Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today.

+ Jason Whitlock is still campaigning for his buddy Jeff George. Still. {Kansas City Star.}

+ Rick Reilly picking fantasy football with Obama. {ESPN the Mag.}

+ Did you know Kelly Ripa is a Phillies fan? {The Fightins.}

+ Brian Urlacher and a naughty word on his wristband. {Sports By Brooks.}

+ Non-sports: The New York Times has hired Bono. Makes sense. {Radar.}

Quotable:

“Honestly, I do not watch the Pro Bowl. I don’t even watch the NBA All-Star Game even though I’m always involved in the NBA’s All-Star weekend. I’m down there and I never watch the game ’cause it don’t mean anything. In the Pro Bowl they wait till the fourth quarter to get serious, but in the NBA All-Star Game they never get serious, they just try to throw the ball off the backboard for 48 minutes. I don’t want to sound like an old guy, but I remember NBA All-Star Games games with Jordan, Olajuwon, Ewing that were real games. They’re out there f—ing with teammates, you hear about locker room fights, and this is the All-Star Game. That’s what I love, but those years are long gone.” – Lil Wayne