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Apparently Maria Sharapova is still having some problems with her shoulder and recently pulled out of an event in Hong Kong.

She is trying to be ready for the Australian open after having arthroscopic surgery a couple of months ago; but there’s a possibility she might not be able to defend her title:

“I am trying to do everything possible to be ready for Australia, but I have promised my doctors, coach and family that I will not rush back.”

“The great news is that we have taken care of the problem that has been bothering me so much over the last couple of years, and now is the time to get into what I call ‘match shape.’ “

I saw a picture of Jelena Jankovic once and was surprised by the thickness of her legs because she usually looks very skinny on the tennis court. And what difference does that make you ask? Well none to be honest.

I was reading an article about Jelena Jankovic today, about how she’s beefed up for the 2009 season, and I saw it mentioned in the article that she weighs 130 pounds. I was surprised in a way. On the court Jelena does look pretty small but in pictures she looks pretty healthy if not a little bit thick in places, and considering her height, it’s hard to believe she’s under 145 pounds based on the pictures of her I’ve seen. Then again it could have just been the pictures and the way she was posing in them because on the court she hardly looks like she weighs 115 pounds.

Any tennis fans around? I have to confess I’m not a huge fan of Jelena Jankovic. She comes off a tad bit over confident and entitled. She also appears to love herself a little bit too much, and it seems to me that there are a number of better players out there; but all due credit to Jelena. She didn’t get to be number one because someone decided to put her in the position whether she deserved it or not. She earned the spot and it’s on the other so-called “better” players to go out there and take the position away if they feel they deserve to be there more than Jelena.

How tall is Jelena Jankovic

I’ve been trying for years to understand the need for cheerleaders at professional men’s sporting events. I’m not a feminist necessarily but it has always seemed to me to be an example of women being objectified, especially when you consider the way the cheerleaders dressed. I’m all for cheering on your team; but I don’t see the need for the cheerleaders to be practically naked.

I’ve brought up the subject a few times with a few people and I generally get the feedback that I’m just jealous because I can’t wear what the cheerleaders wear, or I’m making a big deal about nothing. Well, maybe I’m making a big deal about nothing but I was wondering about cheerleaders again today after coming across a picture of a Colts cheerleader in her super hot shorts and navel baring cropped top and I’ve come to this conclusion: without the presence of a scantily clad female, athletes cannot perform up to their maximum ability. They need the extra adrenaline that can only come from sensing the presence of hot sexy women. It’s an instinctual thing. They don’t have to stand around staring at the females as the females jump up and down and shake their female parts. They sense and smell the presence of all the hot T & A and that heightens their performance ability.

At the end of the day that’s all women are is T & A right?

Don’t look for Lindsay Davenport to go after her fourth grand slam title at the upcoming 2009 Australian Open in January. Although the Australian Open  announced last week that Davenport will be playing the tournament, new developments in Lindsay’s life have brought about a change in plans.

Davenport, 32,  has pulled out of the Australian Open due to pregnancy; and based on the statement she has made through her publicist, there’s every possibility you might not see Lindsay Davenport play competitive tennis again.

“Of course this unexpected but exciting surprise now means I will be putting tennis on hold for the foreseeable future.”

Considering Lindsay is thrity-two, the “foreseeable future” doesn’t hold much promise for improving on her current record; and if there are no more wins in that “foreseeable future” it is hard to see any point in Davenport coming back to tennis after this pregnancy.

Lindsay Davenport became a first time mom in June 2007 when she gave birth to her son Jagger. Lindsay is married to Jon Leach and resides in Laguna Beach California.

Apparently a former good friend and business partner of Andre Agassi’s is suing his wife Steffi Graf over $50,000. Perry Rogers, called Agassi’s oldest friend, is reportedly suing Steffi Graf because she was late paying his management fee; but according to people who have access to the Agassi-Graf private world, this suit isn’t really about a late payment of $50,000.

It seems there has been a problem between Steffi Graf and Perry Rogers for some time, stemming from Graf’s involvement in Agassi’s financial affairs. Reports claim that Graf made accusations against Rogers, or at least hinted to her husband that Rogers mishandled some of their business investments. Rogers purpotedly took offense and there has since been tension between the two.

Rogers had been president of Andre Agassi Enterprises, running Agassi’s business for him up until October when he resigned. He apparently also worked as Stefi Graf’s manager and agent; but things have turned sour.  Agassi and Rogers are on the brink of losing their friendship over Rogers’ feud with his wife.

Says Agassi in response to the lawsuit filed by Perry Rogers against his wife:

“I am both saddened and disappointed to learn that Perry has filed a lawsuit and sadder still that he has sued my wife, Stefanie.”

“I remain hopeful that we will be able to resolve our business issues with minimal damage to our families and mutual friends.

