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Thu September 09, 2010

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
(Some Guy)		We've ignored it, denied it will happen, and even become angry at the prospect, but the fact remains that there will probably be an NFL lockout in 2011 (nfl-facts-and-rumors.blogs.cbssports.com)	(23)
		Once again, the Patriots' offensive line fails to protect Tom Brady (content.usatoday.com)	(26)
		Not letting your prisoners watch the women's tennis? That's a riotin' (telegraph.co.uk)	(4)
		Sidney Crosby takes batting practice and hits a ball that leaves the stadium, not to be confused with Ovechkin hitting women with cameras as he leaves the arena (video.penguins.nhl.com)	(40)
		The Bulls' summer might not be over--Melo is acting anything but (sports.yahoo.com)	(9)
		Not news: Armando Galarraga will pitch on Friday night. News: Jim Joyce will be umpiring. FARK: Behind home plate (news.yahoo.com)	(27)
		"Caroline Wozniacki was able to trump Maria Sharapova on the court Monday because she had Donald Trump in her box". Headline adds to the fun (nypost.com)	(15)
		"All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, 'There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.'" Wish granted (life.com)	(58)
		Bears quarterback Jay Cutler says he knows he's going to be "facing pressure" during this Sunday's home opener at Soldier Field. That pressure will be coming from the Detroit Lions. Who have won five games in three years (blogs.suntimes.com)	(78)
		Russia hoops coach, who is American, calls '72 USSR Olympic disgrace "fair"; Coach K. responds w/ verbal beatdown for the ages. For once, Duke doesn't suck (video) (sportsbybrooks.com)	(28)

Wed September 08, 2010

	Dwight Howard, of the Orlando Magic, fulfills an old white lady's fantasy (sports.yahoo.com)	(28)
(Some Guy)	Iconic Yankees announcer Michael Kay revealed to only eat three foods: steak, bacon, and chicken parm. "It combines chicken with mozzarella. Two great tastes together, like a Reese's peanut butter cup" (walkoffwalk.com)	(45)
	What's the going rate for a game-used jersey these days? A four game suspension (blogs.ajc.com)	(39)
	Alabama already preparing excuses for losing to the Nittany Lions (sportingnews.com)	(47)
	SI's NFL Week 1 Power Rankings, considering their pick for #1, shows a distinct lack of John Clayton (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(79)
	Onion Sports 2010 NFL Team-by-Team Guide (theonion.com)	(62)
	Moss: "No one here likes me." Brady: "I like you. I think you're the bestest ever" (sports.espn.go.com)	(27)
(Some Guy)	Reporter: "Mr. Bush, how do you feel about being stripped of your Heisman?" Bush: "I got stripped of my Heisman?" (nfl.com)	(27)
	Joe Montana confirms what everybody should have already known: The movie Rudy was a load of crap (tmz.com)	(72)
	Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky gambled in Vegas, and MJ tried to tip a waitress with a $5 chip. Gretzky instead gave her one of MJ's $100 chips and said "that's how we tip, Michael." Wayne Gretzky is probably dead right now (deadspin.com)	(119)
(Some Guy)	All that LeBron gear Clevelanders gathered to donate to Miami homeless shelters? Yeah, Miami doesn't want it (clevescene.com)	(25)
	Boxing champ under fire for suggesting that 9 out of 10 people would enjoy his next fight (dailymail.co.uk)	(38)
(Saints Report)	Starting tomorrow, the New Orleans Saints begin a new tradition where Drew Brees will lift his arm in the air and lead 80,000+-strong "who dat" chant before games. You know who else raised their arm in the air and led two-word chants? (saintsreport.com)	(145)
	2010 Texas Rangers doing very good impersonation of 2007 New York Mets (scores.espn.go.com)	(55)
	Mike Tyson's biggest regret? He did not smoke weed with Tupac (cbsnews.com)	(85)
	600 (No asterisk) (scores.espn.go.com)	(55)
	In what comes as a surprise to no one, Giants Stadium leaves Giant Debt (nytimes.com)	(43)

