10 Pro Athletes Who Twitter

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If the only people you’re following on Twitter are people you know, then you’re probably doing it wrong. Sure, it’s good to keep tabs on what your friends are up to, but is it really all that interesting? It’s high time you started following some people who actually are actually doing something interesting – like professional athletes! From Michael Phelps to Shaun White, we’ve got you covered with 10 Pro Athletes Who Twitter. (more…)

Role Reversal in the Northeast: Jets vs Patriots

Last year in Week 1 of the NFL season, bitter division rivals the New England Patriots and New York Jets
squared off in New York.  The Pats were unstoppable and the Jets were horrible.  This was encapsulated by the QB billing as we saw superstar Tom Brady lead the mighty Pats versus the feeble Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens.  Now, entering this weekend’s match-up, the roles are somewhat reversed.

The defending AFC champion Patriots walk into New York without their franchise icon, Tom Brady, while the Jets are being led by newly acquired superstar and franchise savior Brett Favre.  This time the Jets will have the upper hand behind center as Favre will likely take on lifetime backup Matt Cassel. (more…)

How To Cuddle Correctly

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Even the most macho male can admit that cuddling in bed is pretty rad – unless your arm gets trapped underneath a pile of pillows, losing all blood circulation while your girl sleeps easy.

I never thought somebody would have the brains or patience to solve this problem of all problems, but I was wrong: the fine folks at The Love Story have compiled a list of superior snuggling tips.

Watch their video and read their tips after the jump! (more…)

The Minor League’s Majorly Whacky Promos

10. The Nashua Pride (from New Hampshire) commemorated the 32nd anniversary of Watergate by giving out 1,000 Richard Nixon bobbleheads. Anyone named Woodward or Bernstein got in for free.

9. The Charleston RiverDogs tried to play the quietest game ever on 'Silent Night' in 2003. There was no talking for the first five innings, and fans wore duct tape over their mouths. Fans held posters that said 'YEAH!,' 'BOO!' and 'HEY, BEER MAN!'

8. This season, the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays sent three lucky fans home with their own grounds crew. The Devil Rays sent their grounds crew to the winners' houses to cut the lawn, weed the garden and take care of the driveway.

7. At the Altoona Curve's annual 'Awful Night' this season, the Curve strove once again to do everything to make the experience for fans as awful as possible. They sold bottomless beer cups. Fans could purchase the bottom for 13 cents.

6. On 'Pre-planned Funeral Night,' the Hagerstown Suns gave away a full prepaid funeral valued at $6,500. Two thousand fans entered the contest.

5. This year, the Western Michigan Whitecaps held a $1,000 cash drop from a helicopter for kids ages 5-12. Unfortunately, the stunt backfired, because two 7-year-olds were injured in the mad rush for cash and had to go to the hospital.

4. The Charleston RiverDogs had Tonya Harding Mini-bat Night, which commemorated 'the incident' with fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Free bat? Yes. Tasteful? No.

3. The RiverDogs hit the jackpot again with 'Nobody Night' in 2002. Trying to set the record for professional baseball's lowest attendance (zero), fans were locked out of a RiverDogs game until the fifth inning, when it became official.

2. Several teams have tried over the years to give out a free vasectomy on Father's Day. But the Catholic Church always intervenes, and the event has never actually come to fruition. Nothing like the Catholic Church to ruin a few good vasectomies!

1. In 2003, The Bisbee/Douglas Copper Kings took advantage of baseball legend Ted Williams's body being cryogenically frozen by giving out frozen popsicles to the first 500 fans.

Sportsopedia: The Legend of Steve McNair

Has Alcorn State University ever spawned any other NFL stars besides Steve McNair?

' Sergio Dante, West Virginia

Steve McNair may be the biggest name ever to come out of Alcorn State, but he is hardly the only one. There have been 22 players drafted by the NFL from the school, with McNair and John Thierry both taken in the first round. The biggest name besides Steve would be Donald Driver, who was drafted in the seventh round by Green Bay in 1999. Driver has put up three 1,000-yard plus seasons for the Packers and scored 28 touchdowns.

