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Sun June 17, 2007
BBC Obvious David Beckham finally plays on a team that wins something. Sure it's the Spanish Liga title, which is kinda like the thanks-for-coming-out trophy, but still, he won something (8)
Fox News Sad Barry Bonds is now seven homeruns away of being the most hated man in baseball ever (47)
ESPN Cool Angel Cabrera wins US Open. Tiger Woods leaves press conference saying "Don't cry for me Argentina." (10)
BBC Spiffy Lewis Hamilton makes it back-to-back F1 wins by taking the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis (18)
(CBS SportsLine) Cool Last round of the US Open discussion thread. Tiger is back by two Billy Squiers at the start of the day, LGT leaderboard (103)
(Some Guy) Obvious "It always has been a curious thing that NASCAR thinks it’s something close to a sin to race on Mother’s Day but virtually throws a parade leading up to its race on Father’s Day" (23)
Yahoo Sad The Chicago Cubs season in a nutshell: Derrek Lee attacks the opposing pitcher, while Zambrano takes a no-hitter into the eighth inning, only to lose the game in the ninth. Can it get any worse? (29)
YouTube Cool In honor of the 24 hours of Le Mans weekend, take a ride with a Porsche 936 at speed around the track (24)
CBC Amusing You thought running a marathon was tough. Try it with your hands on your balls (9)
ESPN Cool Nationals minor leaguer ties 95 year old hitting streak record of 42 games. Duke sucks (12)
(Some Guy) Cool "24 hours of LeMans 2007" discussion thread (24)
Yahoo Cool Browns cornerback making giant strides after blowing out both knees last season; could be ready to blow out both knees again by start of upcoming season (14)
590 KLBJ Hero Fox and ESPN will soon both offer expanded "Bonds Coverage" as Bonds approaches 755* (39)
BBC Cool Lewis Hamilton sitting on the pole in Montreal F1, which is in no way an indication of his sexual preference (10)

Sat June 16, 2007
MSNBC Dumbass Larry Brown possibly resuming NBA coaching duties. And by "coaching duties", I mean coaching the team to underperform, then engineering the ownership into a multimillion dollar contract buyout (11)
UPI Cool 55-pound stripped bass sets N.Y. record (15)
USA Today Scary Are you a violent drug dealing thug? Feel like you're going nowhere in life? Come to Montana and play football. Free handgun and 8-ball for the first 100 applicants (11)
LA Times Dumbass Kobe didn't want to be traded, then demanded to be traded, then didn't want to be traded, again wants to be traded (23)
(Cincinnati Enquirer) Silly In Cincinnati, it's actually news when a member of the Bengals ISN'T invovled in an assault. Actual headline: "Bengals not involved in assault" (13)
Guardian.com Obvious "Soccer-playing America is massively liberal, loving, caring, socially conscious and nice. While soccer-hating America consists of Bush-supporting, bible-bashing, gun-crazed, quasi-fascist chicken-lovers." (56)
BBC Amusing 'Swamp soccer' catching on in Scotland. "It's one of the few outdoor sporting events where bad weather actually makes the conditions better," explains organizer (pic) (2)
ESPN Spiffy Sammy Sosa is one away from corking his 600th career homerun. Duke sucks (26)
(Some Guy) Obvious "I'm no particular fan of the USGA, but why should Mickelson blame the USGA because he did something stupid? Besides, who injures himself playing golf?" (17)
CBS News Obvious Yankees' 9-game win streak comes to an end as soon as they actually have to face a good team (96)
ESPN Cool Dale Earnhardt Jr interested in buying the #8 from DEI and bringing it to Hendrick Motorsports (16)
Yahoo Asinine Oakland Raiders cancel week of practice after players complain that workouts were "too intense", Lyle Alzado on the way to help (31)
(Some Guy) Scary Florida Gators offensive lineman faces two misdemeanor charges, one of them being because he fired an AK-47 into the air in public. Yeah, that one might earn you some stars (12)
ESPN Obvious Dave Lewis fired as Boston Bruins head coach. The 2 fans not boycotting after they traded Joe Thornton for a bag of doritos and a candy bar to be named later are devastated (20)

