Give Connor Sullivan some credit for optimism about his fellow human beings - he really thought he would be the first to say it.

The argument someone's going to make is this: these players owe whatever fame and success they have to the program. Without the college football machine, nobody would care about their jerseys in the first place.

The ringleader, when asked his employment, told police he runs a ball-retrieval business.

Andy Pettite will break this record later this season when he beats the Red Sox 7-4 in a nine inning game that lasts a record 10 years, 3 months, 17 days, 5 hours, and 22 minutes.

O'Nora: See, I'll even bleed when one of those big guys bumps into me.

"A 5-minute standing O? Tantric amateurs."

12. Total number of days combined spent alone in first place by the Mariners, Royals, Orioles, Padres, Astros, and Mets in 2012: (some number less than 8)

You missed the point entirely. The author wasn't claiming that Ripken was better than Jeter - he was pointing out how the media hype has distorted the narratives of their respective careers. Cal has been transformed into Average Joe punching the clock every day, instead of being the guy who essentially redefined the…

If you're marveling that you're allowed to place bets on events that everyone acknowledges have predetermined outcomes

"She made the right call. 1, 2, 3, Cancun!"

"OK, I may not catch Favre in consecutive starts, career passing yards, or career TD passes...but dammit, I will generate more pointless media hysteria and blurry camera shots than that guy!"

Canibus Used To Have Musical Abilities, Until LL Cool J Exploded Him

"Not bad, but I'm still the ginger doing the best job of asserting dominance over athletes."

Ref: Nice try, Lecomte. There was no foul there. Get up.

The committee endeavors to achieve reasonable competitive balance in each region of the bracket.

I know that last scene makes me look like quite the douche, but it will become significant later.

Maurice Sendak was third on the list of authors who created great lasting children's books.

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Why the chaperones? It's not like Tebow has a great track record of completing his passes.