In a contest featuring the two South American powerhouses, Scola poured in 37 points on 14-for-20 shooting from the field. He also pulled down nine rebounds, dished out three assists and swiped two steals — all while going up against NBA caliber bigmen such as Anderson Varejao and Tiago Splitter. Down the stretch, Scola hit shot after shot to keep Brazil from gaining any moment.

“Scola goes into video game god mode to finish off Brazil,” tweeted Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.

“Wow.”

Wow, indeed. If you can watch a replay of this game, do so.

“It was an amazing basketball game,” Scola said. “I wish I was neither Argentinian nor Brazilian so I could have watched the game and enjoyed it from that perspective.”

The game was great.

Scola was better.

Here’s a Luis Scola video of his domination of Brazil:

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First, Big Ben’s teammates striped him of being a captain. Instead, the offensive captains are wide receiver Hines Ward and tight end Heath Miller. For a two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback to not be a captain is unheard of.

Next, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t say whether or not Roethlisberger will regain his starting quarterback job once his suspension is lifted. Considering that no-name Dennis Dixon will be the signal caller to begin the season, that is also quite surprising.

In the best case scenario, these slights will help Big Ben grow up, act like an adult and realize that no means no. Let us hope.

Big Ben Roethlisberger Gets No Love from the Pittsburgh Steelers (Image: Zuma Press)

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By getting Revis back into the fold, the Jets increase their Super Bowl chances tremendously. Without him, they were a good defensive team. With him, they are a great defensive team.

If the Jets can dominate on defense and once again be a strong running team, that will give the squad a good chance of going all the way. Their weakness? Second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez. While he showed flashes last season, he’s a below average starting quarterback. And even though New York has surrounded him with a strong receiving core, the passing game is enough of a question mark to stop the Jets from being a Super Bowl favorite.

Darrelle Revis - New York Jets (Image: TSN.ca)

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Houshmandzadeh says Ray Lewis should be credited for wooing him to Baltimore.

“Ray said, ‘If you want to win, this is the place to be.’ The way he is on the field is how he is off the field: Passionate. Our conversation was passionate and insightful,” Houshmandzadeh told USA Today.

To go along with Houshmandzadeh, the Ravens have Derrick Mason, Anquan Boldin and Donte Stallworth at wide receiver. In past season, the Ravens have had depth problems at receiver — that won’t be the case this year.

Houshmandzadeh became a star with the Cincinnati Bengals while playing next to Chad Johnson. He left for the Seahawks in free agency last offseason, however that move ended up being a bust for Seattle. The 32-year-old Houshmandzadeh will look to revive his career with the Ravens while attempting to bring a Super Bowl trophy to town.

TJ Houshmandzadeh - Baltimore Ravens (Image: TSN.ca)

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During the video, the player (apparently named Silvio) is focused on the whole time. After a bunch of ugly hockey, Silvio gets the puck at around the 30 second mark — and quickly proceeds to lose possession. Luckily for him, a teammate ends up with the puck. When the teammate aims a shot at goal that gets blocked, the puck flutters to Silvio. Thinking with his head (bad pun intended), the hockey player heads the puck into the goal.

In this league, which looks to be somewhere in Europe, the goal was allowed. In the NHL, that goal would have been waved off. But since it counted, we’ll give this header hockey player some love.

Here’s the hockey player header video:

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Who’s the hottest of the hot? Here’s our look at the hottest chicks in sports broadcasting:

Erin Andrews
She’s the hot sideline reporter for ESPN and ABC.

Lisa Guerrero
You probably remember her for her stint on MNF.

Hazel Mae
If you are a Red Sox fan, you are a fan of her.

Jillian Barberie
She’s a regular on FOX NFL Sunday.

Bonnie Bernstein
She’s hot … and knows her sports!

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The 43-year-old stands just 5-feet tall and weighs 105 pounds. She ate 4.86 pounds of chicken, compared to second-place finisher Joey Chestnut’s 4.55 pounds (169 wings). Chestnut, known as “Jaws”, has won the last four Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating competitions at Coney Island and is also known for his ability to eat pizza.

“I’m savoring this victory, because finishing ahead of Joey in any food may never happen again,” Thomas said. “Before today it had been well over two years since I earned a victory over him.”

It seems maybe Thomas is better at the wing-eating sprint while Chestnut is better at the marathon. Chestnut set the 30-minute record back in 2008 with 241 wings.

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Slovenia defeated Australia 87-58. They dominated most of the game as Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and the team hit 16-of-33 three pointers, including 5-of-8 in the third quarter to open up a 71-45 lead. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic of the Suns tallied 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.

Image: TSN.ca

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1. Indianapolis Colts
The Colts have been good forever. Expect another Super Bowl run.

2. New Orleans Saints
The reigning Super Bowl champs are as dangerous as any team.

3. New England Patriots
The Patriots have the experience to win any given Sunday.

4. Dallas Cowboys
No team in the NFL has as much talent as the Cowboys.

5. Minnesota Vikings
With Brett Favre back, the Vikings are again legit contenders.

Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson team up again (Image: Zuma Press)

6. Green Bay Packers
The Packers have a high-powered offense and an improving defense.

7. San Diego Chargers
Despite changes to their roster, the Chargers are legit.

8. New York Jets
If Darrelle Revis returns, they’d jump a few spots in the Power Rankings.

9. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons are young and packed with ability. Can they put it together?

10. Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens have to hope that their veteran defense can keep it together.

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Said Pacquiao: “I just heard about that, but I didn’t see the video. But it’s an uneducated message.”

In Mayweather’s racist rant, he talked about Pacquiao eating dogs, cooking sushi, speaking bad English and being short.

“They ain’t gotta worry about me fighting the midget,” said Mayweather during his rant. “Once I kick the midget ass, I don’t want you all to jump on my dick. So you all better get on the bandwagon now.”

So far, there hasn’t been any official word from Mayweather after his racist rant.

Pacquiao says that he isn’t even thinking about boxing Mayweather.

“I’m not looking for that fight,” said Pacquiao. “I’m satisfied with what I’ve done in boxing already.”

I don’t buy it. Eventually, we’ll see Mayweather versus Pacquiao. Hopefully it happens in the next year.

“Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that motherfucker make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice,” spewed Mayweather.

Actually, it’s Mayweather who finds himself in hot water — not Pacquiao’s rice.

Manny Pacquiao responded to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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