Making her first appearance on the blog, here’s former tennis player (definitely not tennis star) Anna Kournikova.

Here’s a cool CIS story. Some of the football players at the University of Montreal will be making an appearance in next year’s Madden game. Thing is you won’t actually see them in the game. (CIS Blog)

In other CIS news, did you know that the OUA’s scholarship rules include a gender balance rule? I don’t think seven Ontario schools knew. (CBC)

In case you didn’t notice, Tiger Woods is playing golf this weekend. Heading into today’s action, he was four strokes off the lead. His chase won’t be helped by some messages being sent from above. (Sports By Brooks)

After the jump, some baseball links, some football links, and hockey quasi-revenge.

This is the most important article you can read this baseball season. It’s a look at which hot dogs you should eat at each ballpark. (Clubhouse Cancer)

A look at Bill Simmons and why he’s so good. A good read, especially if you don’t check ESPN.com everyday. (Paul Oberjuerge)

You can take Milton Bradley out of the bad situation… Actually, you can’t because he just continuously makes things bad for himself. (Larry Brown Sports)

An improvement to sports video game commentary could be coming soon. There are only so many times that I can hear “So end another chapter in the great book of hockey.” (Kotaku) Though, I will readily admit to using that one when I last called a hockey game.

Detroit Lions fans can feel optimistic about part of their team next year. Ndamukong Suh is a beast. (SportsCenter)

Speaking of the NFL draft, the teams sure do ask some dumb questions. (JMU Sports Blog)

Yesterday, Jackie linked to an article about Chuck’s Zachary Levi at WonderCon. Today, I have a link to Zachary Levi (and Patrick Dempsey, among others) talking to Adam Carolla at practise for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. Slightly NSFW-ish but I listened to it there anyway. (The Adam Carolla Podcast)

We’ve finally discovered why Jose Canseco decided to try his hand at MMA. His fights were likely rigged and he didn’t know. (New York Times)

A while back, Jackie mentioned that Jennifer Love Hewitt was into something called vajazzling. Well, that’s one of 10 “noteworthy” things from her books. (NPR)

In today’s photo gallery, it’s a look at the latest growth area for the NHL. Hockey jerseys are now status symbols among the poor in Africa. (National Post) Don’t get any ideas, Gary.

Marc Savard’s revenge is extracted by Evander Kane. No one is complaining, though.