Home Stretch is your daily hot link action intended to help you reach 5PM faster. Posted at 2:30PMish CST everyday, email me if you’ve got a link that belongs here.  I didn’t think football players wore party under shirts.

• Ben Roethlisberger partying in Vegas.  [Busted Coverage]
• 7 Insane Military Attempts To Weaponize Animals.  [Cracked]
• 10 Movies That Feature Gigantic Animals Killing People.  [Unreality]
• Top 15 Reasons The Cowboys Released TO.  [Gunaxin]
• 7 Most Regrettable Photos Of American Idol Contestants.  [Tabloid Prodigy]
• Man holds woman hostage with toy SEGA gun.  [Gizmodo]
• 101 Sports Bloggers To Follow On Twitter.  [HMJ]
• How To Make A Bacon And Cheese Stuffed Pizza Burger.  [Chive]
• Cook County is suing Craigslist for prostitution.  [AP]
• Bear Strategy (pic).  [Regretful Morning]
• 10 Hottest Superhero Babes.  [Manofest]
• Fox News better step up in the research department.  [Blog of Hilarity]
• 5 Quick Questions with Tricia Helfer. And, Yes, a Gallery.  [The Bachelor Guy]
• Help for the Hopeless. It’s Dear Illuminati.  [9 to Fried]
• Hippies are going to McDonald’s and getting the filet of Phish.  [Observation Bubble]
• Crime Dog Rrrrffffff-ed up.  [HHR]