Morning Link Dump - 08/24/10
Obligatory Sports Babe
This morning, with her divorce from Tiger Woods now settled, we'll go with Elin Nordgren. Uh... yeah.
Quote of the Day
"It was pretty cool." - Red Sox injured second baseman Dustin Pedroia on being phoned by Michael Jordan, who "let him know what his rehab was like when he broke the same bone as Pedroia in 1985," according to the Boston Herald. Jordan was a teammate of Sox skipper Terry Francona during his year in minor league baseball with Birmingham.
Lou Gehrig May Not Have Had Lou Gehrig's Disease?
"A peer-reviewed paper to be published Wednesday in a leading journal of neuropathology, however, suggests that the demise of athletes like Gehrig and soldiers given a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as , might have been catalyzed by injuries only now becoming understood: and other brain trauma," explains a report in the New York Times. "Although the paper does not discuss Gehrig specifically, its authors in interviews acknowledged the clear implication: Lou Gehrig might not have had Lou Gehrig’s disease."
Strange PEDs in MMA
"Today’s latest PED scandal is in the world of mixed martial arts, as some fighters are apparently using canned oxygen as the spinach to their Popeye," says With Leather. Canned oxygen "is actually banned in every professional sport, but Strikeforce: Houston doesn’t really test its fighters for PEDs, and apparently nobody cares when the organization’s fighters are caught openly using the banned substances on live television," they explain, after Muhammed “King Mo” Luwal and KJ Noons were seen openly using oxygen tanks during the weekend's Strikeforce event..
Running in the Winter Olympics?
"Last week, the International Olympic Committee announced it had received a request from track and field's world governing body (IAAF) to add cross-country running to the Olympic docket.The Winter Olympic docket, starting in 2018," says ESPN Freeskiing. "According to an Associated Press story on the cross-country bid, the Olympic Charter states that 'only those sports which are practiced on snow and ice are considered as winter sports.' But the IOC also strives for universality among its sport offerings, and with only 82 of 200 Olympic nations having participated in this year's Vancouver Games, the addition of cross-country running could vastly increase that number, especially among African countries."
Quickly
The NY Times' Freakonomics blog has a fascinating Q&A with readers on the the subject of Football.
Dirty Tackle has the video evidence of the fastest red card in Bundesliga history.
A man goes apeshit after losing an arm-wrestling match in this piece from Sportress of Blogitude.
The New York Times explains how a new airbag vest is making equestrian much safer for riders.
The kids in this pic from Out Of Bounds are kind of awesome.
Total Pro Sports has a nifty infographic comparing Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
According to @DarrenRovell1 Tiger Woods' signature now bears a striking resemblance to the words "Single Dude".
Is This Guy For Real?
Here's an ESPN video of the Alabama Crimson Tide doing a weightlifting session with some clown identified as "Coach Cochran." Um... do people really need someone to act like this to get them fired up?
