Morning Link Dump - 07/31/10
Obligatory Sports Babe
It's the weekend, and possibly a long one depending on where you live. Why not celebrate with . . . ahem . . . an uplifting picture of January Jones, who plays Betty Draper on Mad Men?
And what pray-tell does January Jones have to do with sports?
Jones co-stars with Jon Hamm on the popular AMC series, and the man who gives life to Don Draper is actually a huge St. Louis Blues fan, who even risked his cool factor to present at the NHL Awards.
That's what backwards digging is all about.
Ladies, don't worry. I didn't forget about you. I got ya covered.
Quote of the Day
"Some uncomfortable things happened. She opened my pants." - Louisville Basketball coach Rick Pitino, a married father of five, tells a jury set to decide the fate of a woman who demanded millions to stay quiet about their affair.
Let the moral grandstanding commence.
Haynesworth Tired Of Bullshit And Just Tired In General
Albert Haynesworth, the two-time All Pro defensive tackle with the Washington Redskins, failed coach Mike Shanahan's conditioning test for the second time and will remain on the sidelines during practice until he can complete a pair of 300-yard shuttle runs (25-yard sprints, out and back, six times) in 70 seconds and then, after a three and a half minute break, finish the second in 73 seconds.
NBC Sports wonders if Shanahan is trying to make an example of Haynesworth who didn't complete the team's off-season workout regiment, perhaps as a protest against the team's switch to a 3-4 defense.
Hmm, you think?
UFC Finds More People To Sue
Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC and the WEC, has filed a lawsuit against MMA super agent Ken Pavia, claiming that the Ari Gold of MMA shared trade secrets and confidential documents with their competitors at the Bellator promotion, who have also been named as a co-defendant in the case.
The news comes after the UFC announced that it had settled several other lawsuits filed against illegal pay per view stream providers and other internet pirates. Zuffa has had legal fights with several individuals and organizations over the past few years, including Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Quinton Jackson, Deam Stage Entertainment (PRIDE Fighting) and even Xyience shareholders.
In no way was this link dump intended to damage or hinder the Zuffa brand and / or any of its subsidiaries.
Kim Jong-Il Is Pissed Or Just Acting Normal
Some gossipy rag is reporting that North Korean dictator and hilarious Team America puppet, Kim Jong-Il punished his national team's manager, Kim Dong-Jun, by stripping him of his membership with Jong-Il's political party and allegedly ordering him to perform hard labour for North Korea's dismal results at the World Cup.
The team was also forced to sit through hours of verbal abuse from government officials, which was actually preferred to having to sit through any Korean movie.
Simmer Kim. You should be focusing on making the Portuguese pay for that 7-0 drubbing.
Quickly
The classiest organization in The Association, the Miami Heat decided to fire its season tickets sale staff (wait for it) right after they had sold all available season ticket packages. This is why I purposely never succeed at anything work related.
Uncoached provides us with a photo essay on the infield of an Indy race in the U.S. in a post cleverly titled The Infield of an Indy Race in the U.S.
Today is Major League Baseball's trade deadline day, which is probably sort of like sweeps week for MLB Trade Rumors. I'm not sure any other internet site has ever dealt so well with becoming popular.
I guess you could still claim that Roy Oswalt's debut for the Philadelphia Phillies was memorable. Just like how that time you puked at a job interview was memorable too.
Calamitous Signings
In honour of Bristol City's most recent signing, may I present to you the one and only David James. This one never gets tired.
