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it happens!

but, never fear - here are some great sports headlines (yes, they're real!)

"A renewed Gus Frerotte is poised to save the Vikings." huh? What?

but the following video goes to show you just how ridiculous football fans are... Yes, you are about to take a wonderful ride on the "Gus Bus"

"NFL fines 3 Dolphins for celebrating" - never mind that these guys won ONE game last year! Who can blame them!?

"Don't Stop Believing" - Sorry, ESPN doesn't even get a link to this. It's a story on NASCAR. That doesn't fly here....

"Raccoon chase ends with Summitt having surgery" - what else can I add to that?

and finally....
"WWE suspends 10 for 'wellness policy' violations" - nooooooooo!!!!!1

how I feel about this piece from ESPN ...

it's supposed to give you a glimpse at how life is different for John Lynch after being told he sucked at football at age 37....and I think this paragraph does give you an insight into how drastically his life changed the moment he was cut from the Patriots this past preseason..

"So, like it or not, Lynch suddenly has a whole new life. The other day, he got a $743 Qwest cell phone bill. "I haven't had to pay for cell phones since ... they were invented!" Qwest also mentioned that he wouldn't be getting his yearly fat endorsement fee either. The new cars he got free every 3,000 miles are down the road too. The weekly free $2,500 suit deal he got from Saks for his TV show? No show, no suit."

On one hand, there's no way you feel bad about it. But on the other, it offes a little insight as to why some of these guys have such a hard time hanging it up. Sometimes, I bet, it has nothing to do with physical pain, their actual checks, or "tarnishing a legacy". I'd imagine it's the little things like this - you know, reality - that make it sting...

when a participant actually says he was paid to not fight the way, you know, MMA fighters are supposed to....

Now the guy is backtracking (don't ask me what his name is) and saying his original comments were "misconstrued" but whatever...this "sport" is a joke and it was only a matter of time before this type of stuff started coming out....

and when they start legit PED testing, call me....

especially Red Sawx fans...

but tonight was great....

we all know they have the goofy accents but when Anaheim's Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez came into the game, 40,000+ all started chating "K-Rod" at him....

only it was "K-Rawd, K-Rawd, K-Rawd"

It was freakin' hysterical.

Sometimes, you all are the best at this ....
Check out Freebird Jim's comment following last night's loss....an absolutely great piece.

For some reason, as I read his post - and remembered back some hours ago to all the faces in Wrigley Field - I couldn't help but think of this.....

good question.

it was posed by a female Cubs fan just moments ago on TBS as the station panned Wrigley Field for the famous "reaction shots" as the Dodgers are pounding the beloved.

and part of me kind of felt bad for them.

then they showed the guy with the Watermelon on his head.

for doing the obvious

Henry, he of the 9 kids by 9 mom's, didn't wait long to start moving weight. He could've resumed playing at some point, if he got off the weed...

but he joins this inglorious list of NFLers who couldn't help but get their hands dirty:
Nate Newton
Jamal Lewis
Matt Lehr and an unnamed member of the Atlanta Falcons
Troy Hambrick
Leonardo Carson

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