* The Football Foodie World Cup: Group A — France, South Africa, Mexico and Uruguay. What can an American football fan do to get ready for the World Cup? Why, some shoddy Google research and what we know best, contests about food, of course! Announcing the Friday Football Foodie World Cup of Football/Street/National Dishes. Leading up to the opening match on June 11, I’ll be posting a food that is commonly consumed at football games around the world. What is that? It turns out that not every nation eats at sporting matches? Well then, they’ll be assigned a common street food for the competition. [Black and Gold Tchotchkes]
* If You Only Watch One Interview The Rest Of Your Life It Should Be LeBron On Larry King. Set your Tivos, folks, LeBron James is scheduled to sit down with 148-year-old broadcaster Larry King in Akron today for an interview set to air sometime later this week. It should be an interesting interview, given that Larry King could tell James how they used peach baskets when he played basketball in high school. [Sportress of Blogitude]
* Draft Davone Bess In Your Fantasy League This Year If You Want Good Samaritan Points. Which is more badass: Davone Bess stopping a radio interview to help someone in distress or the fact that the guy in the accident walked out of his car, that just flipped over three times, under his own power? That guy deserves one of Chad Pennington’s Comeback Player awards. [Second-String Fullback]
* Tiger mauls, devours Flyers logo at Chicago zoo. Evidently, Chicago has run out of statues to dress as Jonathan Toews, so the city’s moved on to more ferocious displays of Blackhawks bandwagon solidarity. The headline does not lie: Here is a tiger at the Lincoln Park Zoo, attacking an orange box decorated with Philadelphia Flyers logos as the fans cheer. [Puck Daddy]
* The Pirates Need Your Help! In a last-ditch effort to become relevant again, the Pirates are turning to the public for help. No, they aren’t getting anyone from a reality show again. Rinku and Dinesh are working out just fine. They need an Alternate Mascot! [The North End Zone]
* Will Yanks’ Nick Swisher Convert to Scientology Now That He’s Engaged to Joanna Garcia? Gossip co-star Joanna Garcia (above) is engaged to Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher. Garcia had been engaged to Justin Timberlake’s business partner Trace Ayala (next photo, below) and once dated tennis player Bob Bryan (2nd photo, below) No date was announced for the wedding. [Bob's Blitz]
Also: Kelvin Sampson to interview for NBA jobs? That’s the word on the street. I never trusted the street … Chicago soccer fan rushes field, is tackled by security. I say he flopped … Friday should be the day we finally get the NCAA’s report on USC football. Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict?
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