Friday’s here, and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Guys, don’t forget to get your lady of choice something nice. I’m going for the book of homemade coupons. Always a winner.
- Kobe Bryant will not be playing in this weekend’s All Star game due to an ankle injury. I’ve made it pretty clear that I only care about the dunk contest, so this isn’t that big of a deal to me. However, I don’t like having that “what if?” feeling at the end of the year when a team’s star player missed significant time (or still play hurt), so hopefully Bryant is back on the court soon.
- I don’t want to get further into the whole “will she race, will she drop out?” saga around Lindsey Vonn, but Fourth Place Medal has a nice post up about why Vonn is and is not the next Michael Phelps. Oh, and a picture. Duh. [pic via With Leather]
- In other Olympic news, more than 30 athletes were banned from competing yesterday after they failed drug tests. Uhh… doesn’t this happen during every Olympics?
- Another future Hall of Famer is calling it quits: Tom Glavine, best known for his years in Atlanta alongside Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, officially announced his retirement yesterday. I watched the Braves a lot back in the ’90s when they were running away with the NL East every year, mostly because John Smoltz went to my high school. I doubt we will ever see another rotation quite like what the Braves had throughout those years.
- Chris McCosky of the Detroit News thinks that with Andreas Lilja on his way back, Jason Williams will be the odd man out in the D. Animal Drew of Nightmare on Helm Street doesn’t think we gave Williams a fair shake this time around, and after seeing his sick toe-drag-to-nasty-wrister tie last night’s game (still looking for video…), I think he’s got the potential to give the Wings a scoring boost down the stretch.
- Megan Fox. Lingerie. Video. I don’t think I need to say any more. [Thank you Guyism]
- Everybody is in an uproar about the ads that appeared on the glass during tonight’s Wings-Sharks game. Over at Big Red Machine, Ellen sets the record straight: they’re digital, people. Teams still get some extra coin through the TV revenue that comes with them. They’re annoying (George Malik has Fox’s contact info if you hate them enough), but if it helps pay for Justin Verlander’s new contract, I’m all for it.
- Not everyone is ready to jump off the Wings’ bandwagon just yet. Rob at The Production Line (no not me, I’m not that good) thinks that Johan Franzen (specifically, Johan Franzen’s new moustache) is a symbol of hope for the Wings. [via A2Y]
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