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Texas High Schools Failed $3 Million Steroid Test

The University Interscholastic League in Texas is the owner of the largest steroid testing program in the nation. The tests aren’t for professional athletes or cattle instead high school students are randomly sampled for ‘roids.

Logo Of The State Of Texas

The steroid testing program was approved by the Texas Legislature which allotted $6 million over two years to the UIL. The findings have been terrible so far. Read more…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Says HBO Is Racially Biased

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is retired from boxing, but that doesn’t mean he’s retired from talking. The outspoken pugilist gave the first interview of his post-boxing life to The Grand Rapids Press and covered a wide range of topics.

Retired Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Money Mayweather says he loved playing the role of the villain, and he’s really retired from boxing. His most interesting comments were directed towards HBO’s boxing coverage and the announcers in particular. Read more…

Phil Mickelson’s San Diego Home Is On The Market

If you think now is the time to jump into the housing market, and you have an extra $10.75 to $12.25 million burning a hole in your pocket, Phil Mickelson has the place for you.

Phil Mickelson's Rancho Santa Fe Home

Lefty put the Rancho Santa Fe home on the market after moving his family to a bigger home in the same area. It’s a shame when four bedrooms, three baths, and two guest houses sitting on 4.55 acres isn’t big enough. Read more…

Krzyzewski Doesn’t Support One And Done Rule

Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski could have coached Kobe Bryant in college, but he’s glad he didn’t get the opportunity.

Mike Krzyzewski and Kobe Bryant

It’s nothing personal with Bryant. Krzyzewski believes talented high school players should be allowed to go to the NBA. Read more…

Venus Fashions Wimbledon Win Over Sis’ Serena

Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title today, beating flat-footed sister Serena in the process, 7-5, 6-4.

Serena Williams Is Fat

(Two guesses for Serena’s injuries and subsequent inconsistent play)

The dominance that once was Serena is now obviously gone. Venus hadn’t beat her since the 2001 U.S. Open, but today’s win was no fluke. Added weight (she was noticeably slow today), injuries and perhaps inconsistency coming from lack of a regular playing schedule has quite obviously caught up to Serena (who hasn’t won at Wimbledon in five years).

Though the media of course would never report such a thing. Read more…

Ivanovic Won’t Let Wimbledon Loss Damper Shoot

Good to see that a shocking third-round Wimbledon loss hasn’t hampered Ana Ivanovic’s desire to pose for a sexy magazine shoot.

Ana Ivanovic FHM

ERRATIC MAGIC alerts us that the Serbian swinging sensation has a sweet spread coming out in the August issue of FHM. The British edition is already on sale, with other international editions soon to hit newsstands. If you can’t wait to get your own local copy, have some friends in England ship you an issue or three.

Unlike certain other camera-shy tennis temptresses, Ivanovic tells the DAILY TELEGRAPH that she had a ball on the shooting set (with more photos after the jump): Read more…

Mets Player, Commentator Almost Fight On Flight

Major League ballplayers aren’t putting up with media criticism anymore. Not soon after the Rangers’ Milton Bradley went looking to rough-up a Royals announcer, the Mets’ Jose Reyes almost came to blows with color commentator Keith Hernandez.

Jose Reyes Keith Hernandez New York Mets

The NEW YORK POST reports that an on-board scuffle was hastily avoided on the team’s charter plane last Sunday night, as the shortstop & SNY analyst “were close to exchanging punches until others stepped in.”

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Blog-O-Say-Can-You See: Superb Star Spanglings

• In honor of the Fourth of July, BALL DON’T LIE belts out their favorite pre-game performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner“.


• Meanwhile, EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY presents their own perverse patriotism in their version of “This Is Our Country“.

• And ESPN’s HASHMARKS wishes Al Davis a crazy happy 79th birthday.

Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE punches up word that boxer Humberto Solo blames his Saturday night loss on a racist referee.

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