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During the middle of the first quarter of the Patriots first game of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady dropped back to pass and was hit in the left knee as he planted to throw.  He was in apparent pain as he was helped off the field by trainers.  His return was deemed questionable and for all intensive purposes, unlikely.  I’m thinking a sprained ligament is the most likely culprit, but we will most likely not see Brady again today.

Matt Cassel came into the game, and most did not know what to expect, given his very limited play over the past 3 years.  He marched the Patriots down the field during the second quarter, however, and capped off the drive with a nice pass to Randy Moss in the back of the end zone.  7-0 Pats midway into the second quarter.

The Patriots won the game, but more importantly, a number of sources are coming in from the Patriots locker room saying that Brady will miss the remainder of the 2008 season with a torn ACL.  This is devastating news to the Patriots organization (and to fantasy owners as well).  More to come on Brady’s injury as soon as it becomes available…could we be seeing the beginnings of the Matt Cassel era?  We will have to see, but if that is the case, Cassel will have to step it up this season and utilize the receiving corps that he has been given.

From the annals of “Best Sports Story EVER” comes this gem:

Apparently, Rudi Johnson shows up at Matt Millen’s office looking for a job. He is subsequently interviewed and receives said job. Well, poor Tatum Bell is S.O.L. as they say when it comes to his role in the company. What does he do? Well, that’s where this story officially becomes E to the PIC.

Johnson and Millen leave Millen’s office after the interview and signing to find…nothing. Yes nothing. Unfortunately, they should have found something…Johnson’s bags. Guess who stole them? Just guess…

After reviewing surveilance tapes, that’s right, none other than number 28 in your programs, number 1 in your hearts, Tatum Tot Bell, STOLE THEM and brought them to a woman’s home who hadn’t seen Bell in months…what a loser…oh wait, he was a Lion.

If this isn’t a show of immaturity, I sure as hell don’t know what is.

And if peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

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Umm…I don’t….I just think….I was reading CBS, and …. ummm…..WTF.  Apparently Chad … ummm.. Johnson changed his name.  Read more at CBSSports.com

In what I thought could never happen, Carl Pavano is still alive and might pitch on Saturday.  I myself am shocked, I thought him and Matt Clement went to an island and lived their lives alone.  From what I heard they died in eachothers arms.  I was wrong I suppose.

As the Olympics have slowed down, so have I.  NBC is scoring killer ratings for the Olympics thus far, and I expect that to come to a screeching halt now that Michael Phelps isn’t around.  Anyway on to the update.

• The Chinese keep winning Gymnastics gold, with more controversy than ever.  You want to know what the controversy is, I don’t know ask someone that watches that crap.
• Someone wrote an article comparing the 1992 US Men’s basketball team to this year, saying this year can hang.  WHAT?!  Interesting fact that can should close this argument right now.  The ‘92 team never once called a timeout in the entire tournament…  If that doesn’t convince you look at the starting lineup for the ‘92 team, Center David Robinson, Forwards Larry Bird and Charles Barkley, and rounding out the team the greatest backcourt ever, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson.  That article was way off and just didn’t make any sense to me
• Track and Field started with a ban, with Urasin Bolt of Jamica running the first sub 9.7 100m ever.  The dude actually pulled up with about 5 meters to go, so that record could have been lower.  Many people are saying now he will break the 200m record of 19.32.  I doubt this, since the second fastest time, by someone not named Johnson was a 19.62, and Bolt’s fastest was a 19.75.  You are telling me he is going to run .43 seconds faster than his personal best.  I expect that record to stand.
• We won our first Discus medals, sure it was for the ladies, since the 1932 Olympics.
• The US swept the 400m Hurdles, winning Gold, Silver, and Bronze, unfortunately they missed out on the tin and wood.
• Both US beach volleyball teams are in the finals, I expect two gold medals.
• The Chinese are keeping pace with the US in medals, how I don’t have any idea
• The US won a sailing gold for the first time in 20 year, once again another lady
• The Us won their first wrestling gold of the games with Henry Cejudo winning some weight class thing
• and by the way, Michael Phelps has entered the 10k M race trying to win his 9th Medal, when asked why, he said, I was bored.

