I would like to officially welcome everyone to the MOST BORING DAY in sports. The only thing going on today is the 2009 ESPY Awards which we can't even watch until Sunday. Is there some law that states all award shows have to air on Sunday nights?

It makes perfect sense to host the ESPY Awards on the one day of the calendar year when there are no major sporting events, so doesn't it make sense for the fans to watch the ESPY Awards on the one day when there are no major sporting events?

Oh well. At least there are college football links to fall back on:

Mike Lucas: Wisconsin Badgers football forecast? Up and down
Lucas has an interesting column on college football geek Phil Steele. Good stuff.

More on QB recruit Brennan - BadgerBeat.com
QB Joe Brennan isn't the only recruit from Camden Catholic High School (Cherry Hill, NJ) who has a scholarship offer from UW.

From the sick bay to the spotlight - ESPN.com
UW sophomore cornerback Aaron Henry is on Adam Rittenberg's list of possible "comeback" players this season.

Introducing your Big Ten All-Star teams - ESPN.com
In honor of the MLB All-Star game, Rittenberg put together two Big Ten All-Star teams and RB John Clay, TE Garrett Graham, OT Gabe Carimi and K Phillip Welch all made the North team.

Minnesota will play without Lipscomb, Brock - ESPN.com
With Tramaine Brock leaving the Gophers' program, the door has opened for former UW safety Kim Royston to start in the Minnesota secondary.

Newkirk will play in CFL - JSOnline
In case you missed it, former UW defensive tackle Mike Newkirk signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.