How many HRs did Barry Bonds record in his college career at Arizona State?

' Dan Rosen, Arizona

Bonds hit 45 homers from 1983-85 playing for Arizona State. He also finished with a .347 batting average and scored 175 runs, while being named a first team All-American his junior season. Barry turned down a $70,000 offer to sign with the Giants out of high school, choosing college instead. He was drafted by the Pirates but made his way to The Bay Area eventually.

The 10 Worst Jobs in Sports

10. NHL Ice-cleaner

No, we’re not talking about a Zamboni driver. That would be on the list of coolest sports jobs. This is the guy who has to scoop up the octopi and hats off the ice during NHL games. Try not to slip on those tentacles on national TV!

9. International Soccer Ref

These guys play crucial roles in the most popular sport on the planet. And if fans disagree with their calls, which happens quite often, they get death threats, cars driven onto the pitch and surely much worse.

8. NBA Water Boy

Here, Kobe … take some water. No? You sure? Please Kobe, take some. Please. Talk about a thankless job. Most guys pretend you don’t even exist. And even if they take the cup of water, they don’t look at you.

7. NFL Sideline Worker
How cool would it be to get to be on an NFL sideline during an actual game? Pretty nice, as long as you didn’t get run over by a 320-lb. lineman in pads. A concussion is a real possibility every time they go to the office.

6. Tennis Line Judge
Not only do you have to sit for hours on end with your back in a hunch position (chiropractor, anyone?), but you also never get any positive feedback. Fans and players are always yelling at you. Now, it even looks like computers might take away your job.

5. Sparring Partner
You spend all day knowing you are walking into the ring with a guy who’s expected to kick the crap out of you. And then he does. Plus, he’s the one who’s going to make millions while you get a broken nose.

4. Horse Groomer
There’s very little glory in working in horse racing these days, and you can bet the guy who cleans out the stalls and shovels the manure isn’t being interviewed on national television. Worse yet, just imagine if your office smelled like that.

3. Spit-bucket Holder
We’ve all seen this guy. After a star boxer gets bloodied, he spits his insides into a bucket at ringside. You hope every day that the boxer who can only see out of one eye has enough aim left to hit the bottom of the bucket and not your new sweat suit.

2. Baseball Dugout Janitor
Ever watch during a baseball game when they cut to the dugout? The chewing tobacco, snot rockets, empty paper cups, sunflower seeds and gum fly around like it’s a rainstorm in there. Whomever has the guts to clean up that thing needs a hug.

1. Urine Test Collector
How do you explain to your parents that, after years of doing research, you now follow athletes into a bathroom while they pee in front of you? Sure, someone has to do it. Let’s just hope that someone isn’t us.

' AOL Sports

The Top-Ten College Basketball Players Of All-Time

10. Christian Laettner ' Duke
Best known for his game-winning last-second shot in Duke’s dramatic 104-103 victory over Kentucky in the East regional final of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Won the national championship in 1991 and 1992, and is one of three players in NCAA tournament history to lead his team to four consecutive Final Fours.

9. Alex Groza ' Kentucky
The center of the “Fabulous Five” that won the 1948 and 1949 NCAA championships, Groza was three-time All-American and All-SEC, and two-time NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player. He also was a member of the gold medal-winning 1948 US Olympic basketball team.

8. David Thompson ' NC State
A three-time All-American, he was given the nickname “Skywalker” because of his 48-inch vertical leap. Along with teammate Monte Towe, he is credited with inventing the alley-oop pass. He led North Carolina State to the 1974 NCAA championship.

7. Bob Kurland ' Oklahoma State
A seven-foot center in the 1940s, when that wasn't exactly commonplace, Kurland led then Oklahoma A & M University to consecutive NCAA titles in 1945 and 1946.

6. Pete Maravich ' LSU
Maravich is still the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, averaging 44.2 points per game, without the benefit of a three-point line. He also scored more than 50 points in a game an NCAA record 28 times, and was named a three-time All-American. “Pistol Pete” set 11 NCAA and 34 Southeastern Conference records.

