The Great Monkey Suit Presents: A Blog Carnival

Kelley Wilson presents 10 Reasons that iTunes is So Popular posted at MacApper.

Ani Doyle presents 10 Cool Ways Computers are Used in Sports posted at Satellite Internet Service.

Yelin george presents 10 TV Channels That Don?t Need to Exist posted at Cable TV Providers.

Lisa Hood presents The 10 Worst Heisman Trophy Winners of All Time posted at ZenCollegeLife. Trying to choose the worst Heisman winner is like trying to choose the ugliest Miss America winner — they're all great, and highlighting their flaws is just being nitpicky.

Susan Howe presents The Most Dangerous Celebrity Chefs For Your Waistline posted at Insure. Celebrity chefs are hugely influential today, but you might not realize the health risks of dining too often on delectable dishes featured on their TV shows and in their cookbooks.

Betsy White presents Beyonce’s Baby Announcement Leads to New Twitter Record | Hudson Horizons Blogs posted at Hudson Horizons Blogs. At the MTV VMAs on Sunday night, Beyonce Knowles announced to the world that her and husband Jay-Z are having a child. Then, Twitter exploded.

Rose presents Don?t Miss New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals at Citi Field on 09-15-2011! posted at Sports Tickets Schedule. Attention all Baseball fans: The Washington Nationals will be playing at the Citi Field on Thursday September 15. This match. competition will positively be a battle for the New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals. Come support Washington Nationals Collin Balester, Luis Atilano and Jason Bergmann as they play at Flushing, New York.

Benita presents Jay and Beyonce, Pregnant! – A Look Through the Years | Concert Tickets | Sports Tickets | Broadway Tickets | Opera Tickets | Vegas posted at Concert Tickets | Sports Tickets | Broadway Tickets | Opera Tickets | Vegas. The power couple is known for their privacy and ability to keep their personal life separate from the limelight. At Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Beyonce made a very public announcement with her husband, Sean Carter aka Jay-Z, in the audience. Beyonce is pregnant and she proudly exclaimed before her performance, “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside me!”

Reigning World Series Champs falling out of Playoff Picture- Cut Dead Weight

ESPN is reporting that the Giants who are at a season high six games out in the NL West have designated both Aaron Rowand and Miguel Tejada for assignment effectively ending their time with the Giants.

"We're at a spot in the season where we have to do some damage control with the roster. A couple things played into it. In both cases, there was diminished playing time, diminished roles," Sabean said. "If this stays ugly, we've got to turn the page, look at some other people and get ready for next year, and try to win and develop at the same time."

Sabean worked to try to move both players to other clubs within the day so they could "continue their careers." The Giants have 10 days to trade or release each player, but would have had to trade them to a contender before Thursday for them to be eligible for another team's postseason roster. Still, San Francisco is absorbing more than $15 million in the combined contracts of Rowand and Tejada.

New York Yankees Hit 3 Grand Slams- New Record

Bonx Bombers are back and fit the nickname on Thursday Night. They pounded the A's 22-9 and batted 17 times with the bases loaded. Several times the Yankees loaded the bases without a hit as the A's pitches struggled to find the strike zone.

The Yankees actually were facing a three-game sweep when they trailed by six runs in the third inning. But Cano's slam got them within a run and Martin's put them ahead. In all, the Yankees pounded 22 hits with five homers, including two by Martin — who went 5 for 5. They also drew 13 walks.

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Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Split

"They care about each other and it was amicable," says a source. "They're still friends."

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 I think he's gonna miss hitting that!

Bo Knows Banking

These days, you can find the 48-year-old Jackson in the suburbs of Chicago as a part-owner and director of the Burr Ridge Bank & Trust.

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347 Fans in Attendance at MLB Game

The official attendance which counts tickets sold not just who showed up was 22,505 for the double header. But Yahoo! Sports is reporting that only 347 fans were actually in the stadium for game 1 of the double header, which is truly amazing.

According to @790Justin, there was an unofficial headcount of 347 fans in the stands for the first pitch of Wednesday's doubleheader at Sun Life Stadium. Justin Cohen counted five sections with three or fewer people in it and three completely empty sections. The Marlins haven't announced the official attendance, but it likely won't challenge the record of the smallest crowd in modern history (believed to be 653 during a Oakland Athletics game in 1979).

Jason Isringhausen notches 300th save

Isringhausen became the closer for the Mets once Francisco Rodriguez was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in July. Since then, the right hander has shined in his new role.

“I’m just glad it’s over with so we can move on, hopefully, maybe get 301 tomorrow. I’m happy I got it, but I’ve got another game tomorrow,” said Isringhausen. “Now it’s time to move on for myself and keep playing baseball and hopefully get a few more saves before the end of the year.”