Tue September 07, 2010

	NFL expected to have lowest game attendance in 12 years, as league discovers its attempts to make pro football a mind-blowing HDTV Internet-enabled experience have worked too well (latimes.com)	(189)
	Vince Lombardi, buried 40 years ago this week, wished he had never said winning is the only thing. "I meant the effort. I meant having a goal. I sure didn't mean for people to crush human values and morality" (washingtonpost.com)	(23)
	The greatest time of the year once again kicks into high gear as the NFL week 1 power rankings are here (espn.go.com)	(151)
	Sharapova succumbs to Caroline Wozniacki (sports.espn.go.com)	(21)
	NFL Preview / In specific writing style / for your amusement (sports.espn.go.com)	(41)
(CBS Sports)	Redskins, Titans talk Haynesworth Deal. This is not a repeat from 2009 (cbssports.com)	(21)
	Boise State picks up 7 first-place votes in this week's AP rankings. Still no cure for Virginia Tech being ranked above USC (espn.go.com)	(186)
	WNBA's lack of popularity isn't because of the quality of the game; it's because the system doesn't stack the deck in favor of New York (nytimes.com)	(77)
	Bush to be stripped (news.blogs.cnn.com)	(79)
	Boise State is a championship contender after a Week 1 win and a presumptive undefeated wining streak with the remainder of their cupcake schedule. In other news, Globetrotters are early favorites for the NBA finals after beating the Generals (sports.espn.go.com)	(323)
	In a stunning move, Steelers name Dennis Dixon as starting quarterback. Hines Ward seen sobbing quietly in a corner (wpxi.com)	(80)
	Yankees may pressure free-agent-to-be Derek Jeter into accepting vastly less money to stay in New York, since his statistics are virtually identical to those of Red Sox SS Marco Scutaro (msn.foxsports.com)	(145)
	"Last season, Chicago had to watch more of Lovie Smith's catatonic sideline act. It was like watching a statue play chess," says columnist. This is fundamentally unfair, as playing chess is at least intellectually stimulating (suntimes.com)	(49)
	Randy Moss gets a little emo, confessing he feels "not wanted" by the Patriots. Um, dude, if you're expecting Bill Belichick to act like Brad Childress, you're gonna be waiting a LONG time (sports.espn.go.com)	(76)
	Boise State gets by Virginia Tech, still has a shot to be embarrassed by Alabama in the BCS Championship (scores.espn.go.com)	(202)

Mon September 06, 2010

		Navy dominates Maryland in yards (485 - 271), plays (82-39) and time of possession (40-20) and still loses (rivals.yahoo.com)	(249)
		Former WWE wrestler Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart hit with drug charges, steel chair (sfgate.com)	(81)
		Brazil wins the Blind Soccer World Cup. I SAID, BRAZIL WINS THE BLIND SOCCER WORLD CUP (w/ video) (wired.com)	(20)
		Australian gold medal swimmer wishes South African rugby team better luck next time, after Australia wins 41-39. Just kidding. She Tweeted to South Africa, "suck on that f*ggots" (msn.foxsports.com)	(50)
		Angry elderly Canadians protest loudly after Blue Jays games no longer reach nursing homes. "They were the ones who helped bring the CBC to its publicly funded knees when the corporation deprived them of curling" (thestar.com)	(13)
		Despite Houston Texans finally having a competent QB in Matt Schaub, the Texans are arguably the #1 contender to land the bust that is Matt Leinart. Well, it looks like the AFC South is already locked up before the first week even starts (sports.espn.go.com)	(229)
		The long nightmare for Jets fans has finally come to an end, as Revis inks a new deal. Still no word on whether or not Sanchez's competence will sign before the regular season opener (washingtonpost.com)	(64)
		This year's contenders for NFL comebacks (usatoday.com)	(44)
		Texas Rangers lose on one of the worst calls in the history of baseball (mlb.mlb.com)	(129)
		How bad has the San Diego Padres 10 game losing streak been? They've been outscored by a stunning 55-23 (hosted.ap.org)	(36)

