A– app. Hope Solo of US Women's Soccer fame is now featured in a 15-minute workout routine available on iTunes with the Nike Training Club App. The routine gives subscribers a chance to work out like a pro and a chance to watch Solo in low-rise stretchy pants and a sports bra. It's not Playboy, but it’s getting closer. With the way Solo is dressed during the workout video, the app will likely result in many one-handed workouts.

B – Bryant to Besiktas? Most of the NBA remains on Kobe Watch. According to the Turkish basketball club Besiktas, there is a 50-percent chance the 15-year NBA veteran will take his talents to south Europe. Bryant and his representatives will meet with Besiktas officials this weekend and Bryant's fate likely will be known shortly after.

C – Chad Ochocinco. In probably the strangest marriage in sports history, Chad Ochocinco will now be coached by Bill Belichick and catching passes from Tom Brady. It can only be a matter of time until this is spun off into another reality show.

D – Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins sure do like trading for New Orleans Saints Heisman Trophy-winning running backs. After the failed Ricky Williams experiment in 2002, the Dolphins are at it again, this time going after Reggie Bush. Unlike when they had to give up nearly an entire year's worth of draft picks, this time Miami only had to give up some guy named Jonathon Amaya and a few undisclosed draft picks. Bush is not only following in the footsteps of Williams, but also following in the footsteps of his ex, Kim Kardashian, who starred in her reality series, “Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami”. Unfortunately for Bush, the show's finale was last August.

E – ESPN. Contributing to American obesity like only it knows how, ESPN has announced it will air more than 400 college football games this season across its dictatorship of networks. The coverage starts on the oddly-enough-named Dick's Sporting Goods kickoff weekend. The first game of the season is a real stinker, Murray State at Louisville on ESPNU at 6 p.m. ET on Sept.1. Hey, its football, so we'll watch.

F – Free Agents. A free agent free-for-all played out in front of our eyes as soon as the NFL lockout ended. Adam Schefter and Chris Mortenson swore off sleep to report on the whereabouts of players like Nnamdi Asomugha, DeAngelo Williams, Sidney Rice, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie and Matt Hasselbeck.

G – Guinness Wiener Record. A minor league ball club called the Brockton Rox recently offered a foot-long hot dog that was deep fried, rolled in truffle oil and coated in something called porcini dust. The price tag of the wiener came out to $80, instantly doubling the team’s payroll and also landing it in the Guinness World Record for most expensive wiener. It broke the previous record by $75.50 (we think). There are a lot more jokes that can be made involving Brett Favre or former US representative Anthony Weiner, but we will leave it at that.

H – HBO “Hard Knocks”. The NFL Lockout took such casualties as the Hall of Fame Game, Adam Schefter's social life, and now HBO's “Hard Knocks”. The network canceled the popular series because of the shortened preseason, but you have to imagine the Patriots would have been ideal for the show this year.

I – Invite. If she couldn’t keep her sex tape from leaking, it was unlikely that Kim Kardashian would be able to prevent her wedding invitation from leaking out to the public. Kardashian and New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries will be married on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Montecito, California. No word on whether or not Ray J got an invite.

J – Joe Nelms. Pastor Joe Nelms of Nashville’s Family Baptist Church gave the pre-race prayer before the NASCAR Nationwide Federated Auto Parts 300 last week. Instead of invoking the bible, Nelms invoked “Talladega Nights.” His “prayer” included references to all the car manufactures and sponsors. He went on saying, “Lord I want to thank you for my smoking hot wife” and in closing he said, “In Jesus’ name, Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, amen.” The red neck crowd ate it up and it has since gone viral and reached north of the Mason Dixon Line. 

K – Kilkenny. The highly-anticipated All Ireland Hurling Championship is around the corner. Hurling, which has nothing to do with vomiting, is said to be the oldest game in the world, with origins traced back 3,000 years before the days of Brett Favre. The game is a mix between field hockey and rugby. According to Bodog, the favorite this year is a club called Tipperary (8/13). Other contenders are Kilkenny (11/8), Waterford (20/1) and Dublin (22/1). If those team names mean anything to you, you're either on one of them or a degenerate gambler.

L – Lazy River. Likely named after the way he runs grounders out, Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard is building a $23 million mansion in Tampa, Florida complete with a lazy river. The 17,500-square foot home will feature a "Venice-style lazy river" that will run under a series of bridges and alongside a bowling alley.

M – Mario Mendoza. Deadspin recently compiled its list of 100 worst baseball players of all time. Mario Mendoza, the namesake for "The Mendoza Line," was ranked No. 1. But give Mendoza, a former Pirate, Mariner and Ranger, some credit because he was actually a lifetime .215 hitter, meaning he finished his career above The Mendoza Line.

N – North Carolina. The Tarheels could not have picked a worse time to part ways with beleaguered coach Butch Davis. The timing of the decision could derail the 2011 season, wipe out a recruiting class, and it has definitely limited the replacement candidates. Names being mentioned include Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn; Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster; Randy Shannon, who like Davis used to coach at the U; Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo; and current Penn State coach Joe Paterno (we think).

