Weekend Potpourri (Early Saturday Edition)

Tiger Planning Modest 9,000-Square Foot House (Waggle Room)

When is a 9,000-square foot house considered modest? When it's being built by one of the world's wealthiest athletes, in one of the world's wealthiest neighborhoods. And when it will be dwarfed by some of the houses on the same block. Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren have filed paperwork with the city of Palm Beach, Fla., for the work they plan to have done on the 12-acre estate Woods purchased in early 2006.

A Letter to ESPN and Major League Baseball (Sportable)

Dear ESPN and Major League Baseball, Before you got your scummy hands all over schedule-making, divisional matchups used to be interesting. What have you turned it into? You���ve turned it into watered-down garbage. The Yankees and the Red Sox will meet 15 times this year. Is there a way you can ensure that they���re not on national television every single time they meet?

UFC: 6th Most Popular Sport in U.S.? (Compete Blog)

If website visitation is any indication, there is a new sport around that is capturing the hearts of U.S. consumers. The ���UFC���, or Ultimate Fighting Championship, attracts a greater number of visitors to its website than the organizations that run professional golf, soccer, bowling, and tennis. And if hockey doesn���t fire up its zambonis soon, it appears that the NHL will be the next sport to be KO���d.

Iowa lineman mad he doesn't get to play more (Steroid Nation)

Former Iowa Hawkeye Ryan Bain, recently arrested for public intox, disorderly conduct, and interference (public acts, not pass) decided he was tired of being a backup. Bain announced he is transferring to another school for more 'NFL' exposure. Bain's family indicates that the lucky new school should give the poor fella a signed affidavit for guaranteed PT, a stocked celebrity trailer (obviously with bar), room service, and valet parking.

The New Messi(ah) (The Sports Dad)

Lionel Messi is quickly becoming one of the top soccer players in the world. At only 19 years of age he dazzles with the ball and after this weeks super goal he has been getting some really high praises from the soccer world. Being compared to the likes of Maradona isn't an easy feat, but Messi has the ability to become the best player in the world. Playing alongside the current best in the world* (Ronaldinho) doesn't hurt either.

Has Kevin McHale Added Racism To Incompetence On His List Of Flaws? (The Feed)

We all know that Kevin McHale is an abomination of a general manager. We've always assumed that it was because he was fiscally irresponsible and/or a poor judge of talent. But is the real answer that he's a racist? Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wonders if there isn't something to that idea.

-4/20/07 MLB POWER RANKINGS- (Sports Unfiltered)

Each Friday we here at Sports Unfiltered are going to release our truly amazing and truly revolutionary Baseball "Power Rankings". OK, they are none of the above but we will be using a new age statistic that we're not quite sure what it means. So basically we're pulling sh*t right out of our ass since we're probably not using the stat right - like we give a rat's ass.