Mitt Romney might have won the battle in Michigan yesterday, but it’s a fair bet that Rudy Giuliani picked up major ground in the key states of Minnesota and Illinois in his bid to gain the Republican nomination. How do we know this? Well, he did what any right-thinking person would do on a campaign stop in Florida: He refused to autograph a Green Bay Packers hat. Giuliani, a Giants fan, used the “bad luck” angle when approached by a fan, as the video shows. He is not shown stomping on the hat nor punching the fan in the face because those things did not happen. He also did not go on to explain that signing the hat would condemn him to an unpleasant hereafter, nor did he note that he couldn’t risk a paint thinner addiction this late in the race. Both of those things would have been well within his rights. That baby, by the way? No chance.

*(Via Deadspin), the headline of the year. Really, all it takes is a little common sense.

*Rowdy tennis fans? Awesome.

*The McLov-ometer officially hit this mark after a loss to Golden State. That’s winning percentage. That’s not good.

*On the other hand, Gophers men’s hoops lovers have been gearing up for a week like this for quite some time: two measuring stick games with a chance to see if this program is ready to get back into the Big Ten upper echelon conversation. Indiana and Michigan State, a pair of top-15 teams, are on the docket. Question: Are you sufficiently excited?

*Fasola-link!

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