Sun September 05, 2010

	Bill "Spaceman" Lee pitches and wins a minor league game at age 63. Probably because he didn't throw an eephus pitch to Tony Perez this time like he did in game 7 in 1975, and NO, subby's not still BITTER over that or anything (sports.yahoo.com)	(31)
	NFL Hall of Famer Dan Hampton says the Minnesota Vikings need to go down to New Orleans and "hit that town like Katrina" (sportsbybrooks.com)	(88)
	It's the Labor Day classic, the Southern 500 from Darlingt... what? They moved it? How stupid are they? Anyway, something called the "Emory Healthcare 500" from Atlanta Motor Speedway is being run tonight, 7pm eastern on ESPN (nascar.com)	(343)
	Shaquille O'Neal stars in "Wedding Crashers 2" (ca.sports.yahoo.com)	(25)
(Some Guy)	With days to go until the September 9 showdown between the Saints and Vikings, Brad Childress would like to continue biatching about the Saints D last year (neworleanssaints.com)	(40)
	Francesca Schiavone defeats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at US Open, ostensibly in a steel cage overuse of vowel match (abcnews.go.com)	(8)
	The first game of the year: Iowa City police cited 115 people for having for an open container, meaning they'll make over $14,000 from fines and another 30 were arrested for other crimes. No word how many of those arrested played for Iowa (press-citizen.com)	(25)
	Reds beat Cards, extend lead in NL Central. Pete Rose quietly collects his winnings (tsn.ca)	(17)
	The Crumble in the Jungle (news.bbc.co.uk)	(12)
	Floyd Mayweather now ducking the controversy his rant caused; claims he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. The way he keeps ducking Paq, he doesn't have a pair of nuts, either (sports.espn.go.com)	(61)
	To be next host city of America's Cup: (a) Valencia, Spain offers "generous financial bid," (b) Italian port offers $645 million, and (c) smug San Francisco wants to be paid $150 million (sfgate.com)	(41)
	Rock, Chalk...BISON (sports.espn.go.com)	(36)
(Some Guy)	Oregon's 72-0 rout of New Mexico meant the Ducks' mascot had to do 506 pushups - and he did them all (portlandtribune.com)	(59)
	Jacksonville State, led by a true freshman QB, comes back from 21 to win at Ole Miss. Apparently, Masoli couldn't steal the game (espn.go.com)	(76)

Sat September 04, 2010

	A lot of people have called Kyle Busch a lot of names over the years and he doesn't mind......until you call him "dirty" (sports.espn.go.com)	(26)
	7,384 University of Iowa football fans set the Guinness Record for most participants in a game of Hokey Pokey played by fans of a shiatty football team that won't make it to a bowl game (press-citizen.com)	(38)
	A-Rod getting closer to switching teams (nbcsports.msnbc.com)	(9)
	Leinart loses his job to a guy that wasn't good enough to play for the Browns (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(130)
	Ryne Sandberg named the Pacific Coast League's Manager of the Year, giving Cubs fans hope Hendry will name him as Piniella's replacement, just so he can let them all down next season (suntimes.com)	(12)
	Nyjer Morgan suspended for eight games for his role in a bench-clearing brawl? Please (sports.espn.go.com)	(30)
(Some Guy)	Someone reminds the NCAA that football pays their bills, Jeremiah Masoli cleared to play (cbssports.com)	(16)
	Lane Kiffin wins first game as USC coach, postpones resigning at least one more weekend (msnbc.msn.com)	(14)
(Some Hot Chick fan)	In honor of College Football kicking into full gear today - All 120 Division 1 schools ranked by hotness of female fans. (SFW) (bleacherreport.com)	(68)
	2010 Pigskin Pickem - Public Group Fark Pick'em created for your prognosticating pleasure (fantasycontests.usatoday.com)	(11)
	Georgia State celebrates first-ever football win by cracking coach Bill Curry in the cranium with a Gatorade cooler (sportsbybrooks.com)	(12)
	Will Penn State choke against Youngstown State? Will TCU prove themselves against Oregon State? Why does Rice play Texas? Your Week 1 college football thread (youtube.com)	(1373)
(Some Guy)	Looks like the ball will be in T. Jackson's hands when Favre's ankle asplodes (nfl.com)	(23)
	Some water hazards are more hazardous than others (boston.com)	(25)
	Missing son of boxing promoter Bob Arum found on a rugged mountain which is in an area so difficult "that people can't rappel down or climb up to it," which kind of explains how he died in the first place (heraldtribune.com)	(19)
	How many goals will Chelsea drop on West Ham? Can Aston Villa stay in the top 4? All this plus bonus "Manchester United never knocked Liverpool off their ******* perch" smack from Carra in this week's EPL thread (dailymail.co.uk)	(33)
	No longer hopped up on steroids masked by female fertility drugs, Manny actually admits he was a douche and caused his own exit from Boston (sports.espn.go.com)	(20)
	Near the start of what was supposed to be its best season in at least a decade, 12 UNC football players to be held out in opener vs LSU. In related news, liquor sales soar in Chapel Hill, NC (sports.espn.go.com)	(23)

