Floyd Mayweather Knockout of Victor Ortiz

YouTube's taking down the videos after copyright claims from HBO Entertainment, but this one's still pretty good. And if it gets pulled, check The Blog Prof, who has footage from TMZ: "Video: Mayweather Wins On ‘Cheap Shot’ KO; HBO's Larry Merchant: ‘I Wish I Was 50 Years Younger I’d Kick Your Ass’."

VIDEO PULLED

Also, at Los Angeles Times, "Floyd Mayweather basks in aftermath of knockout of Victor Ortiz."

Jennifer Lopez Hot New Fiat Ad

I'm watching Oakland at Buffalo, which features a major ad buy from Fiat.

See: "Jennifer Lopez Previews New Single In Fiat Commercial (Video)."

P.S. The Raiders just went up 21-3 with a little over a minute to go before the half.

Dodger Stadium is Almost Empty

From Bill Plaschke, at Los Angeles Times, "It Can't Get Much Worse at Dodger Stadium":

I have reached rock bottom, and it is a hot bleacher in section 314 in the right-field pavilion of Dodger Stadium.



I am sitting here Wednesday afternoon introducing myself to everyone else in this giant section.



All six of them.



"It's sad," says Jose Haro.



"It's lonely," says Javier Casillas.



In a season of bad, it's the worst. The crowd at this midday game between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres appears to be the smallest in a season of empty.



It's the smallest crowd I've seen in my 23 years of following the Dodgers. It might be the smallest crowd in the 49-year history of Dodger Stadium.



The official attendance is 27,767, the second-lowest of the season, but that accounts for the number of tickets sold, not the number of actual people in seats.



This is surely the worst. This is surely not even close. Eleven sections are completely vacant. Most of the pavilion sections are in single digits. The left-field corner section, previously known as Mannywood, is Deadwood, inhabited by precisely 20 people.

More at that top link.



Well, it'd be a different experience, that's for sure.

Venus Williams Withdraws From U.S. Open

At NYT, "An Ailing Venus Williams Exits."

Venus Williams departed the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday with downcast eyes, staring at an uncertain future after revealing she had received a diagnosis of Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain.



Williams, who missed the hardcourt season with what had been described as a viral illness, withdrew from the United States Open minutes before she was due on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for her second-round match against No. 22 Sabine Lisicki .



Williams, 31, was unseeded for the first time since 1997, when she advanced to the final in her Open debut. Appearing in her 13th Open, she had pulled the curtain back on a game that looked robust, if a tad rusty, in her 6-4, 6-3 victory over Vesna Dolonts on Monday. She had aspired to become the first Open women’s singles champion over 30 since Martina Navratilova in 1987.

This women is a history-making trailblazer. I've admired her for a long time. Continue reading at the link. This story's kinda sad.

O.C.'s Ocean View Team Wins Little League World Series

Hey, great local news.



At LAT, "Huntington Beach's Ocean View team wins Little League World Series," and "Ocean View Little League players maintain perspective."