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You might like to hear a game broadcast by John Madden or Dick Enberg (ohhh myyyyy), but it’s those sideline reports that give you the up to the minute injury reports and go inside the locker rooms to discuss strategies.

Bonnie Bernstein works for CBS with their #1 team of Phil Simms and Jim Nance. Sam Ryan is the regular on Monday Night Football.

Even football non-amerciano star Heather Mitts has been seen roaming the sidelines for college games (she has been tied to NFL QB AJ Feeley). It definitely is more enjoyable to watch them then to listen to Bill Mass (no mas).

Martina Hingis is returning to professional tennis — again.

The former top-ranked player, who retired from the WTA Tour three years ago because of an ankle injury, won five Grand Slam singles titles in her career and was the youngest player to be ranked No. 1. Martina Hingis retired in 2002 at the age of 22 after winning five Grand Slam titles.

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“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis,” Hingis said Tuesday in a statement. “I have enjoyed my time away from the court. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today’s top players.” - SI.com

She retired so early. Glad she’s back. She’s only 25 so she can still play..Mary Pierce is 5 yrs older and has actually gotten better!

This is funny! Jessica does a pretty good Britney on SNL.

Jessica’s Britney impression

Newly single actor-singer Nick Lachey is developing a WB Network sitcom in which he would play a famous baseball player trying to navigate a new marriage. - Yahoo News

Instant replay probably will be used at next year’s U.S. Open to resolve disputed line calls.

Tournament committee member Jim Courier put the chances of the Open using the technology at “90 percent,” and said implementation of the replay is overdue in the sport.

Hawk-Eye uses cameras to track a tennis ball’s trajectory to help check disputed line calls. It’s been used in television broadcasts but not as an officiating aid. - MSNBC

In order to combat the circulation of incorrect information, Microsoft’s Major Nelson has confirmed, via his blog, that the Xbox retail team is sticking to a weekly replenishment strategy. However, the Major can’t speak for specific retail outlets. That is, despite weekly shipments from MS, retailers that accepted pre-orders might still be backed up until next year. However, if a retail employee tells you that the store won’t be getting units until March, that employee is either misinformed or lying. Bottom-line: if you keep a close watch on your local Best Buy or Walmart, you’ll score a 360 before year’s end. - joystiq

A man passes by sand sculptures of girls wearing bikinis at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005. - Yahoo News

Geez…Even the sandpeople are bootylicious!