Timex To Pay $1 For Each Person Oogling Jennie Finch

… Okay, that’s not exactly true. The watch corporation is donating a buck for each person the former Olympic softball gold medalist passes in November’s ING New York City Marathon.

“Okay, Aim About Six Feet Off From the…Holy S@#&! BEES!!”

How many bees does it take to ruin the 18th hole at Arlington, TX’s, Waterchase Golf Club? The answer is, like three. So what happens if suddenly 60,000 of the damn things appear?

Belarussian Loses Long Jump World Title by a Hair

The title of this post will strike you as being clever after I explain:

Belarussian Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova lost the World Championships in South Korea after her long-ish pony tail made a sand landing before her feet did, thereby forcing judges to mark the spot her hair hit instead of the spot her feet hit – a difference of about half a foot.

Female Hockey Players Play For 243 Straight Hours, Raise $125K, Prove Income Disparity Between Genders Still A Problem

Forty female hockey players from the Vancouver area beat the Guinness World Record Monday by strapping on the blades and hockey-ing it up for over 10 straight days. No breaks. We’re talking 243 hours and five minutes worth of hockey. Why’d they do it? My first guess was that this is how Canada punishes convicted criminals. Turns out, it was to raise awareness (and money) for cystic fibrosis.

Dennis Rodman Says “Ah”

This word cloud represents the 200-ish words Dennis Rodman said most often during Friday’s Hall of Fame speech.

Week Sauce: Where Those Olympic Mascots Have Invaded Your Minds And Bodies

Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, if you think the top of this tattoo is creepy, you should see the bottom half.

Week Sauce: Where There Are 19 Worse Sports Movies Than ‘Air Bud’ (And They’re Not The Other 19 ‘Air Bud’ Movies)

Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, we can probably preemptively add “The Karate Kid” remake to the list of the 25 Worst Sports Movies in the Last 25 Years.

Week Sauce: Where Tasers Hurt Less Than This Billboard

Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, bears are finally past giving condescending warnings about forest fires.

Critic Al’s Football Week 12 Pick ‘Em

Game of the week: Patriots vs. Saints (-3)

Critic Al’s Football Week 11 Pick ‘Em

Game of the Week: Chargers vs. Broncos

Critic Al’s Football Week 10 Pick ‘Em

Game of the Week: Patriots at Colts

Game Points: Does It Count As Dunking Over Someone If An Arm Is Used For Leverage?

Last Friday, Pepperdine University student Keion Bell jumped over five of his closest friends and set the Internets ablaze with talk that it was among the greatest dunking feats of all-time. Game Points is here to debate the merit of such statements.

Game Points: Are Ks A Big Deal For Good Players?

On Tuesday, Arizona’s Mark Reynolds broke the single-season strikeout mark, a record he first set last year. This season, he’s also substantially increased his totals in every major offensive category including improving his OPS by over 150 points and more than doubling his steals total from last season. Oakland’s Jack Cust has led the AL in strikeouts for three straight years. He’s also led his team in home runs

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Game Points: Do the Williamses Need To Try More Than Four Times A Year?

Well, neither Williams sister made it to the U.S. Open finals and so now seems as good as any time to bring up the fact that the Williams – especially Serena – lollygag their way through small WTA events and earn their keep during the big four Slams. Except that this time around, they didn’t really earn

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