Brazil beat Canada 3-2 in a soccer friendly in Seattle.
Why were they playing at Qwest Field?
This is like Canada and the U.S. playing a hockey exhibition in Cabo San Lucas.
(Wait a minute...don't give Gary Bettman any ideas.)

A feud over sports federations might keep Iraq out of the Olympic Games.
That could make it a hollow victory indeed if Kazakhstan can skip playing Iraq to get through the Asian hockey qualifiers.

What kind of preseason odds could you have gotten that in late May Barry Zito and Justin Verlander would be a combined 3-15?
And that's after each won his last outing.
These are the worst starts since Donnie Wahlberg in The Sixth Sense.

Many schools and organizations have changed the name of "Tug Of War" to "Pull For Peace".
Whatever they want to call it, it's a fun event as long as no one gets an Indian burn from the rope.

Ken Griffey, Jr. paid his Cincinnati Reds teammate Josh Fogg the $1500 he owed him on a golf bet - by leaving 150,000 pennies in his locker.
This is not unheard of in baseball - late Twins owner Calvin Griffith delivered his payroll that way every other Friday.

The Premier of British Columbia lamented the loss of an annual kids soapbox derby street race, calling it "a sporting event second to none".
I'm sure that would be news to the International Olympic Committee.

TAI CHI EXPERT TO MAKE UFC DEBUT

Las Vegas, NV - Tai Chi teacher Lance Worthington of Des Moines, IA will make his debut in the octagon at UFC 85, it was announced today.

Worthington's opponent in the middleweight battle will be Brazilian Muay Thai champion Landroso "The Piranha" Barbera.

"I'm looking forward to bringing fluidity of motion and a sense of calm into the ring," said Worthington.

Barbera replied: "I am going to skin him alive with my hands and then samba de roda on his entrails."

FOX Sports.com published an article on the Top 10 Worst Franchises currently in pro sports and didn't include the New York Knicks.
That's like ranking the 10 Worst Presidents of all-time and not including George W. Bush.

Richie Sexson got a 6-game suspension for charging the mound and throwing his helmet.
Why should Mariners' upcoming opponents be punished for his transgressions?

The White Sox may be the only major league franchise where the players show up for a game early in hopes of getting a bobblehead doll.

In first round action at the World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, Denmark beat Italy 6-2.
On a global sporting relevance scale, this is like Bolivia defeating Kazakhstan in surfing.

HOLLYWOOD WORRIED VIDEOGAME COULD AFFECT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Burbank, CA - Analysts will be watching closely this weekend as speculation mounts that Tuesday's release of the interactive puzzle videogame Roogoo for the Xbox 360 could cut into box office receipts for the opening of the Patrick Dempsey romantic comedy Made of Honor.

The Tetris-like game, which involves careful stacking of differently-shaped objects, is appealing to the young female demographic that is expected to make up much of Made of Honor's audience.

"We're worried that instead of heading out to the multiplex," said BoxOfficeBonanza analyst Brandon Kurjurdian, "Girls and young women may stay home trying to complete all 45 puzzle levels and save the planet Roo."