The Detroit Red Wings are now first in goals for, goals against, power play %, shots for, shots against, +/- and are over 20 points ahead of 2nd place in their division	(20)
		Jets can't even just end the season without prolonging the misery, are scouting tri-state convalescent homes for their 2008 first round draft pick	(23)
(Winona Daily News)		If the Packers win the Super Bowl, your new furniture may be free	(15)
		Marv Levy stepping down as Buffalo GM. You may remember him from leading the Bills to four straight Super Bowls — all defeats	(22)
		Despite having virtually no offense to speak of, the Bears' Devin Hester has broken his previous single-season NFL record for kick return TDs, getting his sixth of the year on a punt against New Orleans	(27)
		Bobby Bowden not concerned about having to forfeit games due to the cheating scandal. He has 23 secret wins that haven't been counted yet	(6)
(Some Guy)		Week 17 NFL Discussion Thread. Washington, Minnesota, New Orleans, Cleveland and Tennessee all battling for a playoff spot	(496)
		Jose Canseco finalizes deal for new book tentatively titled "Ha ha, I told you so"	(23)
		Giants Stadium escalator pulls a late foul and tackles several Patriots fans after the Pats-Giants game	(27)
		Liddell tops Silva at UFC 79. Brazilian fans mourn	(27)
		Philadelphia 76ers trade away their most popular player for a first round draft pick and a dirty sock	(17)
(Some Guy)		Canada's winning streak at World Junior Hockey Championships stopped at 20	(28)
		1972 Dolphins stay classy after Pats finish perfect season: "We were the first ones to climb Mount Everest....they can be the second ones. But you usually don't remember No. 2"	(160)
(Some Guy)		Midseason Article: "Why no NFL team will go undefeated". Hope you didn't use that for any bets	(21)
		Joe Paterno coaches his 500th game, wins. His 23rd bowl victory, the most in NCAA history. Suck it A&M	(25)
		The 2007 New England Patriots become the first NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins to win every game during the regular season	(269)

(Motherwell FC)		The Captain of one of the grand old teams of British football, Motherwell FC, died today, aged 35, during an SPL clash with Dundee Utd. RIP Phil O'Donnell	(8)
		The Cubs have hired Dave Littlefield as their new talent scout, who was most recently the GM of the Pirates for 10 consecutive losing seasons	(14)
		And then there was one. Testeverde to retire after game against the Bucs leaving only Morton Anderson as the only active Tecmo Bowl player	(41)
(M Live)		Michigan's Chad Henne: "It's tough because the people leaving know so much about the tradition." Don't worry Chad, I'm sure the new guys will continue the tradition of losing every single game that actually matters	(50)
		Is there still room for more BCS Bowl Games? The Cotton Bowl thinks so	(44)
		UCLA to lose scholarships and have their football program dismantled as Neuheisel to be named head coach	(24)
		If you plan on visiting the Olympic Games in Beijing next year, be sure you're familiar with the 20 government-approved cheers	(19)
		Minor league hockey player gets gets a bad case of Tie Domi at 30,000 feet, may be penalized with a 50,000-minute major	(20)
		Falcons owner looks to rebuild his team by enlisting the genius responsible for Eli Manning's career	(20)
		Tired of American sports stars getting all the press, English Premiership soccer player drives drunk, parks his car across two lanes on a major freeway, and falls asleep	(27)
(Mental Floss)		8 famous (or infamous) sports fans that stood out from the crowd	(59)
		Son of one of "Slap Shot's" Hanson brothers can't muster up half a day in the penalty box	(7)
		Entire right side of Patriots offensive line downgraded to out for Saturday's game. Tom Brady, meet Michael Strahan. Michael Strahan, Tom Brady	(539)
		Cleveland Cavs players Damon Jones and Ira Newble refused to enter Sunday's game vs. the Heat. Somewhere, Scottie Pippen is smiling	(14)
		Weinke will be shown early and often in Cleveland on Sunday. There may be flashes of brilliance. He may peter out. Penis	(11)
		It's a Blazers dozen, Boston fans still unimpressed	(19)

