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Friday's Fives

Top Five

1-Detroit Tigers: When everyone else was busy talking about Johan Santana, The Tigers were busy pulling off a blockbuster deal for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Cabrera is easily one of the top hitters in the game, while Willis has shown that he can be dominant. The Tigers now look like the favorite to win the AL Central. It's great to see a team not worry so much about prospects, and worry about the present.

2-Allen Iverson: The Answer fell off the radar a little bit when he was traded to Denver, but he appears to be on his way to one of his finer seasons. Earlier in the week he scored a league season high 51 points, and last night he filled the score sheet again with 35 points, 12 assists, and 6 steals. I'd sure hate to choose between him and Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

3-New Jersey Devils: Has anyone noticed that the Devils are currently riding an eight game win streak, and are tied for third in the East? Not bad for a team that was wrote off by so many 'experts'.

4-Detroit Pistons: The boys from the Motor City have won five in a row, including four wins in five nights this week. The streak should go to six games after they play the Bulls tonight.

5-Toronto Maple Leafs: Yes, that's right, the Leafs have made this list. Everyone's favorite punching bag (including mine) have now won four games in a row. It should be interesting to see who their next scapegoat will be when they start loosing again. Sorry Leafs fans, it's just hard for me to mention them without taking some kind of cheap shot.

Bottom Five

5-Colorado Avalanche: I thought Joe Sakic and Co. were supposed to get back towards the top of the conference this year. Not the case. The team has lost seven of it's last ten games. I wonder if Peter Forsberg is available yet?

4-Charlotte Bobcats & L.A. Clippers: Both teams have been ravaged by injuries, and both have lost seven in a row. It doesn't appear as if the Bobcats will ever be good, and the Clippers could be a season or two away from once again being the laughing stock of the league.

3-Reggie Bush: Is it fair to say that Bush is the most overrated player in the NFL? He is yet to live up to his hype, but maybe the Saints just aren't using him right. Bush's fumble in the final minutes of last Sunday's game against the Bucs cost his team the game, and maybe a playoff spot.

2-Sean Sherk: The California State Athletic Commission decided in their final hearing that the UFC Lightweight Champ did indeed have steroids in his system the last time he fought. So what does the UFC do? Absolutely nothing. Doesn't it set a bad precedent to not punish someone, especially a champion for being guilty of taking steroids? Sherk should be stripped of his title and suspended for a year. Using steroids in baseball is one thing, but they shouldn't be tolerated in a sport where the objective is to physically hurt your opponent.

1-Baltimore Ravens: What a bunch of babies. The Ravens are still crying about the refs from Monday's loss to the Patriots. Was it the refs who threw a late 4th quarter interception to let the Pats back in it? Was it the refs who couldn't stop New England's last minute drive? Was it the refs who called a stupid time out to cost the Ravens the game? Nope, it was the bitter, and washed up Ravens.

Somewhere in the middle: Did anyone see in the Redskins-Bears game last night when the fan ran onto the field? Usually when this type of thing happens, the camera's always cut away, but not this time. Why is it that when a fan runs on the field, they never choose to show it on TV? Everyone wants to see it, and it's always worth a good laugh. Props to the NFL Network for showing us fans what we want to see.

Have a great weekend!
-Joe Osborne

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Video of the Day: Big Fight This Weekend

I almost forgot that boxing still existed. Like most big fights, there's a ton of hype leading up to this one. It seems to me like most people just don't care about boxing any more. There's hardly any big names, and the fights seem to never live up to their expectations. With the emergence of the UFC, boxing desperately needs to find some new superstars if it hopes to compete.

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Tuesday's Top Ten: Best Ways To Get Fired

I know I always do a sports related top ten, but I thought I'd change things up with some suggestions of good ways to get fired from your job. You might find some of them funny, and you might be offended, but that's the idea! Behold, the top ten best ways to get fired from your job!

10. Refuse to adhere to your works scent policy by wearing large amount of cologne. When people complain, demand that your work reimburses you for the money you spent on the cologne. If they refuse, threaten to commit suicide.

9. Begin renting out the office for sex addicts anonymous meetings. If meetings become a success, begin renting out the office for large, inter-racial orgies.

8. Find an interesting way to spread an STD. While your at it, spread a virus to all the computers because computers can't have sex.

7. Replace your bosses Advil with ecstasy. When they become high, call the police and accuse them of sexual harassment.

6. On casual day, show up to work completely naked with a fake tattoo of a large arrow pointed towards your crotch. Accuse male and female co-workers of desperately wanting to be impregnated by you, and repeatedly yell 'you wish biatch!'

5. Gather all of your co-workers into one area and do your best impressions of Michael Richards, Don Imus, Tim Hardaway, and Mel Gibson. When people accuse you of being a racist bigot, threaten to commit suicide.

4. Introduce several of your co-workers and their kids to crystal meth. Since they're probably unfamiliar with the drug, you can over charge them

3. Fake your own death by having a friend call in to say you were the victim of a violent hate crime. When people show up to your funeral, jump out of the casket and yell “You just got punk'd!”, then yell at them for not bringing 'funeral gifts'.

2. Make all new employees take part in a violent gang initiation. Initiation includes a brutal beating, a robbery and arson at a local thrift store, a week long coke binge, and the final test - public urination in front of an elementary school.

1. Break into your bosses email and send out penis enlargement emails to the entire office and his clients. Also, change your bosses voice mail message claiming he is now running the penis enlargement hot line.

Feel free to leave a comment on something you think would be a good way to get fired. Happy Hanukkah!

-Joe Osborne

Video of the Day: Jim Rome is Burning

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