By updating RealClearSports I read hundreds of articles every week but sometimes there are particularly passages that need highlighting. And to make these passages more palatable I'm doing them in award form! The awards are completely random and will change weekly.

Does Hakeem Olajuwon have nothing better to do than to mentor the NBA's elite? Two summers ago he was teaching Kobe Bryant the dream shake, last year he was working with Dwight Howard, and this year it's LeBron James. The Associated Press reports, "He's also trying to deliver on his vow to be even better whenever the Heat resume play, saying he's been in Houston at times this offseason to learn post play from one of the game's all-time greats, former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon.

'I look at what he was able to do throughout his career," James said. "Unbelievable talent. Multiple champion. Just to see how he was able to dominate in the low post, for me as an individual, I just try to look at some of the things I feel I need to get better at and hit home at it. Our team becomes better if I continue to get better and that's what it's about.'"

What's The Dream's angle here? Does he want to get into coaching? Is he secretly learning these stars moves in an attempt at a comeback? Is he trying to stay relevant to reinvent his rap career (that link is DEFINITELY worth clicking on)? I really hope it's the latter. But it's cool to see Olajuwon so willing to share his skills and expertise with the younger generation and those willing to listen. What's not cool is the only other former player more desperate to impart his wisdom to current basketball players: Rick Barry.

Wherever there is a big man that can't shoot free throws Barry is there to try and convince them to shoot underhanded. The response to his reaching out has been a collective, "Be quiet, crazy old man. We're not looking like idiots and shooting underhanded." I'm still waiting for someone to take him up on his offer and bring back the granny shot. Blake Griffin only shot 64-percent from the line last season - somewhere Rick Barry just hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. On to the awards!

Harsh Words

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier took the high road after cutting Bryant McKinnie after he came into camp overweight; Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune did not:  Bryant: We know what your social life is like, because you tell us all about it via Twitter. We know how much money you spend on a night out. This was the best job you were ever going to have; this was the only way you were going to be able to fund your lifestyle.

Let's see if your South Beach entourage still finds you charming when you're buying them cans of Schlitz instead of bottles of Cristal.

I've got a feeling McKinnie and Souhan didn't have the best locker room relationship.

Inane Brett Favre Article

The rumors began picking up of another Brett Favre return - this time to the Dolphins. Dave Hyde of the South Florida Sun Sentinel was all-too-quick to run with that topic: Do they break the glass? Do they call 911? Do the Dolphins think this quarterback situation is dire enough to utter the two words that could solve all their problems immediately?
These two words: Brett Favre.

Followed by these two words: Don't laugh.

I'm not laughing. Not by a long shot. I'm getting angry instead. Why can't the media let Favre go? He then lists his reasons why the Dolphins should get Favre: He'd immediately turn the Dolphins from a team no one's talking about to one everyone is.

Don't dismiss that final point. The Dolphins' season-ticket sales have dropped off dramatically the last several years, a serious issue for the business side of this franchise.

Sure, everyone would be talking about the Dolphins but they'd be doing it the same way they talked about William Hung when he auditioned on American Idol. And you know Favre is loving the fact that his name keeps popping up. This is like Elvis all over again. In 10 years, when the Raiders are having more QB troubles Favre's name will probably be brought up as a possible solution.

More Favre Nonsense

It's one thing for a local Florida newspaper to cover the Favre to Dolphins rumors. It's another when Vinnie Iyer of Sporting News takes it on: We're reaching the middle of August after another supposed Brett Favre retirement, so it's prime time for the rumors of his re-return to heat up.

You had it right at the beginning of that sentence - reaching is right. Reaching to capitalize on Favre yet again with this piece about the pros and cons of four potential landing spots for him. Even though none have any credibility to them.

Fishing for a Column

George Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel didn't touch the Favre-to-Dolphins rumors but concocted an improbable scenario of his own: Miami fans need to start screaming "We want Tebow!"

He's your guy, not Orton.

Think about it: Tebow is unsure how he fits in at Denver, where the Broncos have re-committed to Orton as their starting quarterback after a potential trade dalliance with the Dolphins. A devout Christian, Tebow is in danger of losing faith in himself with all the negative chatter.

Get my title? FISHING...DOLPHINS...that's all I have to say about this ridiculous article.

Speaking of Ridiculous Articles

Gregg Doyel is upset with the way he frames Tim Tebow's faith: Now others are saying Tebow will never be a good NFL quarterback, and he doesn't believe it. Which is fine. But check out the reason why he doesn't believe it.

"Others who say I won't make it are wrong," Tebow told the Denver Post on Thursday. "They don't know what I'm capable of and what's inside me. My family and my friends have been bothered by what's gone on, and I tell them to pay no attention to it. I'm relying as always on my faith."

He'll make it in this league -- for the Bible tells him so.

The problem here is he takes quotes from Tebow and from his book and mashes them together to fit how he wants to portray Tebow. He does this all without ever actually talking to Tebow himself. I have a feeling Tebow would refute much of how Doyel perceives his perceptions. Tebow has always been a hard worker and this offseason was no exception. He worked out with teammates and was the first player in when doors opened after the lockout. He knows he has to work for everything he has got and that his faith in God alone won't make him a starting QB. But maybe I'm putting words in his mouth...just like Doyel did.

RIP: Diva Wide Receivers

Mark Kriegel of Fox Sports thinks that the days of the diva wide receivers are gone: I couldn't help but note, a little wistfully, perhaps, the end of an era. It began with the publication of Keyshawn Johnson's "Just Give Me the Damn Ball" in 1997 -- the first volume of his autobiography being a celebration of a 1-15 rookie season -- and concluded with the announcement (also on Monday afternoon) that Randy Moss was retiring for lack of interest. Here's to you, the Diva Receivas.

He does mention that the thought that all wide receivers are divas is a big misperception: Hall of Famer James Lofton was quick to remind me: "Ninety-five percent of guys playing receiver put the team before themselves."

So then, all it takes is a few WRs to fuel this thought? And Kriegel thinks those don't exist anymore? Well how about Michael Crabtree who held out all of training camp last season, Dez Bryant who apparently owes jewelers all over Texas, Brandon Marshall who told coaches he slipped on a McDonald's wrapper when he broke his hand when it was actually caused by wrestling with someone, or DeSean Jackson who dropped the ball prematurely before crossing the endzone and might hold out for a bigger contract this preseason? No, the idea of diva wide receivers is alive and well.

Put That on a T-Shirt

Luis Castillo, a former Yankee ballboy divulged some secrets to the New York Post. It's not very well-written but there's some fun little anecdotes worth checking out. Here's one example: ... at the end of the meeting it was traditional for Joe Torre to ask Jorge Posada what we were going to do. He would reply, "Grind it!" This time -- I guess to make Hideki Matsui feel more part of the team -- Torre turned to him at the end of the meeting.

"What are we going to do?"

Hideki paused for just a second before replying.

"Kick ass. Pop champagne. And get some ho's."

If I know Yankee fans they would DEFINITELY buy a shirt with that on it.