So, the anticipation of the Oakland Raiders pass-crazy offense has officially put wayward quarterback and former drunken bigot Kerry Collins as the second favorite behind the Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning to win the passing title this year. Manning is the favorite at 4/1, but the addition of Randy Moss to an already stocked receiving corps has put Collins at 6/1 to win the award according to MyBookie. It’s a nice idea and we’re as excited about the potential for a 40,000 yard season in Oakland, but are we forgetting that this is still Kerry Collins?

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Well, not really. But, yes, apparently horses can get injured and not be immediately shot on the spot. Such is the case with Preakness and Belmont hero Afleet Alex as a small leg fracture has sidelined him from the August 7th Haskell Invitational and the August 28th Travers Stakes. In an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, writer Dick Jerardi points out that a similar issue befell Smarty Jones after his Belmont bed shitting and he soon retired after that race was over with a foot injury, sequestered to long days of horsey orgies. But Alex is apparently in much better shape and looks to race again at the end of the year or be ready for the 2006 season.

It’s Fox News vs. The Daily Show! It’s Christianity vs. Satanic Hedonists!It’s SoCal vs. Mississippi! It’s Gentle Petting vs. the Morning After Pill! Since the appointment of conservative, bible-hugging judge John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court, liberals and abortion enthusiasts all accross the country have been anxiously anticipating what kind of impact the new look Supreme Court will have on a woman’s right to choose.

Since last year’s remarkable World Series victory, public bettors prove that the Boston Red Sox are still the fair-haired boys in the crowded American League East. The Bloody Sox are -165 favorites followed by the always lurking, always dangerous, New York Yankees at -105. Typical. However, Covers points out that with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays still hanging on in the division–and with their respective prices currently at +500 and +2000 to win it all–there may be some great value in taking one of those teams. But let’s not get batshit crazy about this–let’s wait until the trade deadline before taking out third mortgages to bet on the Blue Jays.

She’s a whore. A link whore, but a stripper all the same. She’s begging Internet poker blogging barfly Al Can’t Hang for a link up and some traffic, and is willing to edge as close as possible to that NSFW line as she can get (if you’re Mormon, this is NSFW for sure) without nipple. Meet Nikki, who we guess plays poker, "acts," and strips. Beats the hell out of some dude pretending to be the College Poker Girl. For the picture linked above, and for the shamelessness of your link whoring… Nikki - you are the Oddjack Woman Of The Week. Congratulations. Now eat a sandwich.

If you’re any sort of horseplayer at all (god knows we are), you’ll be thrilled to find They Are At The Post’s John Pricci running a diary (doesn’t he mean blog? Aren’t diaries for twelve year-old girls?) from Saratoga.
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Saratoga tomorrow? What about Saturday’s Spa card? Let us help you out. Since our last three days test-driving CompuTrak have been so profitable, we’re going to ride this sonofabitch until we’re either busted or bajillionaires. Come on along, we’ll hopefully help you afford some sweet fifteens on your Camry. The CompuTrak Picks, and a few others worth looking that - after the jump. FRIDAY’S CARD - SHOULDN’T YOU BE WORKING? Race 1) The CT Pick is #2 Hasslefree. 3-1 Morning line, and head and shoulders above the rest of his opponents. Race 2) No CT Pick. No idea here at all either. Race 3) Dual CT Pick #1 Kiss and Go and #4 Sacre Via. They’re both low odds picks, at 3-1 and 7-2 respectively. Race 4) #9 Wampum is the CT Pick. Another non-longshot at 3-1.

The one thing we absolutely loathe about digging through the news everyday for you is when another newspaper or magazine calls some bullshit fad or pasttime "the next poker." It’s insulting. Poker has been around for hundreds of years, and even though it’s booming like tech stocks in the 90s right now, this is not a Cabbage Patch Kids sort of scenario. Sometimes, though, we agree with the articles.

Barbecue today is like poker a few years ago, a massively popular American pastime that has grown organically, right under our noses, seeming like a fringe activity but stacking up well against established mainstream hobbies.