But then there is Hull City’s Anthony Gardner and his laughably bad goal against Wolves in a 2-2 draw in late January.

What’s even worse? Wolves and Hull City are tied in points near the foot of the Premier League. This goal could be the difference in relegation.

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@adamisacson: Still waiting for a Nick Hornby book about a guy who’s in a perfect relationship, but can’t stop agonizing over his terrible taste in music.

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@sportsguy33 Would you rather watch dolphins get slaughtered, or would you rather sit through a second episode of The Marriage Ref?

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@blazersedge Hey, Canada, rematch on rollerblades?

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@conanobrien http://twitpic.com/1695g1 – This is how many people it took to write today’s tweet: “Jumbo” shrimp? WTF!!

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@DickieV – Taylor Swift was Awesooome Baby!

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@Ron_Weschler – Judd Nelson looks like the guy I’m avoiding ChatRoulette for.

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@frucci Broke 10,000 achievement points on Xbox last night. It brought the exact combo of accomplishment and self-loathing I expected.

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@bruce_arthur OK, but your team’s gonna suck. RT @evalois Jake Delhomme crying is sad. He can play on my team!

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@robcorddry Just got lost for a minute, sorry. Where was I? Oh yeah… Zach Effron’s eyes!

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@TIAS: Breaking: #GoodMorningAmerica to change name to “where’s the missing blond, white girl”

Watch the commercial at inside.nike.com.

The song in question is “Ali in the Jungle” by The Hours.

Now, go, add it to your running mix and crank it at the end of your marathon training run.

Przemyslaw Kazmierczak (spelling test tomorrow) scored this first-half goal for Vitoria Setubal against Uniao de Leiria earlier this month.

Most certainly giving this a try at Portland Futsal this week.

People all over the world, aside from Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh and Paul Shirley, have done what they can to help.

That got me to thinking, who is the most charitable of them all? Here’s what I found, in terms of what has been reported:

Gisele Bundchen, $1.5 million to the Red Cross.
Sandra Bullock, $1 million to Doctors Without Borders.
George Clooney, $1 million to Hope for Haiti Now.
Leonardo DiCaprio, $1 million to Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, $1 million to Doctors Without Borders
Madonna, $250,000 to group unknown.
Lance Armstrong, $250,000 to U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Tyler Perry, $250,000 to group unknown.
Samuel Dalembert, $100,000 to UNICEF.
Alyssa Milano, $50,000 to U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Tiger Woods was rumored to be donating $3 million to Yele for Haiti.
Paul Shirley, $0

Loaded onto the iPod is a careful selection of songs designed to motivate and distract. Here’s my list of the best workout songs of 2009. All songs have been released in the past 12 months so if you’re expecting AC/DC and Van Halen, go to about.com and find a tired, irrelevant mix there.

Memories by David Guetta and Kid CuDi

Starting this off with a poppy dance song from British DJ David Guetta, with lyrics performed by Cleveland hip hop artist Kid CuDi. This song has stayed on my mix longer than any song of 2009. I think it’s because the beat is like an instant cup of espresso and steroids.

Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

You know that guy at the gym who lifts weights while he’s in jeans? He’s probably listening to something like this. He’s happy and he doesn’t care if you think he’s a big tool. This is not a workout song or a running song, but it works for me because it’s guaranteed to lift your spirits during the mid-point doldrums of that 8-mile run or 90-minute workout (or so I’ve been told. I have never actually lifted weights for 90 minutes, which is why I look like the lead singer of Deerhunter.)

Raindrops by Basement Jaxx

Another dance song, but don’t worry, this is nowhere near as annoying as the only Basement Jaxx song you’ve ever heard (Where’s My Head At?).

House of Flying Daggers by Rakewon, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and Method Man

This song a) has a lot of bad words and b) might qualify as hardcore rap. That means it’s not for everyone. Once you see the video, you might see the song in the same way I do: this is music for badass ninjas. Also, a Y chromosome is required to like this song.

I Start To Run by White Denim

White Denim is a band from Austin, Texas, cranking out fast-paced, raw rock songs perfect for a running mix. I highly recommend their $7.99 album “Fits” on iTunes because they include an additional 10 bonus tracks. That way you can be choosy with what you put on your mix.

1901 by Phoenix

This follows the same idea as the Edward Sharpe song: good music makes good workout music. Plus every 2009 year-end list in the world includes a Phoenix song. You could make a best of 2009 Liberian polka songs list and somehow Phoenix would end up there.

Got Nuffin by Spoon

This is one of my favorite bands of all-time. The song is a bit uncharacteristic for them with its steadiness and predictability, but it makes for a good running song. Give it a shot.

Little Secrets by Passion Pit
Like all Passion Pit songs, this is like candy for your ears.

Two Weeks (Fred Falke remix) by Grizzly Bear

Techno beats from Fred Falke and smooooooooooth vocals from Grizzly Bear? Yes, please.

My honorable mention 2009 workout songs:
“Swag Surf” by Lil Wayne
“Daily Routine” (Phaseone Remix) by Animal Collective
“Empire State Of Mind” by Jay Z
“Dancing On Our Graves” by The Cave Singers (not 2009. Don’t care. I suck at lists.)
“Jacked Rabbit” by Cheetahsaurus

The missus, also a runner and heavy gym visitor, likes a nice mix of rock, dance and pop music but leans more mainstream. Ignoring release dates, here’s her 10 favorite songs on her 52-song mix right now:

“3″ by Britney Spears
“The Reeling” by Passion Pit
“I Got No Ceilings” by Lil Wayne
“More Human Than Human” by White Zombie
“Woman” by Wolfmother
“Heads Will Roll” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Zero” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Uprising” by Muse
“No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age

And hundreds of Americans, who have made the U.S. the top ticket purchaser aside from South Africa for the 2010 cup, will have the time of their life on the other side of the world next summer.

If you’re still waffling on whether or not to take the plunge, as I was until recent weeks, you’ll find no better travel guide on the Web than the one written by Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Wahl. He proclaims his love for the country and the time he spent there, but also hands down a warning to visitors.

In six months, we walked on the sidewalks outside our apartment exactly once (to go to a cricket game at the nearby stadium). It’s too dangerous, we were told. The sad truth was that you almost never saw white people walking on residential sidewalks, even during the day, and those who did stood out.

If the $2,000 airfare and the tricky transportation from city to city in South Africa isn’t enough to make you stick to the States, the crime just might.

It will be a very different experience than what Americans encountered four years ago in Germany. By using the world’s greatest public transportation, they hopped from city to city and match to match.

On a balmy night in Stuttgart, I saw Fernando Torres run rampant over Tunisia in a 3-1 win for Spain. By the time the match ended, it was 11 p.m. and we were 15 miles away from our hotel. A train took us as far as it could into the suburbs.

We wandered the streets, looking for a bus line or a cab to take us the final two miles to our hotel. All the while, we felt perfectly safe.

Those type of adventures too frequently end tragically in Johannesburg, it appears.

If, by the time you reach the end of Wahl’s column, you’re still considering the trip. Maybe his postscript, in which he mourns the loss of a photographer friend killed in an attempted carjacking the week prior, is enough to force you onto your favorite bar stool this summer.