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Facebook says they don’t own your pictures and information.  They still own your soul.  (Toronto Star)

Your “Only in India” moment of the day.  (Daily Telegraph)

Should Selig be indicted for letting the MLB become a joke?  And, more importantly, should Jesse Ventura start dressing like he did in the mid-80’s?  (Yahoo Sports)

Piss on the locker room and the administration will piss on your season.  (Daily Chronicle via Deadspin)

A history of stupid ads tattooed on stupider people.  I’ll being getting one next week.  (New York Times)

Starbucks is doing instant coffee?  And for only for $1 a cup!  Meanwhile, I’m paying about 3-cents a cup for Maxwell House like a sucker.  (CBC)

In Soviet Russia, government names you.  (Olivia Munn)

I’ll take things that could go bankrupt for $500, Alex.  These owners of the UFC are in danger of going bankrupt.  (Sports by Brooks)

Another reason why Canadian college football is better than U.S. college football.  (The Big Lead)

Kevin Garnett tells TNT’s Craig Sager what he can do with his All-Star suit.