I don't know about Bloomington, but there's a local chain of bars around Appleton, Wisconsin called "The Bar". And there is/was a national chain just called BAR. There was one on Division in Chicago, I think there was one in the Flats in Cleveland, etc.

@duckmouth: Fox Sports World, now Fox Soccer Channel.

@dbati001: Uh, no, you won't be scarring him for life. Contrary to what the American Family Association, Focus on the Family, and other dickbag organizations claim, there are shitloads of us who watched violent TV and movies, listened to Metallica, Pantera, Ministry, and other loud angry metal groups, and turned out…

@The_International_Poise_Conspi...: Actually, these days it's contract brewed in Miller facilities. "Pabst Brewing Company" is just a holding company/marketing company now that owns a bunch of lawnmower beer labels. With so few employees, and spending very little on advertising for most brands, their overhead is low…

@Tom Gugliotta's Delicious Frittatas: I know a number of certified beer judges who think fresh PBR is a decent beer, and probably the best of the American adjunct lagers. Certainly better than Bud/MGD/Coors, and it has the added bonus of being cheaper. Also ubiquitous if you live in an area where hipsters are/were.

Come on, it's obvious why this was spiked. His people had it spiked because it wasn't sufficiently nice to LeBron — they left out that he sunk all those imaginary jumpers and dunks.

@Peter Nincompoop: Trick question — Doug Waechter is the answer for all three.

Congrats to Irina and the divegroom.

@Fuzzy Dunlop: At the very least a Big Ten fan would recognize Temptation, seeing as the band plays it on every 3rd/4th down defensive stop.

@dutchtwista: The only place where guys with goofy hair, bad facial hair and brightly colored tanktops hung out in Chicago this weekend was the Pitchfork Music Festival.

Are we sure that the North Korean stadium actually holds that many, or is that just what Kim Jong-Il and the government tell everyone it holds?

It was 90 times worse than being stuck at a cocktail party talking to a lawyer.

@comment_ninja: I think the only thing less funny are the "Soc-cer?" posts that thankfully were eradicated by ninjas and FAILBOTs a couple years ago.

I could point out Pronger's cross-checks in this series that haven't been called (I'm guessing there have been around 50 of them, mostly right in the middle of Byfuglien's back), that Campbell took a stick to the face last night also that wasn't called, or that Philly got a goal when one of their players was in the…

but remember, you are inevitably subject to my mood swings and today, I'm sorry to say, is one in which my tampon is extremely uncomfortable.

@Pesti-Esti: That prescription really did result in quite a Situation, causing many commenters to Move Out.

@Can I Borrow a Feeling: Actually, when you run a sports blog (or any other blog), it does make you the fucking arbiter of humor on that blog. If the Gawker overloards don't agree with AJ's fucking arbitration*, they can fire his ass. Until then, hail ninjas.

@DirkToberFest: Intentionally trying to get yourself banned and failing to accomplish it — I think you just made the FAILBOT explode.

@Chris Hanson's Axe: Needs more food metaphors.

@realclue781: Re: small talent pool and the driven athletes don't play: see Northwestern women's lacrosse. Didn't exist about 10 years ago. Started up and filled the team mainly with athletes who had played the major women's sports like basketball and soccer. The coach said it was easier to find good athletes and…