Obligatory Sports Babe

Continuing a pattern that I’ve been establishing all week, according to Sharapova’s Thigh there are new pictures of Anna Kournikova in some magazine called Capital File, and yet I’m going to go with this picture of her instead, which I’m pretty sure is like three times more awesome.

What Year Is This Again?

“The Stat Geeks have quietly and insidiously taken power,” says some poor lost soul from Boston’s WEEI. “They’re like the Communist Party plotting to take over Hollywood in the 1950s before Ronald Reagan got wise to them and kicked their pinko butts all the way back to Moscow and Harvard Square. Only, instead of trying to write screenplays full of anti-capitalists rants, the Stat Geeks have succeeded in making otherwise normal, decent, God-fearin’ Americans start talking about VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) ratings and UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) numbers like they really believe in this nonsense.”

Free Chloe Everton

According to the Slanch Report, Sky Sports reporter Chloe Everton has been forced to stop tweeting because of some innuendo-filled messages she left, including gems like, "Golf today. Played with three boys. I came first, must have been down to good length," and "The sign on the ticket machine I am at says: 'slot out of action'. I know the feeling." Gold!

In Case Of Emergency, Use Stairs

“Matt Stairs never did hit a home run for the Montreal Expos, the team that first signed him in 1989. But he hit one for the Boston Red Sox. And 122 for the Oakland Athletics. And at least one for the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Kansas City Royals, the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies. He even hit six for the Chunichi Dragons,” reports the New York Times. “On Wednesday at Goodyear Ballpark, Stairs smashed a deep fly ball against the Cleveland Indians that expired on the right field warning track. He was wearing the uniform of the San Diego Padres, who invited him to spring training as a nonroster player. If he makes the team, Stairs, 42, could tie Todd Zeile’s record by hitting a homer for his 11th different major league team.”

Quickly

Media Matters destroys right-wing bloggers for running with an ESPN report that suggested that Obama wants to outlaw sport fishing.

“Should I buy a lambo or pay my taxes?????” asks the unfortunately fake Twitter account, @_miketyson_.

Andrew Sullivan of the Atlantic has noticed a rather outstanding advertising fail.

Via Deadspin, the Denver Post has a picture that demonstrates that Zambonis, in fact, do not float.

Well, Now I've Seen Everything (Finally)

Look, from Buzz Feed, it's a golfing dog!