		One of the classiest NFL players ever may have caught his last pass	(40)
		Amazing assortment of trick shots by Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, who might be the most improved player in NBA this season (with video)	(11)
(Some Guy)		If you are in or near Green Bay, WI, and know how to wield a snow shovel, the Packers would like to borrow your services Saturday afternoon	(13)
		NFL fines ref $8,000 for tackling player. In other news, NFL refs make $8000 a game	(31)
		Former Quebec Nordiques star Marian Stastny still holds out hope that the NHL will return to Quebec City. All they need is a new arena... and a billionaire backer... and the total collapse of the NHL	(24)
(FrogSoda)		Why Bring Your Stepson to Work Day sucks	(38)
		Jim Leyritz arrested for DUI manslaughter. The Smoking Gun is there	(61)
(Some Guy)		Donovan McNabb may have a place in Minnesota if Tavaris Jackson doesn't suddenly become consistent in the last regular-season game	(34)
		Baseball Hall Of Fame might want to check out a few overlooked guys who didn't take steroids	(63)
		A Boston TV station has exclusive broadcast rights to the Patriots-Giants game which the NFL just offered to everybody. Oops	(34)
		Miami Heat coach Pat Riley denies sitting Shaq to keep him from tying NBA record. Well, considering it's the record for most consecutive games fouled out, maybe it was the right call	(1)
		With Nate Kaeding hurting, San Diego Chargers try out four kickers, change name to Rockettes	(15)
		No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels improve to 12-0 by routing Nevada, but junior guard Bobby Frasor tears his ACL. Duke sucks	(9)
		Five Penn State players suspended from playing in the Alamo Bowl. Players distraught to miss out on the prestige and large audience that comes with playing in the Alamo Bowl	(18)
		Oakland Raiders expected to fire defensive coordinator within the next week. With the way they played all season, is anybody sure they even *had* a defensive coordinator?	(20)
		Patriots linebacker Chad Brown: "We're going to have a perfect season, we're going to win the Super Bowl, and I'm going to get a Super Bowl ring." New England Patriots: "What's all this 'we' stuff?"	(36)
(Some Undertaker)		Texas A&M apologizes after cheerleader yells that "someone needs to find Joe Paterno a casket." University officials say comment was demeaning and that JoePa is perfectly capable of finding his own casket	(53)
		Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton won't play against former club Man City on New Years Day because he'll be busy hitting the bars instead	(7)
		Woman, 56, thrilled by No. 1 tennis-player ranking; tells everyone to get off her grass	(8)
		Organizers of British race fear that handicapping young runners so much that 71-year-old men regularly win it is keeping young punks off the damn turf. You think?	(6)
		West Virginia expects Rodriguez to honor the buyout clause of his contract. A $4 million lawsuit against him has been filed as a reminder	(17)
		The top pick in next year's NFL draft, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, picks a Cadillac over the Cotton Bowl	(40)
		David Beckham is proud to be a gay icon and "never recoils when a lusty homosexual casts an amorous glance in his direction." Oh, and he's a faaaabulous soccer player, too	(10)
(Some Guy)		Good: Trying to recover a fumble. Bad: You're on the coaching staff	(38)
		Inspired by losing only by 15 points, Bulls name Jim Boylan coach for the rest of the year	(6)

		Why Cristiano Ronaldo is the best free-kicker the world has ever seen. Suck it, Beckham	(44)
		Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans can clinch playoff spots by beating division winners who are already locked into their playoff seeds and will probably rest most of their starters	(60)
(Fan Nation)		Red Sox are only in the Johan Santana derby to mess with the Yankees	(25)
		Detroit Lions QB Jon Kitna says firing offensive coordinator Mike Martz would be a mistake. Apparently, their failure is all the players' fault	(40)
		Eddie Sutton, 71, comes out of retirement to coach University of San Francisco's basketball team so he can reach 800 wins	(18)
(Great Falls Tribune)		Lifelong Seahawks fan shows up for Sunday's home game against Baltimore wearing Ravens gear from head to toe. Because that's what you do when the donated heart beating in your chest once belonged to a Ravens fan	(42)
		Green Bay Packers LB Nick Barnett plans to file grievance with NFL after referee applies chokehold bodyslam. In other news, WWE has new story line involving NFL referee	(61)
		University of Illinois causes uproar after blacking out names in response to Freedom of Information Act. The list in question? Who got Rose Bowl tickets from the university's president	(16)
		"Welcome Bill Parcells, to the Miami Dolphins. Here's your office and your bucket of fish. Now get out there and do something."	(26)
		Tony Romo invites Jessica Simpson onto his weekly radio show. Soon-to-be-fired show cohost calls Jessica's sister Ashlee "much better looking"	(41)
		Madison Square Garden settles sexual discrimination case with former New York Rangers cheerleader. In other news, the New York Rangers had cheerleaders	(19)
		The Memphis Grizzlies may suck, but at least they're cash-strapped and looking to unload whatever talent they have left. Wait, what?	(18)
		New radar technology will allow the Golf Channel to provide exact measurements of golfers' swings and ball movement during next year's PGA Tour, thus lowering the boring factor by .05 percent	(14)
(NY Daily News)		NY Giants aren't thrilled that their fans are making them play a road game at home by selling their tickets to Patriots fans. New Orleans Saints unavailable for comment	(106)
		The weirdest soccer-team owner. He is the single most homophobic person in his country and he had a "Last Supper"-style portrait painted with him as Jesus and his football team surrounding him, like the apostles	(16)
(KABC)		Rocky ringside announcer and famed Los Angeles sportscaster Stu Nahan has died	(16)
		Report: Bill Parcells' first move as new Dolphins Poobah may be to trade team's first overall draft pick for a Browns quarterback not named Brady	(50)
		Doc Holliday under consideration for WVU job. Wyatt Earp unavailable for comment	(22)

