LinkGasm 8-7-07

by , Winning the Turnover Battle

LinkGasm is your one-stop-shop for all the stuff that isn't being spit out by the Carnies here at Epic Carnival. Expect sarcasm, girls, and some sports thrown in as well. If you'd like to be considered for inclusion in future editions, please email your stories here.

- Evidently the Spice Girls have some sort of tour coming up, which would explain why they keep popping up in bikinis. Scary Spice was not so great...but Ginger? I'd say she's aged well. (Just Jared)

- While Brandon Roy's car was pretty nice, he has nothing on Darius Miles' ride. I guess this answers the question of what Darius has been doing with his spare time instead of trying to be a pro athlete. (Blazers Blog)

- The NFL rumor mill is rolling along at full force, and The Hater Nation has the most accurate journalistically responsible funniest rumors out there. (The Hater Nation)

- Everyone likes to rag on ESPN, but are the charges of bias in their coverage really true? Here is a revealing breakdown of the time the WWL spends on each sport. I must admit I am shocked to see that they are the leader in the "Etc." category. (Sports Media Watch)

- Major League umpires are throwing a fit over having background checks performed. Umm...seriously guys, did you sleep through that entire Tim Donaghy thing last month? It was kind of a big deal. (Obscure Sports Quarterly)

- Someday we are going to send a team of explorers into John Kruk's hair to find out exactly what creatures are living in there. (Awful Announcing)