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Sun August 16, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (azcentral.com)	(46)
		For the second time in nearly two months, Jimmie Johnson has the lead until the final laps and runs out of gas, handing the victory to Brian Vickers (nascar.com)	(22)
		Jeter hits it more than any shortstop in history. Oh, and he broke some MLB record, too (mlb.mlb.com)	(53)
		Gay comes from behind - gets number two (usatoday.com)	(17)
		9.58 (sports.espn.go.com)	(136)
		Jessica Simpson rumored to be dating Colt Brennan, quarterback for the Washington Redskins. You know, the one team that doesn't need any help in the suck department (washingtonpost.com)	(64)
		Stop the charade, Eagles: Vick signing isn't about second chances (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(229)
		When informing Philadelphia management about how he injured his eye, Brett Myers changes his story from something believable to something absurd (sports.espn.go.com)	(16)
		Saints sign John Carney. This is not a repeat of 2001 (nola.com)	(31)
		Finally in shape, Gina Carano loses the towel for her MMA fight weigh-in (with pics, video) (sportsbybrooks.com)	(91)

Sat August 15, 2009

	Broncos fans collectively suppress laughter as Jay Cutler unleashes the dragon (google.com)	(44)
	Professional Wrestler arrested for stalking and possession of HGH. No not that one, no not, hell, you'll be guessing all day. It was TNA Champion Kurt Angle (wpxi.com)	(72)
	Mets' David Wright struck in head by wild pitch, suffers concussion (w/video). Doctors say that Wright will face the additional difficulty of remembering the entire season (mlb.mlb.com)	(39)
	Jeff Gordon is the "toughest man in NASCAR" (nascar.com)	(57)
	Kyle Orton proves quite capable of filling Jay Cutler's shoes in Denver (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(218)
(Bundesliga.de)	Bayern-Bremen, Hamburg-Dortmund, Leverkusen-Hoffenheim: Your Bundesliga Week 2 thread (bundesliga.de)	(10)
	Can Tevez & City crash the Big Four's party? How will Birmingham, Burnley, & Wolves do in their return to the top flight? Is this one of Fabregas' last matches as a Gunner? Your 2009/10 Premier League opening weekend is here (dailymail.co.uk)	(124)
	The Chicago Cubs temporarily suspend their free fall by defeating a group of Little Leaguers 17-2 (sports.yahoo.com)	(30)
	Felix hits for the cycle, third hitter in last couple of weeks, says it's easy as Pie (670thescore.stats.com)	(29)

Fri August 14, 2009

	Woman accused of trying to extort Rick Pitino says that Pitino plotted against her, including paying her current husband to marry her so he could bug their house (news.yahoo.com)	(23)
(Some Guy)	While ESPN's Chris Mortensen is touring every training camp in the NFL, FOX's Jay Glazer is trash talking old women in a bingo hall. (w/video) (awfulannouncing.blogspot.com)	(16)
	In a bid to generate publicity for the league in any way possible, a Los Angeles Galaxy player announces he has swine flu (670thescore.stats.com)	(39)
	Michael Phelps is slowly becoming Lindsay Lohan (cnn.com)	(61)
	Quentin Richardson traded for the fourth time this offseason, earns nickname "Hot Potato" (sports.yahoo.com)	(19)
(Some Guy)	"Like pants on a Ken doll, the NFL preseason just doesn't matter" (phoenix.fanster.com)	(92)
	New batting helmet design declared unpopular by MLB hitters because A) its too expensive B) made by rival of my corporate sponsor or C)"We're going to look like a bunch of clowns out there." (mlb.mlb.com)	(72)
	Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(102)

