Bengals release Adams
The Bengals today terminated the contract of CB Blue Adams, releasing him to free agency. A fifth-year NFL player in 2008, Adams played in 13 games last season in his first year with the Bengals. He recorded seven tackles on defense, 11 special teams tackles and a special teams forced fumble.

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Wake up Browns fans
Dayton Daily News
And I’m pleased to impart this warning to Browns fans: Quarterback Derek Anderson rocked the NFL in 2007 with an outstanding Pro Bowl season. He’s tough and aggressive, shows excellent poise in the pocket, and has terrific arm strength. But know this: AS WE SPEAK, Cleveland’s opponents — defensive players and defensive coaches — are studying the swashbucklin’ dude who wears uniform No. 3 in burnt orange and seal brown. His footwork, throwing motion and tendencies. My prediction is the league will catch up to him and he’ll have a sub-par year.

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OSU picked to win Big Ten, Michigan left out of top 3
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State was picked to win the Big Ten, the conference announced today at its annual preseason meetings. The Buckeyes have won or shared the title each of the past three seasons. Wisconsin was picked to finish second and Illinois third. The league ranks only its top three teams.

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Reds look-alikes
C. Trent

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Baker warns against "what-ifs"
Enquirer.com
It's easy for the Reds to look back at their post-All-Star break run - with the two blown saves and one extra-inning loss - and think: We could be 7-0. Reds manager Dusty Baker cautioned against that. "I heard some guys on the bench talking about it," Baker said. "I told them you can't think that way. You got to look forward. You start looking back and start thinking about what-ifs. "I told Adam Dunn about that famous song by Johnny Lee Hooker, 'Don't Look Back.' "

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Showdown of the century
Victoria Secret vs. Sports Illustrated

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Minor League team holding "Politically Incorrect Night"
- The stadium will have `men only' entrances to the game because men are obviously the superior creatures
- The first 250 women to attend the game will be given Lowell Spinners potholders so that they can properly cook dinner for their husbands
- There will be designated napping areas around the park available for all senior citizens to `rest their eyes' because old people get tired quickly
- Fans are encouraged to drive to the game separately and will be given complimentary gas cards in an effort to use up as much gas as possible
- Cars will be needlessly driven between innings as a tribute to gas guzzlers

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Top 10 Best Bar Sports
The guys at The Love of Sports are the best at these top 10 lists! And I'm sure that you have played several of the games on their list. Submit some of your own in the FORUM too!

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What's next...a ban on fat people?
LA Times
A proposal that would place at least a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a broad swath of neighborhoods, mostly in South Los Angeles, won unanimous support from a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday.

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TGIT...Cheerleader of the Week
Lindsey Grubbs - USC

Name: Lindsey Grubbs
School: USC
Birth Date: Novemeber 11, 1987
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Year: Sophomore
Major: Theater

Click here to see photos of Lindsey in action.

1. I love (USC), but I almost went to:
NYU.

2. My favorite class is:
Music 400 -- The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity, Issues and Experiences.

3. Movies I can't live without:
Across the Universe, Love Actually and Breakfast at Tiffanys.

4. Music I can't live without:
Jack Johnson, Damien Rice, Jazz and of course Broadway showtunes!

5. TV shows I can't live without:
The O.C., I Love Lucy and The Office.

6. What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you during a game?
When O.J. Mayo was pushed into foul territory and fell on my knee and all of the cameramen rushed over to capture my pained reaction on television.

7. My favorite sport is:
Football!

8. My favorite professional sports teams are:
The San Diego Chargers & Padres.

9. My one Guilty Pleasure is:
Gerber Daisies. I always have a vase of them on my desk...even if I have to buy them for myself.

10. My best physical feature is:
My smile.

11. A strange and unusual fact about me:
I once broke my ankle in a downhill skiing competition in Vail, Colorado.

12. My friends would be surprised to know that I:
Used to have aspirations to be an award-winning author and still write music & poetry from time to time.

