COUSIN RATTED OUT VICK? MORT WON’T OWN UP TO GOOF: PRO FOOTBALL TALK reports that apparently Michael Vick’s cousin, Davon Boddie, didn’t see Chris Mortensen’s July 6 report on ESPN in which Mort claimed Vick “is unlikely to be indicted in the dogfighting federal investigation“.

Mortensen today on ESPN Radio with Scott Van Pelt claimed […]

SbB Girl Cecilia sets the sun on Venice Beach, CA:

• Jamie Mottram of MR. IRRELEVANT reckons a response to STOP MIKE LUPICA’s critique of AOL FANHOUSE:

• THE GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES gets out of committee and gives the sports blogosphere its quarterly review.
• Darren Rovell of CNBC reports the unfortunate news for Nike: A new Michael Vick Nike shoe “is scheduled to launch […]

LJ IS USED TO WORKING WITH 11 ANONYMOUS BAD ACTORS:
Fred Armisen? No.
Will Forte? No.
Bill Hader? No.
Darrell Hammond? No.
Seth Meyers? No.
Amy Poehler? No.
Maya Rudolph? No.
Andy Samberg? No.
Jason Sudeikis? No.
Kenan Thompson? No.
Kristen Wiig? No.
Lebron James? YES!
Someone we’ve actually heard of will be on SNL!!! (NBC announced James will host the season premiere of SNL)

It’s a great […]

LIFE’S GREAT WHEN YOU’RE SHRUTEBAG’S PERSONAL PAWN: John Canzano in his blog for the PORTLAND OREGONIAN speculates today that Colin Cowherd (aka “Shrutebag“) will be the radio replacement for Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio. A *promotion* like that and $7.50 will get Shrutebag a Raspberry Mocha Frappuccino® at Starbucks.

And now he won’t have to worry […]

ESPN KEPT KIMMEL QUIPS QUARANTINED FROM TV ‘CAST: DEADSPIN loves a good joke - especially those banned from the World Wide Leader. After blogmeister Will Leitch shot the breeze with Scott Van Pelt on ESPN Radio, the sports site followed up with some tidbits from ESPYs host Jimmy Kimmel that the network thought was too […]

READ MY LIPS - LOOKING FOR THE BEST ‘STACHE IN SPORTS: The BALTIMORE SUN takes it to the face as they help find America’s best sports mustache:

A group calling itself the American Mustache Institue wants the public’s participation in choosing the greatest sports soup-strainer. Fans have until August 4 to make their ’stache selections, […]

COLLEGE SIDS SURE LOVE THEIR BAD FLASH ANIMATION: The college football season is still well over a month away but two schools have already thrown up websites promoting players for the Heisman Trophy.

The University of Louisville is using the URL BrianBrohm.info (did they buy that website extension off some Romanian spammer?) to promote the Cardinal […]

ADD RAPE TO MICHAEL VICK’S RAMPAGE OF CANINE ABUSE: After reading all 18 pages of Michael Vick’s damning indictment, which links him to the torture, rape (yes, rape) and murder of defenseless dogs, let’s be real: We’re Roger and out when it comes to attending NFL games if he’s convicted and allowed to continue his […]

FRENCH TRY USING LOVE MUSCLE TO LURE BRIT VISITORS: The French website C’EST SO PARIS reports on a rather bizarre ad campaign recently launched by France’s Board of Tourism to lure Britons across the channel to the Rugby World Cup.
The print ad shows an all-male rugby scrum with various players involved in, ahem, rather […]