Link Blowout

--Thanks again to Dave Dameshek for the double segment on his show last night, as we talked about a range of topics from Adam LaRoche to Adolf Hitler. Yes, you could say Dave has a different spin on the typical Pittsburgh sports talk show.

--Howard Stern has marksfriggin.com to recap his show, and now Dave Dameshek has www.sportscontraption.com to dissect his daily musings.

--The Steelers may consider a lawsuit over the incoming casino. That would make for some excellent blog material.

--SURPRISE! Alan Faneca is coming to minicamp!

--SURPRISE! Ricky Williams tests positive for marijuana!

--Richard Seigler was caught running a prostitution ring in Vegas recently. Supposedly, Seigler was a former Steeler...and although he played in two games last year, I have zero recollection of him.

--Jim Tracy tweaks his lineup, and, VOILA! The Pirates score six in a win over the Cubbies.

--Kevan Barlow is officially a Steeler. We can all stop our draft-weekend hysteria of having no depth at the position.

--Mark Cuban responds to Donald Trump tearing him a new one. Apparently Trump doesn't forget The Benefactor, as much of America did.

--Bigbennews.com gives us a transcript of Ben's interview with Mark Madden, covering the eBay auction, life in Pittsburgh, and the upcoming season.

--Vote for the Steelers' 2005 Super Bowl run on the NFL Network's "Game of the Week" Poll

--Evgeni Malkin powers Russia past the Czechs in the World Hockey Championships. Yes, the same Evgeni Malkin that was burned out last month.

--Penn State gets honorable mention on ESPN's list of the 10 most underacheiving basketball programs. Wait, Penn State has a basketball team?

--Here's the Don Banks article about Michael Vick's dogfighting that stirred the pot on Thursday

--The Jail Paris Hilton Petition is well over 51,000 signatures. Yes, she sure is beloved.

--Craig Wilson and Mike Gonzalez are happy in Atlanta. Let's ask Adam LaRoche how Pittsburgh is working out.

--The ESPN Ombudswoman confronts the issue of ESPN conflicts of interest. You know, covering sports they own, like their sudden interest in Arena Football...

--The Brewers don't like knee-jerk reactions, so they're not banning beer from their clubhouse. How could they? It's Milwaukee, for cryin' out loud!

--Sally Wiggin interviews the future Mrs. Howard Stern, a Pittsburgh girl who was the Fox Chapel homecoming queen.

--Sporting News ranks the 66 BCS coaches, and Wannstache comes in at #44.

--Police use cellphone tracking to find a transplant patient who was at a jazz festival

--Here's a list of 11 annoying bar people. A sample:

"Dr. Shots":
"When you're at the bar with him you never ask him what he's having because you already know. Shots! Lots of them. For no other reason than you're at Chili's on a work night. "Lets do a shot bro." He'll say. And he'll keep saying It until you leave. You get the impression that this guy is trying to either erase his life from memory or kill himself outright."

--A West Virginia man covered his head with women's underwear and used a cigarette lighter that looked like a pistol while attempting to rob a convenience store. Wild, Wonderful West Virginia!

--ESPN.com ranks baseball's all-time best liars. Former Bucco Al Martin's tales of football lore crack the list at #6.

--Palestinian kids are being entertained by a Mickey Mouse who promotes jihad.

--Maxim gives us "the most misleading movie titles". XXX is a good start.

--Here's an amusing list of accurate Wikipedia warnings . As you can tell, I'm into lists today.

--Subway pitchman Jared Fogle used to run a porn-rental service from his dorm room? Who knew?

--Meet the next media superhero...Tiki Barbaro

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