Fri June 15, 2007
CNN Dumbass Redskins rookie to miss practice after being shot in the nads during a team-building paintball match: "I didn't know paintball was that dangerous" (31)
(CFL.ca) Spiffy Roughriders vs The Lions tonight in pre-season CFL action. The world holds it's collective breath to see if Kerry Joseph or Marcus Crandell will be named as the Roughriders starting QB (39)
(Some Phillie) Unlikely Jose Mesa of the Philadelphia Phillies was born in 1966, and has a daughter who was born in 1974. You do the math (40)
(Some Guy) Amusing "You’re baffled as to how professional beach volleyball has become the nation’s fastest-growing spectator sport," says reporter who has never watched the sweet, glistening, nubile bodies of female volleyball players (38)
ESPN Spiffy Josh Beckett takes first loss as Rockies pound the Red Sox for second game in a row. Also, the Yankees have won nine in a row. Just saying (282)
Yahoo Obvious Spurs sweep Cavs to win their 4th NBA title since 1999, boring an entire nation in the process (138)
(TSN.ca) Spiffy Sidney Crosby youngest player ever to win the Pearson Trophy, will put it on the mantle next to his shiny new Hart Trophy. Suck it, Leafs (52)
Minneapolis Star Tribune Amusing Wickman gives up 3 runs in the 9th inning, allowing the Twins to sweep the Braves. Hope that bag of magic beans is working out for Cleveland (14)
CNN Interesting SI ranks the top college football uniforms. Ugly is the new black (106)
(Some Guy) Sad Olympic hopeful injured in horrific fall in Shanghai gymnastics competition. Olympics are out, chances of walking ever again very uneven (16)
Deadspin PSA Jose Lima biding his time pitching in the Mexican League, figures some team in desperate need of starting pitching will eventually ask him to give it his breast shot (10)
UPI Cool Nebraska golf marathon won with a 1-under 431 (3)

Thu June 14, 2007
AP Interesting Nick Saban's Univ. of Alabama contract goes to the Board of Trustees for approval. Unlike Saban, the contract is not short and, ironically, includes a loyalty clause, something with which he is completely unfamiliar (9)
AFP Hero Frenchman Gicquel takes 130MPH shot to the cojones, goes on to defeat German Becker (9)
Yahoo Unlikely Robert Horry says Spurs would also beat down the Lakers & Celtics of the 80s (43)
Free Press Obvious Tigers suspend Colon. The team was tired of putting up with Colon's crap and acting like an a-hole (17)
ESPN Interesting LA Dodgers fire Hall of Famer Eddie Murray as hitting coach after team only gets 31 hits and scores 18 runs while sweeping the NL East-leading NY Mets (16)
(PhysOrg) Asinine MLB takes fantasy leagues to court for not paying licensing fees to use players names. Obviously, the lucrative autograph selling market isn't enough of a cash cow. Bob Uecker hangs his head in shame (34)
Yahoo Obvious Spurs shun dynasty talk ahead of potential title-clinching game. LeBron, however, not afraid to call them that. Let's see if he can do anything to stop them tonight. NBA Finals Game 4 Discussions (286)
Sun Sentinel Florida Daunte Culpepper injures his clipboard hand (25)
(Some Hammertonian) Cool Deposits are being taken for season tickets to the Hamilton Predators of the NHL (53)
Yahoo Sappy At least *something* went well for LeBron James this week. His wife gave birth to their second son, Bryce Maximus (63)
(Providence Journal) Cool Curt Schilling gets his ever-widening bacon burnt to a crisp against the fearsome Colorado Rockies (298)
CBC Obvious The Calgary Flames have apparently recently replaced Coach Jim Playfair with Satan (34)
CNN Obvious Indianapolis Colts' 2007 Super Bowl rings arrive on silver platter, continuing the theme established when Mr. Fark It, I'm Going Deep emerged from the NFC (49)
TBO Amusing A Tampa Bay Devil Ray finally got good wood on something. Too bad it was a 17 year old girl (35)
MSNBC Obvious Bud Selig might suspend Jason Giambi if he doesn't cooperate with the Mitchell probe. Yankees note they've won eight straight without him, shrug (20)

Wed June 13, 2007
CNN Dumbass In their latest attempt to remain the worst team in professional sports, the NY Knicks seek to acquire Kobe Bryant (22)
Denver Post Stupid He killed his friend. He screwed his NBA career. But of course it’s not his fault – it was the rap music (26)
CNN Interesting La Russa unsure if he'll pick Bonds for All-Star team (24)
London Times Obvious Here's a headline that never gets old: "England has no chance of winning next World Cup" (12)
WFTV Cool Minor league baseball team to parody Billy Donovan's decision making, by letting fans try to weasel out of the purchase price of their ticket. Bonus: an attorney will be at the game, helping negotiate the settlement terms (9)
(Some Guy) Interesting With the Braves and Mets playing like AA Farm clubs, suddenly Jimmy Rollins preseason statement about Philadelphia being the team to beat isn't quite so ludicrous to anyone (47)
ESPN Dumbass Another day, another heated dugout exchange between Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett and one of the pitchers (28)
ESPN Cool Colin Montgomerie, widely known for his friendly disposition and good cheer, preps for the US Open by asking for a caddy who "knows the course and how to keep his mouth shut" (12)
ESPN Interesting Now driving in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy, Dale Earnhardt Jr (123)
CBC Cool Sources close to the negotiations say Jim Balsillie may announce his plans for the Nashville Predators as soon as this afternoon (46)
(Some WHO-DEY Guy) Stupid Awww... not this shiat again (21)
(WLBZ2.com) Asinine NBA superstar Scottie Pippen got $289,000 in farming subsidies while Leo Tammi, a farmer, gets $500 a year (191)
Yahoo Interesting Former NASCAR champion Terry Labonte to drive Michael Waltrip's car on road courses, likely marking the third and fourth times all season that the car will actually qualify for a race (29)
YouTube Spiffy Etch-A-Sketch artist etchasketches LeBron James (21)
CNN Amusing David Stern dons his Gary Bettman mask, declares NBA is not worried about record low TV ratings (46)
Abc.net.au Hero Emergency crews make a beer run so flood affected town can watch the State of Origin like real Aussies - pissed as newts (18)
Boston Globe Amusing The Red Sox have a history of being superstitious, leaving dozens of angry, wheelchair-bound rabbits in their wake (46)
Sports by Brooks Dumbass MLB player Elijah Dukes, who was recently accused of threatening to murder his wife, now faces charges of impregnating 17-year-old girl (30)
ESPN Asinine In the biggest transfer news of the summer, talismanic Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is, is not, might be, probably going to Barcelona, but no one knows for sure, least of all him (28)
(Some Guy) Cool China humiliate, HUMILIATE, England to close on Sudirman Cup. This folks, is badminton at its finest (15)
(Some US Guy) Cool US v El Salvador. US could go perfect in group play (40)

