that will help you “put back fluids and energy” you lose while you’re asleep.
For real. Rub your eyes […]

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Elijah Dukes in trouble

Tampa Bay Devil Rays prospect Elijah Dukes, who played for Triple-A Durham last season, was arrested this week and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession after a traffic stop.

A pretty easy bust, actually. The 22-year-old was pulled over in his 2006 Dodge Charger because of a loud music violation. An officer then soon smelled marijuana.
It’s not […]

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Go Fish Georgia

There may be more important things that the state of Georgia can spend $19 million on, but a campaign that attracts more fisherman baiting their hooks with worms seems to be tops on Governor Sonny Perdue’s list.
Perdue, who apparently is trying to make Arnold Schwarzenegger look sane, has proposed a new marketing campaign that includes […]

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Shoe fetishes grow

Some call it a shoe fetish. It’s more a sneaky sneaker addiction. Either way, the support groups must only be a click away.
But considering that the numbers is growing of those who seriously pile up boxes of Air Jordans, Chuck Taylors, adidas shell-toes, etc., to such an extreme that they’re buried in rubber souls, it […]

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Muslims seek place to pray at Northwestern games

Is it OK if, during a football game, a group of Muslims stop in front of the concession stand, knee down, and begin to pray?
We checked our Muslim Encyclopedia. Yup, it’s good.
Now if only the football stadium folks would just get out of the way.
The DAILY NORTHWESTERN reports that since a group of about 20 […]

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The Bob Hope Girls

The 2007 Classic Girls — Ayla Webb, Lindsey Sowles and Jessica Jean Arvan — act as if the golf shot they’re watching at Bermuda Dunes Country Club as part of the PGA’s Bob Hope Classic was something they’d never witnessed before.

And probably, they haven’t.
As per their contract, at least they managed to stay in the […]

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Aussie Open fans

You’d think Australian Open spectators had never been on TV before.

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UCLA\’s Pauley Pavilion Gets a Makeover

In what could be the greatest facelift ever performed in West L.A., applications from plastic surgeons/bonafide contractors are accepted by the UCLA athletic department officials as it begins reconstruction of one the grandest faces in all of sports.
UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, built in 1965 for about $5 million, needs new locker rooms, a video room, a […]

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Ricky Manning Merits Mag Mention For Dubious Achievement

It takes some talent to merit mention in ESQUIRE magazine’s annual “Dubious Achievements,” part of the Feburary issue.

In amongst the list that includes an Arkansas mayor who told two local women he’d prevent their water from being shut off in exchange for sex is Chicago Bears cornerback Ricky Manning Jr., who was charged with assault […]

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