Celine Dion Just Loves The Olympics, Communism

If you’ve been looking for another reason to hate Celine Dion, I have good news.

The Canadian pop star, in her infinite wisdom, has vocally supported the Beijing Olympics and is “definitely against boycotting” the Games.

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Malcolm Kelly Will Run On Malcolm Kelly’s Time

A lot of people, including the esteemed Matt Mosley of HASHMARKS, had former Oklahoma wide receiver Malcolm Kelly as an easy first-round pick. But then he ran a bad 40-yard dash and (arguably worse) publicly blamed his coaches for it.

Now, Mosley suggests, he’ll be lucky to be picked on the first day of the draft.

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Former 30-Game Winner Jailed, Says He’s Broke

In 1968, Denny McLain was on top of the world, winning 31 games en route to a World Series championship with the Detroit Tigers.

Today, he’s in jail and, according to him, flat broke.

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Faulty Fenway Flyover Fuels Frantic Fallout

So there was one of those jet flyovers at Fenway Park before the Red Sox game Tuesday, but apparently there was a timing issue, and one of the pilots screwed up.

The YOUTUBE of the flyover shows just how far off the pilot was from his formation, and how scary the event could have been (watch […]

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Blog-O-Rama: Chris Weinke Card Up Blue Jay Way

• BUGS AND CRANKS finds the minor-league baseball card of former Carolina Panthers QB Chris Weinke.

• DEADSPIN shows us the best belt buckle at the Masters this year.
• WITH LEATHER tels us about a blind golfer’s hole in one.
• THE SPORTS ECONOMIST notes the lack of development around St. Louis’ new ballpark.

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Dennis Dixon To NFL GMs: Check Out My Website

Former Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon has developed a website to update NFL general managers on his recovery from ACL surgery.

DENNISDIXON10.COM is pretty bare-bones as far as websites go, and I don’t see much of a blogroll either. But Dixon is aiming for an audience of exactly 32 people - the front office heads of every […]

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Wang Holds Firm, Pitches Two-Hitter vs. Red Sox

I don’t know if ESPN will be covering the result of this game, so I’d better make note of it here.

Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, he of the 6.17 ERA, allowed only 2 hits on 93 pitches as the Yanks beat Boston, 4-1.

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Kobe Bryant Can Also (Still) Jump During Games

A big deal has been made out of Kobe Bryant’s latest shoe commercial, the one where he jumps in place while an Aston Martin may or may not have been driving under him.

As it turns out during their game against the Hornets last night, the Lakers guard can still jump in games, too. And in […]

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The NHL Playoffs Started - And Nobody Noticed

The NHL playoffs have started again, and the league doesn’t seem to care whether you watch or not.

The chase for Lord Stanley’s Cup, arguably the greatest and most storied trophy in professional sports, suffers from being too long, including too many teams, and not gathering significant interest from casual fans. In other words, it’s the […]

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