Conspiracies, expansion and other awesome stuff

For Pete’s Sake has been lacking in awesomeness (and posts) recently, mostly due to massive writer’s block. So while I go on a mini-sabbatical to recharge here are some links to other sports articles and blogs that you need check out…

In case you need any more evidence that owner Clay Bennett is a lying scum, SuperSonicSoul gives a chilling estimate of the “real” dollar amount it would have taken to keep an NBA team in Seattle.

Staying with basketball, Darren Rovell of CNBC's Sports Biz takes a look at a possible Olympic conspiracy. This potential plot has nothing to do with doping, it has to do with logo and player placement in Team USA’s photo.

Meanwhile, Fox Sports senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal examines how the CC Sabathia trade is ushering in a new-world order and reshaping baseball’s maligned economic system.

And if you’re getting that early football itch, there were some wild rumors circulating around about the Pac-10 Conference expanding to 12 teams. In a special report to Fox Sports, Greg Welch identifies the best expansion schools for the Pac-10.

Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times responds to the expansion idea, posing the question why the conference should expand? I’m wondering what the conference would call itself if it added more teams. The just Pac-12 doesn’t have a good ring.

Finally, the Bleacher Report tries to rank “The 10 Most Disliked Programs of the Past 25 Years,” also the most successful programs of the past 25 years.