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Annika Sorenstam is packing up her putter & storing away her seven-iron. The golfing giantess announced that she’s retiring from the links, effective at the end of the season.
During a news conference Tuesday, the 37-year-old Sorenstam said she got the inspiration to complete her career after watching another long-time playing athlete call it quits - Brett Favre: Read more…
Never mind Jessica - not even *Homer* Simpson could have helped Tony Romo’s wrangling Wrigley rendition of the 7th inning stretch.
• Kim Kardashian cut together a “private” calendar for Reggie Bush - and wouldn’t you know it, some of the photos have leaked out to the public!
• Were the Atlanta Hawks secretly loaded up with extra liquor the night before Game 7 vs. the Celtics?
• Think we’ll skip out on the peanuts & Cracker Jack next time we’re out at the ol’ ball game.
• Dog gone! A curious canine gets crushed on a Turkish F1 track.
• John Challis, the high school baseball player fighting terminal cancer, got to meet Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger at Sunday night’s Penguins game. He even had time to toss a quick zinger at the Pirates.
Mike Fisher of Scout.com reports that Barry Switzer said last week that Brett Favre’s first move out of the pocket may be to join the Fox NFL studio show.
That’s why FOX included Switzer on its studio show last year, pairing him as a “Grumpy Old Man’’ with long-time friend/nemesis Jimmy Johnson. But Switzer told me on Friday that while the network is still negotiating with him about a role, FOX may replace him on its totem pole with another legendary name.
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• WITH LEATHER slams down rumors of Ashley Massaro, a WWE Diva that TMZ claims has been grappling with opponents outside the ring while working for an escort service.
• Speaking of the squared circle, THE SPORTS HERNIA catches Dancing fool Jason Taylor showing off more wrestling moves.
• WALKOFF WALK has pics and BUGS &CRANKS have video of Jennifer Anniston & Owen Wilson dogging it during a Marlins game.
• Remember that kid who had been wearing a Brett Favre jersey for the past 4 years? Well, YOU BEEN BLINDED follows up that the boy has finally shed the shirt.
The annual “Will He Or Won’t He” that once surrounded Brett Favre’s prospects of retirement has been thankfully put to rest. Sadly, that game has been replaced by the “Won’t He Or Will He” charade based on the potential whim that Favre may come out of retirement in time for next season.
So one can imagine the suspicion of NFL writers everywhere when Packers head coach Mike McCarthy told the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL that Favre’s locker was declared off-limits and would not be assigned to another player. Read more…
• Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE tells Buzz Bissinger to make room for Michele Tafoya on the DEADSPIN bash-wagon.
• Meanwhile, MR. SUNSHINE berates Bob Costas in the same show for his snide opinions on sports radio.
• VIKINGS BLOG notes that after his arrest for assault, lineman Darrion Scott won’t likely be asked back to the Metrodome. But we bet Carl Eller would still want him around.
• The BOSTON HERALD reveals yet another woman claiming that Roger Clemens tried to start something - this time, it’s the ex-wife of wrestler Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.
