SPORTS IN 2008.
Disagree with someone's take?  Call him names!

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WONDERING IF YOU DRESS LIKE A DOUCHEBAG?
If you have to wonder if you dress like a douchebag, you probably dress like a douchebag.  But here's help if you need it.

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QUALITY VETERAN OF THE WEEK - NANCY O'DELL
Nancy is host of something called Access Hollywood.  Keep in mind, I would rather eat off of either of these plates than watch Access Hollywood.  Nonetheless, at age 42, Nancy O'Dell is still big league.

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KNOW WHY WE CAN'T GET AN ALL-STAR GAME?
Remember the 1988 All-Star game at Riverfront Stadium? Doc Gooden took a tough-luch L as the NL lost 2-1. The National League squad consisted of three Reds as Danny Jackson, Barry Larkin, and Chris Sabo were All-Stars. It'd sure be nice to have another All-Star game here, mainly to show off the outstanding riverfront we've developed dirt pit next to our new stadium. My fear is however, that it's going to be a while, because this is the pregame entertainment we offered up to the rest of th country the last time the Midsummer Classic graced our fair city.

Of course, this year's All-Star game offered up this.

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DORKIEST KID EVER.
From the Louisville (sorry, Titletown) Courier-Journal

11-year-old Landon Wilburn got an idea. He and his friends had often yelled at speeders to slow down, to no avail.Then last month, Landon began pointing a Hot Wheels-brand radar gun at them and charting their speeds. The orange radar gun, which costs $30 to $40 at toy stores -- although Landon traded toys with a neighbor for his -- can clock the speed of almost anything from baseballs

So whereas 11 year-olds where you and I come from play outside, ride bikes, play video games, shoot hoops, whatever, this loser is practicing for his future gig as head of a busybody homeowner's association.

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WORST DAY ON THE SPORTS CALENDAR. SO TODAY SHOULD BE GOOD.

-Two things from the All-Star game last night. 1) If you watched (and I watched from the 7th inning on), the myth that the guys don't play as hard in the All-Star game as they used to was dispelled. 2) You saw with the possibile chicanery that would have taken place had the game gone much longer that attaching any significance to the game is downright silly.

-Looking for cable/satellite nightmares. I pay a decent chunk a month for an HD DVR. It was my anniversary last night, so watching the game from the get-go wasn't in the cards. So I tried to DVR the game, mainly to watch the pregame stuff. But it didn't work. A 35 minute call to my TV programming provider had me unhooking my box, and being told I had to either return it to the store or wait for a tech to show up next week. All the while not getting any kind of price break on a service that's not working.

-Next time you see an article on ESPN you want to read, but you're told you have to pay for it, remember where that money is going.'

-I floated this yesterday, with an uncapped year in 2010, isn't it beneficial for both the Bengals and TJ to sign a one year deal for 2009?

-The University of Kansas is awfully greedy.

-A d-bag like Tom Glavine dated Alyssa Milano?

-Rampage Jackson: Dumbest. Man. Ever.

-Ohio State's new ticket policy is making some long-time ticket holders angry. Can't say I blame them.

-After last week's 138, I'm still thinking about quitting golf and selling my clubs. This story is pushing me in that direction.