The Links

I'm back from the 24 hour college basketball marathon and here's Leona Lewis to start your mourning..... The relationship between Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson..... Michigan State as the SI Sportsman of the year?...... Pitino accuser indicted again!..... NFL's worst injuries in financial terms..... No need to worry about Miami's Jacory Harris..... The five best years for good pitchers on bad teams..... Is Iverson the answer for the Magic?...... The stupid French cheat their way into the World Cup

Mike Shanahan, the next Buffalo Bills head coach? (Sharapova's Thigh)

Rex Ryan explains why he cried in front of his team (Fox Sports)

Could LeBron James help the Browns? (With Leather)

Chris Webber's Sacramento restaurant closes (Sac Bee)

The Sporting News puts together, some of the worst lists I've ever seen. Here's their list of the top football announcers (The Sporting News)

There are some classy people in Pittsburgh (Philly Inquirer)

Jesse Jackson needs to shut the hell up (The National Conversation)

The 10 most unusual items thrown onto the ice rink (The Puck Doctors)

More great college basketball action tonight (College Hoops Journal)

Mark Mangino is an abusive bully (Jason Whitlock)

Walken + Cartman + Lady Gaga = Awesome! (Warming Glow)

The Links

Marisa Miller in a $3 million dollar bra (ht James Craven for e-mailing me the picture)....... Lane Kiffin continues to insert his foot in his mouth..... JaMarcus Russell takes Raiders down destructive path..... Welcome, Yankee Haters!..... Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics are headed for an ugly divorce..... Josh Cribbs is not happy with Browns fans..... More bad news for Redskins fans, Chris Cooley has a broken ankle...... Is Saint Timmy cracking under pressure?...... Kate Gosselin wants to be a movie star

Steve Phillips is in rehab for sex addiction (The Big Lead)

Phillies vs. Yankees preview WWE style (The O Files)

TV deals are the biggest threat to baseball right now (Twinkie Town)

Bears players as Simpsons characters (Jay Cutler Superstar)

The hottest cheerleader on every NBA team (Bleacher Report)

The curse of the Clippers has struck Blake Griffin! Griffin out six weeks with a broken knee cap (YahooSports)

Of course the New York Post has to class up the World Series (The Sports Hernia)

Greg Oden is the key to the Portland Trail Blazers season (Oregonian)

Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin to headline UFC 106 (Bloody Elbow)

The Chiefs need the Larry Johnson distraction (Jason Whitlock)

The Cavaliers can provide Cleveland some relief from the Browns and Indians (Cleveland.com)

USC player doing what USC players do so well, taking cheap shots (Wiz of Odds)



The Obama Hoax (The National Conversation Raw)

The Links

Amanda Seyfried to start the week ..... The BCS standings for this week..... Iowa is a serious National Championship contender...... Phillies are well-equipped to face Yankees..... Antoine Walker is the latest athlete to spend all of his money..... More trouble for Delonte West..... Larry Johnson isn't too happy about his situation in Kansas City..... Am I the only the person who doesn't like U2?...... Obama hasn't stopped campaigning..... Lamborghini for sale at a yard sale

Sean Salisbury has finally sued Deadspin (Frisco Enterprise)

Las Vegas bookies are taking a major hit by the crappy teams in the NFL (LV Review-Journal)

Mark Sanchez eats a hot dog on the sidelines during the Jets-Oakland game (The Sports Hernia)

The 49ers have a QB controversy when they really don't have a QB controversy (Niners Nation)

The Saints are having a special season (NOLA.com)

The Bears were both unprepared and pathetic against Cincinnati (Chicago Tribune)

Not much parity in the NFL this season (Wa Po)

Browns made mistake hiring Mangini (Ohio.com)

And for some reason, the other Cleveland team hires a manager that had no success in Washington (Cleveland.com)

Worst NBA-themed jacket ever? (Basketbawful)

Ron Artest plays Monopoly on the beach (Basketball Jones)

Anvil Launching looks quite awesome (With Leather)

