Martellus Bennett

Martellus Bennett ‘Black Olympics’ video filmed with his brother Michael Bennett and tell us what you think in the comments. Both are professional football players playing for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks respectively.

The so-called “black Olympics” video is wrong on so many levels. On the one hand we do need to lighten up as a nation and stop taking everything so seriously. On the other hand, racial stereotyping is not the way to make fun of ourselves. In the video, Martellus Bennett with his brother Michael compete in competitions ranging from eating fried chicken and watermelon to drinking Kool-aid.

This story reminds me of our painful history of race relations in sports. In the old negro-leagues, all-black teams would occasionally play major league baseball teams for exhibition. The black players were roundly jeered by the spectators, and there is one famous incident of a white major league professional player rolling a watermelon on to the field.

Emmy nominations 2009

Every year I wake up on Emmy nominations morning like a little kid on Christmas, but wind up feeling like all I got were boxes upon boxes of holiday-themed socks. I know, I know, with this year's expansion to six nominees per category (and seven in the Best Drama and Comedy Series divisions), we certainly had some delightful surprise packages under the tree.

But on the glass-half-empty tip, how come the woman who plays Wilhelmina Slater is the sole Betty acting nod? (Really, Emmy, you want to convince me Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer's performance is more award worthy than Michael Urie's? Reeeeally?) And with seven individual shows nominated for Best Drama Series, how come there was no room (AGAIN) for Battlestar Galactica, nor a single acting honoree from the groundbreaking sci-fi series. What.

Okay, PopWatchers. I need to go numb my pain with a high-calorie treat, so I turn it over to you: Which Emmy snubs are stinging you the hardest this morning? And are there any nominations that are acting as a soothing salve to heal your Emmy wounds? Holla back in the comments section below!

Cheyenne Cherry

Cheyenne Cherry, sticking her tongue out after a plea bargain that will put her behind bars for a year in the May 6 killing of tiny Tiger Lily. Cherry, 17, was confronted after her guilty plea in Bronx Supreme Court to charges of animal cruelty and attempted burglary in the May 6 killing at her former roommate's apartment.

Tiger Lily was left to die inside the blistering oven after Cherry and a 14-year-old friend trashed the apartment of Valerie Hernandez, destroying furniture before stealing DVDs and food. After her arrest, Cherry told police the cat killing was "just a joke."

admitted to Judge Margaret Clancy that the younger girl put the cat in the oven - and "I didn't let the cat out." The pair fled the apartment because they didn't want to hear the dying cat's cries or desperate scratching at the oven door, authorities said. The second girl is facing trial in Family Court because of her age. Prosecutor Jennifer Troiano said Cherry was granted a plea deal because her cohort was "more culpable" for the crimes.