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David Rohde’s MacGyver-Esque Escape From Taliban Captivity
1:35PM the cajun boy | Yesterday we learned that New York Times’ reporter David Rohde, secretly held captive by the Taliban for months, had escaped when he “climbed over a wall.” Now more details of Rohde’s daring escape have emerged. More »
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4:41PM Jess McGuire | Honestly, what’s the world coming to when an Australian cricketer can’t fling some profanity laced insults at the opposition without getting in trouble for it?
Andrew Symonds has been charged by cricket authorities for a radio rant in which he described a Kiwi cricketer as a ‘lump of s—’.
The controversial all rounder was charged with a Code of Conduct breach following a rambling and alcohol-fuelled radio interview in which he labelled New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum “”a lump of s–t.”
While it was stupid of Symonds to appear on the radio while inebriated*, we should take a look at Brendan McCullum and see if Symonds had a point when he called him “a lump of shit”.
Hmmmm… not lumpy, not made of shit. You lied to us, Andrew Symonds!
*This is experience talking.
MORE: Andrew Symonds fined for interview abuse
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That’s Just Not Cricket…
4:41PM Jess McGuire | Honestly, what’s the world coming to when an Australian cricketer can’t fling some profanity laced insults at the opposition without getting in trouble for it?
Andrew Symonds has been charged by cricket authorities for a radio rant in which he described a Kiwi cricketer as a ‘lump of s—’.
The controversial all rounder was charged with a Code of Conduct breach following a rambling and alcohol-fuelled radio interview in which he labelled New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum “”a lump of s–t.”
While it was stupid of Symonds to appear on the radio while inebriated*, we should take a look at Brendan McCullum and see if Symonds had a point when he called him “a lump of shit”.
Hmmmm… not lumpy, not made of shit. You lied to us, Andrew Symonds!
*This is experience talking.
MORE: Andrew Symonds fined for interview abuse
More » 
Michael Clarke Will Make These Children Paaaaay!
9:27AM Clem Bastow | It’s always nice to hear that Australia’s model bedding cricketing heroes are doing something for the kids – like WeetBix commercials, or cricketing coaching sessions at the local orphanage.
Or, if you’re Michael Clarke, charging schoolkids $50 to have a photo taken alongside him. That’s the Aussie sporting spirit, Pup!
Except, wait a second, it looks like it’s the school’s bright idea. Even better!
A Brisbane Catholic school has some of its flock in a flap after announcing a plan to charge kids $50 to have their photo taken with cricketing star Michael Clarke and his baggy green cap at their fete.
Clarke and fiancee Lara Bingle will attend the St Columba’s Primary School fete on August 2 in an appearance agreed upon through his manager Chris White, whose children attend the school.
And while pictures of the future Australian skipper without his sacred green cap will be free, a snap of Clarke and the child with the cap on is being sold for $50 – with all money going towards the construction of an outdoor, undercover sporting shelter for the school in Brisbane’s northern suburb of Wilston.
Well, that’s kind of disappointing. It would’ve been better if the story had gone along the lines of Clarke charging the children $100 each just to talk to him, while he and Bingle teased them to the point of tears, and then said something like, “F–k this pie stand, let’s go to the Hog’s Breath Cafe” before turning over some fete stalls and riding out of the school on a Harley.
A girl can dream, right? More » 