IT'S Friday (Friday) and as Rebecca Black told us, that means "fun, fun, fun, fun''. Or, for sports fans reading this, it means a guide to the wackiest sports stories of the week.

No Wallabies woes, Socceroos shockers or finals fiascos here - it's all light-hearted entertainment to wind up the week.

BRONCOS FANS HIGH ON PEYTON

First out of the blocks is the news from the United States of America (where else?) that football fans can get high on Peyton Manning.

But it's not just the NFL superstar's brilliance on the football field that's giving Denver residents a lift - a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Colorado is selling Peyton Manning pot, renaming a common strain of weed after the Broncos quarterback.

We're not sure what to say, other than to point out that Manning and his Denver Broncos do play at Mile High.

DINING OUT ON EXPENSIVE PLATES



Sticking with American football (as we suspect we might be on future Fridays) and a Texas A&M fan has forked out more than $100,000 on plates.

Not dinner plates, mind, but vanity license plates which display the college's famed ``12THMAN'' phrase.

According to ESPN, the license plates sold for $115,000 in an online auction and the winner - Tony Buzbee, an attorney from Houston - plans to give the license plates to a decorated war veteran who graduated from Texas A&M.

WHY REAL OFFLOADED OZIL

We've heard plenty of reasons as to why Real Madrid sold Mesut Ozil to Arsenal, but as our cousins Paper Talk pointed out, Spanish source El Mundo has come up with surely the most interesting yet.

Apparently the besotted German attacker tired himself out chasing former Miss Venezuela Aida Yespic, taking countless trips to Milan to be with her.

Here's El Mundo's assessment of the situation: "The early morning trips, extended to the last minute of passion, led to a down which affected his performances".

Yespic has denied ever sleeping with the German, while Ozil's family have threatened to sue Madrid for the outlandish claims.

LOSERS TRADE TEARS FOR BEERS

Closer to home, there's a fantastic story involving a rugby league team in Adelaide. And no, the fact that they play league in Adelaide's isn't the (whole) story.

The Advertiser reports Norths were promised a $500 bar tab if they won their grand final against Central District.

So when they rocked up at the Arkaba with their premiership medallions last Saturday night, the pub duly delivered on its vow - and the Dragons players knocked back 117 beers.

Only problem? They didn't win the grand final. Central District won 28-16, but the Norths players were mistakenly presented with the winning medals.

TRICK SHOT FROM (WAY) ABOVE THE RIM

To finish things off we go to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where a bunch of basketball lovers have taken the term 'above the rim' to a whole new level. Like, 90-odd metres.

The How Ridiculous crew - a 'group of young guys passionate about sport, trick shots and making a difference' - decided to shoot a basketball off the Euromast observation tower. They reckon it took 62 attempts before the successful shot. How ridiculous, indeed.