When it comes to finding out obscure facts about college or professional athletes the guys over at Frathouse Sports are on top of their game. Take for instance this little known tidbit (at least to me) about Miss World USA 2008 Lane Lindell. Did you know as a freshman she dated Knowshon Moreno while at the University of Georgia?

Now she dates Doug Reinhardt. This guy is the bane of my existence. Not only does he date my new love, this man dated my past love Lauren Conrad. My life sucks!

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What is the first thing you do when you hear your daughter got engaged? The ideal answer would probably be to wish her congratulations. But if you are Terry Francona you rip off your shirt and flex on her fiance.

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The season’s fast approaching and things are starting to get serious.

Let’s take a closer look at Week 4 of HBO’s Hard Knocks.

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It has now been 7 days since my twitter account first graced the world wide web. What have I learned so far?

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I hate to play the role of Spoiler here, but Sports Illustrated says the Steelers are going to win the Super Bowl this year. The franchise has done that before.  In fact, there’s a new book about the Steelers’ glory days in the 1970′s.  “The Ones Who Hit The Hardest” also studies the city of Pittsburgh, which was going through a difficult economic transition at the time (sound familiar?) And, as an added bonus, the Dallas Cowboys are painted as the villains.

This also marks Sports Crackle Pop’s first two on one interview. The authors, Chad Millman and Shawn Coyne, took some time to answer a few questions. We touched on the characters that made up the Steel Curtain, the invention of Moneyball before Moneyball, and the Beatles.

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Two stars from a couple of my favorite reality shows are rumored to be trying their luck with a couple of NFL players. One of which I am all for, while the other causes me to vomit in my mouth a little.

Perez Hilton gossips that Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari were ‘kissing and acting all in love’ last night at the Angels and Kings lounge in Chicago. Watch out Jay, you see what is happening with Matt Leinart now. He too was once rumored to be an item w K-Cav.

Wonder what Linsay Lohan would have to say about this Bears QB?

Now the second pairing takes us to Vernon Davis and the “girl that runs L.A” Natalie Nunn. Could you possibly pick a more annoying person to date? Everything about her makes me cringe.

I wish the 49ers tight end would actually try to date Gia from The Bachelor Pad.

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Over the weekend you might have caught the highlight of Ndamukong Suh trying to tear Jake Delhomme’s head off. What you might have missed from that game was Detroit Lions’ safety Louis Delmas getting a little excited in pregame introductions and running over a couple of children.

They are just giving you fair warning. No matter how old or what size you need to keep your head on a swivel.

-H/T It’s Always Sunny in Detroit

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With the US Open Tennis Championship kicking off today we figured what better way to bring it in than with pictures of the beautiful Brooklyn Decker. It just so happens she has a pictorial in this month’s Access (DirecTV) magazine. Enjoy

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I love me some Lady Gaga. You know who else does? Mr. Brandon Jennings! It’s YOUNG MONEY baby.

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Its about that time again.

My SI subscription is set to run out next month. Obviously, I’m going to renew. But, as is the case with everything else in my life, I’m being lazy  about it.

Sports Illustrated doesn’t know that. They’re probably worried that I may be on the verge of cutting our relationship off after two decades. After all, I can read it for free online.

As a result, the good people at Time, Inc are trying to entice me to stay into the fold with the offer of free gifts. It’s a trap I’ve fallen into before, but it’s not a mistake I plan on making again.

When I was a kid, Sports Illustrated offered cool stuff like football phones and sneaker phones and posters. That is no longer the case. Here’s a list of free gifts I’ve recieved in the past:

1. Long Sleeve T-Shirt: I’m by no means a small person. But I’m not unusually large either. I’m around 6’1″ or 6’2″ and I weigh around 240 lbs. I don’t shop at big and tall shops nor do I struggle to fit into clothes from namebrand stores. Yet, for some reason, a size XL Sports Illustrated long sleeve t-shirt makes me look like I’m trying to squeeze into a child size shirt. The sleeves barely reach my wrists and he neck is so tight I feel like I’m being choked. If the shirt arrived on a Tuesday, it had been relegated to the pajama draw by Wednesday.

2. Sports Illustrated Fleece Jacket: Again, there are issues with the sleeves being too short. Luckily, the sleeves have elastic in them so I can stretch them out a little bit. I like the fact that the heather grey fleece jacket has a full zipper, which eliminates a lot of the tightness issues. At least I did like that until I tried to unzip it one day. And the pully-y part of the zipper snapped off in my hand. I WAS A PRISONER IN COMFY FLEECE.  I nearly dislocated my shoulder trying to slip it off over my head.

3. Sports Illustrated Gym Bag: The picture makes this look like a very nice bag, suitable for trips to the gym or overnight travel. In reality, this bag is barely large enough to hold a pair of sneakers. It’s a glorified toiletry bag. Unless there’s an entire community of Sports Illustrated readers who exercise barefoot in nothing but tiny shorts, this is not a useful item

4. The Football Book: It’s a coffee table book full of pictures of Jim Brown. I’ve never really understood the point of coffee table books anyway. After you look at the pictures once, what’s the point of looking again? It’s not going to change. But at least pictures of art or foreign lands or exotic animals show people you have some level of sophistication. What does a picture of Dick Butkus shooting snot rockets tell visitors about you?

5. Sports Illustrated Travel Alarm Clock: It’s small and fragile so if you actually decide to travel with it, the clock will break in your bag before you reach your destination. It’s not backlit, so you can’t see it with the lights off.

So, this time, Sports Illustrated, I will pass on the bonus items. A lack of clutter in my closets and garbage can is gift enough.

Sports Illustrated: August 30th, 2010

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