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This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse (from Sports Illustrated):
The German Bundesliga team Hamburg is building a soccer-themed cemetery with a goal-shaped entrance and tiered plots sculpted to resemble stadium seating. - 2-8-2010
Humorous Moments and Other Things You May Have Missed
This is how fans look when your team gives up a game tying goal with 1:20 left in the third period of a seventh game. - April 28, 2009
This is how fans look when your team gives up game winning goal with 31.7 seconds left in the third period of a seventh game. - April 28, 2009
This is how fans acknowledge said goal scorer when he is from the visiting team. - April 28, 2009
ESPN got it right on the main headline, but missed it in the scroll at the bottom.
During Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals, Versus caught a shot of a banner in the stands that was unknowingly misplaced - May 2, 2009
It would take someone special to want to sign up for this since the Detroit Lions went 0-16 in 2008.
Taken out of context, this quote from the Detroit Red Wings during 2009 Stanley Cup Finals provides a bit more than fans need to know.
ESPN Fail: Not proofreading before putting a graphic on screen.
Uh, what is Jeron Johnson's major?  From the Fiesta Bowl - January 4, 2010
Should you ever forget your name, use this graphic organizer to determine if you are Sean Avery.
Wade Phillips needs to watch his back. - January 17, 2010
Wayne Gretzky with the Olympic torch.  Either he's ticked because the main torch malfunctioned or he's constipated. - February 12, 2010
Brian Rafalski scores the first two goals in the United States' eventual 5-3 victory over Canada prompted some preemptive editing on Wikipedia.  Only the first paragraph is needed is see how the author channeled his inner Robert Oppenheimer. - February 21, 2010
Is Wayne Gretzky contemplating Canada's 5-3 loss to the United States? - February 21, 2010
To be fair, the NCAA tournament only had 25 teams in 1973, so at worst North Carolina was proclaiming themselves the 28th best team in the nation.
An undefeated regular season would normally be an excellent reason to hang a huge banner in your stadium or arena.  Not for this team in this year.
Banners for attendance?  It's not a novel idea - the Charlotte Hornets raised one for the 1988-89 season.  The WNBA's Washington Mystics did it twice - in 2002 and 2003.
The Edmonton Oilers once boasted one professional sports' greatest offensive dynasties of all time.  That's why this banner seems like such a monstrosity.
Normally, I wouldn't mock a championship banner.  However, when the league is the ABA and the puny banner looks like it's hanging from the top shelf of a Wal-Mart aisle, then there's something to pick on.
Jaroslav Halak, as viewed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2010 playoffs.
As the Blackhawks celebrate the overtime goal that gave them the Stanley Cup, a Flyers fan looks speechless in the background. - June 9, 2010
This graphic summarizes why I dislike both ESPN reporting and Brett Favre's attention craving behavior. - August 2010
WFAN
WFAN/Sports Radio 66 in New York City is the former home of the Mike and the Mad Dog show and currently Mike'd Up. Hilarious website that follows them can be found here. Audio clips can be found here.

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