• DEADSPIN happily informs us that the “Boom Goes The Dynamite” guy has found himself a real life sports reporting job.

• WITH LEATHER will happily rain on the Olympic beach volleyball parade.

• BLOG OF HILARITY finds USC WR Vidal Hazelton going the Vince Young/Jeff Reed route in having some shirtless fun with his buddies.

• MR. IRRELEVANT finds a classic Redskins hog hat that’s the tops.

• WALKOFF WALK pitches up news that “Bull Durham” will finally get the Hall of Fame recognition it deserves.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY hears Kansas State coach Ron Prince blowing Josh Freeman’s horn, saying his QB could be next year’s #1 NFL draft pick.

• GIANT FOOTBALL BLOG (via the NYDN) recalls a monumental encounter between New York’s star QBs 11 years ago in Mississippi, when Eli first met Brett.

• ESPN’s NFL Nation hikes along reactions to Gene Upshaw’s passing.