MARK CUBAN ALREADY OWNS CUBBIES INSIDE CLUBHOUSE: Take a wild guess who Chicago Cubs players really want to buy their eternally-inept franchise?

Mike Berardino of the SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL has the answer: Blog Maverick (that’s Mark Cuban for those of you over the age of 35).

Derrrrek Lee: “I’m just going to throw out there Mark Cuban. […]

ANNA DOESN’T NEED CANNED FOOD TO BUILD OUR BONES: OK, Anna Kournikova’s latest endorsement deal left us perplexed considering her competitive tennis career is over and her sex symbol status has dimmed considerably.

And now we get even more news from the Theatre of the Absurd today: “The hot tennis starlet is teaming with the Cartoon […]

SERENA WILLIAMS NOW OFFICIALLY UK TABLOID HIT PIECE: The LONDON DAILY MAIL expands its coverage of Serena Williams as Wimbledon approaches by publishing some photos of her in a string bikini from last weekend with her boyfriend (actor Jackie Long):

The English tabloid adds this jab as an accompaniment to a less-than-flattering action shot from the […]

New SPORTSbyBROOKS Girl Cecilia in Los Angeles:

NO DEFENSE FOR FLAG FROM SC GAMECOCKS BALL COACH: We once called the South home for a dozen years, and are happy to report long overdue news that was in part spurred by a certain bladder-impaired coach at South Carolina.

TOUCH THE ELBOW illuminates: “First it was USC Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier in April, commenting […]

TIGERS-METS SUNDAY SERIES FINALE GONE TO THE BIRDS: Not only do our feathered friends enjoy international soccer, they also love a good inter-league matchup:

Sunday’s Tigers-Mets game had some spectators who just flew in: a flock of seagulls. There were about 50 birds inside Comerica Park - mostly in the outfield - during the first inning, […]

• The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS gets some lessons from Deadspin & The Big Lead on diving into the world of sports blogging.
• RMN also reports Carmelo Anthony no longer has the most expensive house in Denver - thanks to the guy who invented Hot Pockets:

• Are the Bengals looking for another QB?: LARRY BROWN […]

IF ONLY EMUNSTER AND MEYER COULD MUFF CANS O’ CORN: ORLANDO SENTINEL columnist David Whitley has the most improbable story since Dubya searched out discovered folks who actually don’t want to tar and feather him: The hoops coach at Florida makes more than the football coach.

As part Whitley’s piece, the unsung Sentinel, which happens to […]

BLOGGER BLATANTLY BOOTED FROM BASEBALL PRESS BOX: A reporter for the LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL was ejected from the press box of a college baseball game - for blogging:

Brian Bennett was covering Louisville’s 20-2 triumph over Oklahoma State on Sunday, when during the 5th inning, an NCAA representative took his press credential and asked him to leave.
Although […]

Reason #1 David Beckham is a colossal dumbass:

Reason #2 David Beckham is a colossal dumbass: