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Sat November 07, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Mets realize JJ always was a Putz (670thescore.stats.com)	(3)
		After office workers ran out of confetti to toss at the Yankee victory parade, they started throwing things that hadn't been shredded yet (nypost.com)	(11)
		17-year-old who thought the "pain and agony" he dealt with when running was normal, finds out he's had Cystic Fibrosis, should be dead or in critical condition. Decides to keep running, and winning (dallasnews.com)	(64)
		If two-loss Notre Dame wins out, they will be in a BCS bowl, and the Rose Bowl executive director isn't even bothering to pretend that it's for any reason other than money and TV ratings (sports.espn.go.com)	(31)
		Manny decides he wants to be Manny again in Mannywood (670thescore.stats.com)	(11)
		Alabama vs LSU ☑ Penn St vs Ohio St ☑ The rest of the Top 25 vs patsies ☑ ☑ and ☑ It's your Saturday College Football conversation (rivals.yahoo.com)	(665)
		Maybe squeaking out a win against lowly LA Tech will shut Boise State up for a bit (scores.espn.go.com)	(76)
		Philadelphia Phillies to wife beater Brett Myers: "Boom, outta here" (mlb.mlb.com)	(38)

Fri November 06, 2009

	5000 leftover Olympic condoms, with the motto "faster, higher, stronger" put up for auction. Let's hope they weren't made to Chinese specification (news.bbc.co.uk)	(30)
	Matt Cassel has secret weapon against concussions; he simply throws an interception before taking a sack (kansascity.com)	(46)
(Some Guy)	Rumors of Peter Forsberg joining the Canucks have been joined now with rumors of Jaromir Jagr joining the Oilers. This begs the question: Why do Forsberg and Jagr hate the NHL?? (mynhltraderumors.com)	(84)
	John Madden should have told Chad Ochocinco that "winning is the best deodorant ." (weblogs.baltimoresun.com)	(36)
	Bad pro football is better than good baseball - Nielsen reports that the winless Rams' first victory against the one-win Lions drew a higher rating than any World Series game (stltoday.com)	(127)
	Dude Perfect on Ice (youtube.com)	(33)
	After allowing Marcus Jordan to play in an exhibition game with his dad's Nike Air Jordans, UCF is disappointed adidas terminated its 5-year sponsorship (wesh.com)	(30)
	Punching, hair pulling, kicking. The only thing that would have made this soccer game better would have been had it been played in jello (espn.go.com)	(99)
	Letterman: "How hung over are you guys?" Jeter: "Probably not as hung over as you" (wcbstv.com)	(65)
	The spikes Johnny Damon wore when he stole two bases in one play in the World Series, are heading to Cooperstown, as will the giant hole taken from Ryan Howard's bat (670thescore.stats.com)	(26)
	They call him "The Freak" because of his odd pitching style and his diminutive frame. They call him "The Doper" because, well, that one hasn't caught on yet (sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com)	(82)

Thu November 05, 2009

	Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle about to learn fast that baseballs don't travel as far in Texas (thedenverchannel.com)	(22)
	Dolphins' Jason Taylor, a believer that trash talking shouldn't take place until you've taken the trash out - twice - says: "Jets fans take the 'cl' out of 'class'..." (content.usatoday.com)	(23)
(NBC Sports)	Add "Motivational Posters" to the list of things that the Kansas City Chiefs suck at (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)	(36)
	Ladies and gentlemen, your 2012 Los Angeles Jaguars (sports.espn.go.com)	(113)
	Jacksonville Jaguars continue to lead the league in blackouts. Too bad that isn't a defensive statistic (sports.yahoo.com)	(39)
(Comic Vs. Audience)	Bill Burr's hilarious rant about the World Series. "What a wonderful Cinderella story" (comicvsaudience.net)	(52)
(Some Guy)	Pop quiz, hotshot. A porn star, a bible quoting NBA superstar, and one of those N'Sync douchebags are all in a house together. Guess which one ends up taking their pants off (lastangryfan.com)	(43)
	UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar's next bout will be mano a mono (sports.yahoo.com)	(100)
	Senior staff member for Alberta Health Services fired for giving swine flu shots to Calgary Flames players, their families, and management, while thousands waited in line at public clinics (usatoday.com)	(37)
(Lohud.com)	Joe Girardi rescues a woman from a car wreck while on his way home from the Series clincher; needs 38 more postseason saves to tie Rivera (lohud.com)	(44)
	Is it really a sport when you have to hire a PR firm for a chance to win the championship? (sports.espn.go.com)	(150)
	Still taking shots at Tony Romo, TO announces that he won't use his bye week to visit Cabo, Mexico. Additionally, just like the non-bye weeks, he won't be visiting the end zone (buffalonews.com)	(84)
	Jimmy Rollins still insists the Phillies are the better team. By the way Jimmy, you can take the A, C, E,1, 2, or 3 subway trains from NYC's Penn Station to the World Series parade in lower Manhattan tomorrow (nydailynews.com)	(95)
	Greatest starting pitcher in World Series history: ""A pitcher can't pitch with three days' rest? Some of those guys make $8 million a week." (stltoday.com)	(72)
	Yankee$ Win World $erie$. Obviou$ tag a$$plode$ (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(867)

