ESPN’s annual ESPY Awards took place in LA this evening with SNL‘s Seth Meyers once again hosting the celebration. SF Giants pitcher Brian Wilson, who arrived in a spandex tuxedo, was the target of Seth’s opening jokes before he then moved on to poking fun at the NFL lockout, LeBron James, and the NBA Final’s MVP Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk was also the big winner, scoring both Best Male Athlete and Best NBA Player. The all-star athletes were also joined by Hollywood heartthrobs Justin Timberlake, Ryan Reynolds, and Jason Bateman, who stepped out for the big night to promote their upcoming comedies. While he was all about guy time tonight, Ryan Reynolds’s love life was a hot topic of conversation today amid rumors that he’s both dating Charlize Theron and rekindling things with his ex-wife Scarlett Johansson. On stage, Justin Timberlake again proclaimed his love of beer and named the beverage the real winner at Monday night’s MLB All-Star game; however, during the show he joined the NFL’s Aaron Rodgers to present the best male college athlete award to BYU basketball player Jimmer Fredette. The guys were the only ones giving away awards, with Brooklyn Decker, Entourage‘s Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Serena Williams were just some of the beautiful women who took the stage. Not one to miss an award show, Justin Bieber was also on hand for the evening as was his frequent award show companion and girlfriend, a very leggy Selena Gomez.

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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have hit the Hamptons! The young couple dropped over $700 at Flying Point Surf and Sports in Bridgehampton, N.Y., according to an eyewitness. Gomez picked up Toms wedges and a dress, and Bieber also bought a pair of Toms shoes, among other items. “He kept calling her babe,” a source says of the cute couple. Next, they headed across the street to Candy Kitchen for ice cream. But when Bieber didn’t have any cash on him to pay – he offered to walk to a nearby ATM – another customer treated them.

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Austin Collie’s season officially ended Wednesday.

Collie, a second-year wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts who has missed all or part of the last seven games with concussions, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, a move that ended his 2010 season.

“He certainly is a guy who is going to be missed, but from a medical standpoint,” Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. “Obviously we are concerned more so about his health than anything else. This is the right thing for him at this particularly time.”

Collie, after sustaining a concussion November 7 in Philadelphia, missed the next game before playing part of the first half in New England on November 21. He then missed the next three games.

He returned this past Sunday, caching eight passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Jacksonville, then sustaining another concussion late in the first half.

It’s one of the worst parts about football, when you see guys get injured and put on injured reserve – especially a guy who loves football as much as he does – and how much he wants to be out there,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said. “We just wish him a quick recovery.

“I’m obviously disappointed for him. I know hard he has worked all off-season, and I know how excited he was to be back the other day and how well he was playing.”

Collie is the 17th Colts player on injured reserve this season, with tight end Dallas Clark, wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, safeties Bob Sanders and Melvin Bullitt and cornerback Jerraud Powers also on injured reserve. They also have played without running back Joseph Addai, linebacker Clint Session and cornerback Kelvin Hayden in recent weeks.

“They don’t give you any points for that,” Caldwell said. “What counts and what matters is your won-loss records. That’s what you have to focus in on, winning games. Anything else is kind of a sidelight.

“The fact of the matter is we have to win. That’s what it boils down to.”

Collie caught 58 passes for 649 yards and eight touchdowns this season. Wednesday’s move leaves Indianapolis with four-time Pro Bowl selection Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon as the starting wide receivers. Rookie free agent Blair White, who will fill the third receiver role, has caught 30 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns this season.

“Blair White has done an outstanding job all year, every time he has been called upon,” Manning said. “Somebody else has to step up. You never know who it might be. You never know who’s number might be called – depending on the situation or the down and distance.

“Blair will fill into that spot for Austin, and I know he’ll do a good job.”

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Famed New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died early this morning after suffering a major heart attack in Tampa, Fla. He was 80.