The Links

Miranda Kerr to start the mourning....A look at the new iPod Nano.... Obama isn't real popular when it comes to health care.... Ellen will replace Paula Abdul on 'Idol'.... Hugh Hefner files for divorce. When was he married?.... Add Charlie Sheen to the list of people who think 9/11 was an insider's job.... Would you like a side of squirrel brain?.... You can buy Bernard Madoff's New York penthouse and Florida mansion

Want to know how Obama prepared for last night's speech (Barak Obama's Teleprompters Blog)

A NFL Preview of the teams jerseys (Uni Watch)

Melanie Oudin's tennis coach is quite the homewrecker (SI)

For every time Michael Vick is tackled, a Philadelphia animal rescue will donate five bags of dog food to an shelter of an opposing city (Philly.com)

The NFL starts tonight!!!! (Tennessean)

The Iverson sideshow is an improvement over the garbage in Memphis (Commercial Appeal)

The Rockies never lose. Meaning that I hate them even more. Especially that douche Seth Smith (MLB.com)

Can the Browns outlast the Vikings this weekend (Dawgs by Nature)

Don't expect Dwayne Wade to sign a contract extension this year (Miami Herald)

MMA fighters think Liddell on "Dancing with the Stars" will humanize MMA (Raw Vegas)

Foul Ball Etiquette (The Big Picture)

I suggest watching this video. Zo is the best.


And Jack Webb schools Obama on Healthcare

The Links

The legs of Blake Lively start you off.... Interesting read about a death row inmate who may be innocent.... Another one goes under Obama's bus.... Here's the speech Obama is giving to students today.... Former teacher and First Lady Laura Bush supports Obama's school speech.... Good luck to all the commuter's today trying to get across the Bay Bridge.... Perez Hilton is at it again.... A California women is arrested after "passionately" kissing a 6-year-old boy.... A Soap actress was fired because of her religious beliefs

Tennis sweetheart Melanie Oudin has a 15-year-old boyfriend. That kid sees dollar signs already (Busted Raquet)

Choose your side in the great Merriman-Tequila war (Deadspin)

High school football coach takes players to be (Volintary) Baptized. So of course a mother and the ACLU as pissed (The Big Lead)

Bob Barker was awesome last night on Monday Night Raw (Cageside Seats)

Who knew the Miami-Florida St. game would be the most exciting game this weekend (Fanhouse)

A simple way to improve preseason football (Fifth Down)

The Cleveland Browns still haven't chosen their starting quarterback (Cleveland.com)

The McNabb-O-Meter is back in Philly (700 Levclel)

Lets just say that the Giants aren't happy with Milwaukee or Prince Fielder (Big League Stew)

Van Jones was just the latest to be thrown under Obama's bus.


Bob Barker was on Monday Night Raw last night.

This Is The Best Cleveland Can Do

On Wednesday, Cleveland Browns announced they have hired former Jets coach Eric Mangini to be their next head coach.

The Browns fired former coach Romeo Crennel after a disappointing season 4-12 season when there were a lot of expectations that the team could reach the playoffs.

The 37-year-old Mangini signed a four year deal with the Browns. Mangini started his coaching career with the Browns in 1994.

When Mangini arrived in New York in 2006, the Jets were rebuilding. He lead them to a 10 win season and a seat in the playoffs. By the end of his tenure, people in New York weren't sad to see him leave.

Mangini went 23-25 in three season's with the Jets and was the head man during their end of the season collapse this year. So the question has to be asked. Is this the best Cleveland can do?

Mangini is a carbon copy of Romeo Crennel. They are both Bill Bilichick guys, both defensive coordinators during their time in New England, and both have dry and dour personality's.

Also the defense will not get better. Both Crennel and Mangini run the same type of defense. And last year the Browns actually had a better defense than the Jets. So there is an area that won't approve.

This hire just doesn't make any sense. There were better people out there for the Browns. Someone who isn't a defensive guy that runs the 3-4 defense.

But after all, we are talking about the Browns.