Friday Links: The All-Star Break Begins Edition.

It's ALL-STAR weekend! One exciting, action packed weekend full of games that mean nothing with athletes who end up not really trying.  If you're keeping track at home, there are two - the Pro Bowl in Hawaii and the NHL ASG in Raleigh, NC.  I'm not too interested in either game, so guess I'll have time to take a crack at that ol' to-do list this weekend.

Blues News:

• McRae and Nikitin go back to Peoria. [Blues]

• JR answers questions. [Post Dispatch]

NHL News:

• I once spent a week collecting the best of the worst pickup lines to write in an origami fortune teller. Apparently, I should have been following Garth Snow for the really, really bad pickup lines. [Lighthouse Hockey]

• First, Alex Semin's new deal. [Puck Daddy]

• Second, Matt Moulson's new contract. [Puck Daddy]

• All-Star Draft. Tonight! Here are the facts. [The Hockey News]

• The coolest thing [so far] about the All-Star Weekend has to be this bad ass hockey inspired sand sculpture. [Yfrog]

Other Stuff:

• Celebrate - good times, COME ON! That's from averagejoe to you. I'm just the messenger now singing Kool and The Gang. Thanks. [kotaku]

• Don't you just HATE that your doughnut isn't more portable? In a regular bag, a doughnut will get smashed and will stick to the napkin. There is also the risk that a doughnut left unattended will get stolen. This "Doughnut To-Go" contraption solves all the aforementioned problems, plus provides a nice lollipop holder. [Strapya World]

• Game. Changer. Insomnia Cookies' slogan - "Late night cookie delivery to college campuses." [Insomnia Cookies]

• A Haiku that expresses my last 15 years as a Titan's fan: [Shutdown Corner]

  Goodbye, Coach Fisher
  We've had many ups and downs,
  You'll - Oh look! Shiny!

Videos:

"It's Murray!" The "Onion SportsDome" is back with the best summary of the Pro Bowl I have ever found. Ever.

Where's the love for basketball? Right here. With Carlton doing "The Carlton."

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