We'll all remember Sammy Sosa's appearance before Congress back in 2005 when he was asked to testify about his own suspected steroid use, and how pervasive it was around Major League Baseball.

When Sosa's time came to speak, he suddenly forgot how to speak English. Not even the best comics could produce as many laughs. Swingin' Sammy became proficient at the English language throughout his 60+ home run seasons, especially during the memorable 1998 chase with Mark McGwire.

Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Juan Carlos Navarro was definitely watching back in 2005 and thought he'd try it out on the American journalists during the Olympics.

After Spain was pounded by the Americans Saturday, Navarro welcomed interviews with the foreign media, but when it came time for the Boston Globe's Marc Spears to have a turn, the Spanish guard had a case of brief amnesia.

Nor is his brain. Navarro failed to consider that Spears has probably covered basketball before, you know, say in this little league called the NBA. Spears offered this quick retort:


Zing! Navarro didn't have anything else to say, other than to offer a look that admitted he'd been burnt worse than he was an hour prior against Dwyane Wade.

My English not very good [Boston Globe]

I am not a particularly religious man, but I don't like to tempt fate. So I do my best not to compare myself to Jesus in any way shape or form.

Tiger Woods, however, will do that.

As some of you may know, there's a glitch in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 video game where you can have Woods shoot from on top of the water. It was therefore known as the Tiger Woods Jesus shot.

Well, apparently the fellows at EA Sports are hip to these here interwebs and decided to capitalize on the Jesus glitch with this, uh, not-so-humble commercial.



In the next commercial, Tiger will part the ocean just off the shore of Pebble Beach.

Now, I don't want to get people rattled, but we all remember what happened to the Beatles after John Lennon famously said "We're more popular than Jesus now" in 1966. Later that year he met Yoko Ono, and the rest, as they say, is history.

So will Tiger Woods' road to 19 majors suddenly get a lot tougher? Probably not, but if that knee flares up again, feel free to blame this commercial.

Tiger Woods walks on water [You Been Blinded]

I know most of you are sick and tired of Brett Favre. But by this point in time, you may be so sick and tired of the Olympics that even hearing about Brett Favre will perk you up.

Well, either way, here it comes.

It seems that one church in Wisconsinland is a little bitter about the whole Favre scenario, so they decided to take matters into their own hands by producing this fantastic sign below.


I don't think there's much doubt about the sign, at least as long as the Jets are involved. However, I'd have to think God would certainly be willing to leave you for the Vikings, or since he's God, he could probably find his way on to the Patriots' roster.

By the way, in addition to the Madden Curse, Favre now has the wrath of God going against him and has to face Chad Pennington in Week 1's Karma Bowl for the ages. My prediction: During Favre's first snap of the regular season, he instantly self-combusts.

[HT: Deadspin]

For the first quarter, it looked like Team USA Basketball was going to be in for a fight. But as we've seen from the Redeem Team, they just need a little challenge to get warmed up. The Australians trailed by just one point after the first quarter, but after Deron Williams hit a buzzer beating three-pointer to end the 1st half, Team USA and particularly Kobe Bryant, got their beat down on.

Bryant took his turn to lead the team, scoring 25 points, 9 of which came during the 14-0 run to begin the second half.

Australian Patrick Mills tried to stir things up with Dwyane Wade again, but that's the most resistance the Aussies were able to provide.

Lebron James did his usual work on the board (nine) to go with 16 points.

Up next is Argentina, the defending gold medalists in the Athens 2004 Games, who beat Greece thanks to Manu Ginobili's 24 points and 11 flops.

So long as the defensive intensity remains high, I see no reason why they shouldn't pummel the flopping bald spot by at least 25. Go USA!



Team USA 115, Australia 86 Boxscore

Usain Bolt did today what I think most people expected him to do, which is win the 200m gold in world record time. And he did exactly that, running the race in a blistering 19.30 seconds which you can see below.



Bolt became the first person to accomplish this feat since Carl Lewis did it in 1984. There's little question that anyone who wins the gold in both events is the world's fastest individual alive.

Even scarier is the fact that Bolt is all of 21, and many people believe his technique can be improved. So, in other words, expect this guy to be beating his chest as he crosses the finish line for years to come........that is if he doesn't get busted for doping first.

Now, as much as I hate to bring that up, it's totally valid. The last time we saw an individual destroy people so badly in the 100m dash, it was Ben Johnson. And remember, Ben Johnson didn't slow down at the finish line while setting a world record. Bolt also won the 200m by a mile, which is yet another to be concerned.

The fact is that track and field is so dirty these days, I don't trust any winner in the sport anymore at all, nor do I trust people who came in 5th, 6th, or 7th.

Do I think Usain is doping? Well, I'd like to think he isn't, seeing as he appears to be a guy who actually makes track and field kind of fun to watch. But my jaded side is much less sure, and wouldn't be shocked in the least to hear he's been cheating.