O – Orlando Hudson. San Diego second baseman Orlando Hudson rarely gets on base (he only has 53 hits this season and an on-base percentage of .337). But when he does apparently he is a real treat. According to a Sports Illustrated MLB player’s poll, 23 percent of surveyed players say Hudson is the most entertaining player to chat with on the base paths. He blew out the competition that includes Derek Jeter (6 percent), Adam Dunn (5 percent) and the retired Manny Ramirez (5 percent).

P – Points per game. Forget just betting on season win total 'over/unders'. Now on Bodog you can bet on a team's points per game and points allowed per game. The prolific offenses with posted totals on the website are Boise State (42.5), Oklahoma (38), Oregon (41), Stanford (36.5) and West Virginia (40.5). The stout defenses with posted totals listed are Alabama (13.5), Boise State (15.5), LSU (18.5), TCU (14.5) and Nebraska (13.5).

Q- Quarterback. Here is how you know quarterbacks are placed on a pedestal in the NFL. The Arizona Cardinals just gave up Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round draft pick in 2012 for Kevin "Corn on the freaking" Kolb. Not only that but then Arizona went ahead and tossed a five-year, $64 million contract at him with $21 million guaranteed. And this is for a guy who has more interceptions (14) than touchdowns (11) in his career. \

R – Rookie NFL coaches. It’s not the ideal circumstance to take over a team after a lockout that prevented numerous team functions from happening, but eight teams have new coaches this year. The group is Ron Rivera (Carolina), Mike Minchak (Tennessee), Hue Jackson (Oakland), John Fox (Denver), Jim Harbaugh (San Francisco), Pat Shurmur (Cleveland), Leslie Frazier (Minnesota) and Jason Garrett (Dallas).

S – Santonio Holmes. His Tweeting about waking and baking got him chased out of Pittsburgh, so Santonio Holmes calmed down his celebration this week when he agreed to a five-year, $50 million deal with the Jets. Holmes took to Twitter and proclaimed, “Just finish a bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal from 2002!” The tweet came complete with a picture of a shirtless Holmes drinking directly from the bottle.

T – Thomas Voeckler. There are players guaranteeing victories in sport and then there is French cyclist Thomas Voeckler, who guaranteed defeat. Despite wearing the yellow jersey and leading the Tour de France from Stage 9 all the way to Stage 18 of the 21-stage event, Voeckler was dead serious when he said "I have no chance of winning the Tour. At least not in this life." This likely means he is the first person to wear the yellow jersey that is not doping. Voeckler proved himself right by finishing fourth and more than three minutes behind the eventual winner, some Australia named Cadel Evans.

U – UFC 133. Next Saturday UFC 133 is live from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The main event features Rashad Evans taking on Tito Ortiz. Evans is a huge favorite at –400 with Ortiz listed at +300. Other fights include Yoshihiro Akiyama (+220) vs. Vitor Belfort (-300) and Dennis Hallman (-125) vs. Brian Ebersole (-105).

V – Vick, Michael. When it comes to business, Michael Vick has no idea what is going on. How this man ever ran a dog fighting ring is beyond me. A recent potentially lucrative endorsement deal with Fuse Science Inc signed on July 7 was nixed after when the company found out Vick signed with a competitor 15 days later. Fuse Science axed Vick when it came across a news release from MusclePharm saying Vick agreed to endorse them as well.

W – Washington. From the sports town that brought us the horrific Albert Haynesworth contract comes the equally disastrous Jayson Werth contract. The Nationals outfielder is routinely booed at home and for good reason.  Werthless is somehow only batting .213 this season with 11 home runs. Unfortunately for the Nats, he is signed through 2017 for a cool $126 million.

X – iXnay on the Blue Jerseys. Since 2000 Boise State is an unbelievable 69-2 at home. Officials in the Mountain West Conference think they know why and they are about to stop it. After inviting the Broncos to their conference, the Mountain West required Boise State to not wear their blue uniforms at home on their blue turf during conference games. Apparently the blue on blue makes it tough to see the Broncos. Now Boise State will wear orange at home on their blue turf, which is just a fashion disaster.

Y – Yohan Blake. Blake could be the next great sprinter to come out of Jamaica. His odds to win the 100-meter dash at the Track and Field World Championships on Sept. 5 are 12/1 on Bodog. At 21-years old Blake is a few years younger than the favorites, fellow countrymen, 24-year old Usain Bolt (2/7 odds to win) and 28-year old Asafa Powell (5/2 odds to win).

Z – Zebras. Okay, so in baseball the umpires don’t wear the black and white and are never referred to as zebras, but we will call them that here even if Jerry Meals actually looked more like a jackass. After 19 innings of baseball, Meals, the home plate umpire, had seen enough. It was nearly 2 a.m. local time and a 3-3 game between the Pirates and Braves had dragged on long enough, so when Atlanta’s Julio Lugo was tagged out at home plate twice in the bottom of the 19th inning Meals just said “the hell with it,” he yelled “safe” and ended the game. The Pirates were irate, but they should thank Meals. After scoring three runs in the first two innings the Pirates went 17 innings without scoring. If not for Meals they might still be there.