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1. Jon Gruden

Pro: When any big job opens up, Gruden's name is mentioned. He would definitely bring enthusiasm to the position.

Con: The job might be too much for him. Gruden would no doubt stay up all night watching film of people sinning, trying to come up with game plans to help them overcome it. With more than 7 billion sinners in the world, the quantity of sin tape would be overwhelming. The papacy might burn him out fast.

2. Tim Tebow

Pro: Tebow is one of the world's best known Christians and could soon be forced to look for a new line of work.

Con: Tebow is not Catholic. He is an evangelical Christian. Big difference. However, Tebow might be willing to convert if he is promised to be No. 1 on the Catholic depth chart at the faith's most important position.

3. Todd Graham

Pro: The Arizona State head football coach is always looking for a new and better job and will no doubt at least have his agent acquire about the position. Pope is no doubt a "dream job."

Con: Todd Graham has a black, rotten soul. God probably doesn't want Todd Graham to be his top human pal.

4. Lionel Messi

Pro: The world's best soccer player is a devout Catholic. The Church has seen a dramatic decline in Europe in recent years. Making a football star the pope could get many football-mad Europeans interested in Catholicism again.

Con: Messi would no doubt have to miss many matches in order to do pope stuff. Being robbed of the sport's greatest player in his prime could turn many against the Church. Also, with Messi out of the way, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the world's best player and no one wants that.

1. The original owner of the Detroit Tigers was killed by a tiger attack while on vacation in Bangladesh.

2. Dunking a basketball is against the law in Belgium and can earn a week in jail and a €750 fine.

3. Testing done in 1991 found that the Stanley Cup is covered in more fecal bacteria than the average public restroom toilet.

4. The distance of the Indianapolis 500 is actually 494.6 miles.

5. The first protective cups were made from the shells of lobster tails.