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Sun September 27, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Zack Grienke. Really, what more needs to be said? (kansascity.com)	(64)
(Record Online (NY))		109-year-old woman...damn straight she drinks...tries soccer for the first time, puts the ball in the back of the net - and thankfully without either collapsing to the ground in hysteria or pulling a Brandi Chastain (recordonline.com)	(39)
		Brett Favre Brett Favres his way to another Brett Favre comeback with the help of Favrian Peterson, Brett Favre, and Percy Farvin (sports-ak.espn.go.com)	(97)
		Washington bails out Detroit once again (cbssports.com)	(184)
		"The next time I see him, I'm gonna take Lord Stanley's cup, and shove it right up his candy ass" (youtube.com)	(45)
(some Yat)		If the latest Coaches' Poll is any indication... Looks like it will be Texas, not Ohio State, losing to some SEC team in this year's BCS Championship (wwl.com)	(154)
		"Oh, soccer, this whole taking-you-seriously thing isn't going to work out." (deadspin.com)	(81)
(Picks for today's games)		The Patriots look to bounce back against the Falcons, Drew Brees plans an aerial beatdown of the Bills, and the Titans play the Titans. It's your Week 3 NFL discussion thread (justpredictions.webs.com)	(lots)
		Children of the corn once again defeat vaunted Penn State (espn.go.com)	(60)
		Klitschko licks Arreola in ten. Fans all a-titter (sports.espn.go.com)	(17)
		Raiders refuse to let Rich Gannon into practice facility. "We think in a post 9/11 world, that's not a very proper thing to say." (sfgate.com)	(42)
		Indiana coach goes berserk after ref screws Hoosiers @ Michigan in 36-33 loss. Reaction was surprising, but I guess anyone can forget which sideline he's on now and again (video) (sportsbybrooks.com)	(38)
		UEFA looking into claims that as many as 40 top-level soccer matches may have been fixed. Authorities initially became suspicious when games did not end in 0-0 draws (timesonline.co.uk)	(29)
		Number 18 FSU loses to unranked, not highly regarded, clearly not taken seriously South Florida (670thescore.stats.com)	(45)
		Tebow injured and taken to the hospital by ambulance, expected to rise again in three days (rivals.yahoo.com)	(105)

Sat September 26, 2009

(Some Baseball Guy)	Red Sox Fan/Teacher makes fourth-grader turn his Yankees shirt inside-out. Bucky Dent not amused (lastangryfan.com)	(59)
(Some Guy)	Fall is just around the corner, so the nation's attention turns to the competitive world of ginormous pumpkin growing (yourhome.ca)	(35)
	The company that owns the Atlanta Braves also sells steroids on the internet (ajc.com)	(25)
	Helmet, check. Cleats, check. Pads, check. Shovel... no, you can't use that in a football game. Even in Canada (google.com)	(12)
	Peter King's top 12 quarterbacks of all time. Surprisingly they're not all Tom Brady (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(154)
	Is the U back, or will Vick Tech expose them? Can USC lose to both Washington schools in one year? Does JoePa still want pudding, and can Iowa do anything to stop him? It's week 5 in college football (cbssports.com)	(2438)
	United look to stay hot, City look to bounce back, Chelsea look to stay perfect, and Pompey look to continue 0 for the season in this week's EPL thread (dailymail.co.uk)	(36)
	If you're the coach of a prominent NCAA basketball program, it's probably better to just not tell that KKK joke in public (ajc.com)	(30)
(Last Angry Fan)	J.P Ricciardi wants to make sure he loses Jays G.M. job, begins the "bridge burning tour" early (lastangryfan.com)	(12)

Fri September 25, 2009

	Lamar Odom's Baby Momma of ten years bears a jaw-dropping resemblance to his bride-to-be (sportsbybrooks.com)	(26)
	Sidney Crosby's strained vagina forces him to leave in the first period of preseason game against the BJs (sports.espn.go.com)	(133)
	Unable to beat anybody on the field, the Cleveland Browns resort to beating each other up in the locker room (sports.espn.go.com)	(31)
	The Chicago Cubs' Lou Piniella, "I don't see myself managing beyond next year, I really don't". Umm... Lou, Cubs fans didn't see you do much managing this season (suntimes.com)	(29)
	"JaMarcus Russell is awe-inspiringly bad. He reminds me of the way I felt watching Montana in the late-'80s, only the exact opposite." (sports.espn.go.com)	(96)
	Fake tickets being sold to see fake men fake injuries while playing a fake sport (usatoday.com)	(97)
(Some Guy)	"At the risk of sounding like an insensitive clod, I have absolutely no sympathy for Toronto Blue Jays fans. Even the team's CEO doesn't want to stick around and watch these guys play" (sportsnet.ca)	(38)
	Gay, Jeter push from behind early, pull out late, finish in a matter of seconds (news.yahoo.com)	(75)
	#4 Ole Miss loses to USC (the fake one), proving once again that the SEC is the most overrated conference in America (espn.go.com)	(254)

