Marshawn Lynch, the starting running back for the Buffalo Bills, was recently arrested and has been charged with three misdemeanors. The three misdemeanors are all gun-related.

While it appears as if he has avoided any harsh punishment from the legal system, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is likely to look at the situation. Considering that Lynch has had past brushes with the law, Goodell probably won’t be too kind to Lynch. A suspension of at least a couple of games seems likely.

All things being equal, Lynch is a very good prospect for the 2009 fantasy football season. He has had two solid seasons and with the overall offense improving, Lynch’s numbers should also improve.

Right now, before any suspensions, Lynch is probably an early second round pick in most 2009 fantasy drafts. If he gets suspended, he could drop to the end of the second round or possibly the beginning of the third.

Comedy Central’s panel of comedians, which includes Anthony Jeselnik, Joe Mande, Charlie Sanders, Jon Fisch, Michelle Buteau and John Roberts, breaks down the five reasons fantasy football is evil in the latest “Weekly Evil.”

5. Nerd-tastic

“It’s like Dungeons and Dragons meets frat house circle jerk,” says Joe Mande.

4. The Anti-Football

3. Weird Sex

“Essentially are having sex fantasies about these people!” (We are!?)

2. Weird Fantasies

1. Pointless

“I’d rather get a pap smear for fun,” says Michelle.

Check out everything the panel has to say in the video.

When it comes to sports, everyone has their favorites, right? Favorite sports, favorite teams, favorite players, favorite stadiums, and so on. Well the fabulous b5media sports bloggers wanted to talk about their favorites.

• Sandy kicks off the favorite talk with her favorite Olympic sport at Light the Torch.
• Sandy also discusses her favorite golfer - Tom Weiskopf - at Green Posse.
• Michael talks about not showing favoritism at Jab and Grapple.
• Tim talks about Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing at Do You NASCAR.
• Lyndsey tells all about being a Kansas City Chiefs fan at Girls Dig Sports.
• Tony talks about his favorite team - the Houston Astros - at Inside the Ballpark.
• Jodie tells us about favorite players, teams and more across many sports at Gossip on Sports.
• Cherie reminisces about her favorite moments as an Ohio State fan at Dejuiced.
• Stephen talks about his favorite baseball teams of 2008 at Knuckle Curve.
• Stephen also discusses his five favorite fantasy basketball players at HoopsFantasy.
• David talks about America’s favorite spectator sport at Every Morning Quarterback.
• Kori discusses her favorite fantasy football players at The Fantasy Kickoff.

Thanks for reading and hopefully you visit all the great blogs here at b5media often.

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Check out this video of Pacman Jones and Deion Sanders selling used cars. Pacman Jones, who wants to be known as Adam Jones now, wasted no time earning a couple of additional endorsement dollars following his reinstatement into the NFL.

Jones and Sanders are trying to sell cars for DriversSelect.com. Watch the video of the Pacman and Deion commercial here:

Apparently, Tom Brady’s ankle is feeling better. Earlier this offseason, Brady said he was still injured and not feeling 100%. Brady was originally hurt before last season’s Super Bowl, in which the New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants.

To prove Brady’s ankle is feeling better, you can see this picture of Brady surfing in Costa Rica. In another picture, Brady can be seen with a surf board. Oh and that female with him is none other than his girlfriend — Brazilian supermodel Gisele.

No matter what Brady decides to do in the offseason, he enters the 2008 fantasy football season as the number one ranked quarterback. Last season he had 50 touchdown passes and while he likely won’t do that again, he should have another big season.

Brady will try to get back to the Super Bowl and win in 2008.