Wed November 04, 2009

	Roy Williams puzzled why everybody else gets perfectly thrown balls but all balls thrown his way are bad (sports.espn.go.com)	(100)
(Some Mid-Major)	Boise State to BCS teams: "Hey, we have an opening in 2011. Would you mind if we scheduled you at your place?" Elite BCS teams to Boise State: "LOL, hell no. BTW, you have a weak schedule." (voices.idahostatesman.com)	(184)
	World Series Game 6 discussion. Pedro vs. Pettitte. Can Utley be stopped? Can Howard be started? Is there a "gratuitous Kate Hudson shot" drinking game? (7:57pm ET, Fox) (sports.espn.go.com)	(2055)
	OHL player Michael Liambas suspended for the entire season for a hit that left his opponent with serious skull fractures and facial injuries. Gary Bettman seen taking notes, then throwing them away (tsn.ca)	(92)
	Hines Ward voted "dirtiest player" by other NFL players, since he's blind-sided about a third of them (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(157)
(sail-world.com)	Oracle Racing's America's Cup challenger breaks it's $10 million dollar mast during training. If only there was some entity to consult that could have forseen this turn of events (sail-world.com)	(19)
	Most NBA teams don't have an 18 point lead in the third quarter and go on to lose. Then again, most NBA teams aren't the Milwaukee Bucks (espn.go.com)	(52)
	Five theories why Phillies slugger Ryan Howard is not hitting well in the World Series. Number six: Jobu needs to come, take fear from bats (philly.com)	(77)
(NBC Sports)	Vikings-Packers game peaked at 39 million viewers. It is rumored that Peter King climaxed at the same time (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)	(44)
	♪ Livan, Livan likes his money ♪ He makes a lot they say ♪ He could be returning ♪ To the Nationals today ♪ (sports.yahoo.com)	(67)
	Buffalo Bills QB Trent Edwards should be back under center after their bye week. Well, that should certainly fix their offensive struggles (buffalonews.com)	(33)
	Formula One loses Japanese automakers, tiremakers and major corporate sponsors. RIP Formula One (timesonline.co.uk)	(75)
	Vicente Padilla stars in 'Plaxico 2: Electric Boogaloo' (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(25)
	A diet of catsup and rice is no way to go through life son. Wait you just won $120,000.00? Dude I am so changing my diet (sports.yahoo.com)	(38)

