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For those of you that can't follow Fark, or Deadspin's blogdome, here are some of the top stories that you might have missed today. For the record, that "six-pack" is anything but a fail.

• The NCAA committee is putting the Mountain West Conference in its place. Utah stole some BCS money, there is no way that the conference is going to get a big share of the tournament pie.

• Julius Peppers to the Patriots? That seems fair. New England is also in the hunt to land Jay Cutler as a backup. We're kidding, but just barely.

• It's the pole dancing finals. But if you watch enough infomercials, you know that they aren't stripper polls, but rather fitness poles. Speaking of poles ... Let's move on.

• Casino executives didn't realize that the house always wins. In this case, the house means the economy and now all of those Las Vegas casinos have to act like they want your business again.

We need some suggestions for a new name because Afternoon Links just seems too lame. Besides, you know how THN works. It's only a matter of time before Afternoon Links becomes once every three days links.