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Stolen from the Sponge himself. Krazy Kurdt. Proven true in a court of law. Yet another sign the end is near.
You want some advice on how to fix this? Here is where you start: with resignations.

My recent posts about Pete Rose led a lot of you to bring up Joe Jackson, either (a) in support of keeping Rose banned (“Rose shouldn’t be let in as long as Shoeless Joe is banned!”) or (b) as a second guy, in addition to Rose, who should be let in (“the Hall of fame is worthless without Shoeless Joe and Rose!”).
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Giving a new meaning to the term “governing body,” the IAAF, which oversees the sport of track and field internationally, has asked the South African athletics federation to conduct a gender verification exam on the nation’s running sensation, Caster Semenya, who won the 800-meter event at the world championships in Berlin on Wednesday.
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A KICKBOXER and two pals are being quizzed by cops today after a savage attack on a dad-of-six which left him fighting for life.
David said: “When they first saw them, they were like, ‘Daddy, why are you in your underwear so everyone can see?’ They don’t mind. If they were older they’d be embarrassed, maybe.”
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Did the commissioner learn something about himself during the climb? “Yeah,” he said. “I probably shouldn’t be doing this on a regular basis.”
“If it’s not the right team, it won’t happen,” he said.
Lenny Dykstra, the former star center fielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
While we’re not usually into the whole NASCAR schtick, we will attempt to cash in on it when there’s some hot turning left action here.
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By Grant Wahl
This article appears in the July 6, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
Reprinted from The Beckham Experiment, by Grant Wahl. Copyright � 2009 by Grant Wahl. Published by Crown Publishers, a division of Random House Inc.
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