The unbelievably long professional tennis season has kicked off with the opening of the Australian Open, and weird sex is in the air. Serena Williams joked on her blog that she will be perfecting her voice at the tourney. She says that if fans think she sounds funny "it is because I am working on developing a better, sexier voice..." We think her grunts sound just fine. Fifth-seed Ana Ivanovic, another favorite for obvious reasons, advanced to the third round after sloppy wins against Julia Goerges and Alberta Brianti. Ana's grunts, also, sound just fine.
Will Leitch is very excited about the Arizona Cardinals going to the Super Bowl. If you happen to be one of the six other Cardinal fan in existence, you'll love it. (Oh, calm down Arizona fans. We're picking the Cards to win.) Also, on the Arizona tip, The latest by ESPN the Magazine's Rick Reilly is on Larry Fitzgerald's dad -- a sportswriter in Minnesota who is covering the Super Bowl.
The Toronto Raptors fansite, Cuzoogle.com, reviews the NBA season at midpoint, comparing each team to a celebrity (or pseudo-celebrity) babe. The Lakers are like Megan Fox, the hottest of the hot, while the Oklahoma City Thunder are Mimi from "The Drew Carey Show."
Finally, Brad Bortone at baseball blog Bugs & Cranks compares "our two leaders," Barack Obama and MLB commissioner, Bud Selig. "Barack’s favorite book is Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Bud is still reading the Mitchell Report."
Oh, okay. One more women's tennis player: Maria Kirilenko. She plays doubles.