Thu September 24, 2009

	If the Lions win, does it break their losing streak if nobody is watching? (freep.com)	(126)
	Wayne Gretzky says "I'm confident that the best is yet to come for hockey in Phoenix." As he bolts for the door (tsn.ca)	(102)
(Pro Football Talk)	TO admits that he wants to become an actor. He could start by not looking so surprised when a perfectly thrown, sure TD pass goes right through his hands (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)	(45)
	In hindsight, Plaxico Burress should have expected that inmates on Rikers Island, directly under the flight path for LaGuardia Airport, would obviously be jets fans (nypost.com)	(104)
	On second thought, maybe creating a Halloween scene that reenacts Steve McNair's murder scene WASN'T such a great idea (deadspin.com)	(93)
	Manny Malhotra is a Shark, he's a Shaaaark. Suck his diiiiick, he's a Shaaark (nhl.com)	(44)

Wed September 23, 2009

	Eagles fans anticipating Michael Vick's subbing for Donovan McNabb, hoping that the expected PETA protestors will be the naked supermodels seen in their ads (670thescore.stats.com)	(74)
	Sean Salisbury has a beef with Deadspin and he is threatening to drive a steak through them, claiming that his attorney will pork them good and that he'll bring home the bacon in the end. Rocky mountain oysters (deadspin.com)	(27)
	Formula One's investigation into Renault's race-fixing aided by a mysterious Witness X, who everyone knows is Speed Racer's brother (news.bbc.co.uk)	(40)
	Mark Reynolds does more walks of shame than a slutty college girl (sports.yahoo.com)	(61)
	Photogs sue Brady/Bundchen after failing to attempt to ruin their wedding (670thescore.stats.com)	(46)
	Keyshawn Johnson has a new interior decorating show on A&E called "Tackling Design with Keyshawn Johnson." A&E reportedly axing show after one season for a home improvement show with Dwayne Jarrett (aetv.com)	(26)
	Turns out that Jerry Jones did skimp on one part of his new pleasure palace: The visiting team's locker room. Enjoy your cold showers, ladies (latimes.com)	(108)
	Having sex improves sports performance. Apparently the auto industry isn't the only thing that has dried up in Detroit (breitbart.com)	(18)
(Awful Announcing)	In case you haven't heard, there's a new pro football league, the UFL. In case you're still reading this, here's their game schedule. First game you won't watch is Oct. 8 (awfulannouncing.blogspot.com)	(58)
	"What the NHL has found out is that it's hard to export a sport to areas where most residents are unfamiliar with the game. Hockey? The NHL has even tried to move into territory unfamiliar with ice" (npr.org)	(243)
	Bode Miller set to announce Thursday if his long tradition of losing at the Olympics will include Vancouver in 2010 (news.yahoo.com)	(25)
(Some Guy)	News: Unhappy fan writes to coach of losing team, includes an invoice for tickets and travel expenses. Fark: Coach actually writes the man a reimbursement check. Lions fans said to be following situation closely (everydayshouldbesaturday.com)	(29)
	"Congratulations on coming out of retirement, Mr. Mayweather, and that was an excellent fight. Now, about those back taxes you owe the government..." (sports.yahoo.com)	(17)
	Curt Schilling says he won't run for Ted Kennedy's senate seat, plans to stick to his strengths instead: spouting off semi-lucid, unintelligible rants on his blog, eating Baconators (sports.espn.go.com)	(53)
	With the exception of Isiah Thomas ever having anything to do with an NBA team again this is the world's longest basketball shot (youtube.com)	(41)
	Tim Tebow remains ESPN's favorite for the Heisman after his stellar zero passing TDs, 1 INT and 1 rushing TD against Tennessee completely overshadow scrub Jahvid Best's 5 rushing TDs against Minnesota (espn.go.com)	(123)
	Zack Greinke continues his ridiculous season and helps assure that the Royals won't lose 100 games (sports.espn.go.com)	(46)
	Our long national nightmare is over: The New York Yankees clinch a return trip to the playoffs in October (espn.go.com)	(89)
	Bengals fan on Packers fan during Ochocinco's Lambeau leap: "I got punched by a girl. How embarrassing is that?" (jsonline.com)	(37)
(WWMT.com)	Elementary school kids run through blocking and tackling drills with the Detroit Lions. Advice and encouragement were given, as well as physical fitness pointers. Hopefully the Lions learned something (wwmt.com)	(20)

