• 100% INJURY RATE has a carnival of fun by putting American athletes through a Brazilian name generator:

• WITH LEATHER blows the whistle on a Big Ten ref whose shady past includes bankruptcy, sexual harassment & assault.• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS hungers with news of former NFL player Todd Burger caught in a gambling (onion?) ring with Anthony “Cheese” Pecoraro.

• THE IMPREGNABLE PUNDIT gets lost in translation, as Fabio Capello talks about becoming England’s new soccer coach:

• THE BIG LEAD hides their Powerbook, as the NCAA introduces a new lame live blogging policy at events.• Texas high school baseball coaches aren’t the only ones to shoot down the Rocket. STEROID NATION reports that ESPN has pulled a promo featuring Roger Clemens.