• Top speedskater, abused as a child, to carry flag for U.S. in Olympics. [CBS Sportsline]
• Keith Bogans on his way…
• Yanks' Mendoza's pistons poppin', ain't no stoppin' now, gonna play for ... PANAMA! [SI.com]
• Dennis Erickson…
• Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree ... wait, wrong song; Jets hire Tannenbaum as new GM. [Newsday]
• Female…
• Saints returning to Superdome on September 24. [NOLA]
• Is this Raiders' backup quarterback being elaborately…
• Taliabue says there hasn't been much progress in labor negotiations. Great. [Associated Press]
• Larry Brown fined…
• Finally, a use for puppies other than transporting heroin. [Philadelphia Will Do]
• Well, yeah, but can she…
• Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and reporter at each other's throats. [Hartford Courant]
• Here's hoping he takes…
• Slam dunk contest participants include three-foot-tall Nate Robinson. [The Crafty Veteran]
• NFL players dying way…
• ESPN gets exclusive rights to World Baseball Classic. Sorry, Telemundo. [MSNBC]
• Ron Artest is trying really hard…
• Skiier Bode Miller gets himself just a little more air time, accusing Bonds, Armstrong of doping up. [Tour De…
• If only they had another All-Star hanging around, somewhere; Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal to miss eight weeks with torn…
• Yankees wrap up Aaron Small with one-year deal. [Yankees Chick]
• Martina Hingis' comeback ends at Australian…
• He'll go over big in Sacramento, totally: Artest traded to Kings. [ESPN]
• Davis, prematurely bald man-boy settle…
• Dick Jauron hired as Bills coach; pencil-necked Yale geeks everywhere rejoice. [Kukoda.com]
• Roger Federer barely…
• Serena Williams bows out of Australian Open; fortunately, there's always Brett Ratner. [Tennis-X]
• Come on, we're…
• Even though Mike Tice, of all people, called him "predictable," Scott Linehan is in line to be the next coach of…
• Castro talks a little World Baseball Classic trash. [Waveflux]
• Someone showing sense for once: Hill eschews NFL,…
• He's reached the Pacific Ocean, there's nowhere else to go — Norv Turner to 49ers as an assistant. [SFist]
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· The enigmatic wide receiver did in fact start swinging in the locker room last weekend, according to former…
• Skiier Bode Miller apologizes for drunk skiing comments on "60 Minutes." Not until he had a chance to drink Lesley…