Linked And Loaded – Sunday 6-7-09

Penguins played so bad last night, lost their composure and ended up getting smashed by Detroit.  Orlando and LA go back at it tonight.  Here are some stories worth checking out:

• Fanhouse posted a tribute by Mickael Pietrus who wore shoes in Game 1 to honor the fallen of Air France Flight 447.
• Steady Burn brings us the results of the Conan O’brien sports figures lookalike contest.
• AskMen.com brings us 5 things you may not know about Derek Jeter.
• NESW Sports found video footage of a 15 year-old Grant Hill dominating the opponents in a basketball game.
• Detroit4lyfe looks at the beating Detroit gave Pittsburgh in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup.  Sidenote, if Pittsburgh loses this series, I have to write a story on Detroit4lyfe about how Detroit beat Pittsburgh and why they are deserving champions…
• Talk Hoops And Both Teams Played Hard open their E-mails to each other to provide a unique preview for the NBA finals in Cross Polination: NBA Finals Preview.
• My Sports Rumors details the Cavs needs and thinks that Charlie Villanueva may be headed to Cleveland.
• Josh Q. Public takes a look at Randy Johnson, his 300 wins and lists some facts you may not know.
• No Guts, No Glory also features a Randy Johnson story called Randy Johnson’s road to 300, every mullet and moustache along the way.
• Major League Jerk takes a look at a new sport called baby racing.
• Sharapova’s Thigh takes a look at the short career of Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens in their random retro baseball player segment.
• Sports Rubbish found us an early favorite for idiot of the year: A 41 year-old man who attacked the Special Olympics torch relay.
• The World of Isaac takes a look at what the Cavs have been doing since being eliminated.
• Moondog Sports found a story on a Chinese man who lost his hand in a tug-of-war.