You may remember the lovely Kara Goucher from the Bejing Olympics… probably not because she finished 9th in the 5000m and 10th in the 10000m , but more likely because of the attention a certain Redeem Team player was throwing her way.

Well, today the married Mrs. Goucher is making headlines again, finishing an impressive third with a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 53 seconds in Sunday’s running of the ING NYC Marathon.

Typically I’d have more patience watching Monday Night Bingo at the Elks Lodge, than television marathon coverage, but Kara Goucher is quickly making me a believer.  In addition to bringing sexy back to a traditionally non-spectator-friendly sport, the 30 year-old Queens native is drawing the eyes of the running world being the first US woman in 14 years to stand top 3 in NYC.

I think SportsByBrooks nailed it on the head with their headline “Hottie Wins Third, But FIrst In My Heart”.

Check out SBB for more Kara Goucher pics.

Harvard Students Arrested In Gay Rights Protest

Four members of Harvard’s “Right to Serve” tour were arrested this morning at a military recruiting station in Portland, Maine on the charge of criminal trespassing.

The arrested members were Samantha G.M. Barnard ’09, Robert J. Ross ’09, Amary K. Wiggin ’09, and Jacob P. Reitan, a Harvard Divinity School student who first conceived of the tour.

Twenty Harvard students have been traveling since Saturday on a week-long trip up and down the east coast to protest the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy barring openly homosexual or bisexual recruits from enlisting in the armed services.  [Harvard Crimson]

Miami Lands #1 Seed For NCAA Baseball Championship

After hearing the good news that they would be hosting the Coral Gables Regional as the No. 1 national seed of 64 teams for the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, Miami players and coaches watching the selection show in the clubhouse were thrown an unexpected curveball.

No. 2 seed Missouri (38-19), No. 3 Mississippi (37-24) and No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (36-20) are set to come to town this weekend in a surprise bracket that left some wondering how the top seed didn’t get matched up with the likes of Mt. St. Mary’s (21-32) or Texas Southern (16-32) in its regional instead of lower No. 1 seeds such as North Carolina or LSU.

Miami will take on Bethune-Cookman in the second game Friday at 4 p.m., following the match-up between Missouri and Mississippi. All games will air on ESPNU, with games at both 12 and 4 p.m. through Sunday, and the final game on Monday if necessary. [The Miami Hurricane]

On Sunday, Bone took a 1-0 lead over DA Zeus when Wake Forest beat University of Virginia 80-64.

As Bone predicted, Lawrence Joel Coliseum was rocking behind James Johnson’s 21 point performance. DA Zeus said the key to the game would be Hasheem Thabeet and what a game he had, scoring a career-high 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots in leading No. 19 UConn to a spread busting 80-68 win on Saturday.

Today we add two new cappers to the mix, Gebsta and Fenboy – lets see how they do.

Check out today’s picks after the jump! (more…)

Here is a solid run down of what happened in the world of sports on Thursday 9/13/07.

“Wade Boggs has a drinking problem: The Origin of the Beer Drinkin Myth” (TastyBooze)

“The NFL slapped Bill Belichick with a maximum fine of $500,000 Thursday for videotaping Jets defensive signals. The Pats were fined $250,000 and will lose a 2008 first-round pick if they reach the playoffs, or second- and third-round picks if they don’t.” (Bodog)

“Eagles fans give McNabb three weeks to win the Super Bowl” (The Onion)

“So much for Greg Oden being the “safe” pick. Time to start comparing Thursday’s news to Portland’s biggest draft disaster.” (Bill Simmons – ESPN)

“St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel says he met with Major League Baseball officials earlier this week and answered questions about the human growth hormone he was reportedly prescribed in 2004, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.” (AOL Sports)