Tue November 03, 2009

	Week 9 NFL Power Rankings. Sorry Saints fans, time to turn in those "nobody respects us" cards (espn.go.com)	(171)
	Socialized medicine at work. NHL players get H1N1 vaccine before general public "given the risks associated with frequent physical contact, extreme exertion and onerous domestic and cross-border travel," Oh those poor people (cbc.ca)	(115)
	NFL commissioner Roger Goodell seeks Congressional amendment to avoid suits, particularly ill-fitting ones that bunch-up over his collar bone (pic) (twincities.com)	(43)
	Brad Childress on Favre's groin: "I was standing right behind him... and saw him kind of... reach for his groin and... hold it.... Rub it." (startribune.com)	(41)
(Rochester D&C)	Syracuse wide receiver Mike Williams unexpectedly quits team. He probably realized that the QB, former Duke point guard Greg Paulus, sucks (democratandchronicle.com)	(24)
	The Pens are still on top, while the Hurricanes are mired in a swirling vortex of suck; your NHL week 6 Power Rankings (sports.espn.go.com)	(99)
(Some Gooooool)	Juventus. Barca. Chelsea. Inter. Your Champions League Matchday 4 thread is here (uefa.com)	(107)
	Super wealthy family who placed themselves in public eye get radio host suspended because he talked about them (www2.tbo.com)	(32)
(Some Guy)	PETA compares Manu Ginobili's bat swatting incident to Michael Vick. Dumbass and Unlikely tags hook up and have a Stupid baby (nba.fanhouse.com)	(55)
	Browns sack their GM, even though he had a better QB rating than Derek Anderson (670thescore.stats.com)	(50)
	Bill Walton won't be returning to the broadcast booth. This news is just AWFUL (sports.espn.go.com)	(70)
	Twenty years ago, Chucky Mullins broke his neck playing football, and died two years later. And ever since, the man he hit on field has driven 200 miles, three times a year to clean his gravestone and apologize again (ncaafootball.fanhouse.com)	(113)
	We now have our first openly lesbian owner of a professional sports team, amazingly not a WNBA team (huffingtonpost.com)	(44)
	News: PGA suspends golfer for doping. FARK: he hasn't made a cut on the tour since 2006. You're doing it wrong (news.bbc.co.uk)	(7)
	After DSB goes under, Stephen Colbert picks up primary sponsorship of Olympic U.S. Speed Skating (news.yahoo.com)	(56)
	149 year history, the richest two-mile handicap horse race in the world. One Tuesday afternoon every year that Australia and New Zealand stop working for 3 minutes. The Melbourne Cup, not just another horse race (google.com.au)	(20)

Mon November 02, 2009

	It took almost 150 years for a Southerner named Lee to beat the Yankees; now it's happened twice in one week (sports.yahoo.com)	(164)
	The SEC has officially stopped hiding their love affair with the Florida Gators (rivals.yahoo.com)	(156)
	Not news: Someone does the Thriller dance. Fark: Hockey goalie (youtube.com)	(40)
	Yankees hope the baseball season ends tonight with their 27th championship; Phils hope to take it back to NY. Let's all share our feelings about this in our World Series Game 5 discussion thread (7:57pm ET, Fox) (mlb.mlb.com)	(1315)
	Like the smell of stale urine wafting up on Bourbon Street, it's your Monday Night Football discussion thread (espn.go.com)	(1070)
	Headline from Buffalo NY says is all:"Lousy game leads to fewer arrests" (buffalonews.com)	(16)
	Peter King happily reports on Favre's groin, "it's throbbing right now" (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(63)
	Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels says he can't wait for the World Series to be over. Judging by the way he pitched in game 3, you can tell he meant it (kansascity.com)	(159)
	Andre Agassi is convinced he would have won more tennis matches if he wasn't so worried his wig would fall off on the court (starpulse.com)	(37)
	Lawyer for NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield says it's CRYSTAL clear he's not getting a SPEEDy payment. METHinks there will be no CRACKing this case (sports.espn.go.com)	(18)
	Vince Young proves all the critics wrong by handing the ball to Chris Johnson (tennessean.com)	(60)
	Cleveland Browns owner says he isn't ready to fire head coach Eric Mangini, but he is ready to bring in somebody that will strip him of all powers (cleveland.com)	(27)
	MLBPA already keeping an eye out for potential collusion against free agents because a weak economy where fans don't want to shell out $100/ticket couldn't possibly be the reason for prudent spending (boston.com)	(22)
	Note to all aspiring NFL Quarterbacks: 14/22 for 109 yards no touchdowns and one interception is now a "good job." (content.usatoday.com)	(64)
(WWL)	New Orleans prepares for massive Tuesday hangovers after the Saints stomp a mudhole in the Falcons tonight (wwl.com)	(150)
	Colts have won their last 16 regular season games. Just like the last team to do this, they don't have a Super Bowl trophy to show for it either (sports.espn.go.com)	(56)
	Ryan Newman blows over at 190 mph and lands right on top of Kevin Harvick. Ta Daa (youtube.com)	(77)
	If you bet Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be the only winless NFL team after today, come on up to collect your pool winnings (www2.tbo.com)	(41)
	What happens when you mix Brad Lidge pitching, Yankees batting, and a 4-4 tie in the 9th? (sports.yahoo.com)	(251)

