catfish

From today's San Diego Union-Tribune:

Latest survey from Nielsen shows Manti " The Catfish" Te'o has taken the title of America's Most Disliked Athlete, tying Lance Armstrong at the top.  Here are the rankings:

T-1: Lance Armstrong
T-1: Manti Te'o
3: Tiger Woods
T-4: Jay Cutler
T-4: Metta World Peace
6: Alex Rodriguez
7: Michael Vick
T-8: Kurt Busch
T-8: Kobe Bryant
T-8: Tony Romo

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2013/02/05/americas-10-most-disliked-athletes/

2014 RB recruit Stanley Williams made up a fake visit to Notre Dame this past weekend. Which begs the question does Notre Dame really exist anymore?

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2013/1/21/3900356/stanley-williams-notre-dame-visit-football-recruit

Manti "The Catfish" Teo update: At leat 3 minor league baseball teams are planning Manti Te'o fake girlfriend nights. The Dallas Stars had Lennay Kekua as a special guest at their home opener:

http://deadspin.com/5977438/the-dallas-stars-showed-an-empty-chair-on-the-jumbotron-identified-it-as-manti-teos-girlfriend

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/snls-piers-morgan-takes-on-lance-armstrong-manti-teo-and-jodie-foster/