So now that Charles Barkley is no longer drinking and driving after his infamous DUI incident, it seems he's taken to drinking and filming live television. Why else would someone say "numbnuts" on the air and then not-so-subtly call his producer a pussy? Not that I'm complaining - Barkley is an epic jackass but entertaining as hell.

Generally speaking, I try not to laugh when little kids get hurt, but sometimes they make it difficult. Take this video from a San Jose Giants promotional game where two kids race around the base paths in opposite directions. It's safe to say these two are exactly the same speed, and the P.A. announcer caps off the home plate collision with a funny concluding line. Don't worry, both kids were just fine despite being a little dizzy.

During a stoppage in play due to an injury, MLB Network's Matt Vasgersian developed a serious case of foot-in-mouth syndrome. Not sure if he was just trying to be funny or if he was serious (or both), but for a white guy to say some random black dude looks like a famous black athlete (say Donovan McNabb) probably isn't a good idea.

Vasgersian responded via Kissing Suzy Kolber and at least owned up to his actions while defending himself against any racial allegations:

“I am an idiot .. Save the racial stuff which is just flat out wrong, almost all of what has been posted on my regrettably horrific timing is spot on .. It was a bad decision made on live tv and i can absolutely understand how that make an announcer sound insensitive. Bad on the spot judgment. Nobody feels worse about it than I do guys.”

Let's hope this is the end of it, as it's perfectly understandable for someone who speaks constantly on live television to make the occasional inappropriate slip-of-the-tongue. I'm sure this incident will spur at least one reporter to call up Donovan McNabb and ask him what Terrell Owens thinks about Vasgersian's comments.

Maria Sharapova appears in a cover shoot along with #1 draft pick Matt Stafford for ESPN the Magazine and as you can tell she really seems to enjoy this photography and fashion stuff. Aside from her recent return to doubles action it's been quite some time since we've seen her actually play competitive tennis. I realize she's been dealing with a shoulder injury, but at some point you have to wonder if she's going to waste away a few years of her playing prime due to her celebrity exposure, ala Serena Williams.

Any golfer whose ever seen the Adam Sandler golf flick Happy Gilmore has likely tried his patented hockey golf swing on the range at least once or twice. My personal experience was I would either blast the hell out of the ball if I made good contact or completely shank it by turning over the club face too quickly. Padraig Harrington decided to give it a try and it turns out the running head start really can make a difference. I'm starting to appreciate Paddy more and more, as I'm not sure many professional golfers would be willing to do this on camera. Of course, Harrington's fun and relaxed attitude towards the game is one of the reasons he's won three majors over the last two years.

Versus' reporter Lindsay Soto took advantage of a stoppage in play during the Sharks/Ducks playoff game Tuesday night to talk with Anaheim's Rob Niedermayer. She was wearing a low-cut blouse and upon leaning over to move the mic closer to Rob, gave him quite a show. Some would say her quick move to cover-up the goods was a bit prudish, but I say Lindsay is a consummate professional who knows that if you stick a great set of breasts in the face of any guy the responses to all of your questions will be, "Ummm... yeah... uh-huh... sure I'm listening to you."

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With the NFL draft finally getting underway this Saturday, get ready for ESPN to subject us to Mel Kiper Jr. with his pre-and-post-draft analysis 24/7 for the next week or so. I think we can all agree that more often than not the NFL draft is basically a big crap-shoot, but someone has to do intense over-analysis. Naturally, that makes Mel Kiper Jr. a pretty easy target for mockery, as the above video does with his take on rating college girls.