The Weekender Returns

The Weekender is a blog with links to things you should read while spending time at your computer over the weekend while I'm spending time away from it.  Must read links after the jump.  Oh, and pretty girls, too.  (Ed. Note: I didn't even realize I missed The Weekender last week.  That's what happens when real life interferes with blog life.)

Daily Dosage: The Best of the Rest Part I

So last week's Top 10 celebs list came under some scrutiny. Go figure. Apparently my list was too plain.

Look, I just like attractive women. Personality is optional.

Kidding.

All jokes aside, the return of the Dosage will focus on the lovely ladies that missed the list. In all honesty, they probably should have made the list.

Chickipedia presents: Salma Hayek to kick off the week.

Just like football. No, there wasn't a last second desperation heave by Chris Dieker to Marc Cheatham, but the SIU men's basketball team beat Missouri State, 72-64, in the team's first win without senior guard Bryan Mullins. [Daily Egyptian]

Bocot blows up. I'm driving the Justin Bocot bandwagon. I've been driving it for a while and I will continue to drive it until he is named the Valley's newcomer of the year.

OK, maybe that's asking much, but after a slow start and a heap of adversity, there's a certain No. 23 in maroon lighting up scoreboards. [Daily Egyptian]

Quality Linkage:

• The continued posterization of Duke's Greg Paulus. [Awful Announcing]
• ESPN suspends its best talent for being truthful. [Deadspin]
• Matt is just the latest Bush to be deemed a failure. [Washington Post]
• Selling political seats is popular. [Rush The Court]
• A solution for the short-handed Salukis. [Saluki Hoops]
  

Daily Dosage: Premier Week

Big things are happening in my life.

I usually don't get personal, especially during the Daily Dosage, but cool things are happening and I have to share them.

I'm a busy man with a new school schedule with some pretty interesting classes (bowling included) and some classes that downright scare me. But I figure I'll be fine. After four years, any challenge should be met and pwned over time.

As for premier week? Well, we changed some font sizes, colors and types to give the reader a more legible product. And professionally, the Daily Egyptian has unveiled a new Web site.

Oh yeah, and Salma Hayek is hot. Carry on.

Quality Linkage:

• The Sports Lounge makes its debut. [DE Sports]
• Cowboys fan points gun at Michael Irvin. Proceeds to talk football. [Dallas Morning News]
• Chris Cooley rocks the Kiss Cam [DC Sports Bog]
• Yo momma so fat she had to get an MRI at a zoo ... sorry, couldn't help it. [My FOX KC]
• Why not Wake? [Vegas Watch]
• SIU looks to conquer Creighton at the Qwest Center. [siuDE.com]
  

Daily Dosage: Breakfast with links

Alright, so it's a slow day in my sports world so there aren't any recaps. Instead, you've got yourself a full helping of links.

And everyone loves links, right?

Especially at the breakfast table.

Just like everyone loves Salma Hayek. Well, they should. I'd like Hayek on my breakfast table.

I know the Campari people love her because this is one of their ads. I hope they're not trying to give her some of that infamous "Dirty 30 Juice."

Alright, enough. Let's hit you up with some quality linkage.

• SIU is ready to dance with the (Blue) Devils on Thursday. And they're not scared. [Daily Egyptian]
• The Cubs are opening the new Yankee Stadium [Chicago Sun-Times]
• Sadly, Lovie Smith doesn't have an interest in the Tennessee Volunteers football opening. [Chicago Tribune]
• ESPN is closing in on a deal with the devil .. er .. BCS. [msnbc.com]
• It won't even matter once Barack Obama officially steps into office and 'throws his weight around.' [USA Today]
• Speaking of college football, the NFL needs to adopt its OT system. [4th and Fail]
  
• Snobbery, Mark Cuban and the Cubs. [New York Times]
• Fun with logos. [Blaze of Love]
• The accuracy (or lack thereof) of preseason polls. [Rush The Court]
• Drew Sharp guarantees a Lions victory, eventually. [Detroit Free Press]
• Another anti-ESPN blog. [ESPN is Weak]
• The goodbye interview with Fire Joe Morgan. [Deadspin]
• Oh, and the best of, according to Deadspin.