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Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day.

So please, by all means, share your humorous stylings in the comments section.

Earlier Wednesday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by bjab021. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email.

Thanks for participating. Check back Thursday for another cartoon.

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day.

So please, by all means, share your humorous stylings in the comments section.

Earlier Tuesday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by balldawk2020. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email.

Thanks for participating. Check back Wednesday for another cartoon.

LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Chad Johnson once outran a racehorse -- although he did have a bit of a head start.

No word if he ever raced a greyhound.

Seven members of the Lyman High School Greyhounds football team raced greyhounds of the canine variety at Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club Monday night. The dogs beat the humans 4-3 in the event that also raised about $400 for greyhound adoption.

The back entrance of the school and its football field sit across Dog Track Road from the pari-mutuel facility north of Orlando. Lyman got the athletic moniker from its four-legged neighbors. The track's owners donated uniforms when the school began playing football in the early 1950s and the name stuck. It is believed this was the first time such a race with high school athletes has occurred in Central Florida, despite Lyman's proximity to the track.

The biggest long shot of the night may have been offensive lineman Brock Merritt, who won his race by about five feet. None of the races were officially timed. Merritt covered 60 yards in his dash, while his teammates ran about 90 in theirs. The distance from the starting box to the finish line for the dogs was 110 yards, although some of the dogs got a running start from a greater distance.

The 6-foot-6, 305-pound Merritt said being an underdog -- so to speak -- and a healthy dose of fear were his primary motivations. Merritt, who is an Eagle Scout, was prepared to win despite heading to the track immediately after practice and not having time to eat any human Greyhound chow before the race. "Those dogs were scary. They were pure muscle," he said. "Everyone thought I was going to lose, but I knew I was going to win the whole time. When the rabbit came up behind me, I heard it and got scared. I don't think I've ever run so fast in my life."

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Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day.

So please, by all means, share your humorous stylings in the comments section.

Earlier Monday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by Nire0868. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email.

Thanks for participating. Check back Tuesday for another cartoon.

Robert Edward Auctions consignment director Brian Dwyer discusses and shows off memorabilia available for auction, including a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner card formerly owned by Charlie Sheen, and Muhammad Ali fight-worn shoes.

The perks of living in the city where the LA Kings practice. #goodtalk vine.co/v/bxuuilT9XI2

— Jonathan Vigil (@JonathanVigil) April 26, 2013

Lead singer Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside will have to rely on his computer for results of the NHL playoffs, which begin this week.

See, Vigil is a big fan of the Los Angeles Kings. And the hard-core band from Los Angeles is in Asia for the next three weeks.

"I'm obsessed," said Vigil, who helped form the band in 2004. "I'll be able to watch the games from my phone backstage at the shows. I love when kids yell out the score to me during the set. Having the Kings win on days of our shows is awesome."

Vigil didn't start out loving hockey. Like many kids growing up in Southern California, his first love was baseball. But eight years ago, a friend had some extra hockey equipment and asked Vigil to play a recreational game. And he was hooked.
Playbook had a few minutes with Vigil to talk hockey and music.

Was it really love at first sight with you and hockey?

"Yep. I skated that first time and fell in love. It's all I think about. It's so awesome."

And it seems fans and the Kings notice your love.

"I'm not sure who runs the Kings' Twitter feed, but they sent me a message one time talking about our new record. That was pretty awesome to see that. This one time on Twitter at the Philly show, I said I'd kiss the fans if the Kings won. As I got off stage, fans told me the Kings had won! I didn't think people were checking Twitter during a show. I did kiss a few -- on the cheek."

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Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day.

So please, by all means, share your humorous stylings in the comments section.

Earlier Friday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by pickledpunk21. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email.

Thanks for participating. Check back Monday for another cartoon.

When Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is bored at work, everyone is in danger. Check out the latest "This is SportsCenter" commercial for ESPN.

Narrated by rapper A$AP Rocky and featuring his song “Goldie,” the new adidas spot that will begin airing Wednesday captures the moves of John Wall (Washington Wizards), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) and Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers).

“I’m a big fan of A$AP. He’s somebody that has real good music going out," Wall said in a statement. "He’s a different type of person, a different type of style and it’s great to have him narrating this commercial. I think everyone’s gonna like it a lot.”

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day.

So please, by all means, share your humorous stylings in the comments section.

Earlier Thursday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by BrushGoodDar. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email.

Thanks for participating. Check back Friday for another cartoon.