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Home runs are no big deal (NBX Sports Action Blog)

Most days I have a hard time deciding which Commish I hate more...David Stern or Bud Selig. Stern's efforts to white-wash the NBA so it's easy for the suburbs to swallow, while at the same time hocking overpriced logo crap to the cities of America makes me wanna puke. But Bud Selig's "steroids? what steroids?" approach to baseball grates on my nerves pretty hard too.

Will Barbaro Go To Heaven? It's Up To You (Deadspin)

Barbaro is still dead, of course, but even so he needs your help more than ever. The Lexington Herald-Leader is asking readers to vote on whether Barbaro will go to Heaven. We have no idea why the Herald-Leader gets to decide ... sometimes religion confuses us.

Conspiracy Theory: Gang-Related Air Jordan Design (Fan House)

Despite the things that Rush Limbaugh and others say, I'm fairly certain there isn't too much gang activity in pro-sports. Just think about it for a hot minute ... right? Nonetheless, the other day I was talking to a cop from my neighborhood who was convinced our old friend Michael Jordan used to throw it down with some street gangsters.

CBS Telecasts: .61 Plays Per Minute (The Wizard of Odds)

Yet another reason CBS telecasts dragged on and on in 2006: Games broadcast by the network were not only the longest in duration, they averaged the fewest plays per minute.

Pete Rose's 4,192 Hit Ticket on eBay (SPORTSbyBROOKS)

With all the junk being billed on eBay as a "sports collectible" — ya know, like this Jesse "The Body" Ventura air freshener — it's nice to come across something that truly has a place in history.

Landis, The Last 48 Hours (Steroid Nation)

Since we last commented on Landis case, a lot has happened and some of it is very significant and telling. For those new, we regard Landis' doping case to be the most important case since Ben Johnson in 1988. Win or lose this case will influence prosecutions of doping cases for years to come. Therefore, we believe a detailed analysis is warranted.