No update today, I will go through everything tomorrow, just need to mention this.  The Michael Phelps saga is officially over, he has beaten Mark Spits and the power of the mustache.  He has won eight gold medals, sometimes it was close, sometimes it wasn’t.  He broke seven World Records, and now he can ride of into the sunset of massive amounts of poon-tang.

The question becomes now, will Phelps come back in 2012 at the age of 27 to capture the most medals in a career, I guess we will wait to see?

The New England Patriots have today signed safety John Lynch to their defensive secondary as he agreed to a one year, $1.5 million contract.  That’s right Patriots fans, another OLD MAN to slow the defense down.  Plus, now the Pats are proud owners of the TWO dirtiest defensive players in football.

I’m curious to see how this will affect what has become a depleted Patriots secondary.  After all, you may remember a certain game this past February and a certain footballer named Ellis Hobbs who left a certain Giants wide receiver WIDE OPEN in the end zone to blow this certain game and ruin a certain PERFECT SEASON, as well as ruining a certain sports DYNASTY for a certain city that starts with B and ends with OSTON…but I’m not venting or anything.

No pussyfooting around today, right to what happened last night, or yesterday morning or is it tomorrow afternoon.  I don’t really know.

• Some Russian girl won a gold Medal for the US, not really sure how that happened, then again Gymnastics is not really my cup of tea, you know being a guy and all.
• I am pretty sure we have the medal lead, but I am disappointed about the lack of golds.  Really if it wasn’t for some swimmer named Phelps we would have three golds and Chinese domination would be in full swing.
• I am really pumped for track, not so much for field.
• Does anyone know what the modern Pentathlon is, look it up, and explain to me how someone trains for that shit.  Does someone wake up and go I want to be a Pentathlete?
• James Blake just lost his semifinal tennis match to Speedy Gonzalez, yeah I didn’t think Mexican mice could compete in the games either.
• ESPN is very concerned the rest of the US swim team is being ignored.  Well swim better, really that’s all you have to do.  Beat Phelps and we will talk about you, ESPN loves finding stories where there are none.
• I am pretty sure we will be subjected to more Phelps tonight, screw Obama or McCain, I think Phelps should run for president.

Another update, this is going to be a short bulleted version of what I saw and heard last night.

• The AP Headline read “Spain overcomes controversial photo, beats Germany” - apparently Germany has a controversial photo playing for them, either that or that’s the guys name.  Either way I bet he loves David Hasslehoff
• Kaite Hoff continues her version of the Fail Olympics, as do most of the women swimmers.
• The Chinese continue to win WAY too many medals
• Our Army becomes stronger even more, as we won a wrestling medal, and another shooting medal.  This country is going to become unstoppable.
• I hate the French
• Big game for Team USA basketball, those Greeks have to go down, and at time of writing this the US is up 17 at nearly half-time.  HA!
• The Chinese have a lot of Gold Medals, the US have many bronze, can anyone else see the problem with this.

Another night, another couple gold medals.  Michael Phelps continued his domination in the pool, this time it wasn’t really exciting at all.  It seems Phelps has only one true challenge left, and that is the 200m IM.  So it looks like 8 gold Medals are a definite possibility.

The US women Gymnasts won a silver medal, with China taking the gold.  All I know about this is the Chinese fell on the balance beam, and some chick from Massachusetts “lost it for the US”, most of this information was from my girlfriend who has never been a reliable source.

We won a couple medals in some bike event, not sure if these bikes had pegs, but if you win a bike event they must.  A few minutes ago some lady named Rhonda won a bronze in Judo, further strrengthing our Armed Forces which makes me feel safe in this crazy world.  I wonder why Chuck Norris doesn’t compete in Judo, I mean it wouldn’t even be close.