Wednesday Link-Off: The Almighty Dollar

For no real reason, here’s Anna Kournikova in 3D. I wish I held on to one pair 3D glasses right about now.

The NFL doesn’t have a salary cap this year so teams have carte blanche (more or less) on total salary. So who are the biggest spenders? Mostly teams that suck. (Pro Football Talk)

There hasn’t been much in the way of bright spots for the Blue Jays this season. Fortunately, they have Jose Bautista to make everything better for fans. (Sports and the City)

Here’s a profile of sports columnist Jason Whitlock. The best line is “I try not to burn bridges, but he napalms them.” I can appreciate the need to do that. (New York Times)

After the jump, the death of the English language, scads of lists, and the new OK Go video. Continue reading

Sunday Link-Off: Hard Hitting

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. Continue reading