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• A man in Des Moines, IA suffered serious injuries after he shot himself in the groin with a large-caliber weapon just before 4 a.m. last Saturday. Yep, 4:00 in the morning. Drunk. Messing around with a loaded gun. Obviously, this cat was wearing Bad Idea Jeans at the time. Or, considering his intoxicated state, no pants at all. [azcentral]

• In case you missed it over the weekend, Lenny Dykstra wussed out on his boxing match with Jose Canseco. What a turd. [Off the Bench]

• For CBS Sports’ Charlie Casserly, the fact that Romo rhymes with another word is not such a good thing. [Awful Announcing]

• Check out this middle school coach strapping on a helmet and trucking a couple of his players, one so badly he broke the kid’s collarbone. [With Leather]

• Great news! You can now have ESPN Zone in your basement! [Deuce of Davenport]

• Here’s a photo of LeBron James playing a game of pickup basketball at a Jewish community center. [Larry Brown Sports]

• Kobe Bryant was the cover boy for Italian GQ. [That NBA Lottery Pick]

• Great video of a player with Down Syndrome scoring on a 75-yard touchdown run. [Bob's Blitz]

• Just so you know, Peter King will not tolerate drinking in the Red Sox dugout. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]

• The Onion Headline of the Day: Yahoo! Launches Soul-Search Engine