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Sun October 25, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Mark McGwire accepts position as Cardinals' hitting coach, "nutritional supplement" advisor (mlb.fanhouse.com)	(45)
		B-U-T-T K-I-C-K-I-N-G B-Y T-H-E J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets (wcbstv.com)	(57)
		Official: "Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN" (sportsbybrooks.com)	(68)
		Five-year old bodybuilder enters Guinness Book of Records (with creepy pics) (dailymail.co.uk)	(45)
		No questions asked, just your ALCS game 6 discussion thread, take two (espn.go.com)	(1428)
		Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen says SEC replay official blew call in loss to Florida (sun-sentinel.com)	(57)
		Is the 55 driving drunk again? What driver will be puking from swine flu today? The aptly-named Tums Fast Relief 500 discussion thread (nascar.com)	(142)
		NFL Commish Roger Goodell can see the day when the league has a team in London. Early leader in the 'name the franchise' contest: The Werewolves (670thescore.com)	(76)
		It's week 7 of the NFL season. Let's skip all the questions, drink some beer, and just watch some some damn football. Subby has a four bottle lead on you so far (sports.espn.go.com)	(too many)
		Machida defeats Shogun in controversial decision. The judges must have felt that Shogun's legs were tired after kicking Machida all over the place (sports.espn.go.com)	(92)
		After beating Michigan State on the last play of the game, Iowa is 8-0 for the first time since, well, ever (espn.go.com)	(49)
		When you turn the football over 8 times, including 4 times within 5 yards of scoring, you deserve to lose to Iowa State (espn.go.com)	(51)
		Trojans stick it to Beavers (rivals.yahoo.com)	(29)
		On eve of new NBA season, Shaq complains of difficulty learning Cleveland Cavaliers playbook. Apparently "stand, walk, dunk, pass to LeBron" is too mind-boggling to comprehend (cleveland.com)	(40)

Sat October 24, 2009

		Bit of advice, don't knock a Hockey player unconcious. If he comes back, he's going to kick your ass, if he doesn't come back his team will do the job for him (avalanche.nhl.com)	(53)
		Canadian Juniors to wear green jerseys in Saskatchewan, 16.8% of Canadians approve (tsn.ca)	(28)
		When referring to NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya on ABC telecast, Bob Griese laughed and said, "He's out having a taco" (sportsbybrooks.com)	(64)
		It's a draw between the Kiwis and Kangaroos in the opening round of the Four Nations Rugby Tournament. For you North Americans, it's like the NFL except for those silly helmets and pads (nzherald.co.nz)	(36)
		MLB postpones ALCS game 6 until Sunday evening so that tonight's rain doesn't ruin A-Rod's makeup (sports.espn.go.com)	(67)
		How lopsided are the match ups in College Football this week? TCU at BYU looms as the marquee match up in the top 25. Discuss the rest of the blowouts to the right (cbssports.com)	(lots)
		Seahawks fans get Schmitt-faced. For how the team is playing this year you can't blame them (komonews.com)	(26)
		How much abuse will Michael Owen take in his return to Anfield? Will Sir Alex bury The Reds' season, and Rafa along with it? There are 9 other matches, but all eyes will be on Liverpool v United in this week's Premier League thread (dailymail.co.uk)	(71)
		Not news: Knife at a school. News: Football coach brought it to practice. Fark: threatens players, "Don't try me today" (msn.foxsports.com)	(10)
		Ochocinco fined for uniform violation: too many numbers (670thescore.stats.com)	(68)

Fri October 23, 2009

	NFL commish Roger Goodell says that he expects multiple NFL games to be played in London each season, to confused, bewildered fans wondering why the ball isn't round and the players are carrying it in their hands (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)	(55)
	Forget the '99 Rams - the team the New Orleans Saints most resembles is the 2007 New England Patriots (nbcsports.msnbc.com)	(68)
(Some Guy)	Post NLCS arrest reports are nice, but this video of a fan dry-humping a reporter shows the true Phillies spirit (totalprosports.com)	(49)
	Ineffectual, in-over-his-head Redskins coach Jim Zorn gets a vote of support from ineffectual, in-over-his-head Redskins VP Vinny Cerrato (washingtonpost.com)	(27)
	NY sportswriter panics and demands that the Yankees fire their manager, coming off a 103-win season, if they lose the ALCS. Ghost of Dick Howser rises from his grave, flashes his KC Royals World Series championship ring, and chuckles (nydailynews.com)	(81)
(Some Guy)	The best video of a couple of dozen girls doing synchronized jumproping you'll see all week (link.brightcove.com)	(37)
	Final total from the Phillies winning: 49 people arrested, 29 of them for disorderly conduct and, shockingly, only one for public intoxication (philly.com)	(30)
	Happy 74th birthday to the coolest golfer ever. Now watch this drive (youtube.com)	(44)
	Daniel Snyder is the leading cause of decay in Redskins, so sayeth John Riggins (content.usatoday.com)	(86)
	Tom Cable won't be facing charges for breaking his assistant coach's face, will have to figure out some other way to get out of being the Raiders head coach (cbssports.com)	(38)
	After all the blown calls in the ALCS, MLB will use only seasoned, experienced bad umpires in the World Series (670thescore.stats.com)	(69)
	In hopes of luring an NFL franchise to his virtually insolvent state, Governor Terminator signs a bill that will help pay for a new stadium anyway (670thescore.stats.com)	(73)
	The New York Yankees are one win away from their 40th American League pennant. This is a repeat from yesterday (scores.espn.go.com)	(96)

