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Bode By Jake

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Jake Serino, Bode Miller’s childhood friend, is traveling throughout Europe with him during the World Cup season and warns fans, “Don’t listen to the media clowns. They only distort everything until it's exciting enough to sell.”

Logan’s Revenge

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Not Doug Logan digs up images rumored to depict Nike’s uniform designs for the World Cup and writes the company “looks to have worked hard to give each country their own identity instead of the much debated ‘cookie cutter’ look of late.”

The Association

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Brett Edwards tries out Google’s new NBA downloads and writes, “My initial impression is that the video quality is not that great, and the price is a little steep.”

Athletics Nation

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A’s GM Billy Beane in his latest Q&A with Tyler Blezinski discusses numerous issues including the future of protégé Paul DePodesta, the Ken Macha saga and the development of young pitchers.

Pro Football Talk

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Mike Florio is sticking behind his source after local media outlets pick up his report of a locker room fight at halftime of the Bengals’ Wild Card loss.