Sun November 01, 2009

	Congratulations Iowa, your reward for remaining undefeated is to drop down in the rankings. Pollsters doing everything they can to make the computers irrevelant (sports.espn.go.com)	(188)
	Detroit loses Toilet Bowl -- Rams Flush with Victory (freep.com)	(40)
	Brett Favre throws for four Favres as the Minnesota Favres beat the Green Bay Former Favres (sports.yahoo.com)	(79)
(Bleacher Report)	World Series Game 4 discussion thread -- Phillies try to tie it up tonight against C.C. and Centaur (8:20pm ET, Fox) (bleacherreport.com)	(π)
(Calgary Herald)	Today is the 50th anniversary of the hockey mask: Once thought to be a chicken, Jacques Plante ended being an innovator (calgaryherald.com)	(37)
	Philly transit workers decide to carry your drunk ass from one Philly vs. New York sports game to another across the street (npr.org)	(12)
	Will Jimmie Johnson survive the Big One? Subby hopes not. It's the Amp Energy 500 from Talladega discussion thread (nascar.com)	(252)
	Guess which Raiders coach has a history of violence towards women (sports.espn.go.com)	(34)
	Some are wondering if an athletic event that ended with the death of the first person to ever complete it might not be safe (cbsnews.com)	(47)
	Does Green Bay get revenge against Purple Jesus? Do the Titans finally get that first win with Vince Young? Will Indy and Denver remain unbeaten? All this and more in todays week 8 NFL discussion thread (sports.espn.go.com)	(2110)
	What FAIL might look like in Football (liveleak.com)	(80)
(Some Uniform Guy)	And now, it's time to vote in 'The Worst Uni Ever' poll. Just remember, what has been seen can not be unseen (uniwatchblog.com)	(77)
	Yankees beat Phillies 6-5 in Game 3 of the World Series. FOX camera beats Phillies 2-0 (sports-ak.espn.go.com)	(111)
	The coolest video of Manu Ginobili laying the smackdown on a bat that interrupted the Spurs-Kings game you'll see all day (sports.yahoo.com)	(49)
	Soccer player demonstrates how to celebrate a goal when you have no fans in the crowd whatsoever (liveleak.com)	(53)
	Oregon ducks up USC. Quack (espn.go.com)	(132)

Sat October 31, 2009

	Catch of the year in college football: Missouri wide receiver Jerrelle Jackson's insane one-hand "snatch" against Colorado (video) (sportsbybrooks.com)	(40)
	World Series Game 3. If there's anything scarier than Halloween in Philadelphia, it's facing the Yankees' OTHER left-handed ace. Trick, or treat? (blogs.wsj.com)	(lots)
(Some Baseball Guy)	Not News: A-Rod has two portraits hanging above his bed. News: they're pics of himself. Fark: as a centaur (lastangryfan.com)	(59)
(Some QB)	Sweet behind-the-back pass for two points--from football, not basketball (highschool.rivals.com)	(47)
	Let's see... the Eagles play the Giants in the afternoon on Sunday and then across the street the Phillies play the Yankees in the evening. Wouldn't now be a great time for a public transit strike? (upi.com)	(51)
	NY Daily News reporter, wearing Yankee gear, shocked he doesn't get a warm reception in the City of Brotherly Love and instead gets a verbal lashing of expletives, choice sign language and even coal thrown at his head by a fat, jolly elf (nydailynews.com)	(26)
	Will the World's Largest Outdoor (redacted) Party be competitive? Is the battle of Phil Knight U vs. O.J. U a thriller in the making? Will Bowden find his keys in time to make it to the stadium? It's your week 9 NCAA football discussion (espn.go.com)	(1254)
(Some Guy)	Larry Johnson files grievance against the Chefs, seems more worried about losing his payday than not playing (blogs.nfl.com)	(41)
	Police hope to identify soccer hooligans by distributing security footage. Fark: Footage is actually from a movie about soccer hooliganism (news.bbc.co.uk)	(12)
	#3 Arsenal v #4 Spurs. It's the north London derby in this weeks' EPL thread (dailymail.co.uk)	(44)
	On ESPN's First Take today, former Packer lineman assured us that if anyone is going to fart on Brett Favre, it will be Brown (with video) (sportsbybrooks.com)	(13)