Thu August 13, 2009

	Mike Vick signs with Eagles, will reportedly be used as a positive role model for Andy Reid's sons (ajc.com)	(382)
	If you give up 7 runs on 8 hits in 3 1/3 innings, even if you're a former Notre Dame football player, you're going to Iowa (670thescore.stats.com)	(25)
	When a Mariner game goes to the bottom of the 14th, pretty much everyone is asleep, so here's the highlight of walkoff Griffey goodness (seattle.mariners.mlb.com)	(29)
	Arturs Irbe, a prior goalie for the 'canes, hired to replace Prior, goaltending coach for the Capitals. Still no cure for Jose Theodore (capitals.nhl.com)	(39)
	It's not exactly the Zapruder film, but the Cubs and Chicago PD hope to use it to discover the identity of the "real beer chucker" (suntimes.com)	(162)
	Even though we are a month away from pre-season, here are your NHL power rankings (ca.sports.yahoo.com)	(70)
	Brady Quinn courageously sabotages rival QB Derek Anderson at Browns camp (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(32)
	The Madden 10 All-Sucks. Still rated higher in game than Detroit Lions (sports.espn.go.com)	(66)
	For most people rain delays are a real pain. For the kids of Camp Sundown, it was a chance to get to watch an entire Yankee game from start to finish. Because they cannot be exposed to sunlight. Bonus: Yanks played 3AM wiffle ball with them (sports.espn.go.com)	(132)
	Dwayne Wade buys home in the Windy City, but analysts warn not to read anything into it; however, the Miami Heat's new offensive scheme is called "The Chicago Way" (suntimes.com)	(13)
	Donte Stallworth finishes a 24 day bid and is handed a one year suspension from his multi-million dollar job of playing a game for one year. Your uncle caught with a gram of blow is crying in his 5th year of his 10 year prison sentence (cleveland.com)	(49)
	Residents near park propose controversial new softball rules, like "pee inside" and "wear clothes" (edmontonjournal.com)	(32)
	Apparently being fired as the offensive coordinator at Auburn is akin to getting the swine flu (news.yahoo.com)	(11)
	Cincinnati Reds' Bronson Arroyo unapologetic about taking unapproved suppliments; having an ERA over 5 (usatoday.com)	(36)
	The Badwater Ultramarathon is more exclusive than Harvard but if you get in, you can run 135 miles across Death Valley. In August (cnn.com)	(60)
(Wisconsin State Journal)	Brewers: Bullpen's woes continue in loss. Another leaky performance by Milwaukee's bullpen was too much to overcome, sending the Brewers to a 6-5 loss in front of a crowd of 38,753 at Miller Park (madison.com)	(25)
	Pedro must still have it, or the Cubs just do not (670thescore.stats.com)	(39)
	Victorino makes the catch despite having a beer thrown on him (with video) (mlb.mlb.com)	(137)
(Some Guy)	College football player given blog. College football player blogs about the lady in his bed. College football player's blog taken away. Bad college football player (coloradodaily.com)	(28)

Wed August 12, 2009

	What's so special about a 33-handicap golfer whose best round ever is 108 to warrant an attempt on Fark? You'll see (wcbstv.com)	(44)
	Kevin Youkilis gets five-game ban for getting his ass kicked (nydailynews.com)	(138)
	Is Lawrence Phillips gonna have to choke a biatch? The answer is yes, yes he is. Yet again (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(22)
	Hello, Porcini restaurant? Yes, do you have an opening for two at 6 o'clock? Great. If possible, we don't want the same table Rick Pitino first banged his crazy girlfriend on (breitbart.com)	(29)
	Just when you thought a country couldn't suck at soccer worse than England, along comes Scotland who show the remarkable ability to lose a World Cup qualifier 4-0 to Norway (uk.reuters.com)	(20)
	Yankees post new Joba rules (newsday.com)	(19)
	Chiefs demote wide receiver Dwayne Bowe for lack of effort, leaving Amani Toomer and Bobby Engram their only proven wide receivers, and they're eligible for AARP (sports.yahoo.com)	(32)
(Some Guy)	Despite all their underachievement and the removal of one of the most prominent Wide Recievers in the league, Cowboys Stadium is 95% soldout for the 2009 season. This includes 22,000 standing room only tickets sold (nfl.com)	(88)
	Mexico vs USA at Azteca. World rivalry. Futbol vs Soccer. BRING IT Live on Mun2 (free to ALL cable providers today) at 3pm EST. (discussion thread) (fark.com)	(468)
	Ravens' QB Troy Smith in controversy over foul mouthed tirades against Baltimore on Twitter. Team officals know it's not really him because most of the words are spelled right (baltimoresun.com)	(42)
	Hockey game breaks out at Red Sox/Tigers game; Youkilis vs. Porcello, and the benches clear (LGT video) (mlb.mlb.com)	(386)
	Tiger Woods, 2008: "the Grand Slam is easily within reason." Tiger Woods, 2009: "if I don't win a major this year, that's ok." (usatoday.com)	(53)
(Courier-Journal)	Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino admits to having sex with Karen Sypher and giving her $3000 for an abortion (courier-journal.com)	(82)

