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 When no news becomes news
Once in awhile, it seems editors do something just to grab attention. For themselves, for their publications or for their sports. If you’re not familiar with this practice, pick up the Post. So when the Post recoils at an editorial decision, it may be time to take a step back. Golfweek — one of two weekly magazines devoted entirely to…well, you know — has been ... [link]

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The Roundup: Gil Arenas Remains the Coolest, Mia the Logo, and To Tony From Dirk
Published 1/18/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Bobby Fischer … Man, that Gilbert Arenas is a cool cat. Befriending randoms on Myspace and turning them into ball boys? Yet another reason his NBA jersey is the definitive jersey to own. (DC Sports Bog) Boston fever - catch it! (MC Bias) What it was like at an American Gladiator taping. (Pyle of List) Duke bloggers, getting defensive about Scheyer and Paulus. (The Blue Zone) More quasi-outrage over the terrible Golfweek cover. (Fynal Cut) Good read on Kansas forward Darnell Jackson, ...

The Thing That Would Not Die [Blogdome]
Published 1/18/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
• Bud Selig is never leaving. Ever. [UmpBump] • Seriously, the people at GolfWeek are full of horse manure. [The Fynal Cut] • Seriously, what is Merril Hoge's problem with Vince Young? [One More Dying Quail] • Here are some options on what to do with Barbaro's ashes. [Rivalfish] • Isn't Miami exactly where it was a year ago? [With Malice] • Who is this season's Joakim Noah, the most hateable player in college hoops? [Storming The Floor] • The Cardinals fans will ...

High Five
Published 1/18/2008 by Panger at Foul Balls
... ] Personally, I would have gone for a shot of a Klansmen in a white hood teeing up at Augusta. [ The Fynal Cut ] Shirts and Skins and man boobs... not a pretty combination. [ ...

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