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• 10 Least Intimidating College Mascots.  [Love of Sports]
• 6 Outside The Box Ideas To Increase World Series Ratings.  [Next Round]
• 8 Annoying TV Ads.  [Maxim]
• The NFL’s Nookie Virus.  [NFL Juice]
• Living life like a cheeseburger-happy Scrooge McDuck.  [Blog of Hilarity]
• Goodbye EliteXC Fighting.  [Salty Milk]
• Afghan gets 20 years in prison for talking about women’s rights.  [MSNBC]
• Big Ten Network’s version of Erin Andrews is a former swimsuit model.  [Busted Coverage]
• Pole Vaulting Is More Fun When The Pole Breaks (video).  [Epic Carnival]
• Will Smith is gay?  [Bitten and Bound]
• Some of the worst football calls ever.  [Boosh Magazine]
• A Tribute To Celebrity Spitting.  [Money Shot]
• 13 Worst Pro Wrestling Gimmicks Ever.  [Comedy]