• After being rocketed out of Houston, THE SPORTS HERNIA happily announces that Jeff Van Gundy landed on his feet with ESPN, covering Game 6 of the Suns-Spurs series.

And he looks so thrilled to be there:

• As if being “friends” with Carrie Underwood isn’t enough, AOL FANHOUSE reports Cowboys QB Tony Romo will be judging the Miss Universe contest.

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS explains to Ducks fans why Detroit serves octopi on the ice, instead of seared with a twist of lemon at Spago.

• WITH LEATHER catches up with the winless tennis star that used to get all the guys high-strung:

• It’s a shame the Cavs-Nets series had to come to an end, as FLYERS FIELDHOUSE saw something serious developing between Vince Carter & Sasha Pavlovic.

• Whatever you think of John Tesh, SPORTS GONE SOUTH reminds you that he was the composer responsible for the awesome “NBA on NBC” theme music.

• THE BIG LEAD uncovers what Chargers lineman David Binn picked up on the waiver wire:

• THE WIZARDS OF ODDS puts their pig ears to the door and hears “sooo-eeee!” between Razorbacks coach Houston Nutt and they guy who got his phone records.

• Do you only root for teams that are in current fashion? Then THE WAYNE FONTES EXPERIENCE wants to throw you off the bandwagon.

• OUR BOOK OF SCRAP examines the finer points of baseball hecking with helpful examples.