Monday Blogdome: Longest tennis match now a condom commercial

* Isner-Mahut Match Used for Durex Condom Commercial. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut famously played a match at Wimbledon that lasted over eleven hours, the longest match in the tennis history. Now the condom company Durex has decided to use this unique match for a commercial to promote its product. [Huffington Post]
* When moms ruin perfectly good youth hockey fights. One warrior is unceremoniously dumped to the ice by an alleged ally. He slashes his assailant on the ankle, rises, turns, and lets loose an animalistic swat with his arm. They glare at each other as billowing rage blankets the rink. Suddenly, the aggrieved player sheds his mitts, drops his stick and prepares to seek his vengeance … Until his mommy tells him to stop, that is. [Puck Daddy]

* Chisox: Mascot Can Tweet On Team, Ozzie Can’t. So, if Guillen isn’t allowed to Tweet about his own team, who exactly is allowed to officially represent the White Sox on Twitter when it comes to on-field matters? Reifert: “We’ve limited it to just three White Sox accounts. There’s @InsideTheSox, there’s a Spanish version of that, and we allow our mascot to tweet because we feel that reaches a whole different audience, which it really has.” [SportsbyBrooks]
* Rick Pitino Extortion Trial Begins. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kuhn told jurors that Karen Cunagin Sypher threatened to ruin Rick Pitino’s reputation with false allegations of rape and forced abortion. Sypher, 50, has pleaded not guilty to extortion, retaliating against a witness and lying to the FBI. She is accused of demanding college tuition for her children, her house to be paid off and $10 million. Sypher’s attorney, James Earhart, told jurors Pitino pulled strings and used his influence to cover up his sexual assault of Sypher and others had their own motives for manipulating his client. [Huffington Post]
* Buzz Bissinger’s Very Long Twitter War Against Buster Olney. Last night noted writer and angry person, Buzz Bissinger, finally had enough of MLB trade rumors apparently. That’s too bad for him, because the Hot Stove is just warming up. [Fire Rick Reilly]
* Also: This photo of Alex Rodriguez is extremely punchable. However, we reccommend printing it out first. … Dwight Gooden, Father of the Year? Probably not. … Tennessee Titans pass on glorious tradition of the knuckleball punt.
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