5. Oscar Robertson ' Cincinnati
Considered one of the greatest guards to ever play basketball, Robertson was voted College Player of the Year and led the nation in scoring during his sophomore, junior and senior years at Cincinnati. He never won a championship, but the year after he graduated the Bearcats won their first of two consecutive titles.

4. Jerry Lucas ' Ohio State
Lucas led Ohio State to three straight NCAA finals appearances and won it all in 1960. He was an All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year all three years he played for the Buckeyes, and is the only player to record 30 points and 30 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game.

3. Bill Russell ' San Francisco
Russell led the Dons to consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956, including a string of 55 consecutive victories. He averaged 20.7 points per game and 20.3 rebounds per game for his college career.

2. Bill Walton ' UCLA
Walton was the leader of a Bruins team that won an NCAA record 88 consecutive games as well as the 1972 and 1973 championships. In the ྅ title game, Walton made 21 of 22 field goal attempts and scored 44 points.

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ' UCLA
Kareem's UCLA teams (he was known then as Lew Alcindor) went a combined 88-2 from 1966 to 1969, winning the national championship in three of those seasons (1967, 1968, 1969). He was twice named Player of the Year, was a three-time First Team All-American and was named the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA tournament three times.

- ' from The Mad Dog Hall Of Fame, The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best In Sports by Christopher Russo

The List: Top-Ten College Football Players of All-Time

10. Vince Young ' Texas

In the 2006 Rose Bowl, he completed 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and carried the ball 19 times for 200 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Those 200 rushing yards set a Bowl game rushing record by a QB. He was named Rose Bowl MVP for the second time in his career.

9. Tommy Nobis ' Texas

He averaged nearly 20 tackles a game as a two-time All-American linebacker and made the All-Southwest Conference team three times. Nobis also played on both defense and offense for his entire college career, playing guard on the offensive side of the ball.

8. Roger Staubach ' Navy

As a junior in 1963, he won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award, while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 record and No. 2 final ranking. In his three seasons at Navy, he completed 292 of 463 passes, with only 19 interceptions, and gained a school record 4,253 yards of total offense.

7. Johnny Lujack ' Notre Dame

Lujack quarterbacked the Fighting Irish to three national championships (1943, 1946 and 1947), and he won the Heisman Trophy in 1947. The three years between titles was due to his time in the Navy during WWII.

6. Doak Walker '
Southern Methodist University
Walker did it all at SMU, playing running back, defensive back, passed, punted and kicked extra points. He was a three-time All-American and won the Heisman in 1948, leading his team to an 18-1-3 record in 1947 and 1948.

5. Tom Harmon ' Michigan
The 1940 Heisman Trophy winner, Harmon rushed for 2,134 yards as the Wolverines running back over his career. He also completed 100 passes and threw 16 touchdowns. His greatest game was his last. Harmon led the Wolverines to a 40-0 victory over rival Ohio State with three rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns. He also kicked four extra points, intercepted three passes, and punting three times for a 50-yard average.

4. Johnny Rodgers ' Nebraska
'The Jet' broke virtually every Cornhusker offensive record while twice being named to the All-America Team and winning the Walter Camp Award and the Heisman Trophy in 1972. In his three years at Nebraska, Rodgers established an all-purpose NCAA yardage record of 5,586.

3. Sammy Baugh ' Texas Christian University
In his three years at quarterback at TCU, Baugh passed for 3,471 yards and 39 touchdowns. He was a two-time All-American and was the first passing star in college football history. The year he entered college, the law banning more then one passing attempt per series was abolished.

2. O.J. Simpson ' USC

O.J. won the Heisman Trophy as well as the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards in 1968 after setting the NCAA record for rushing yards with 1,709. He also was a member of the world record-setting USC 440-yard relay team, and was the first Heisman-winner to be elected to the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame.

1. Red Grange ' Illinois
He only played 20 games at Illinois, but they were huge. He ran for 2,071 yards on 5.3 yards per carry, scoring 31 touchdowns (16 of which from 20-yards or further). Grange also caught 14 passes for 253-yards and threw for 575-yards.

' from The Mad Dog Hall Of Fame, The Ultimate Top-Ten Rankings of the Best In Sports by Christopher Russo