(Some Guy)		Reggie Bush is recovering from his knee injury with the help of Kim Kardashian and her supple ass	(29)
		Sports fans: If you laid odds on which team would be paying $1 million to add Mark Prior to their disabled list, the money officially pays on "San Diego Padres"	(27)
		Greatest defenseman of all-time Nick Lidstrom re-signs with Red Wings for two more years of awesomeness	(76)
		NFL backs down, announces Pats-Giants game to be simulcast on NBC and CBS	(143)
(Some Blog)		Amidst scandals involving steroids and gun violence, the Cleveland Browns are involved in truly the weirdest one of all: the fake photoshopped team photo	(23)
		Roger Clemens' attorney to launch own investigation, hopes to find the real steroid user hanging with the real Nicole Simpson killer	(17)
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)		Former NHL player Igor Larionov and powerful backers are trying to put together a European hockey league to rival the NHL, could steal many of the game's young talent that you've never heard of	(30)
		"I suppose depravity is a strong word. But what better describes drunken adult men, egged on by other grown beer-swillers, belly-shouting the most spectacular obscenities imaginable as they stand next to a 13-year-old boy?"	(47)
		Bill Belichick likely won't rest any Patriots starters, doesn't think Tom Brady is any more important than Matt Cassel	(91)
		NBA power ranking show the only way Celtics can be #1 is if San Antonio has health issues	(35)
		NHL power rankings: Detroit hard, virile; LA limp, firing blanks at net	(34)
(Puck head)		While MLB and NFL ponder uniform violations, here's yet another reason to check out the NHL - Goalie mask artwork	(26)
(Sporting News)		NASCAR decides since they're dumping GEICO they might as well clean up the Pit Lizards while they're at it	(16)
		Southern Miss professor worried that terrorists will blow up their stadium killing dozens of fans	(20)
		Twas the day after Christmas and all through the land, not a team was left resting not even West Ham. It's your Boxing Day EPL discussion thread	(172)
		For the New England Patriots, it's a chance to make history. For thousands of NY Giants season ticket holders, it's a chance to make a buck	(76)
		A truck is not a horse, of course, of course, but it still can get off course, of course, That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. Unfortunately, Mr. Ed wasn't driving	(8)

		Pat Riley pulls Shaquille O'Neal with 6:55 to go in the Cavs-Heat game, thereby allowing him to avoid matching a dubious NBA record: most consecutive games fouling out	(19)
		Some week 17 power rankings for you to argue over. Seriously, Seahawks over Steelers?	(52)
		Don't look now, but the Bolts are back and looking for revenge	(74)
		The most wild and wacky major league baseball moments from 2007	(36)
(Battle Creek Enquirer)		Man says he's the biggest Green Bay Packers fan ever, attempts to prove it by quitting his job and selling his house -- in Australia -- to move to Wisconsin	(17)
		Big Ten officiating crew headed by compulsive gambler under fire for handling of some games in 2007. Guess which crew was officiating at a certain BCS team's only loss?	(33)
		Malaysian soccer referee gives player a red card, then fires warning shots into the air	(8)
		Five seasons, over $121 million in luxury tax payments and fark-all to show for it. Merry Christmas, Yankee fans	(58)
		NBA refs share a smooch during Sacramento Kings game	(10)

		Spartans suspend five players for bowl game for academic violations, revealing playbook to Xerxes	(30)
		Pac-10 teams setting their fans up for another disappointment as WSU and UCLA are now top 5 basketball teams	(17)
(Boston Channel)		Officials speculate that the 20 year-old Patriots fan who jumped off of a perfectly good overpass onto the concrete below may have had something to drink	(47)
		Bulls fire head coach Scott Skiles. Probably due to his no headband policy or perhaps his no wins policy	(54)
		So Week 16 cleared up the NFL playoff picture, right? Right?	(122)
		Arsenal women's soccer team cancels game, claiming 15 players were unavailable due to injury, illness, pregnancy, or being out of the country for Christmas. Man up, nancies	(17)
		When you pay $500 for ringside seats, you hope for more than only 1 punch	(50)
		This memory of Harmon Killebrew was priceless, 9-year-old Red Sox fan was graced with a few kind words and an autograph from a Hall of Fame slugger in 1973. Thirty-four years later meets him again	(26)
		East Carolina Pirates find their own gold on the island of Hawaii with a 41-38 victory over Boise State	(38)