• THE WIZARD OF ODDS finds some fun pics of Mack Brown’s stepson - you know, the one that likes to touch balls he shouldn’t:

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS gets a little love from the MSM, thanks to the Orlando Sentinel.

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS doesn’t know who to root for when Nick Saban faces Bobby Petrino.

• Speaking of Saban, EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY gets down with the ‘Bama coach getting his holiday groove on:

• THE ANGRY T offers a way to make the NBA All-Star Game interesting again.

• THE LOVE OF SPORTS remembers former Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh.

• Darren Rovell of CNBC looks back on all the Christmas cards he got:

• YOUNG HOLLYWOOD visits with the USC Trojans before the Rose Bowl.

• WITH LEATHER discovers a soccer referee, tired of taking shots from the players, deciding to shoot back.