Sunday Sausage Links 1/31/10

If it's Sunday, it's time for another edition of our Sunday Sausage Links! We'll take you on a trip around the world wide web to share with you the news, analysis, and general craziness that caught our eye this week. And instead of being brought to you by the latest babe in no clothes, our links article is brought to you by an athlete from the past. Today, it's 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. Unfortunately, anyone under the age of 30 only knows of Herschel the MMA fighter...

News

-In case you missed it last night, a recap of Herschel Walker's debut fight against a beanbag chair posing as a legitimate fighter. (ESPN/Sherdog)

-The Bears finally may be closing in on Mike Martz as their new offensive coordinator, that is if Jay Cutler doesn't throw a hissy fit. Is Martz visiting Cutler in Nashville a sign of Cutler's boorish control of the franchise, or Martz's level of desperation? (Chicago Tribune)

-Vikings OT Bryant McKinnie found a unique way to get out of the Pro Bowl this week. I mean, really, how much of a malcontent do you have to be to be asked to leave the Pro Bowl? (National Football Post)

-Amazing story from English soccer as national team captain John Terry was revealed to have had an affair with a former teammate's girlfriend. His sponsors and his captain status are in jeopardy heading to the World Cup...it's kind of like Tiger Woods, without the secret plastic surgery and sex addiction...at least so far. (The Guardian)

-More soccer, as somehow the Togo National Team was banned from the next two African Cup of Nations Tournament after their team was shot at by rebels...makes sense, right? (Sky Sports)

-You'd think the smart people at Nike would know better not to talk about guns in an ad with Kobe and LeBron? If you're ads are going to mention guns, you could at least use them to get rid of those stupid puppets! (NBC Sports)

-Allegations of cheating, threat of a lawsuit, no it's not the next high-profile Hollywood divorce, it's Phil Mickelson and his choice of sand wedge! (Golf.com)

-And lastly, Roger Federer continues to be, well, Roger Federer. (SI.com)

The Blogosphere/Opinion

-If you haven't gotten enough soccer so far already, Awful Announcing has released the entire tv schedule for the group stage of the World Cup. Start organizing your drunken European friends....now! (Awful Announcing)

-Hello, my name is Bryce Harper, and apparently (even though I've played less than a week of college baseball) I'm a really big deal. (The Nats Blog)

-A good argument from Midwest Sports Fans that February is really the worst month of the sports calendar...even with that whole Super Bowl thing. (Midwest Sports Fans)

-Could the answer to the Bears offensive woes actually be a member of their Super Bowl Shuffle champions...and no, the answer is not Coach Ditka! (Rumors & Rants)

-Why does the NFL have to control the world...not even cultural sayings or a once-ravaged community are safe from its neon claws! Who Dat! (NOLA.com)

-And finally, a smart look at the mercurial Reggie Bush...the man who might make the most impact on next Sunday's Super Bowl. (SI.com)

Just for Fun

-Apparently, Steve Jobs introduced an oversized ITouch and geeks everywhere wet their pants for the next 72 hours. (CNET)

-Lastly, for some reason, the movie about mutant smurfs is apparently about to be, financially, the best of all-time? Am I missing something? (MSNBC)

That does it for the week's links! Stay tuned this week for our comprehensive Super Bowl coverage, featuring RSS Top 10s, and Y1's increasingly insane ramblings as his Saints march to destiny! Until next time, it's bye for now!