The Gary Payton Of Poultry

• Good news: Rocco Baldelli is not dying. Well, we're all dying, but at least he's not going anytime soon. [ MLB Trade Rumors]

• Is this a sick joke?: The Boston College athletic department is just rubbing it in now. [ Mass Hysteria]

• The Pope Must Diet: "Every time Wales win the rugby grand slam, a Pope dies – except for 1978, when Wales were really good and two died." Pope Benedict? It's God on line 2. [ Sports Rubbish]