Fri September 03, 2010

	The first North American athlete to test postive for HGH isn't Albert Pujols or Lance Armstrong or any musclehead in the NFL. It's a Canadian college football player. Eh? (statesman.com)	(14)
	The best trick play to kick off the college football season you will see today (youtube.com)	(35)
	Steelers fans, prepare yourselves to go crazy for the Dennis Dixon era. Warning: It's going to look a lot like the Tony Banks era in St. Louis, or the Daunte Culpepper era in Detroit (sports.espn.go.com)	(38)
	You've just played your heart out in the final NFL pre-season game. In order to get the attention of the coach and secure a spot on the roster, you c) immediately get arrested for DWI (indystar.com)	(15)
	Ben Roethlisberger suspension cut from six to four weeks. The NFL commissioner figures the more he's on the field the less he'll be in bars assaulting women (npr.org)	(50)
(Some Guy)	Reasons to leave the house are disappearing: Lingerie Football League coming to TV (with video) (guyism.com)	(19)
(Some Guy)	Florida may have an abundancy of stupidity, but every now and then they come up with something worth while. I present to you, bikini bull riding (SFW- unless the nuns at your convent don't like bikinis) (strangebeaver.com)	(26)
	Seven-year-old boy attends nearly 500 Orioles games, enjoying dozens of wins (wtopnews.com)	(23)
	Floyd Mayweather, puttin tha "ass" back in class (sports.espn.go.com)	(91)
(Shreveport Times)	Terry Bradshaw knocks down a few NFL-sized egos in interview. Included: Big Ben's shenanigans with Little Ben, Favre's attention-whoring, and where Kendall Langford should stick his lost earring (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)	(72)
	USA defeats Tunisia 92-57 despite the team looking as if they didn't even want to be there. Since the elimination round is now upon us, one can only assume their lackadaisical approach will not come back to bite the team in the keester (espn.go.com)	(17)
	Dallas Braden disappointed in Yankees fans for not heckling him. "I was expecting more. They get an 'F' in my book" (nydailynews.com)	(73)
	After 978 minor league games, catcher finally gets the chance to shine in the Major Leagues (msn.foxsports.com)	(43)
(Some Guy)	"But now it is Cincinnati's turn. It is Cincinnati's time. And make no mistake: Cincinnati deserves this" (cbssports.com)	(73)
(Some Superfan)	Bears lose to the Browns. Yes. The Cleveland Browns. As usual, Cutler did nothing. This is gonna be a long, painful season (chicagobreakingsports.com)	(70)
	ESPN's "experts" predict the division winners, wild card winners, Super Bowl champions...well, everything for 2010. Get ready to read the words "Packers," "Cowboys," and "Colts" a lot (sports.espn.go.com)	(222)

Thu September 02, 2010

	Federal court rules against Baltimore Ravens in logo copyright dispute; quoth the Ravens, "we will appeal" (sports.espn.go.com)	(30)
	Because the Sports tab is too manly and needs more fashion sense, here are the 30 best hairstyles in sports (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(53)
	Some Hack from SI claims Purple Jesus won't win the NFC North (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(122)
(FanHouse)	According to reports, King Gary I of the NHL wants the NHLPA to agree that the new Kovy deal is the last ridiculous contract under the current CBA. Otherwise, he'll reject this one and throw out Luongo and Hossa's deals (nhl.fanhouse.com)	(61)
	French physicists investigate legendary 1997 free kick, aka "the goal that defied physics," determine it really didn't defy physics after all, and offer equation to describe trajectory. Still no cure for French football (bbc.co.uk)	(51)
	Andy Roddick is no longer satsfied with losing early at the French Open, decides to lose early at the US Open (articles.latimes.com)	(18)
	It's the start of the college football season tonight with Ohio State, Miami, Pitt, USC, and Utah all in action...wait on a Thursday? Discussion on the right (espn.go.com)	(437)
	Twenty-one-year-old Brazilian woman redefines "die-hard soccer fan" (msn.foxsports.com)	(37)
	Ben Roethlisberger expected to ask commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday to reduce his suspension by at least three games. This should go well (sports.espn.go.com)	(155)
	Reds rookie phenom Aroldis Chapman picks up first career win after demolishing Milwaukee Brewers. Bonus: two pitches he threw registered an absolutely ridiculous 103mph (sports.espn.go.com)	(70)
	San Antonio jails a Spurs announcer for anonymously Twittering that a Spurs reporter is in an extramarital relationship (mysanantonio.com)	(38)
(Journal Times)	Teenage golfer disqualifies self, gives back medal, for having too many clubs in bag (journaltimes.com)	(68)
	Robin Ventura can now rest easy, knowing that he is no longer the victim of the most humiliating ass-kicking in the history of baseball brawls (washington.nationals.mlb.com)	(173)
	Man fired for criticizing rookie who was expected to be Washington's savior. No, this is not another article about Obama (sports.espn.go.com)	(24)
	Nyjer Morgan of the Washington Nationals is quickly making Milton Bradley look calm and reasonable in comparison (with video of his latest meltdown) (mlb.mlb.com)	(124)