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Ahh, July. By all accounts, it’s certainly one of the best months of the year. We’ve got fireworks, barbecues, boats, and it doesn’t get dark until 9:00. This is all fine and good, but there is a huge downside to all this – both of the major sports that Americans actually care about are in their offseason, and we’re stuck watching Versus to see if they have any sweet fishing blooper shows airing that night. So what can we do to get our sports fix in such a dull period? This will hopefully serve as a helpful guide to help you get through the dark ages.  Read more... (869 words, estimated 3:29 mins reading time)

7:24 – All right, time to get settled in. Subway in hand, taking my usual spot on the couch with Andy on the other one. The pregame show (is there a point to this?) was largely uneventful, minus a pretty entertaining interview with a mildly uncomfortable Ricky Rubio. His highlight reels showed him doing some Harlem Globetrotter shit to a bunch of slow white guys in Europe, which doesn’t exactly instill massive confidence. He looked great in the Olympics though, so whoever gets him should be fine. Also his future team will corner the market for 15 year old girls who mistakenly buy a t-shirt thinking he’s a Jonas brother.  Read more... (1876 words, estimated 7:30 mins reading time)