Tue August 11, 2009

	Dust off your Herschel Walker New Jersey Generals, um, jersey - the USFL is coming back (sportsbybrooks.com)	(41)
	Jason Grimsley testifies before the Grand Jury looking into possible perjury by Roger Clemens. Could be Cy Young to sayonara (670thescore.stats.com)	(25)
	Michael Vick to appear on "60 minutes." Your dog wants the remote (deadspin.com)	(34)
	Old and busted: Loose lips sink ships - New Hotness: Your tweet could spell defeat (palmbeachpost.com)	(15)
(Mass live.com)	Red Sox look to fireballing phenom from Japanese Industrial league to solve starting pitching woes, even though the Japanese pro league wouldn't sign him. This should end well, for the Tigers (masslive.com)	(223)
	Michael Vick's media plan is causing Michael Vick to have problems because Michael Vick isn't in the media enough. According to the Michael Vick guys in the media assigned to Michael Vick. Michael Vick (blogs.usatoday.com)	(49)
	Five teams may be interested in Michael Vick, including the Redskins, the Dolphins, a UFL team, an arena team, and Joey Taylor's pick-up team every Saturday morning at the vacant lot next to the mean old guy's house (views.washingtonpost.com)	(78)
(Some Guy)	Terrell "T.O." Owens' new reality show lands in 798th place for the week in cable ratings, tying with a 5 am rerun of Fresh Prince (sportsbusinessjournal.com)	(65)
	Bernard Pollard almost crippled Matt Cassel in pactice with his patented knee-tackling (sports.yahoo.com)	(46)
	No, that giant whooshing sound wasn't the housing bubble bursting, it was the sound of every Carolina Panthers fan collectively holding their breath as WR Steve Smith gets carted off during practice (sports.yahoo.com)	(17)
	It's time to start the 'Brett Favre to the 49er's' rumor engine (670thescore.stats.com)	(60)
	LaDainian Tomlinson wishes his coaches to know that he consents to allow his royal personage to play in exhibition games this year, for the first time since 2005 (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(60)
(Some Guy)	Chicago Tribune calls Sports By Brooks a lying, ignorant sack of crap (editorandpublisher.com)	(34)
(Some Guy)	Schumacher cans F1 return (en.f1-live.com)	(22)
	Some MBLer Hammers 400th HR, since he is not a yank, sox or cub no one might know (losangeles.angels.mlb.com)	(99)
	That's not a boat. THIS is a boat (youtube.com)	(36)
	Troy Tulowitzki becomes only the third player in baseball history to hit for the cycle and turn an unassisted triple play (mlb.mlb.com)	(59)

Mon August 10, 2009

	You know, the defense of the New Orleans Saints hasn't been entirely awful thus far (myespn.go.com)	(102)
(Tailgate365)	One good thing about spending the next few months stuck in a submarine: you get early copies of Madden NFL 10 (tailgate365.com)	(28)
	His name is Rios and they cheer him in the stands / Now he's in Chicago, back from foreign lands (chicagotribune.com)	(53)
	Justin Pogge's chances at winning a Stanley Cup just went up by about 1000% (nhl.com)	(43)
	It's time for Monday NASCAR. Heluva Good at The Glen discussion thread is here (nascar.com)	(249)
	Man hires aerial advertiser to fly over Californian beaches and warn Reggie Miller to stay away from his wife (dailymail.co.uk)	(30)
	It's a widely-held belief that at any baseball game, you have a good chance of seeing something you have never seen before. Today, that thing was a centerfielder getting ejected - while he was in centerfield (philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com)	(83)
	Scott Dixon becomes IndyCar career wins leader, and he can still walk down any street in America without being noticed (sports.espn.go.com)	(25)
	Signs the economy is turning around: A) the unemployment rate drops, B) Health Care reform, or C) the Nationals win their 8th in a row (cbssports.com)	(34)
	Desperate in the face of ESPNChicago.com stealing its readers, Chicago Tribune hires despised former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti (sportsbybrooks.com)	(23)
	Muslim terrorists advance their extremist global agenda by threatening...badminton players? What a bunch of cocks (newsvote.bbc.co.uk)	(8)
	Ozzie puts the league on notice: You come with rock, we come with a stick, you come with a stick, we come with a gun (670thescore.stats.com)	(26)
	Tiger Woods wins Bridgestone Invitational. No this isn't a repeat from 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 (sports.espn.go.com)	(29)
	CC Sabathia: $161M. A.J. Burnett: $82.5M. Mark Teixeira: $180M. Holding the Red Sox scoreless for 31 innings as part of a four-game sweep? Priceless (sports.yahoo.com)	(318)