Weird But True

When Ostriches Compete In A Race, It Actually Looks Pretty Cool

by Evan Sporer | 6:02 pm, July 24th, 2012

The web roundup for Tuesday, July 24th. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See anything that should be on SportsGrid? Send it to tips@sportsgrid.com. Now, our starting five.

1. LeBron James’ fake e-mail account is fantastic.

What would LeBron’s gmail account look like? Conspiracy plot details from David Stern? Desperate pleas from Eric Spoelstra? Well, this is what one might find on it… if it was hilarious. [Grantland]

2. The coolest (and only) ostrich race we’ve seen today.

What would an ostrich race look like? Well, like something pretty cool, apparently. Note: There are jockeys. [SB Nation]

3. United States Olympic runner Ryan Hall: “God is my coach.”

There’s the laid-back coach. The coach that yells a lot. The coach that leads well. And now the supernatural coach, according to this Olympian. [Carbonated TV]

4. Hope Solo writes in autobiography she was conceived during a conjugal visit.

Hope Solo is the best female goalkeeper in the world. But as Solo writes in her autobiography, “Solo: A Memoir of Hope,” her journey to becoming the world’s best was extremely difficult. [Larry Brown Sports]

5. He who must not be named to appear at the Olympic opening ceremonies.

Haha jk it’s cool, Harry won, so we can say LORD VOLDEMORT all we want. Apparently, a 40-foot tall Tom Riddle may make an appearance at the London ceremonies. Better bring a big wand. [Deadspin]

What’s on TV.

Outside The Lines (ESPN, 8 p.m. [Bob Ley will be interviewing the president of Penn State]) Dodgers at Cardinals (MLB Network, 8 p.m.), Avatar (FX, 8 p.m.), Tosh.0 (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.), District 9 (AMC, 10:30 p.m.).