Obligatory Sports Babe

When in doubt... random Lingerie Football League girls! And now it's even easier, because I can just pick 'em out of COED Magazine's Complete Lingerie Football League Photo Guide.

1983 Fleer Autograph Project

Earlier in the week Big League Stew talked to Scott Mortimer, a man who has made it his life's goal (or, at least, his hobby) to put together a complete autographed set of 1983 Fleer baseball cards-- and I'll be damned if he isn't actually getting it done! You can follow his progress, and check out the collection-- which includes some fabulous images-- on his website, Morthas.com.

People Watching Versus?

A very interesting read over at Sports By Brooks yesterday about, among other things, how Versus-- yes, the much-maligned network that airs the NHL in the States-- saw a 23.6% increase in prime time viewership in 2008. They also suggest that Versus' parent company, Comcast, may be looking to build up its sports presence, with an eye on challenging ESPN's dominance in the States.

Football's Most Ego-Rich (er... Soccer's)

Dirty Tackle has determined what they feel are the ten most grotesquely inflated egos in the football world. (Includes Ronaldo, who I see has had a little bit of an accident this morning.)

New Years Fireworks From Around the World

Hey! Toronto made the list! And looks... kinda... well... dreary.

Great Sports Pranks

Apparently somebody stole the glasses of a statue of Joe Paterno that stands in front of Penn State's oddly-named Beaver Stadium-- which has inspired Fan IQ to list a bunch of all-time great sports pranks.

Holy!

Uh... yeah, I might consider something like the fact that there are hundred mile-per-hour wind gusts before, you know, getting into a goddamn cable car!