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Fanhouse.com: NBA Awaits Satnam From India, So Big and Athletic at 14

An interesting story about a 7-foot, 250-pound 14 year old boy from India who’s future may be in the NBA.

CNET: Nintendo: ‘It’s on like Donkey Kong’ is ours

The game company announced today that it has requested a trademark for the phrase from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Nintendo said its trademark application is “in honor” of the upcoming launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns on November 21.

That just makes it officially uncool to say anymore.

CNN.com: Nearing 50, Renaissance jock Herschel Walker breaks fitness rules

He eats once a day, skipping breakfast and lunch. After a long, intense day of training, he eats salad and bread for dinner. He doesn’t care for meat or fuss about getting enough protein. Walker’s a vegetarian

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Sometimes, Walker doesn’t have an appetite and will go through seven hours of wrestling, kickboxing, sparring and practicing jujitsu without having eaten for three or four days.

Herschel Walker looks like he’s doing something right.  He’s got a body that most 25 year old guys would envy.

His work out is ridiculous, though.

At 5:30 a.m., Walker wakes up to do 750 to 1,500 push-ups and about 2,000 sit-ups.

SteveThomasArt: Vintage Star Wars travel posters

Fun Star Wars retro travel posters.  The artist hopes to be able to have all 8 posters available for sale soon.

SkyNews: Tom Cruise In Dubai Stunt For M:I:IV Film

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has performed a breathtaking stunt for his latest film by dangling from the world’s tallest building.

Wow.  If this is really Tom Cruise doing his own stunt, that’s pretty amazing.  Tom Cruise is shown running across the glass of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

Golf.com: Martin Kaymer can overtake Woods at No. 1 with win

Martin Kaymer can end Tiger Woods’ five-year run as the top-ranked golfer with a win at the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama.

Who? Shows how much golf needs the old Tiger Woods.

I’m not familiar with Gordon Pinsent, but he has the perfect voice to read Justin Bieber’s memoir.

Yahoo News: Univision set to become top U.S. broadcast network

One top network researcher’s calculations concluded that Univision could surpass the Anglo networks in seven years, even without the boost provided by growth in the Hispanic population.

Saw this on SI.com this morning.  Oregon Ducks uniforms in yellow and brown.  I love the fact that they’re using the total duck color pallet in creating their uniforms.

Bloomberg.com: Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes

So much for not doing evil. 

For the benefit of the shareholders, corporations are sending jobs overseas and using foreign subsidiaries to avoid paying taxes.