Come February, I’ll be interested to see the ratio of pre-season stories written about the different roles Tim Tebow might be serving for the Jets versus the in-season stories written about what Tebow actually did on the field. I’m not saying he won’t be used or making plays, but I’m saying the number of stories that will have to be written about his stellar kickoff coverage performances might start to lose the attention of readers at a quicker pace than the speculation of it.  (Sports Kings)

It’s pretty much inevitable that the most famous athletes will try their hand at something other than sports in their lifetime. The route most frequented is the pursuit of acting, perhaps because it is one of the most natural transitions for the entertainment industry vets. Most of these transitions aren’t met with incredible success, but the few that are usually succeeded because they were able to leverage their wit and charm to make it work—queue Blake Griffin. Griffin, who just underwent surgery on his knee and said he won’t be going to the Olympics for Team USA, has been showcasing his knack for humor ever since he entered the league, quickly making him the NBA’s version of Payton Manning.  Here is his most recent display of talent is with comedian Rainn Wilson, better known to some as Dwight Schrute from The Office. Ao long as Griffin is careful in his choice of scripts– namely, skipping anything remotely close to Kevin Durant’s summer flick Thunderstuck– I think this guy will have plenty more opportunities to entertain us off the court in his current residence of Hollywood. (Withleather)

According to Mickey Rourke, Usain Bolt might have something to worry about this Olympics. The 59-year-old actor has come out saying he beat the world’s fastest man in a 4am, drunken foot race. While Rourke concedes that he was given a four-stride handicap, he insists that in the 30-meter dash, he was able to edge Bolt by inches. Remember, this is coming from Rourke, who is about half as credible as the guy from the “I’m a banana” video. However, I will give Rourke the benefit of the doubt since I don’t think he has the capacity to recognize if Bolt was playing with him like he would a child. (Yahoo! Sports)

It’s been a long summer of baseball wager after baseball wager, but with the Olympics only days away, bettors should be happy to hear that London betting houses will be offering odds on virtually anything. Besides covering all 26 sports at the games, the AP reports you can even bet on things like whether the London Mayor Boris Johnson will light his hair on fire with the Olympic torch (33-1 odds). I’d like to see if there is an American sports book somewhere that has an over/under on the number of times NBC anchors say the name Michael Phelps or the number of crotch shots that appear in their coverage. I’d bet over on either because if it’s under, I win anyway.  (Fox Sports)

Apparently the Interwebs is alive with the story about a man dressed as a goat, who has decided to hang out with real goats, so when the time comes he can better hunt and kill the goats with whom he was hanging. This guy sounds like he took a page out of “The female’s approach to making frienemies” handbook, only with more goat and less instagram. I can’t help but wonder if one of those goats is dating his ex; it’d all make a lot more sense. (Barstool Sports)

It’s tough to walk the fine line between loving watching good fights and not wanting to see someone get concussed. Therefore, I made the responsible decision to not walk the line at all and just show this amazing video of a lax fight, which ends with the something that looks like the opening scene of Bambi. Enjoy. (Barstool Sports)