Isringhausen, who made his MLB debut as a Met in 1995, showed up to spring training in March with hopes of making the club. After staying for extended spring training, not only was he given a spot on the roster, but he’s become an integral part of his original team.

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Jim Thome hits homeruns No. 599 and 600

Thome became the eighth player to reach the milestone. The homerun came at the expense of Daniel Schlereth.

As he crossed home plate, Thome was greeted by his teammates and family members. He was shell shocked from doing the unfathomable as he affirmed, “You dream about it but when it finally happens it’s kind of surreal.” The crowd gave him a standing ovation, as there was a brief halt in the game. There was a congratulatory message posted on the Tigers’ scoreboard after the homer.

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Did A-Rod Play or Not?

Try to decipher this coded message:

Rubenstein has also issued a statement saying the original Star story -- putting the baseball star in a seedy den of high-stakes poker, drugs and violence -- "contains numerous factual inaccuracies" and that "Alex looks forward to cooperating with Major League Baseball's investigation."

When asked if that meant specifically that Rodriguez had never played in any of the poker games, Rubenstein said, "I'm just saying what I'm saying." Story Here

If you followed his steroids scandal this is the exact type of path that the final admission took. Deny, Deny, Deny Less, Deny Less, Come Kinda Clean, Come Clean. He's bad a these types of things. Good Luck A-Rod- I hope you didn't bet on baseball because that's a lifetime ban.

Hideki Irabu Found Dead Possible Suicide

Irabu, 42, was found dead at his house Wednesday night in the posh L.A. suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes. He reportedly handed himself – perhaps despondent after his wife left him, taking with her their two young daughters.

"He was found dead by an apparent suicide," Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Arriaga told the Associated Press.

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Mistrial in Roger Clemens Case

A D.C. federal judge just declared a mistrial in the perjury cased against star pitcher Roger Clemens -- after prosecutors gave jurors a peek at inadmissible evidence.

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Brian Wilson at the ESPY Awards

The San Francisco Giants closer is known to be just a bit odd, you know with the wild beard and all but this takes the cake. Wilson showed up to the ESPY Awards wearing some sort of skin tight onesie tuxedo thing.

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Fan returns 3,000th hit to Jeter, team rewards his generosity

As a 23-year-old cell phone salesman, Christian Lopez had thousands of reasons to hold out for the highest bidder on the baseball from Derek Jeter's(notes) 3,000th hit. In fact, some estimates put the ball's worth at $250,000, money that the recent graduate from St. Lawrence University could have certainly used.

And yet when New York Yankees officials found Lopez after he corralled Jeter's historic home run, the only thing that the big Yankees fan wanted was to return the ball to the man who had hit it.

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Rangers mourn fan's death

Nolan Ryan talks about the death of a fan at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.



Fan Falls to his Death

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Minka Kelly Cheers Derek Jeter On To 3000th Hit

Derek Jeter got his historic 3,000th hit Saturday, with girlfriend Minka Kelly was in the stands cheering him on.

Derek became only the 28th player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits and, surprisingly, the first-ever member of the New York Yankees.

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Dodgers File For Bankruptcy

TMZ is reporting that the LA Dodger's owner Frank McCourt has decided to file for bankruptcy.

It's a huge development in the saga of the troubled team. Frank McCourt has been struggling to make the payroll. Interestingly, the creditors include 23 current team members and former Dodger Manny Ramirez, who is owed $20,992,086. Andrew Jones, also a former member, is owed $11,075,000 and current slugger Matt Kemp is owed $216,944.

The trigger for the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing was Selig's decision to kill the $3 billion Fox deal to broadcast Dodger games.

McCourt was bitter, saying Selig has "turned his back on the Dodgers, treated us differently, and forced us to the point we find ourselves in today."

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Former Chicago Cubs superstar Mark Grace was arrested for drunk driving

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, cops observed Grace in his 2009 Jaguar weaving in and out of his lane around 1 AM on May 30. Once officers pulled him over, cops say Grace -- who had a female passenger in the car -- admitted to "having a few drinks."

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Rangers select paralyzed Georgia player in 33rd round

The Rangers will be admired across the whole country, really, after they used their 33rd-round selection in MLB's amateur draft to select Bulldogs junior outfielder Johnathan Taylor on Wednesday afternoon.

Normally that wouldn't be very newsworthy, but Taylor is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair after a tragic on-field collision with teammate Zach Cone in early March.

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A-Rod and Diaz Are Finished

The hot romance of the professional athlete and movie star has ended, with A-Rod dumping Diaz. Cameron will i'm sure be OK but for right now is said to be hurt by the breakup.

The story was revealed by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and he is quoting a source as saying:

"They've broken up. [Cameron is] hurt and betrayed, because she tried so hard to please him. … She went overboard."

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Jose Canseco to Lady Gaga: Marry Me

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