Heads Up: Skateboarders And Fire Don't Mix.

What drives a skateboarder to douse a rock, his pants and his skateboard with gasoline? Drugs. It seriously has to be drugs. And what makes friends giggle and chuckle while their friend is raging with a pant fireball? The freakin’ internets and our fascination with this stuff. [With Leather]
The Olympics created quite a buzz on our site this month, so we’re really sad to see them go. Good thing the “Pet Olympics” just started in Hong Kong! [Guanabee]

Where the hell was the New York Red Bulls’ Jorge Rojas yesterday? Trying to convince the US to let him back in from Venezuela. [Sporting News]
Dottie Wiltse Collins, the inspiration behind “A League Of Their Own” character Dottie Henderson, died yesterday at the age of 84. [LA Times]
Mr. Met will shows kids how to dance, have fun and slit Yankee throats at ball games. Fun! [Busted Coverage]
Brazilian high-jumper Silva Lucimara was totally dissed from the spotlight over the course of the Olympics, and that’s a damn shame. Never too late to start showcasing her, fellas! [On205th]
You think Ernest Hemingway would want one of these custom Moleskins? [Boing Boing]