By: Jon Rineman

Super Bowl Weekend is upon us, so in the spirit of that, 10 old sports jokes from my blog…

The Arena Football League announced it is canceling the 2009 season. Today, league officials met to decide how to break the news to their season ticket holder.

ABC announced that it is reviving the 1970s sports series “Superstars,” which pairs teams of celebrities and professional athletes against each other. The series debut will feature the Pussy Cat Dolls, as 14½ point favorites to beat the Detroit Lions.

The Boston Red Sox traded slugger Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers. LA fans were so excited, some showed up as early as the third inning.

President Bush took time to meet with the United States fencing team. However, things grew awkward when he asked how things were coming at the Mexican border.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has announced plans to write a book. In related news, Chinese gymnast He Kexin announced plans to color one.

Pope Benedict said mass at Yankee Stadium. There was one awkward moment when on his way out of the dugout, the Pope was approached by Roger Clemens’ trainer, asking if he “needed anything.”

There are now allegations that Roger Clemens used Viagra as a performance enhancing drug for baseball. Apparently what gave him away was the fact that every time he went up to hit, he never brought a bat.

As part of its new collective bargaining agreement, the NBA will implement a tougher drug policy that includes testing for marijuana. When they heard the news, every player in the league retired.

Two cricket players, who had not picked up a baseball until April, were recently signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates after winning a baseball reality show in India. The guys had hoped planned to join the Mets’ bullpen, but were told they were overqualified.

CNN did a story documenting a 107-year-old African American’s emotions and reaction to Barack Obama’s inauguration. Boy, what a month for Rickey Henderson.

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