TGIF

Before we get to today's links I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Holiday!

What Holiday is it? Why it's National Scrapbooking Day!

See, this is what happens when you get married. You learn these kinds of things.

The Links
-Chris B. sent us in a couple of dandy's today. I'm not sure if any of you have read the Club Trillion blog by Ohio State basketball "player" Mark Titus, but it's a classic. After declaring himself eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft, Titus has been forced to withdraw his name. This has, of course, drawn some national attention. If you have the time I highly recommend going to Club Trillion and surfing through the archives. Great way to kill some time at work today.

Sports
-What an unbelievable game last night in Chicago. The Bulls defeated the Celtics in triple overtime 128-127. You know it's a good NBA game when my wife sat through the 4th quarter, and 3 overtimes without throwing the remote at me and asking me to change it to Jon and Kate Plus 8.

-Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both had great first rounds at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte. Both are making their first appearance since the Masters 3 weeks ago. This could lead to some exciting golf on TV over the weekend.

Entertainment
-Headed to the movies this weekend? X-Men: Wolverine hits the big screen this weekend, but according to Entertainment Weekly, you might be better off saving your money.

-Early leader in the clubhouse for Sunday Morning Movie Madness this week is The Soloist. Has anyone seen this? Is it worth the time to go and watch? Feel free to leave a comment.

-Big ups to Bill Bellamy for being elected to the Rock 'N' Jock Basketball Hall of Fame. If you didn't watch those games back in the day on MTV and wonder if you could make a 50-point basket, I say you're crazy.

News
-Supreme Court Justice, David Souter plans to retire when the court recesses in June. Souter was named to the nation's highest court in 1990 by then President George H.W. Bush. I guess that means another job opening which can only be a good thing in today's economy.

-Hey, here's a shocker. The popular diet pill, Hydroxycut, has been recalled by the FDA after reports of liver damage. Man, I thought for sure that just taking a pill and not changing any diet or workout habits was our country's cure to obesity. What a joke.

Be sure to check back later today for the Moron of the Week.

Weekend Update

Sports
-On the 2nd playoff hole, Angel Cabrera captured his first green jacket Sunday at The Masters. Cabrera defeated Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry in the playoff to win his 2nd career major. Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson put on a show for the first 16 holes before collapsing on 17 and 18. The world's #1 and #2 golfers came from out of nowhere to finish 5th and tied for 6th respectively.

-In what has become and underrated rivalry, the Angels won a wild game Sunday to take 2 out of 3 from the Red Sox. After Josh Beckett uncorked a pitch over Bobby Abreu's head, two different bench clearing brawls ensued. For the Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, outfielder Torii Hunter, pitcher Justin Speier, and manager Mike Scioscia were all ejected. Hopefully the Angels can translate some of their regular season success to the playoffs should these two teams meet again.

Entertainment
-Woody Harrelson attacked a TMZ photographer last week, claiming that he mistook the man for a zombie. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! HAHAHA! Oh, boy, I smell a moron of the week nominee. His publicist issued a statement that Woody was still in character from shooting a zombie movie. Maybe Woody should have realized that there was no catering department at the airport. What a great story!

-After making a surprise visits in 2 different movie theaters, including one in my home state, Miley Cyrus captured the box office crown for the weekend by bringing in $34 million.

-For what it's worth, I saw Adventureland over the weekend. I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs down.

Headlines
-Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama has been rescued by U.S. Navy SEAL snipers. In a daring rescue effort, snipers were able to fatally shoot 3 pirates that were holding Captain Phillips, and rescue him after he gave himself up as a hostage in order to free his crew. I'm thinking that next time, the pirates probably won't be as cordial to whomever it is that they capture.

-According to the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, the United States should be out of Iraq by late 2011. General Ray Odierno told CNN's John King, that on a scale of 1 to 10 that it is a 10 that the US will be out of the country by 2011.

The Links
-To steal a line from Bill Simmons, as always these are actual links sent in by actual readers:

-Mike C. sent in this YouTube video. Apparently the 801 is hip. Who knew?