Over on AOL's Fanhouse [where yours truly is a contributor], the lead story is Kobe Bryant's 97-point outburst against Toronto yesterday. Of course, the story isn't true as the Lakers didn't even play yesterday [and that would maybe trump a boring Final Four off of SportsCenter].
Three things crept into my mind when I saw this. (1) It's insane that we could actually believe Kobe scored that many points. Seriously, it is. I mean, you can't put any other NBA player's name on that line and figure anyone would think it could be real. But, with Kobe you can. (2) The strength of the Fanhouse. I mean, some people actually believed the story ... which means that there are sports fans out there that check out the Fanhouse for their breaking sports news.
And (3), it got me thinking: what other headlines could sway people from reality?
*Peyton Manning Tests Positive For Steroids
*Phil Jackson Apologizes For Mistakes
*Royals and Pirates: World Series Favorites
*Pac-Man Jones and Chris Henry Win "West Virginia University Positive Image Awards"
*Alex Rodriguez Comes Through In the Clutch
*Shaq Blames Himself for Lakers Breakup
*Matt Millen Is Named Executive Of The Year
*Kerry Wood Will Not Miss a Start
*MLB Plans Celebration of Barry Bonds' HR Record
*Pete Rose Has Been Reinstated; Will Manage Reds
*Soccer Taking America By Storm
*More People To Watch Women's NCAA Final Four
*NHL and Versus Extend Television Agreement
*Tiger Woods' Life Sucks
*The NBA All Star Game to Return to Las Vegas
*Duke Voted Most Popular Team Among Urban Youth
*West Virginia Fans Arrested After NIT Championship Celebration Gets Out of Hand
*Augusta National To Allow Women Members
*Tim Hardaway: Drag Queen
*Dick Vitale Won't Accept Coach K's Phone Calls
*Billy Packer Is Greatest Thing About the NCAA Tournament
*Greg Oden To Return to Ohio State
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