In the absence of football or any other sport that I care about, my weekday television viewing has been.. let’s just say subpar. Last night for example, the girlfriend and I watched the Rock of Love premiere (which is kind of like a really skanky, drunken trainwreck you can’t help but watch), the finale of America’s Next Top Model (not sure which circuit, not sure it’s a good sign that I know that the seasons on ANTM are actually called “circuits”) and then watched Making the (not to be be mistaken with Da) Band 4, where Diddy’s theatrics are starting to wear me out. I like how every time he pulls up to the band’s apartment in his Phantom, they play some really awesome hip-hop song to announce him. I think I’d like that same service for myself. I’m going to hire a band to follow me around and play AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” for me every time I walk into a room or maybe Bloc Party’s “Helicopter.”
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No, seriously…
More than 500 people are reporting symptoms of food poisoning after Taste of Chicago.
A Florida man called 911 because he was surrounded by police and needed help.
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The Titans are finding that replacing a felonious defensive back is harder than it might seem.
The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Fry examines the idiocy of the NFL’s new 45-second rule.
Is there beef between Matt Leinart and Ben Roethlisberger?
With the Bobcats trading for Jason Richardson and re-signing Gerald Wallace, the Fanhouse wonders if there’s room for Adam Morrison in Charlotte?
After signing defensive tackle Cory Redding to a contract that doesn’t make sense, the Lions will likely be facing a holdout from its top pick Calvin Johnson.
Edgerrin James is ditching his gold teeth.
In 14 months, at least six Baltimore-area high school athletes were KIA in Iraq.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Kathleen Nelson looks at some possible NFL reality shows to hold you over until Week 1.
Has Barry Bonds caused a riff on Fox’s baseball telecasts?
Great story in the Kansas City Star about how fans punctuate milestone moments in their lives in stadiums.
The Oklahoman’s John Rohde on what he thinks will keep him entertained until the start of football season.
Fun story in the Denver Post today about celebrity golf tournaments.
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Well-rounded news…
Apple has filed a patent for a backlit trackpad.
Broadband speed in the U.S. stinks.
The first four episodes of fourth season of The Office will be an hour long.
Is NBC revamping American Gladiators?
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has a unique way of dealing with the paparazzi.
