Meet America’s future, brought to you by the greatest parents in the world. (Warning: This video contains children under the age of 13 using PG-13 language):
Hmmm ... they’re wearing Steve Nash uniforms. I'm pretty sure we can just blame Canada for this one.

(H/T: You Been Blinded)

Last week, EA Sports held its Madden 20th Anniversary Party in New York City. The guests of honor: Daunte Culpepper, Ray Lewis, Marshall Faulk, Shaun Alexander and Vince Young. Every cover athlete from Madden editions in the past was there.

OK, they didn't teleconference Michael Vick in to the party.

Das Gamer brings easily the best part of the evening to the forefront: What do multimillionaires bet when they play Madden?

Culpepper copped to losing a few mortgage payments while Faulk admitted he had to let someone drive his Bentley for a month. But Lewis ...

Instead of playing for money Ray Lewis would rather bet on-demand push ups, waiting to cash them in at restaurants and parking lots.

And you know, if Ray Lewis tells you to drop and give him 20 in the middle of an Applebees, you're damn well going to do it.

Georgia's English bulldog mascot died tragically on Friday night. He is being laid to eternal rest as we speak. Our own Spencer Hall had an emotional, heartfelt tribute to the canine this morning over on EDSBS:

UGA VI died like most Georgians will: pantsless, lacking a high school degree, and suffering from a heart attack.

A moment, if you will ...

I know I already did one post on free agency, but hey, what else is there in the NBA right? Also, while it's no 2010, this offseason does have some prime talent on the market, which makes it worth talking about.

Or not, if you ask The Big Lead:

The consensus appears to be that there aren't any franchise-changing players on the market, and the only teams with considerable space to make any moves are Philly and notoriously frugal Memphis.

He's right about the lack of raw cap space around the league, and yeah, Elton Brand, Baron Davis and Artest probably won't opt out. But there's a good chance of some sign and trade going down, which can change that. More importantly, though, TBL tries to downplay the level of talent that's available -- maybe only Arenas can still be seen as a true franchise player, but to say these player aren't "franchise-changing" is, well, patently untrue.

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Render that which is ESPN's to ESPN, and that which is Caesar's to Caesar: sports and politics are, like good scotch and curdled milk, two opposite things that should mix only if lives depend on it. (Depending on the scotch and and person, even this may be a stretch.)

They mixed in Orange County, Florida, and it was as bad as you might expect. Police found several vehicles in downtown Orlando vandalized with anti-Obama sayings, including one that, if we're reading it correctly, says "OBOMA SMOKES CRACK." This kind of witticism would pass me by completely if not for this tidbit:

The person or persons left a business card with political ramblings and other phrases such as ‘How ‘Bout them Gators’ and ‘Legalize Marijuana/ Stop Building Prisons’.

So a profile of our mystery man here follows. Racist; libertarian; bad speller; loves Tim Tebow. I'm taking bets on the guy behind this being caught at 100,000:1. Get to the window before betting closes, punters! Going hot now!

Your tee shot has veered right. And while you're trying to sell your friends that it was a "power fade, not a slice!" you realize your ball is deep in the rough. Enter the Big Daddy Driver.

Yes, disguised as a driver and weighing just two pounds, this fake club is actually a trimmer that will improve your lie. It only needs two AA batteries to clear the way for your next shot. No, I can't imagine this angering golf course managers at all.

(H/T to DVICE)