Obligatory Sports Babe

This morning our tenuous connection to the world of sports is made by the fact that Jessica Hart-- seen here by way of WWTDD as she spent an afternoon in New York's Central Park last week-- occasionally models for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. And yes, she's eating watermelon.

Quote of the Day

"[The Heat] wanted a point guard. But I don't think a point guard would do much in the team as they've already had the three guys." - a still-delusional Stephon Marbury of the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons on how he claims he was approached to join the Scheme Team, according to the New York Daily News.

Hall of Shame

"Here's hoping everybody enjoyed Sunday's National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony. ... Starting next year the scent of steroids will be in the air, and there's no telling how people will react to those vermin," writes David Whitely of Fanhouse, yet another writer who has found religion on the subject of PEDs in baseball, a decade after he and his media collegues wouldn't touch the subject with a ten foot pole. Puke!

Massa Instructed to Lose? Massa Instructed to Lose.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa led yesterday's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim until teammate Fernando "Alonso moved past on lap 49 of 67, soon after Ferrari had asked engineer Rob Smedley to tell him: 'Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?'"  explains a report from Eurosport. "The next message from Smedley was: 'Well done. Good lad. Now try and keep with him. I'm sorry.'" 

Where Have You Gone, Lorenzen Wright, A Nation Turns its Lonely Eyes to You

"Lorenzen Wright, a former NBA lottery pick who spent more than a decade playing professional basketball, has gone missing, WREG reports. The former NBA big man has not been seen since Sunday, and his family is reportedly 'very concerned.' Police do not suspect foul play, and his home was foreclosed in May," explains a report via the Huffington Post.

Quickly

ESPN compiles a list of vendor inspection reports from every major pro sports stadium in North America.

A pair of BYU students have been banned from riding their motorized couch on campus, explains a report in this YouTube clip.

The Wall Street Jounal has a nifty interactive page comparing the San Francisco marathon with the races in Boston, New York and Chicago.

A golf course offers some pretty severe punishment for theft in this image from Total Pro Sports.

The ErockIT!

A bike with a motor, which still needs to be pedalled but can go up to 80 km/h? Um... I want one.