And everyone thought Miami players were the badboys of college football? May need to reevaluate things. [The Wiz of Odds]

Terrell Owens looks ridiculous dressing like a nerd [Shutdown Corner]

Are squib kicks the answer at the end of games? [Mouthpiece Sports]

Stephen A. Smith is sick of Pacman Jones making blacks look bad [Deadspin]

Monty Beisel has quite the hot wife [SportsbyBrooks]

Gary Payton expects Seattle to get a new NBA franchise [Sea Town Sports]

Time to get rid of the Harris Poll in college football [FanIQ]

EliteXC has no business hyping up Shamrock bros fight [Hard for the Yard]

Josh Childress apparently is doing quite well in Greece [Ball Don't Lie]

Reviews of the outdoor NBA game from the weekend [Awful Announcing]

Boy, this guy doesn’t cease to rip Vince Young. Worst part is, VY is too sensitive to the criticism. [SportsbyBrooks]

Partying on a boat with Vols fans is fun [The Sporting Blog]

Mike Golic Jr. busted for underage drinking [You Been Blinded]

Golic addresses the situation on Mike and Mike [Awful Announcing]

Is it the dawning of the Brady Quinn era in Cleveland? [Deadspin]

Which NFL team can run the table and go 0-16? [FanIQ]

Raider employee almost comes to blow with writer [The Meaningful Collateral]

A recap of the weekend at BlogWorld Expo [Hard for the Yard]

There’s no party like a Wrigleyville party after the Cubs clinch [Mouthpiece Sports]

What is the deal with NFL quarterbacks participating in ads to pitch phallic-shaped meats? First Carson Palmer, now Vince Young?

Vince Young wants to sell you his sausage [Sports by Brooks]

Best gift ever? You can rent a USC Song Girl [Deadspin]

Michael Jackson teaches Michael Jordan how to dance [You Been Blinded]

Novak Djokovic hears the boos from U.S. Open fans [FanIQ]

A preview of the upcoming UFC 88 [Hard for the Yard]

Darren McFadden previews his first career NFL game on Sunday [Yardbarker]

Explaining Josh Hamilton’s second half dropoff [Big League Stew]

Does anyone get more sex than Lance Armstrong? [The Sporting Blog]

Excellent football recipes for the weekend [Playing the Field]

Your guide to tailgates and fans for all 32 NFL teams [Slosh Spot]

Shawn Johnson did not make the All-Hottest Olympians at Beijing Team. Does that deserve a do-over?

Shawn Johnson and Nastia Luikin in bikins [Egotastic] via the legendary SpinMax

Shawn Johnson talks about her taco [Sports by Brooks]

Stephen A. Smith sees race as a factor in fantasy football [Deadspin]

How did the Tampa Bay Rays become this good? [Baseball Mastermind]

Tiger Woods putts a Rubik’s cube and makes it [You Been Blinded]

Ted Turner laid the wood to Jane Fonda? [Mouthpiece Sports]

When Kimbo Slice trains LT, weird things happen [Hard for the Yard]

ASU’s new indoor practice facility got destroyed by winds [Pitchfork Nation]

Uh oh, Ed Reed’s injury could be career-threatening [Blogimore Ravens]

Manu Ginobili out of commission for a while [FanIQ]

I love Ocho Cinco. He’s my favorite player in the NFL. But he definitely is a whack job, and he did hurt his shoulder on Sunday. And in other news, Ocho Cinco was creating some odd headlines last week. Here are some stories I didn’t get a chance to touch on because of the server-attack but still wanted to share with you. Chad Johnson said he legally wanted to change his name to Ocho Cinco. Wow. As if that wasn’t enough, he also said that he could beat Michael Phelps in the pool. I understand his point — there could be some dude chilling in Zimbabwe who can throw 98mph but we just wouldn’t know about it. Still, saying he could beat Phelps is quite a stretch.

I’ve already expressed to you my affection for gymnast Alicia Sacramone, so needless to say I was pretty defensive when Andrea Joyce verbally berated her with incessant questioning following Sacramone’s screw-ups in the team event. Joyce’s line of questioning showed how heartless, senseless, and ill-prepared she was for the interview. Does Joyce take pride in trying to make a 20-year-old amateur gymnast cry? Sure seems like it to me. NBC should be ashamed of that callous display.

A few months ago I passed on news that the longest running sports talk show — Mike and the Mad Dog — could be done at WFAN in New York. That day came last week. Evan Cohen is a host at ESPN 760 in Palm Beach and a die-hard Mike and the Mad Dog fan. I had the pleasure of working with Evan when he hosted at Fox Sports Radio and was touched when reading his reflections on his favorite show ending. It’s one of the best tributes I’ve read and can really give you an idea of how influential Mike and the Mad Dog were.

I don’t know how Tom Brady is letting people get away with this. Back when it was announced that a black and white nude photo of Gisele Bundchen was going to be sold, it was anticipated it would fetch around $30,000-$40,000. HG at You Been Blinded had a great suggestion that Eli Manning step in for the bidding to swipe the photo, that way he could own Brady both on and off the field. Not a bad concept if you ask me. One problem however — Eli must have been outbid:

A black-and-white photo of Tom Brady’s girlfriend was auctioned yesterday for $193,000, nearly five times the expected selling price. Irving Penn’s stunning shot of Gisele Bundchen was one of dozens of pics from the collection of Gert Elfering that were sold at Christie’s International in New York.

Eliot Spitzer approves. Talk about whoa though — who pays $193K just for a photo? For that type of loot, you better be getting lunch with Gisele followed by a sensual massage where she’s rubbing you down with bath oils — or vice versa, depending on your preference. Man, I know Gisele’s a great looking girl, but seriously, $193 g’s just for a picture? Are you kidding me? (here’s the photo, NSFW)