It’s a good thing Ditka’s father used corporal punishment. Otherwise that guy might have turned into some kind of asshole.

Mike Ditka followed this by explaining that his own father subjected him to abuse, and that the former Bears coach “thanks God every day that he did.”

Interesting that Joey Crawford is keeping his skills sharp doing DII games on his day off.

Thanks, was a joke about HMS Exeter, but hey.

/googles Graf Spee

The last time Exeter got a draw against a superior opponent, the Graf Spee was still afloat.

This season on American Idol, watch one couple’s marriage implode.

Try to read that without compulsively stroking your chin in a display of deep contemplation. You can’t!

“No, I don’t believe the Rams offense existed,” Hayes said last month. “Not even a little bit. With these players, it’s crazy because man has never seen the Rams offense, we can agree on that, right? But they know exactly how to put an offense together? I believe there is more of a chance you will find a team in L.A.…

I’m a dinosaur truther. The truth is that dinosaurs are fucking awesome.

You are right. If it hadn’t been Manning’s wife, her story wouldn’t have been included. But it was Manning’s wife, so I fail to see the relevance of your alternate factual universe. She is reporting facts that, as of right now, are not contradicted. How does that translate to dishonest? It would be dishonest to say…

Manning: Are you sure the NFL doesn’t test for this stuff? I don’t want to get in trouble.

I can think of no mystery less interesting than whether an aging athlete with a broken neck used a substance that might not even work to return to a playing field where cortisone injections are given out like chewable Vitamin C tabs. The PEDs debate is over.

Fact: Rodney Harrison isn’t the only one at NBC Sports to have used human growth hormone; Dick Ebersol originally formulated the first Bob Costas.

I give Harrison a lot of credit for manning up on this issue. This was a stunning display of human growth.

The Panthers will react better after their next loss. Third time’s a charm!

“They’re trying to tell me, ‘You’re going to be at home while we’re in the playoffs.’ I don’t care.”

Now I just really want to know what Miko’s parents taught her about the bees.

“Blow the whistle! Blow the whistle!”

“I can do for you what I did for Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman!” is the worst drug dealer pitch of all time.