Last week, we touched on some humor sites that involved fantasy football. And there's no question that eTruesports.com is the current champ in sports humor.
But we've looked around for a few more humor sites. Thanks to some suggestions from readers - and Jay Mariotti's "resignation" from the the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper - my crack research staff has churned out three funny sites and a video that you have to see.
I just hope Clayton and Jugdish lay off YouTube and get some work done. The buzz is they want their own videocast. If they could only find the camera's "on" button.
Sports Hernia
Site: http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/
The skinny: This site gets your attention fast. Big headlines. Funny photos. Strange videos. Plus, it has a list of oddball sports links that can take you to oblivion. Sports Hernia seems to find humor in nearly every aspect of the games.
The call: It takes chances, such as a blog on "sports slang vs. sex slang" or "Craig Sager's swimsuit line banned by the Olympics" or a video of WWE's Undertaker body-slamming Andy Roddick.
The Sporting Blog
Site: www.sportingnews. com/blog/the_sporting_blog
The skinny: The Sporting News' new design in print and Web has a lot of new features. We especially like the daily digital newspaper, but that's for another column. TSN's often-updated blog hits all areas of sports with a humorous spin.
The call: The blog is very good. It is creative and has some cool video interspersed. The only problem: It looks and feels like a copycat of Deadspin.com. Unfortunately, it's not as edgy.
Desipio
Site: www.desipio.com
The skinny: This site, which bills itself as "The only site you'll ever need," is heavy on the Cubs and Chicago sports. The headlines alone are attention-grabbers. It's not a Deadspin wannabe and sets itself apart very well.
The call: It might be too Chicago for some people, but it really has some unexpected humor that pokes fun at baseball. And it's more than just a Cubs site.
The River Cats interview
Site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FRQIylcQdE
The skinny: To set this up, the Triple-A River Cats' PR department wanted to have some fun with the players, so it used a smarmy preteen to ask some players and announcer Johnny Doskow some offbeat questions.
The call: This clip is hilarious. Their reactions to such quips as "My dad thinks you throw like a girl" and "What's your real job?" are priceless.
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