Rest easy everyone, I’m finally back in the mitten where there’s wireless internets all over. It’s nice to see this place didn’t burn down while I was gone. Oh, and go somewhere else to talk about the Oscars. Avatar was sweet, but I haven’t seen any of those other movies. Ricky Bobby and I will be busy watching Highlander.
- The Lions got busy at the beginning of the free agent signing period, inking Nate Burleson and Kyle Vanden Bosch to multi-year deals. I hate the Burleson deal about as much as I love the Vanden Bosch one, and I’m a big fan of what KVB will bring to the Lions D. Paying Burleson $5 million per year to be the third (and possibly fourth?) option in the passing game is beyond silly, but hopefully this removes all doubt of hearing Dez Bryant’s name called at the #2 pick. Oh come on, you know you’ve had nightmares about it happening too.
- Speaking of NFL free agency, there’s been a crazy amount of activity across the board. Make sure to check out The Trenches, the Sporting News’ NFL blog that has been clogging up my RSS reader with all the news they’re breaking. Also be sure to hit up Midway Illustrated, Gang Green Nation, and Revenge of the Birds for team-specific coverage on some of the busier franchises this offseason.
- Sidney Crosby, or the most overrated player in sports as I like to call him, turned down the opportunity to dole out the Top 10 list on Letterman. Jay Leno jokes aside, Crosby made a huge mistake here as far as the NHL is concerned. At least this answers the question of who pitches and who catches in the Crosby-Gary Bettman love fest. If Bettman were the “man” in this relationship, Crosby would be on Letterman tomorrow night.
- MLive’s Patrick Hayes takes a look at the public opinion on the Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva signings. Both BG and CV31 have struggled mightily this season and have only showed flashes of the talent Joe D invested much of the Pistons’ cap space into. I don’t know if I was ever a big fan of either signing, but I agree with Patrick in that the Pistons probably didn’t have much of a shot at a big-time free agent this offseason.
- It may not end the feud between the Bloods and Crips, but the Chuck E. Cheese in Harlem is taking a stand against gang
violencestuff. The big mouse’s house has banned “gang style apparel,” among other things, much to the dismay of kids everywhere that just want to do hoodrat stuff with their friends.
- Evander Holyfield was granted a fighting license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which has some whispering rumors about a potential bout with Mike Tyson. Hopefully Holyfield is up to the challenge, because Mike Tyson can still swing like a champ.
- Over at Sharapova’s Thigh, Matt has found probably the most ridiculous commercial of all-time. Also, a shout out to that sweet shot he uploaded from Golden Tee. I suck at that game but dammit is it fun to play when drinking (just like real golf).
Rob’s Highlights of the Day
I don’t know who Evgeny Artyukhin is, but this goal was pretty sweet. Apparently he’s done this before.
Not to be outdone, random Swedish dude Linus Klasen pulls something Pavel Datsyuk would be impressed by in a Swedish Elite League shootout.
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