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Morning Links: Tough Day For Tiger, Weezy’s U.S. Open Picks, MORE Mariotti Hate

While you were sleeping, SportsGrid was up all night watching TV and searching the internet for links to help get your day started. Today, Tiger falls back to earth, people still hate Jay Mariotti, Lil Wayne gets an outlet for his love of tennis, and more.

Remember that awesome first round Tiger had at the Barclays? He couldn’t follow it up, shooting a two-over 73 in the second round yesterday. He’s four shots back of the lead, so it’s not out of the question that he makes a late run.

Count Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf among the legions of Jay Mariotti-haters, although we believe he’s the first to use the term “pissant” in describing the columnist. SportsByBrooks also points us to an instance of what at first appeared to be a Fanhouse colleague leaping to Mariotti’s defense, but alas, was not.

Lil Wayne is a huge tennis fan, and while he serves out his prison term, Sports Illustrated thought they’d give him a respected mainstream media voice through which to share his opinions on the upcoming U.S. Open. Weezy, genuinely thankful to SI for giving him the chance, picked Rafael Nadal and defending women’s champ Kim Clijsters to win at Flushing Meadows. (H/T Deadspin)

You might be devastated over Stephen Strasburg’s impending Tommy John surgery/yearlong absence, but here’s another young pitching prospect to follow: the Reds minor leaguer Aroldis Chapman, whose fastball was recently clocked at 105 MPH. Sure, he’s a reliever, but 105?! Even if the gun was generous, that’s just crazy.

And here’s some “thankful it wasn’t worse” pitching news: the Brewers’ Yovani Gallardo and clubhouse attendant Alex Sanchez were robbed at gunpoint early Friday. According to Gallardo, neither was seriously hurt.

“I was days from moving,” he says. Then Canadian immigration officials intervened, forcing him and the CFL into a holding pattern because of his legal circumstances. “With my specific charge, it’s harder to be let in. I get that. All I know is I am here, trying to make it right.”

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