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At the b5media Sports Channel, we are really enjoying the summer. So, what do we do for summer fun? I’m glad you asked …

• Ryan from College Fast Break tells us how he enjoys the summer without college basketball.
• David from Every Morning Quarterback discusses how summer vacation is over … at least for NFL players.
• Jodie at Gossip on Sports chats about how Dwyane Wade almost ruined her day at the beach.
• Cherie from Dejuiced talks about her summer fun as baseball leads up to pre-season football and then college football.
• Lyndsey at Girls Dig Sports tell us about her good times at the Gus Macker national 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
• Sandy at Green Posse talks about the British Open which begins on July 17th. She also discusses the ultimate sports fun this summer - the Beijing Olympics on Light The Torch.
• Tony at Inside the Ballpark talks about the Midsummer Classic and his experience at the All-Star break festivities back in 2005.
• Michael from Jab & Grapple loves WWE’s SummerSlam and reminisces back to the first SummerSlam back in 1988.
• Jeanne at Hockey Beat tells us ways to enjoy hockey during the summertime.
• Stephen at Hoops Fantasy discusses the fun of NBA Summer League. He also talks about the Home Run Derby over at Knuckle Curve.
• Jyle loves about kicking around a soccer ball at The Footie and wearing your favorite pair of sneakers at Sneaks ‘N Gear.
• Kori at The Fantasy Kickoff talks about preparing for your fantasy draft in the summertime.

What are you doing for fun this summer? Visit one of the b5 sports blogs and let us know about your sports summer fun.

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Travis Henry, the skilled running back who last played for the Denver Broncos, has reportedly failed yet another drug test. Henry was released by the Broncos earlier in the offseason and now it looks like he’s in much bigger trouble.

According to the report, Henry tested positive for marijuana in May. Although he found out, he kept the information from the Broncos. A few weeks later, the Broncos waived him.

If this report is true, Henry’s NFL career is likely over. He all but certainly will get suspended for a year. Even if he is let back into the league, he’ll be on the other side of 30.

Henry, at his best, was a fantasy football power. Now if he’s on your fantasy football dynasty team, it’s safe to release him. He won’t be playing football anytime soon.

The Broncos will likely turn to Michael Pittman, Selvin Young, Mike Bell, Andre Hall or Ryan Torain at running back in 2008. Denver, like always, has plenty of options at that position — any of which could turn into a fantasy football stud.

Is Travis Henry’s career over?

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Tony Gonzalez has made a lot of clutch plays in his day. However, he might have come up with his clutchest play of all while dining at a steak restaurant.

Ken Hunter was eating dinner at a Huntington Beach, California steakhouse when he started to choke on a peace of meat. With his girlfriend panicking and Hunter himself turning blue, Gonzalez sprung into action to perform the Heimlich Maneuver. Thankfully, the piece of steak that was lodged in Hunter’s throat flew out and Gonzalez had saved the day.

Gonazalez, besides being a top ten fantasy tight end, is now a life saver.

Watch Gonzalez and Hunter discuss the story is this video:

Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, who both grew to fame during their run hosting SportsCenter from 1992 to 1997, are reuniting on NBC as a part of Sunday night football. Football fans around the nation are excited to see if Patrick and Olbermann can recreate their old magic.

In the NBC studios, Patrick and Olbermann will be joined by Bob Costas. In addition to football coverage, Patrick will also be involved in NBC’s Olympic coverage. Olbermann and Costas were both involved with Sunday night football on NBC last year.

To see what you can expect, here is a video of clips from Patrick and Olbermann during their SportsCenter days:

Terrence Kiel, a former safety for the San Diego Chargers, died late Friday night after being involved in a one car accident. Kiel played for the Chargers from 2003 to 2006 after being a second round choice out of Texas A&M.

The 5-foot-11 Kiel was born in Lufkin, Texas and had a reputation of being a hard hitting safety during his playing days. He finished his NFL career with 278 tackles, four interceptions and two sacks.

Reports indicate that Kiel was driving the wrong way on a one-way street after leaving a party in San Diego on Friday night. He was thrown from the car and later died at the hospital. Kiel was only 27 years old.

Here is a video of Terrence Kiel in action: