Second seed Li Na was upset at Wimbledon. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova overwhelmed her 23 letters to 4.

You have to feel a bit sorry for Michelle Wie. She finally won her first major, but most headlines were about a minor.

Because I hold myself to a higher standard, I wasn't going to resort to numerous easy puns about Uruguay's Luis Suarez biting an opponent. And that's the honest tooth.

Police in New Hampshire arrested a 20-year-old woman who was working as a prostitute in a public library. In fact they threw the book at her.

Vancouver schools are introducing genderless personal pronouns: xe, xem, xyr. This way when gender is uncertain, one doesn’t have to use he/she, them or Dennis Rodman.

Organizers of a recent poll where Megan Fox edged Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz for sexiest star said it was almost too close to call. Or in NBA terms, a contested three.


MEGAN FOX WINS BY A NOSE ... AND SOME OTHER PARTS

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The owner of one of the world’s famous derrieres, Pippa Middleton, is cycling in the Race Across America challenge. We hope to follow this story closely. Very closely.

The Miami Dolphins players reportedly have a book of fines where one of the biggest penalties is for passing gas. Think of it as a fragrant foul.

Wolf Cop, a made-in-Saskatchewan comedy-horror movie, opened in Canadian cities to good reviews. Less promising is a Manitoba comedy-horror story, but enough about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.


SASKATCHEWAN'S WOLF COP: GOOD SCREENINGS

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Do you realize if Anaheim ever manages to string together a few Stanley Cups, it could be called Duck Dynasty?

Not saying I don’t like Dan Snyder’s chances of keeping the racist "Redskins" nickname, but he just got a vote of support from Donald Sterling.

Brazilian model Andressa Urach welcomed Portugal to the World Cup by wearing nothing on top save for Ronaldo’s jersey in body paint. Is that unsupported support?

Drew Tate, No. 1 on Calgary’s QB depth chart, has missed more games than he's played for the Stamps. The TSN panel was right; he really is the next Dave Dickenson.

Orange News reports close to 100,000 ducks caused traffic chaos by waddling down a street in Thailand. No word on any quack-ups.

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The N.Y. Post says when Justin Verlander and Blake Griffin were involved with Kate Upton, their performance as athletes suffered. Good news Kate, I have nothing to lose.


KATE UPTON A JINX?

Uruguay blamed their World Cup loss to Costa Rica on airport officials seizing their dulce de leche, a caramel confection used on toast. Even worse, they didn’t beat the spread.