Steinbrenner was loved and hated for turning the Yankees into a pro-sports behometh with a combination of swagger and deep pockets. He was nicknamed The Boss.

“He was a visionary and a giant in the world of sports. He took a great but struggling franchise and turned it into a champion again,” the family said in a statement published on ESPN.

“He was an incredible and charitable man. First and foremost he was devoted to his entire family — his beloved wife, Joan; his sisters, Susan Norpell and Judy Kamm, his children, Hank, Jennifer Jessica and Hal; and all of his grandchildren. ”

He had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died about 6:30 a.m., according to news sources.

Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it’s crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say.

“People tend to do the same thing over and over again, without varying it, without taking adequate rest, without building slowly, and they end up with an overuse injury,” said Geralyn Coopersmith, national manager for the Equinox Fitness Training Institute.

“Tendonitis, bursitis, fasciitis, these kinds of inflammations are pretty much guaranteed if you don’t vary your training,” said Coopersmith, who oversees the training of 1,400 personal trainers in 48 Equinox clubs nationwide.

Yet she concedes that even clients who complain of nagging aches and pains are loath to change their routine.

“People get terrified. They’ll say, ‘The treadmill made me lose weight.’ Well, exercise made you lose weight. The treadmill was the modality. That doesn’t mean it’s the only way or the best way,” she explained.

“Most people don’t cross-train enough,” she said. “Maybe they’ve been doing yoga for years so their flexibility is great but ask them to hold a plank position and there’s no core strength at all.”

More than pain
For Adrian Shepard, fitness director for the recreation department at Butler University, over-exercisers can suffer more than pain or poor performance.

“Overall it’s a tricky thing to notice,” he said. “Some signs, like sleeplessness, apathy, depression and difficulty concentrating, may be associated with other conditions. You really have to focus on the big picture.”

Shepard says some young adults he works with at the Butler campus in Indianapolis are especially vulnerable.

“Most at risk are those training for an event or sport,” he said, “or those with a preoccupation with being thinner.”

He stresses the importance of consulting a fitness professional.

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1. Pick one ass cheek or the other - Just like with anything else in life, there is NO middle ground here. You have to be decisive about which ass cheek you are going to hit because if you fall somewhere in between you are going to have issues.

2. No cupping - That should never happen, I repeat THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. Your hand should be kept flat at all times, nobody likes a surprise groper.

3. Girl on girl ass smacking is preferable – Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like a little semi-lesbian action from time to time? If there is, I am not one of those people. The more women we have smacking ass everywhere, the better the world will be.

4. No oggling - We don’t want to know how cute Derek Jeter’s butt is or how soft/firm it is.  Eyes chest level or higher during the ass smacking.

5. Only do it to congratulate good plays - The ass smack is not something to be taken lightly. It is not the same as a high five where you give the guy a high five after every free throw. You are only allowed to do it to congratulate teammates or to lift their spirits but mainly just to congratulate. Don’t just go around greeting teammates with ass smacks before the game. You will be lonely on the bench.

6. Only one player is allowed to smack at a time - No ass smack gangbangs please. One player at a time, one cheek at a time and that’s it. It gets kind of confusing if multiple hands are back there and if your teammate breaks one of the rules, you don’t want to be accused of being the culprit.

7. Fingers should stay together at all times - There should never be a time when you clearly see in indent on the players ass from your fingers. It should just NOT happen. Some might not take it lightly and put an indent of their fist in your forehead. That’s not the way to bring the team together.

8. Make it an ass tap - No lingering around the ass area too long. No holding your hand there or having conversations while your hand is there. Make it a quick “in and out” smack.

9. Make sure it is during play - After the game ass smacks are questionable, towel smacks are unacceptable, smacking random asses on the street is downright dangerous.

10. Limit your smacks to 3 per game - Do not smack the same players ass more than three times in a game. It will just start to get weird and he will probably get nervous and keep his ass as far away from you as possible.

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