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      Percy Harvin is going to be a quote machine

      May 29, 2009 /

      There’s still a lot of time yet before we find out whether or not Vikings rookie wideout Percy Harvin can hang in the NFL. But as With Leather points out, he’s already turning out to be one of the league’s better sound bites.

      If I could trade places for a day with anyone, it would be my old (Florida) teammate, Tim Tebow. Some of the stuff and some of the girls and things that were thrown at him. We saw all kind of actors and news reporters just kind of blatantly say, “Tebow, I want you.” And he turned them down. I’m looking at him, like, “Man, you are crazy.

      Although that seems to fly in the face of this gem, uttered immediately beforehand:

      The worst advice? My friends always said, “If the shoe fits, wear it.” That wasn’t always the case with women. Some of the shoes fit, but I shouldn’t have worn it. (Laughs.)

      C’mon Percy, you’re either putting that shoe on or you’re not. And you weren’t complaining about Tebow’s style when he gave you that free circumcision. And at least give us some names, sucka. Although I know who my money’s on…Nick Lachey. If that guy was any bigger of a douche, he’d have vinegar in his bloodstream.

      I’m sure the women Harvin banged at Florida will appreciate the fact that the former Gator is referring to them as shoes. Well done, Percy.

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      Venus ousted from French Open

      May 29, 2009 /

      Venus Williams was upset in the French Open on Friday.

      The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No. 29 Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4.

      The seven-time Grand Slam champion was playing for the third straight day. She lost the first set of her second-round match against Lucie Safarova on Wednesday before play was suspended because of darkness. Williams saved a match point before beating Safarova on Thursday.

      She was also stretched to three sets in the first round.

      Sounds like fatigue had something to do with it. Bummer.

      Tennis

      Report: Burress wants to play for Dolphins

      May 29, 2009 /

      According to a report by the Miami Herald, former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress wants to play for the Dolphins.

      Former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who has a residence in Miami, has told people he would love to join the Dolphins if his legal problems are resolved. The Jets and Buccaneers are reportedly interested. Burress will appear in court next month and faces the possibility of a 3 ½ year sentence for carrying an unlicensed firearm.

      This was in the paper’s “Chatter” section, so it should probably be taken with a grain of salt. That said, I don’t see Bill Parcells taking a shot on a player like Burress after going toe to toe with T.O. in Dallas a couple years ago. Parcells wants to win just as much as anyone, but he’s too smart to take on a headache like Plax.

      Miami certainly isn’t stacked at receiver, but they’re not in horrible shape, either. Even though he hasn’t set the league ablaze yet, nobody is ready to give up on former top 10 pick Ted Ginn Jr. and the team is really high on Greg Camarillo, who they feel can be the next Wes Welker. The Fins also drafted receivers Patrick Turner and Brian Hartline in the mid rounds of last April’s draft, so they’ll be more inclined to let those young wideouts develop than to sign a possible distraction in Burress.

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      Manchester United fan drives minibus into Barcelona supporters, killing four people

      May 29, 2009 /

      A Manchester United football fan drove a minibus into a crowd of Barcelona supporters, killing four people after United lost in the European Champions League Final on Wednesday. Ten other people were reported wounded in the incident.

      A police spokeswoman told Reuters news agency: “The driver passed the crowd, then made a U-turn and ran into them.”

      He is now in police custody. Both teams have a large fan base in Nigeria.

      “The man confessed to doing it on purpose,” police spokeswoman Rita Inoma Abbey told the BBC.

      “He now says he doesn’t know why he did it, but it was an intentional act.”

      Football fans across Africa closely follow the European leagues, which recruit some of the continent’s best players.

      Earlier this month, a Kenyan Arsenal fan hanged himself after his team’s defeat in Champions League semi-final second leg by Manchester United.

      I can’t emphasize this point enough: IT’S JUST A GAME. If you can’t handle your team losing to the point that you deem it necessary to take innocent lives because they root for a rival, then you shouldn’t follow sports – end of story.

      Soccer

      Former QB great Tarkenton says Favre’s actions ‘despicable’

      May 29, 2009 /

      Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton apparently isn’t a huge Brett Favre fan these days.

      Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton, appearing on 790 The Zone in Atlanta, said “it’s all about” Favre when discussing the subject and also had some interesting comments about NFL owners in general. Tarkenton, a resident of the Atlanta area, didn’t need any encouragement to go after Favre and was especially critical of how the future Hall of Fame QB has treated the Packers after playing 16 seasons in Green Bay.

      “I think it’s despicable. What he put the Packers through last year was not good,” said Tarkenton, who played for the Vikings from 1961-66 and again from 1972-78. ”Here’s an organization that was loyal to him for 17, 18 years, provided stability of organization, provided players. It just wasn’t about Brett Favre. In this day and time, we have glorified the Brett Favre’s of the world so much, they think it’s about them. He goes to New York and bombs. He’s 39 years old. How would you like Ray Nitschke in his last year [playing for] the Vikings, or I retire, and go play for the Packers? I kind of hope it happens, so he can fail.”

      Favre did the retirement dance with Green Bay for multiple years and then ultimately got upset with the team when they decided to finally commit to Aaron Rodgers (after giving Brett at least two chances to return) last offseason. Then he wanted to be traded, so the Packers obliged. Then he retired after one year with the Jets, but now wants to play for the Vikings to burn Green Bay GM Ted Thompson. And for what?

      Favre should have played in Green Bay until his arm fell off. He would have been a hero not only in Green Bay, but he would have been one of the biggest sports figures to have ever played. Instead, fans are tired of hearing about him and even a Hall of Famer is calling his actions ‘despicable.’ It’s sad in a lot of ways, because we’re talking about one of the best quarterbacks of all time, yet he has set himself up to be criticized with the way he’s acted the past couple of years.

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