Tue June 12, 2007
USA Today Cool Top 25 sports stories of the last 25 years. Farkers to start arguing the rankings in 3...2...1 (78)
Yahoo Interesting Red Wings re-sign 45 year old Chris Chelios to a 1 year deal. Gordie Howe unimpressed (23)
(Some Guy) Cool The Detroit Tiger's Justin Verlander, last years AL Rookie of the Year, just threw his first no hitter (96)
AP Unlikely I sense a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of rednecks cried out, and were suddenly silenced by their heads exploding (50)
Yahoo Cool For the first time ever, Cleveland gets to host an NBA Finals game. Hey, who invited the Spurs? They always spoil the party. Game 3 NBA Finals Discussion (239)
(Orlando Sentinel) Sad The wussification of America continues as Little League decides to regulate pitch counts (94)
(TexasHoldem) Cool Phil Hellmuth wins record 11th bracelet at the World Series of Poker, is still a bitter redass (84)
Fox News Cool Remember Mike Nifong, asshat lawyer of the year contender? Looks like he's gonna get disbarred (269)
CNN Interesting Article concerning the new three-point line in college basketball: Stats suggest a deeper three-point line won't slow down game's sharpshooters (15)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Reds' Eric Milton is done for the year. That was a well spent $25.5 million (25)
(Charleston Gazette) Obvious People go to minor league baseball games for cheap beer, not baseball (40)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Nine baseball players who -- much like Michael Jackson -- wear a glove on one hand for no apparent reason (57)
ESPN Followup Toledo finds missing email in NCAA betting case. Feds continue probe (1)
Sports by Brooks Obvious UFC fighter's claim: Chuck Liddell was in rehab just before knockout loss to Quentin Jackson (32)
ESPN Followup Report: Daly's wife says he scratched himself in cover-up attempt (12)
ESPN Interesting Some WNBA player retires, ESPN publishes a story about it because David Stern told them to (36)
(Some Guy) Unlikely Vince McMahon dies in a fire (164)
ESPN Sad 747* (51)
(Some Guy) Interesting Ever wonder what happened to those new synthetic basketballs rejected by NBA players? Turns out they didn't get shipped off to the Island of Misfit Toys (18)

Mon June 11, 2007
ESPN Obvious Duke reaches settlement with fired lacrosse coach, sucks (9)
ESPN Silly ESPN launches new player-ranking equation just like VORP, OPS and OMGWTFBBQ. Naturally, no one will care about it but everyone will argue over it (25)
Fox News Cool Don't stop believin': NBA Finals Game 2 ratings got whacked, most likely due to "Sopranos" finale. Phil Leotardo was crushed, absolutely crushed, when he got the news (51)
USA Today Dumbass Stripper throws flag on Detroit Lions defensive tackle for neutral zone infraction. Lawyers busy preparing "Pacman Fever" defense (11)
Chicago Tribune Amusing Two lawyers + one set of season tickets = best use of the Amusing tag you've seen all week (15)
Yahoo Interesting Michael Waltrip Racing may release Dale Jarrett, forcing him to find a team that doesn't suck (37)
ESPN Sad This may be it for NFL Europe, which served as a development league and an introduction to Europeans what real football looks like (47)
ESPN Cool Auction house withdraws $1M bounty for Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball. Boba Fett, Zuckuss, 4-LOM, Boushh, Bossk, Dengar, IG-88 said to be pissed (31)
ESPN Obvious January: "David Beckham will never play for Real Madrid again." June: "PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE STAY" (25)
(Some Blogger) Asinine Latest behavior that will get you ejected from the game by the NCAA: Blogging (27)
Network World Silly ESPN buys the world's biggest website devoted to cricket because, well, who among us can get enough news about cricket? (40)
Washington Post Obvious $25 million is too little for Gilbert Arenas. "The recent birth of his second child has led him to view his financial future in a different light." Apparently feeding and caring for two kids requires the GDP of French Guiana (51)
(CBS SportsLine) Interesting Columnist and New York Knick fan: "This has become the most unwatchable NBA Finals in league history. Seriously" (65)



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