- NBA TIPOFF has great video of the Top 10 Buzzer Beaters of 2009.

- THE DAILY BEAST has a funny (but harsh) take on Steve McNair’s murder, claiming that had Saleh Kazemi had followed the “rules” of being a sports mistress, the situation wouldn’t have unfolded like it did.

- DEADSPIN has the surprising news that no one cares that Manny Ramirez used PEDs as Dodgers fans embraced his return to L.A. Thursday night.

- Even though it might seem like a daunting task at this point, BICYCLING.COM writes that Lance Armstrong will pull ahead and win his eighth Tour de France.

- FIVE TOOL TOOL lists 10 ways that the Minnesota Timberwolves will woo Ricky Rubio.