“It’s like a divorce in many ways. I still don’t think I’m in a place where I can process this yet. None of it is easy. At the end of the day, you try to get through it as responsibly as possible. I certainly love my wife more than life itself and will be there for her during this time.”

A participant in Sunday’s Dallas White Rock marathon collapsed and died officials have reported.  The woman, Erin Lahr was a 29-year old resident of Austin, Texas. The cause of her death is not known at this time. The Dallas County medical examiner is currently investigating to determine what caused the runner to collapse and die.

In a written statement Chuck Dannis, the president of the marathon expressed the sympathies of the organizations and sent prayers out the woman’s family.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the collapse of a runner at mile marker 21 of the marathon today,” Dannis said.

Is castration the answer to the problem of sex offenders in our society? Some people say castrating male sex offenders after their very first offense will stop them from committing future offenses. Some people say give them a second chance to redeem themselves, but castrate them after their second offense. Some people say don’t castrate them at all because that is not going to solve the problem; the problem lies in their brain and even without an organ to use in committing an assault they will still feel the urge to assault and can use something else as their assault weapon.

Sex crimes vary and not all sex crimes involve the use of a male phallus. Just the other day, for example, New York City police officers Richard Kern, Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales were indicted on charges that they sodomized a tattoo artist named Michael Mineo with police equipment. Sodomy is a sex offense. In this case the sex offenders’ weapon was not their sex organ.

Obviously castration of offenders who did not use a male sex organ to commit their offense would solve nothing; so the question of castration would probably need to be asked in relation to specific offenses. Offenders like Michael Mele for example, men who go around assaulting women by masturbating in front of them, on them, near them, would it be a service to society to cut off their penis? Would castration prevent them from assaulting women?

Mele admitted to police when he was arrested last year that he gets off on terrorizing women. The masturbating isn’t the goal so much as it is his way of celebrating the achievement of his goal to corner and terrify his victim; so if you chop off his organ you won’t necessarily stop him from assaulting women. In fact, you could coceivably create a bigger problem, because now, after he corners them he’ll need to do something else to get his satisfaction, to celebrate his achievement. That something else could be strangling them to death, and now you have a serial killer on your hands instead of a serial masturbator.

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It is being reported that Plaxico Burress, wide-receiver for the New York giants, was accidentally shot at a nightclub this weekend.

Burress was reportedly shot in the leg. His injury is not believed to be life threatening.

There is not a great deal of information available about this incident. In fact, police in New York and New Jersey had no information about a shooting involving Burress.

Update: The New York Times reports that it was Burress who accidentally shot himself in the right thigh hours after it was decided he would not play in Sunday’s Washington game due to a hamstring in the same leg in which he shot himself.

LeBron James didn’t think much of Charles Barkely’s opinion that he needed to “Shut the hell up” and show a little respect for the NBA as a whole and for the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise by keeping his thoughts about leaving Cleveland for New York after the 2010 NBA season to himself.

There has been talk that Lebron James is interested in joining the New York Knicks once he becomes a free agent after 2010, and James has contributed to the speculation with statements which many consider inappropriate and disrespectful to his team.

Charles Barkley made the following statement on TNT’s NBA studio show and Dan Patrick’s radio show in reaction to some of the comments that LeBron James made to reporters who questioned him while the Cavaliers were in New York this past Tuesday :

“If I was LeBron James, I would shut the hell up.”

“I’m a big LeBron fan. He’s a stud. You gotta give him his props. I’m getting so annoyed he’s talking about what he’s going to do in two years. I think it’s disrespectful to the game. I think it’s disrespectful to the Cavaliers.”

The statement from LeBron which Barkley considered inappropriate:

“I think July 1, 2010, is a very big day.”

“It’s probably going to be one of the biggest days in free-agent history in the NBA. So a lot of teams are gearing up to try to prepare themselves to be able to put themselves in position to get one of the big free-agent market guys.”

In response to Barkley’s comments that he needed to shut the hell up LeBron James had this to say, according to Sports Illustrated:

“He’s stupid. That’s all I’ve got to say about that.”

Sounds like somebody has gotten to the point of thinking he’s larger than life and doesn’t owe respect to the League, his franchise, coaches, teammates, or anybody. Somebody needs to sit him down and school him on topics like tact, humility, propriety, responsibility, courtesy, and ego management.

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps is dating a Las Vegas cocktail waitress named Caroline “Caz” Pal. Paz is 26 while Michael Phelps is 23. The two have been dating for about two months. Paz spent Thanksgiving with Michael’s family in Baltimore so that supposedly means he’s serious about her.

I’m personally more inclined to believe he’s just having himself some sticky hot fun. Caroline Pal hardly looks like the kind of girl you take home to momma. Oh, wait - he did take her home to momma so who knows? Maybe underneath the cocktail waitress exterior is an intellectual working as a cocktail waitress to put herself through Harvard.

Caroline Pal Photos