Join Lethal Leigh and Tom Cowie to talk all things Ashes in the Ashes Open Thread: Day Two.
Today, summer officially begins, meaning the cricket season -- led by The Ashes -- is finally here. The money is on Australia to win the first test and Leigh Josey gives you the players to watch.
Watch out for Australian swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus this AShes, writes Cricinfo's Peter English, for in an age when bowlers hurl the ball into the pitch, Hilfenhaus comes from an older era and starts every innings by trying to swing the new ball.
Well Mark Webber was never actually in a teen sitcom, but Jalopnik has uncovered a series of remarkable historical photos taken on January 4, 2001, during a very different era of Formula One -- an era when a young Mark Webber was only dreaming of a successful F1 career.
A good start in Brisbane on Thursday -- the First Test of The Ashes -- is likely to lead to a good middle and a good end for whichever side takes the lead, writes The Guardian's Barney Ronay.
So how does Tiger Woods rediscover repose? First, there are the things he must stop doing: Stop talking. Stop apologizing. Stop explaining. Stop promising. It's creepy and defeating, writes Esquire's Tom Chiarella.
Sports blog
Forbes crunches the numbers to find out, on a statistical basis, which NBA players are the most blatantly overpaid.
Who are the footballers who shout "look ate me!"? Who Ate all the Pies has a list.
It's the question on everyone's lips in the NBA: what's wrong with the Miami Heat? It’s still early in the season but if the team's fortunes don’t turn around soon coach Erik Spoelstra will be, well, feeling the heat, writes Sean Ross.
