Former world champion and Olympic silver medallist, Thomas Ulsrud, whose Norway team made loud curling pants all the rage, has died at age 50. To the curling world, truly one of the saddest of all take-outs.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A specialist in erasing tattoos says the names of exes are by far his most-removed tats. And Draymond Green thinks he gets a lot of bad ink?

Scientists at MIT claimed to have successfully removed painful memories from the minds of mice. Their next big challenge: Toronto Maple Leafs fans.

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Oxford scientists studied 5,000 years of evidence and concluded Neanderthals and modern humans co-existed. Wouldn’t it have been easier to attend one UFC match?

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SI Swimsuit model Kate Upton recently appeared in new ads for Sam Edelman footwear. I’m guessing that was for ladies shoes — most men don't look at her feet.


KATE UPTON: EDELMAN FOOTWEAR GIRL

The Flames lost to the Oilers for their 13th straight playoff defeat in Game 2 — an NHL record. It's the most letdowns after a first outing since I was dating.

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Sugar, a 10-year-old female pooch from Huntington Beach, won the latest Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, her 18th first place finish in surfing. In surf slang: Sugar's no junkyard dog — she's bitchin'.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers.

A cheerleader pic from Sports Deke. Cheers!

Over the last five playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-9 in elimination games — 0-4 in Game 7. Even my 1990 VW is better in the clutch.

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NHL experts say Kings forward Brendan Lemieux likely learned his lesson after a five game suspension (without pay) for biting Sens forward Brady Tkachuk. That's the molar of the story.

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The New York Post has questioned why the NFL so often fails to address "crass, uncouth social-media behaviour" by players. I'm thinking we can rule out lack of evidence.

A cheerleader video (57 secs) from Sports Deke. Cheers!

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According to tennisworldusa.com, Boris Becker is having a "rough time" in jail. As they say in tennis, Boris, them's the breaks.

Thursday at the Rome Open, three Canadian tennis stars — Bianca Andreescu, Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime — made the Quarterfinals, only to be eliminated on Friday. O Canada — no Canada.

A cheerleader video (59 secs) from Sports Deke. Cheers!

The sun rose in the east this morning. Oh, and last night the Toronto Maple Leafs blew yet another series-clinching game.