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Alexis Bledel to start the week.... 'Inglorious Basterds' slays the box office.... Do Americans ever win this event?.... Milla Jovovich single life, bites the dust.... Find this guy who illegally shot an Grizzly Bear.... Bernie Madoff is dying of cancer in prison

Can the NCAA investigate you for taking a fishing trip? (The Big Lead)

JaMarcus Russell will start for the Raiders at the beginning of the season (PFT)

DirecTV will no longer carry Versus (LA Times)

A look at baseball players who tried to cover up their injuries staring, Jeff Kent, Clint Barmas, and Cole Hamels (ESPN)

Time for Memphis to find a new A.D. after the Calipari mess. (Commercial-Appeal)

There could be a lockout in the horizon for the NFL (NY Times)

Anything exciting happen at the Little League World Series? (Fire Andy Reid Now!)

A look at the quarterback battles in the NFL (Shutdown Corner)

NBA owners are making it rain (Reds Army)

Advice for Plaxico before he goes to prison (The Big Picture)

Eric Bruntlett turned an unassisted triple play yesterday to end the the Phillies-Mets game