13. Favorite foods:
Anything Italian, Pink Berry and Kraft macaroni & cheese.

14. Five people I'd like to have dinner with (living or dead):
Jesus, Audrey Hepburn, Adam Brody, William Shakespeare, my father.

15. Three People who annoy me:
One of my roommates who makes awful smelling egg whites every morning, Bart Simpson and drivers who don't use their blinker.

16. The next risk I want to take:
Skydiving!

17. If your life had a theme song, what would it be?
Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson.

18. What reality show would you do best on and why?
American Idol. I love to sing.

19. If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd buy would be:
A Porsche for my mom. It's her dream car.

20. Describe the worst date you ever went on:
It was my first date with this politician, who after three long hours of describing to me his agenda went on to explain how in two years he planned to be married and settled down with at least one child. I was a sophomore in college, so needless to say that we never went on a second date.

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Ben Mauk still waiting
Enquirer.com
The waiting continues for Ben Mauk. A little more than a week before the University of Cincinnati begins football practice on Aug. 1, the Bearcats' once and maybe future quarterback still doesn't know if the NCAA will grant him a sixth year to complete his four years of eligibility. He doesn't even know when the teleconference that will give him the forum to plead his case to the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee will be held. Mauk said he doesn't sit around agonizing over what's going to happen. But he would like to have his status resolved.

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They're together again...kinda
USA Today
Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again — but not like that. The 41-year-old former Baywatch star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons — Dylan, 10; Brandon, 12 — in Lee's Calabasas enclave while her new Malibu mansion is under construction. Anderson says the pair, whose honeymoon video was infamously unleashed on the Internet, aren't an item again. But she isn't ruling out the possibility.

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Iraq banned from Olympics
BBC
The team was already the subject of an interim ban after the Iraqi government replaced the country's Olympic committee with its own appointees. Under the IOC charter, all committees must be free of political influence. Iraq had been planning to send a team of at least seven athletes to the Olympics which start on 8 August. Two rowers, a weightlifter, a sprinter, a discus thrower, a judoka and an archer were in the frame for the trip to Beijing.

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I really hope this happens
USA Today
Beach volleyball could be heading back to school. An NCAA committee voted this month to add sand volleyball to a list of women's sports being considered for intercollegiate competition. The sport, known on the professional and Olympic levels as beach volleyball, could be under NCAA auspices as soon as 2009-10. "It's a very exciting development, and it's certainly an acknowledgment that there's substantial growth in popularity in beach volleyball," said Leonard Armato, the commissioner of the domestic pro tour. "I think it's going to be an easy transition for the schools, and there's going to be lots of girls that want to play."

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They don't make em like Maddux anymore
Enquirer.com - Paul Daugherty
Throwing is an activity. Pitching is an art. In the 1990s, when the Atlanta Braves came to Cincinnati and Greg Maddux pitched, it was appointment viewing at Riverfront Stadium. Maddux painted corners like Hopper painted loneliness. "Watch this,'' I'd say to whoever was sitting next to me. "Maddux will strike this guy out looking, three pitches, without hitting 90 on the radar gun. Good morning, good afternoon, see you later. And none of the pitches will even scrape the black of the plate.''

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Steve Bartman is an idiot
He's gonna turn down 25,000 for a signed photo? Look dude, it really isn't that big of a deal...even to Cubs fans. And even if it were...you gotta capitalize on your fame...or infamy in this case. Just ask William Hung. How can you shun 25 G....just stupid.

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Xavier adds another coach to staff
CSTV.com

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Reds undecided with Deadline approaching
Reds.com
July 31 isn't just a date on the calendar. In Major League Baseball, it comes with a big flashing red light and alert sirens. No one in the Reds clubhouse understands the meaning of July 31 more than reliever David Weathers. As of Thursday, the deadline where teams can make trades without needing players to clear waivers is exactly one week away.

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