SPORTS BUZZ – Having lost the use of his legs at age 4, he’s gone on to become one of the top wheelchair athletes in the world. With the help of athletes like Josh George and Natalie du Toit, sports for disabled people could become a mainstream fixation.

The Best Links:

1. NY Times Profiles Josh George
2. Josh George’s Website
3. Wheelchair Racing Is Actually Really Challenging
4. A World Class Athlete in a Wheelchair Makes a Perfect Role Model
5. Josh George Will Soon Be a Household Name
6. An Interview with Josh George

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SPORTS BUZZ – The No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player is going out at the top of her game. She’s just 25, but has seven Grand Slam titles under her belt. Fans of Belgian tennis are sad, but it’s good news for Maria Sharapova, who will now become the top player.

The Best Links:

1. Hard to See Her Go Before Her Time
2. Why Justine Henin Quit
3. Is She the Youngest Athlete Ever to Retire on Top?
4. Better to Burn Out Than Fade Away?

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SPORTS BUZZ – The Boston Herald makes a formal apology to the Patriots for accusing them falsely. The day before the last Super Bowl, the Herald ran a story about how the Pats had videotaped the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI, except oops that never happened. Now the paper is officially saying sorry and readers are incensed.

The Best Links:

1. “The Boston Herald regrets the damage done to the team.”
2. Readers Revolt!
3. ESPN, Circling Ever Closer
4. Pats May Very Well File Suit

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SPORTS BUZZ – Swimmer Natalie du Toit, who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident, will make Olympic history in Beijing as the first amputee to compete at the Summer Olympic Games. Congratulations to Natalie! She makes all us non-amputees look kinda lame and unaccomplished.

The Best Links:

1. Natalie Gets Emotional, Cries After Qualifying for the Olympics
2. Du Toit Lists Two Goals: One, to Swim in the Olympics, and Two, to Be Able to Run
3. Amputee Swimmer Qualifies for Olympics On CNN.com
4. Swim your own race: An Inspirational Interview with Natalie du Toit, Paralympian
5. Natalie Achieves Her Dream of Getting to Represent South Africa
6. Paralympian Shocked when She Qualified for Beijing Olympics
7. What are the Paralympics?

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SPORTS BUZZ – Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera made only the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history playing against the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. A line drive to second base with the runners going, and Cabrera makes the triple play look like no big deal. He also hit a homerun earlier in the day in the first game of a double-header, making him the first player to ever do both in the same day.

The Best Links:

1. Watch Cabrera’s Triple Play
2. The Ins and Outs of Unassisted Triple Plays

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SPORTS BUZZ – The single-season USC basketball player has allegedly been receiving gifts and cash from recruiters since high school. Mayo played one season at USC and will be heading into the NBA draft with a cloud hanging over his head. Louis Johnson, a former friend of Mayo’s, says the USC star has been receiving money and perks — like a flat-screen TV — from an L.A. promoter for several years.

The Best Links:

1. Mayo Denies Taking Gifts, Cash
2. The Mayo Probe
3. Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems for USC
4. Mayo Has Allegedly Been Getting Perks and Money Since Before He Entered Highschool
5. So This is How It Works
6. Here’s the Impact On O.J. Mayo’s Earning Potential
7. “Mayo Gets Bush-whacked by Friend”

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SPORTS BUZZ – As New York and other large cities prepare to construct (or at least mark off) more bike lanes, a debate is brewing about their efficacy. Lax enforcement and a slew of fatal accidents are leading many cyclists to the conclusion that bike lanes are merely a token effort on the part of urban planners and city officials.

The Best Links:

1. Good Intentions, Questionable Results
2. The Case For Physically-Seperated Bike Lanes
3. Bike Lane of Death
4. An Unofficial Violator Database
5. “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz Says Lane Seperation is a Must
6. 22 Year Old is Struck and Dies on the West Side Highway Bike Path
7. Nice Ad, Idiots
8. There Are Some Who Disagree…
9. The Original Promise
10. A Sixth Avenue Bike Lane Death
11. A Double-Parking Fatality

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SPORTS BUZZ – The name of the horse that was euthanized at the Kentucky Derby after breaking two ankles while crossing the finish line in second place. Politicos are drawing parallels between Hillary Clinton’s tragic horse pick and the Presidential race.

The Best Links:

1. Eight Belles’ Final Agonizing Minutes
2. While Human Athletes Can Choose to Destroy Themselves, Their Animal Counterparts Can’t
3. YouTube - Eight Belles is euthanized at 134th Kentucky Derby
4. Video: Eight Belles’ Traner Defends Jockey’s Conduct
5. PETA Wants Jockey of Euthanized Horse Suspended, Horse Racing to Be Safer
6. Eight Belles’ Jockey Gabriel Saez Should Be Euthanized Himself
7. Horse Racing Isn’t Animal Abuse
8. The Symbolism Behind Hillary’s Horse Getting Euthanized?
9. Did Hillary Kill Eight Belles?

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SPORTS BUZZ – Videos of real shark attacks! Are you sick of adorable animals falling asleep or overcoming adversity? Then these vicious shark attack videos are the perfect palate cleanser.

The Best Links:

1. Surfer Attacked By Two Great White Sharks And Lives To Tell The Tale
2. Great White Eats Sea Lion (Famous Slow Motion Video)
3. Why Great Whites Attack (National Geographic Report)
4. How to Survive a Shark Attack
5. Killer Whale Vs. Great White Shark: Guess Who Won?
6. Shark Attacks Helocopter (Famous Photoshop Hoax)

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SPORTS BUZZ – Yet another sad tale of naughty pictures online. Pictures of some of the Arizona State cheerleading squad in their underwear taken almost two years ago have led to the school disbanding the entire team. Between this and Tiffany Sheperd, we may finally be able to forget about Miley Cyrus for a little while.

The Best Links:

1. Blogger Who Posted the Photos Wants to Make It Right
2. ASU Cheerleaders Play Miley Cyrus
3. Once Again, Internet Plus Racy Photos Equals Tragedy
4. Silly Racy Photos Cause Ruckus

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