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Posted: Friday January 30, 2009 2:15PM; Updated: Friday January 30, 2009 4:24PM
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THE BOTTOM 10
The Week's Worst In Sports
 
RYDER CUP CONVIVIALITY
Are you ready to storm that green again? U-S-A! U-S-A!

The Europeans appointed, as captain for the 2010 event, the notoriously acid-tongued Colin Montgomerie, who should be in rare form before a home audience at the Celtic Manor course South Wales.
 
ANNALS OF STEROIDS-I
No wonder they call him Rocket

Erstwhile clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski is singing about drug usage by former Mets; the feds tell the New York Times that they have the goods on Barry Bonds; and the Joe Torre-Tom Verducci book (The Yankee Years) reveals that trainer Steve Donahue rubbed red-hot liniment on Roger Clemens' testicles as part of the pitcher's post-whirlpool ritual.
 
ANNALS OF STEROIDS-II
Says Jose: McGwire wouldn't lay a glove on the kid

Six months after being knocked out in the first round by former pro football player Vai Sikahema, Juiced author Jose Canseco managed only a draw against Partridge Family member/fellow wing nut Danny Bonaduce in a three-rounder held at an ice-skating arena in suburban Philadelphia.
 
COSMIC JUSTICE
Born in the end zone and thought he scored a touchdown

The Cardinals' Bill Bidwell -- a 77-year-old penny-pincher who inherited the team from his parents, and is widely recognized as one of the worst owners in sports and whose franchise is more than 100 games under .500 in his 37-year tenure -- has made it to the Super Bowl.
 
VICTORY PARADES
A decision Bidwell would applaud

Budget constraints may keep Steel City from ticker-taping through town should the favored Steelers beat the Cardinals on Sunday.
 
NASCAR WIVES
Evidently, it lacked the nuance of Real Housewives of Orange County

A "docusoap" (TV-speak for a show that is about real people but with staged scenes) promising that "the drama on the track is nothing compared to the lives of these wives," has been shelved by The Learning Channel.
 
YOUTH "SPORT"
And the decision would've been the same even if he had done it while hopping on a pogo stick

An 11-year-old Mexican bullfighter named Michel "Michelito" Lagravere set an international record by killing six bull calves but failed to set a Guinness world record, as the organization refuses to recognize feats "based on the killing or harming of animals."
 
HORNY SUPER BOWL VIEWERS
Steamed vegetables

A PETA-produced commercial designed to promote vegetarianism that features sexy, lingerie-clad models stroking various fresh-from-the-garden edibles has been deemed too suggestive by NBC and will not be shown during Sunday's game.
 
CHEERLEADER SAFETY
Gimme an A ... gimme a P ... gimme a P ... gimme an E ... gimme an A ... gimme an L!

In a case closely watched in the cartwheel-and-pompom world, a Wisconsin court ruled that a former high school cheerleader cannot sue a teammate who failed to catch her during a stunt that resulted in injury.
 
CUBS OMEN
Bartman will no doubt be barred

A mausoleum modeled after Wrigley Field and created by, well, a die-hard Cubbie fan, is scheduled to open soon in the Windy City's Bohemian National Cemetery.
 
 
 
This Week's Most Captivating Blog Entry
Tommy Lasorda

"The best thing that ever happened in my baseball career was managing Team USA to its first and only Gold Medal in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia." -- Jan. 19 blog

"When I managed Team USA to its first and only Gold Medal in baseball ..." -- Jan. 24 blog

"I managed the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team to its first and only Gold Medal ..." -- Jan. 27 blog

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