Morning Link Dump - 08/29/10
Obligatory Sports Babe
This morning let's go with Cincinnati cheerleader Sarah Jones, who is almost attractive enough to make a man root for the Bengals. Almost.
Jones has been in the news recently after successfully suing gossip website TheDirty.com over their false allegations that she had experience with multiple sexually transmitted infections.
The judge in the case, who as far as I know was not named Judy or Reinhold, awarded the high school teaching moonlighter $11 million.
However, due to a clerical error, Jones may not see a dime of this until further legal hurdles are overcome and/or TheDirty.com actually become worth that much money.
In unrelated news, Dustin Parkes is a murderer.
The Score lawyers will be hearing from me shortly.
Quote Of The (Yester)Day
“They’re not used to anything like me. There isn’t anybody in the M.M.A. circle with my background, with my history. Everybody out there who thinks I’m going to lose isn’t going to believe what I do to him. Randy Couture can’t offer me anything I haven’t seen inside a ring, and when I hit him, it’s going to set a gold standard," said boxer James Toney before last night's ugly loss to Randy Couture in the first round of their UFC circus freak show match.
Despite the UFC billing the fight as a match up of boxing vs. MMA, those in the know never doubted the outcome. In fact, the only question mark heading into the fight surrounded the sanity of the athletic commission that sanctioned this bout.
Comment
There is no doubt that BJ Penn is an amazingly gifted athlete, but if he is to further his legacy in MMA, he must find a competitive camp and stop surrounding himself with "yes men." I understand that criticizing cornermen for a dominating loss is like criticizing the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, whoever he may be this week, but there's so much seemingly untapped ability in Penn and last night's loss to Frankie Edgar should be the final straw that forces him to join a new team for his training and development.
On This Day
In 1994, Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments for Hodgkins Disease. How amazing is it that this guy came back and not only competed in the NHL, but was, at times dominant?
Matt Leinhart Loves Backup QBs
Those following the career of Arizona QB Matt Leinhart had to have had a chuckle over his latest difficulties in securing a starting job with the Cardinals.
After multiple seasons of having Kurt Warner replace him as the team's starting quarter back, Leinhart now faces serious competition from backup Derek Anderson, after the former Cleveland Browns QB was named the starter for the Cardinals' exhibition game last night. Leinhart was believed to havea firm grip on the position after Warner retired from the game this summer.
Quickly
The shocking surprise of the week: Another former professional wrestler who struggled with substance abuse has died.
The Camel Clutch Blog lists wrestlers who should've been champions.
Gorilla Mask brings us the top ten greatest moments of Wipeout!
If starting pitcher Charlie Morton picks up the loss for Pittsburgh tomorrow, the Pirates will have five ten game losers on their team, a feat not reached since 1954.
Japan will face Hawaii in this year's edition of The Little League World Series, and I will join millions of others worldwide in not caring.
Pete Carroll Punks Members Of The Seattle Seahawks
This video of Pete Carroll punking several members of The Seattle Seahawks inspired me to write a headline and mention it in this morning's link dump.
This was by far the most interesting thing that happened in the NFL this week.
