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(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at ShakedownSports. These are just a few of them.)

ABC has announced that Mark Cuban will be a contestant on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. The Mavericks owner will be joined on the show by fellow sport personalities Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Helio Castroneves. Cuban is looking forward to learning how to dance but says he is most excited about finally being involved in a competition that is officiated with objectivity and integrity.

Former Maryland star Lonny Baxter was sentenced to six months in jail for illegally shipping firearms. Before the sentence Baxter attempted to convince the judge to be lenient by apologizing and saying he had an “obsession” with guns. Unfortunately, because a gun isn’t a cheeseburger, the judge didn’t believe him.

Earlier this week 6th overall pick Yi Jianlian agreed to a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Yi originally said he would never play for Milwaukee, but much progress was made when Bucks owner Herb Kohl travelled to Hong Kong to meet with the owner of Yi’s team in China. While Kohl was able to convince Yi’s handlers that Milwaukee was a good place for him, Yi only agreed to sign after learning that that the great Brett Favre would be playing just two hours away.

Bears linebackers Lance Brigg says panic was the reason he left his new Lamborghini behind at the scene of the accident. So far Briggs’ teammates have been very supportive with regards to the incident–especially Rex Grossman, who can really sympathize with Briggs about panicking and losing possession of important objects.

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