India gets a cheerleading squad...

Quoted: How paradoxical, and delightful, that Bangalore, a city that has leapt to global prominence on the back of work outsourced by America, is now itself outsourcing from America. On Sunday, a team of Washington Redskins cheerleaders landed in Bangalore to help create India’s first cheerleading squad.

Damn, I wasn't expecting protests to directly affect the Olympic relay to this degree. Good, though - Olympic officials should be forced to explain what kind of message they're trying to send by picking China to host the games. Still, I feel bad for the athletes - it's not their fault.

Quoted: Security officials snuffed out the Olympic torch and carried it through Paris in the safety of a bus at least five times Monday before canceling the final run of a relay repeatedly disrupted by chaotic protests against China’s human rights record.

We're starting to see Olympic boycotts! Apparently Bhaichung Bhutia, India's soccer captain, is "among the first athletes to refuse to run with the torch."

Quoted: India's soccer captain has refused to carry the Olympic torch through New Delhi later this month to protest China's crackdown on recent demonstrations in Tibet, a sports official said Tuesday.

Dang, good for Roddick! Let's hope this is a sign of what's to come for him this tennis season...

Quoted: Andy Roddick used his strong serve to upset Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Go Giants! Wish I had caught the game... heard it was amazing!

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Didn't realize he'd had failing health for quite some time.

Quoted: Daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69.

Sad...

Quoted: A triumphant U.S. Olympic trials marathon turned tragic today when Ryan Shay collapsed 5.5 miles into the race in Central Park and died at a hospital.

While there might be some validity to this argument, there are plenty of pro football players that have NOT gone on to commit felonies, and I certainly don't think this should absolve him.

Quoted: As the evidence mounts that football can cause massive head trauma, it's worth wondering: Could O.J.'s erratic behavior have something to do with taking too many gridiron collisions?