One of the blogosphere’s most prominent cancer fighters was “Jonathan Jay White,” a 15-year-old (here’s his Blogger profile) who was “diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma [[Brain Cancer]].” The fact that we’re using quotation marks so liberally should be a dead giveaway that something is wrong. Also, so is the headline.

(Given all this, who’s the real kid in this picture? He can’t be happy about his likeness being used like this, right?)

White’s prominence and medical condition led many to lend their support to his predicament. A fund was set up to help pay for his treatment, he received gifts like a signed guitar from Kenny Chesney & a skateboard from Tony Hawk, and the Livestrong foundation even took up the cause. When White was supposed to undergo surgery, however, the bizarre truth came out: he didn’t exist.

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• You must be this cute to sing in the Olympic opening ceremonies, or else someone else will visualize your vocals to the viewing public:

• Meanwhile, officials are having to “ask” “volunteers” to fill the seats at the more sparsely-populated venues.

• The Chinese know him as “Betrayal Skull Dude”. You know him better as Carlos Boozer.

• Stuart Scott struts his karaoke stuff. Can I get a witness!

• Kenny Chesney loves football as much as he loves helping players disrobe before hitting the showers.

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Kenny Chesney loves football. Not as much as he loves Peyton Manning, but it’s close. Yesterday, the country music star made his second straight appearance at Saints’ training camp.

And because he’s head coach Sean Payton’s good buddy, Chesney not only got a practice jersey (it even had his name on it!), but he also got to work out with the first team, something Reggie Bush hasn’t always been able to say. In addition to fielding punts and catching passes from quarterback Drew Brees, we also learned that Chesney has a fondness for helping grown men undress.

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• Darren Rovell of CNBC catches the Augusta GreenJackets getting ready to hold a Brett Favre Night, complete with a flip-flop giveaway.

• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s Richard Deitch shows off his keyboard confidence by blogging for 24 hours straight.

• THE BIG LEAD finds Peter King unable to enjoy a cross-country flight due to a copulating couple next to him. At least he didn’t have to subdue any dangerous streakers.

• Matt Watson of AOL FANHOUSE is proud of Nate Robinson having his number retired - by the NBA Summer League?

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• ON THE BASELINE serves up word that Maria Sharapova’s promise of a new tennis facility may have been the victim of a Vietnamese joke.

• ESPN’s HASHMARKS knows of one NFL combine combatant not afraid to get his Kenny Chesney on.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK hikes over word that the Saints have made an offer to Zach Thomas.

• JOE SPORTS FAN needs a friend, as Kelvin Sampson is pretty unpopular with Facebook users.

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