Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, carrying out our duty as red-blooded Americans to let the nation know all about the World Official Squirrel Fishing Association
Monday For the record: I’m not recommending you link to the Opening Day recap of the Lingerie Football League. Why would you think that? Football-ish
Tuesday I always imagined that this was what happened between Rocky and Apollo at the end of “Rocky III.” MMA
Wednesday Hey, Chicago park district … you did it wrong! Football
Thursday Wait, the Hamels family doesn’t have a dog … or kids … does that all come with the condo? Baseball
Friday As a diehard Pirates fan, I completely support charging fans for beer according to how good their record is. Baseball
Saturday Tennis superstar + violence threats + nearby microphones = sudden interest in tennis. Tennis
Sunday “Shoeless” Joe might not be guilty? This is the best “Shoeless” Joe news in, like, 80 years. Baseball
Eighth Day Now is not the time to pretend you wouldn’t try to reel in a squirrel if we handed you the lure.