My take: Harold is a man of very few words, so - just for fun - see if you can hold your breath all the way through his acceptance speech.
News item: WWE star Rey Mysterio has been suspended for a violation of the company's Wellness Program.
My take: There isn't much to say here except, of course, that I'm disillusioned. Not because of Rey's shady history. I'm disillusioned that WWE would have such a wimpy name for its employee assistance program.
News item: In a stated effort to be more socially responsible, the Houston Texans have reduced the size of the $7.75 draft beer sold at Reliant Stadium from 24 ounces to 20 ounces.
My take: That's because they care.
Bonus take: Oh, by the way, because of these hard economic times, the Texans also announced that the smaller beer is only going to cost $7.75.
News item: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that federal investigators overstepped their search warrant when they confiscated the 104 positive drug tests that resulted from Major League Baseball's supposedly anonymous survey steroid testing in 2003.
My take: This is a big victory for the Major League Baseball Players Association. For Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz? Not so much.
News item: The Florida Gators got 58 of the 60 first-place votes in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.
My take: And Tim Tebow is so great, he is going to find out who cast those other two votes, go back in time and persuade them to make it unanimous.
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