Tim Kurkjian; A Not So Hot Ticket; Dennis’ No-Good Very Bad Day; Lance’s Place in History; Letters; Larry Brown Express and More with Charlie Pierce; America’s Other Swimmers

It’s probably time to buy all the Adidas stock you can find, right now.

Sunday Money; Sunday Money; Jacksonville – It’s Not THAT bad; An Egg-cellent Record; The Star Spangled Bungle; Jacksonville – It’s Not THAT bad; Commentary; The Star Spangled Bungle; Commentary; Father Walleye; National Human Dog Sled Championships; Father Walleye; National Human Dog Sled Championships

The NHL Strikes Back; Cheerio, Jack Nicklaus; Shredding the Great Wall; Tour de France; CSI: NASCAR; License to Deal; NHL and More with Charlie Pierce; Junior Racewalkers

Somebody reading “License To Deal” may come away from the book yearning to become an agent for professional baseball players.

There should be all-star everythings. No matter what you do, You should be on the ballot, though I don’t know who would vote. And as an all-star, when you won, I’m sure you wouldn’t gloat.

The NHL is back. Heck of a July story, eh? Now fans must to unlearn what the NHL has so patiently taught them: namely, that they can live without hockey.

Aftermath in London; Liberty Seguros; A Painful Record; Fortunate Rivals; Boston Lobsters; 2012 Olympics and More with Charlie Pierce; Letters; Around the U.S. in 478 Days

Author Johnette Howard does a wonderful job of telling the story of how Evert and Navratilova created and sustained a long and entertaining rivalry.

Before the U.S. team gathered for training and summer friendlies, Tiffany Milbrett had been playing in Sweden, as had veteran Kate Markgraf and super veteran Kristine Lilly. The sad aspect of that circumstance is that there is no longer a pro league to employ them — and the rest of the world’s best players — in this country.