Thursday Blogdome: Cleveland police plead for calm as LeBron decision nears

* ESPN: LeBron Show May Cause ‘Violence’ In Ohio. With ESPN handing over an hour of airtime to LeBron James tonight, ESPN’s Shelley Smith reported on the same network this afternoon that in advance of the James-ESPN production “fear has given way to a rising anger” among Clevelanders and “there could be violence tonight” throughout the city. Smith added that Cleveland police have bolstered downtown patrols in anticipation of any violence that could erupt in response to events playing out on the James-ESPN show. [SportsbyBrooks]
* Elin Nordegren Can Take Kids to Sweden. One of the terms of the divorce settlement between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren is that she can take their two kids to Sweden. Sources familiar with the settlement tell us the agreement was supposed to be finalized by the end of last week but there is still one document that is being negotiated. As for whether Elin will actually move to Sweden permanently with the kids, our sources do not know, but we’re told the agreement gives her “wide latitude” in deciding where she and the kids will live. [TMZ]

* Best Idea Ever: Bob Knight To Be Guest Of Honor At Charity Roast. First things first, there are only two possible ways for a Bob Knight Roast to turn out: 1. Bob Knight goes along with the bit, even decides to have a little fun at his own expense; or 2. People will be shot. Okay, that might be oversimplifying it just a bit, but really, who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? Geniuses, that’s who! [Sportress of Blogitude]
* Spain-Germany pitch invader tells Lippi ‘I told you so’. Pitch invader Mario Ferri arrived at the Spain-Germany semifinal on Wednesday in a wheelchair, hoping to go unnoticed before launching his plot. In the early minutes of the match, he jumped out of the chair and bolted onto the pitch, evading security for his moment of attention. The reason he wanted that attention was to show off his shirt — a modified Superman T-shirt with the words “peace in the world” across the top, a couple mentions of a cafe in his hometown of Pescara, Italy, and his main point: “Cassano in Nazionale — Lippi I told you so”. This wasn’t a one-off stunt for Ferri, though. It was actually the grand finale in a trilogy of pitch invasions all based around his desire to see Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano on Italy’s national team. [Dirty Tackle]
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