Tue September 22, 2009

	♪ So I called up my pal, Jack Daniels / And his partner Jimmy Beam / And we raced alone / Yeah, with nobody else ♪ (google.com)	(41)
	Last week 4 of the top 6 team in ESPN's power rankings lost, but that doesn't mean they were overrated, does it? (espn.go.com)	(146)
	Surest sign your Big 10 football coach is desperate to keep his job? Scouting opposing player's Tweets to gain an edge on Saturday (sportsbybrooks.com)	(20)
	Red alert. Panic level to Defcon 1. Brett Favre, Ironman, has a bent fingernail (670thescore.stats.com)	(59)
	We fear nobody. I'm not afraid of anybody. This is football. This ain't life or death here. It's a game. You can't be afraid to be great (espn.go.com)	(46)
	After 1-1 start, San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner calms fans by telling him the team isn't as good as they think and they're expecting too much (usatoday.com)	(140)
	Predictably, the Players Association is considering a legal challenge to Milton Bradley's rest of the season suspension. That will give him something to do while he is not playing (670thescore.com)	(37)
	Attain record for consecutive losing seasons; check. Give up all-star caliber players for practically nothing; check. The last manager you fired turns around losing team in in a record way; check. The Pirates failure is now complete (sports.espn.go.com)	(53)
	After fans boo their suck performance at the game, player does the only logical thing, calls them dim wits and goes on Twitter to rub their faces in how much money he makes (myfoxdc.com)	(96)
	Buffalo Bills 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Orchard Park Police 26 (buffalonews.com)	(46)
(Some Guy)	ESPN Anchors mock Clemson fan's televised heartbreak (ncaafootball.fanhouse.com)	(88)

Mon September 21, 2009

	The Dave Clark Nine (seattlepi.com)	(22)
	By land or sea? It's Colts vs Phins, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? Your MNF thread starts to the right (8:30pm ET, ESPN) (espn.go.com)	(724)
	With murder and rape out of the way thanks to the courts, lawmakers seek to let NFL players run red lights (wcco.com)	(25)
	ESPN week 3 power rankings on your left. Reasons why the Big XII and SEC actually suck to your right (espn.go.com)	(193)
	Mark Sanchez showed a lot of poise on Sunday (deadspin.com)	(82)
	New Jersey Nets could be sold to Russian billionaire who lost 51% of his fortune last year and was arrested in 2007 for running a high-end prostitution ring. He sounds perfect for the NBA (nydailynews.com)	(33)
	Needing to make a mortgage payment on his new stadium, Jerry Jones digs for gold on national TV (pic) (deadspin.com)	(41)
	49ers to the Jets: Hey, that's our unsigned egotistical diva wide receiver. Get your own (nydailynews.com)	(106)
	Canadian athletes claim pressure to win medals at Vancouver Olympics in 2010 is making it hard for them to be as nice and polite as they'd like to be (thestar.com)	(37)
(Some Guy)	Atlanta Dream eliminated from WNBA playoffs, all three fans inconsolable (wsbradio.com)	(50)
	Urban Meyer at "panic level" as his #1 ranked Florida Gators face off against #H1N1 Flu Hogs (orlandosentinel.com)	(78)
	The Dallas Cowboys have never won a regular season game in Cowboys Stadium (sports.yahoo.com)	(269)
	"Right now, the best quarterback in the NFL is playing in New Orleans, not New England" (cbssports.com)	(152)
	Looks like someone's going to have to find something else to play for the rest of the baseball season. Perhaps some fine Parker Bros. board games? (mlb.mlb.com)	(38)
	We have seen the future of NHRA.....and it is biatchin' (sports.espn.go.com)	(44)