Memo to athletes: Blogs may be bad for your image

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One category of loser in the consumer-generated media revolution: indiscreet athletes. Gone are the days when a sports star on the road could sow his wild oats in peace and quiet. From Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo’s famous outing to a Northeastern dorm room to Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton’s drunken spittle on his shirt during a bye week, athletes are finding fans armed with digital cameras, Webshots accounts and blogs. Even University of Miami football players found a two-year-old rap song made in a dorm can

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