Thu October 22, 2009

(Some Guy)	Nothing says "we're headed to the World Series" like a Philadelphia Phillies fan tumbling head first off of a taxi on live TV (961kiss.com)	(40)
	Will...oh, fark it. NYY/LAA Game 5 of the 2009 ALCS discussion thread, right here (7:57pm ET, Fox) (espn.go.com)	(1298)
	How good is Matt Schaub? He's on pace to pass for more yards and touchdowns this year than Warren Moon did for his best year with the run-and-shoot Oilers (chron.com)	(61)
	"Game-used" Red Sox undies for sale on EBay. I'm sure they smell just like the Red Sox 2009 Playoffs performance (bostonherald.com)	(24)
	SEC suspends crew that called ridiculous penalties in Florida-Arkansas game and LSU-Georgia game until they can figure out how to make the right teams win without being so obvious about it (rivals.yahoo.com)	(67)
	Crushing open ice hit delivered to Jonathan Toews by Willie Mitchell. Way to go Tree, you killed him (youtube.com)	(124)
	Ozzie $%** Guillen will be a ##@& commentator for $(%?? FOX for the $#(&^ World #$*%$ Series. Fark (mlb.mlb.com)	(32)
	They can take our life, but they will never take our.... TAILGATING (sports.espn.go.com)	(69)
(Some Puck Head)	NY Islanders win, leaving the Toronto Maple Laffs as the only winless team in the NHL. Don't worry Laffs fans, only 75 more losses to go (nhl.fanhouse.com)	(65)
	HoF receiver Steve Largent drops a bomb (sports.espn.go.com)	(181)
	This is exactly why Subaru should be in NASCAR (jalopnik.com)	(82)
	Phillies make it back to the World Series after showing off their big sticks and showing that their pen is mightier (sports.yahoo.com)	(310)

Wed October 21, 2009

	Ahman Green signs contract with the Green Bay Packers, immediately drops it (sports.espn.go.com)	(78)
	Philadelphia hopes to return to the World Series tonight; L.A. hopes Manny gets to shower in Dodger Stadium two more times. Game 5 NLCS discussion (8:07pm ET, TBS) (mlb.mlb.com)	(432)
	From the "You're doing it wrong" department: AL's 5th best hitting team hires hitting coach from AL's 8th best hitting team (sports.espn.go.com)	(24)
	You know how I know the Dodgers are gonna lose? Vicente Padilla and the word "Ace" in the same sentence (sports.espn.go.com)	(15)
	Cleveland Browns prove they can catch something (sports.espn.go.com)	(36)
	Pujols needs more elbow surgery. Obviously he is anticipating all the high-fives he will be delivering next season (670thescore.stats.com)	(29)
	One writer calls an obviously bad call by the ump in last night's ALCS game "the worst call of all time." But undoubtedly Farkers can think of worse ones. (voting enabled) (sports.yahoo.com)	(290)
(BuffaloBills.com)	Buffalo Bills TE Shawn Nelson tweets about his recovery: "im doing fine, tryna shake back babe. im in hea." Wow, that must have been some hit he took (blogs.buffalobills.com)	(14)
	The best video of "a young fan throwing a beach ball into a soccer game and then the opposing team deflects a shot off it and into the net to beat the home team" that you'll see this morning. Unreal (youtube.com)	(55)
	For Rivera, spitballs might be okay, but have you seen his snot rockets? (670thescore.stats.com)	(15)
	After barely eeking out a win by a mere 59 points on Sunday, the Patriots decide to shake up their locker room and cut veteran wide reciever Joey Galloway (news.yahoo.com)	(53)
	Steve Phillips steps out on his wife with a 22 year old ESPN staffer. Then it gets all Fatal Attractiony (msn.foxsports.com)	(135)
	"Mike Tyson vs. an elementary school spelling bee" (spike.com)	(33)
(WOAI)	And so begins the attack on the BCS standings. This is basically a repeat from every previous year (radio.woai.com)	(181)
(Times Union)	The entire 2009-10 ESPN college basketball schedule. I don't know about you, but I'm pumped for Monmouth vs. Saint Peter's at 6:00 a.m. on Nov. 17 (blog.timesunion.com)	(46)
	The New York Yankees are one win away from their 40th American League pennant. This is a repeat from 2004 (espn.go.com)	(149)
	New NBA season tips off in 1 week. Got comments, predictions and/or snark? This is the place to bring it (nba.com)	(139)

Tue October 20, 2009

	Will the Angels try to make owner Arte Moreno proud? Si, si. Who will the Yankees count on to give them a commanding 3-1 series lead? C. C. Your Yankees at Angels ALCS Game 4 discussion thread (7:57pm ET, Fox) (mlb.mlb.com)	(1114)
	53 seconds, four technical fouls, one ejection, and...one Rabbi? (670thescore.stats.com)	(18)
	Your weekly ESPN NFL Power Rankings (espn.go.com)	(347)
	Stick a fork in the Rolle, he appears to be done (sports.yahoo.com)	(16)
(Fanhouse)	No one ever said Mike Shanahan was stupid enough to work for Lil' Danny Snyder: Reports are that he turned down an offer to coach the Redskins (nfl.fanhouse.com)	(74)
	Backup QB Vince Young may finally get some playing time. If he can lead the Tennessee Titans to anything better than a 59-0 loss, it would be an improvement (tennessean.com)	(48)
	SEC admits that referees called a phantom penalty against Arkansas to help #1 Florida to a come-from-behind victory (usatoday.com)	(168)
	It's time for the NFL to ban domed stadiums and play outside like God and Vince Lombardi (the same person) intended (online.wsj.com)	(79)
	New England Patriots two-time All-Pro LB Adalius Thomas was a healthy scratch on Sunday, leading to speculation that he may be traded today (boston.com)	(51)
	Although NFL no longer claims Tampa Bay punt returner Clifton Smith called for a fair catch, Carolina CB Dante Wesley gets one-game, unpaid suspension for dirtiest "mistimed" hit in the history of football (usatoday.com)	(120)
(Some Guy)	Arsenal. Rangers. Sevilla. Real. Your Champions League Matchday 3 thread is here (uefa.com)	(79)
	LA Dodgers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory once again (mlb.mlb.com)	(73)
	Denver improves to 6-0, although they have yet to play a good team, as evinced by the fact that every team they have played has lost to the Broncos (sports.espn.go.com)	(274)
	"Be there alongside your New York Mets as they chase baseball immortality. Go to StubHub, where you'll find a fantastic selection of tickets to every playoff game" (sports.yahoo.com)	(25)

Mon October 19, 2009

	I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Yankees fans' voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced (espn.go.com)	(120)
	Completely declarative Broncos vs. Chargers MNF discussion thread (sports.yahoo.com)	(lots)
	"Netminder Jose Theodore should be back this week after missing time with back spasms." Capitals move up 3 places in NHL power ranking. Where's Jeff Gillooly when you need him? (sports.espn.go.com)	(47)
	Mayor of Green Bay asks public for "tasteful" ways to welcome Brett Favre back to the town. Statue of the QB wiping his ass with a foam cheese wedge has been rejected (sports.espn.go.com)	(184)
	Des Moines Marathon planners might want to alter the route for next year. Either that, or they might want to look at the train tables first (usatoday.com)	(15)
	This soccer player earns £16,000-a-minute (dailystar.co.uk)	(31)
	Can the Yankees take a 3-0 lead against the LAAAA Angels? How many 2004 references will there be if they do? Later, Dodgers continue Philly road trip: "I hope we score! Oh boy!" MLB playoff thread (espn.go.com)	(lots)
	It's safe to assume Peter King fainted from multiple guygasms yesterday (espn.go.com)	(206)
	Detroit Shock moving to Oklahoma; fan devastated (freep.com)	(35)
	I'll see your Wesley ejection and counter with the Jets' James Ihedigbo getting ejected for punching the helmet off of the Bills' Derek Fine (youtube.com)	(33)
	NFL's least threatening bad boy is in trouble again. Well, not a great deal of trouble, but trouble nonetheless (sports.espn.go.com)	(25)
(Some Guy)	Promotional model claims Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson wrote her a bad check. In other news, hookers now call themselves "Promotional Models" and Chad Ocho Cinco is actually dumb enough to pay for a hooker with a check (celebrityclubber.com)	(28)
	I-N-T-s, Jets-Jets-Jets (sports.yahoo.com)	(89)
	St. Louis Rams complete 0-16 run, will now work on going winless for entire 2009 season (usatoday.com)	(33)
	If you'd like to see how the Panther's Dante Wesley spent tens of thousands of dollars on Sunday, check out this hit on Tampa Bay's Clifton Smith (youtube.com)	(149)
	You throw for 350 yards, you gotta think you're gonna win. Not if you're playing Purple Jesus (670thescore.stats.com)	(75)
	MMA fighter Lyoto Machida wants to defend his UFC light heavyweight title five times, then face off against Brock Lesnar. In other news, pray for Lyoto Machida (sports.espn.go.com)	(70)
	Jim McMahon forced to sell his Chicago mansion after royalties from "The Superbowl Shuffle" finally ran out (chicagotribune.com)	(35)
	Phillies beat the Dodgers... and while they're at it, manage to outscore the Eagles too (scores.espn.go.com)	(44)
	After loss to the winless Chiefs, Redskins' coach Jim Zorn told he won't be allowed to call plays anymore. But he's not fired. He just can't call plays. Not fired. No plays (sports.espn.go.com)	(63)