• A-Rod’s stripping seductress Candice Houlihan reports that some Red Sox fans have now christened her the “Yankee Skank“.

• Reserve infielder Tony Pena Jr. might be the perfect antidote to the Royals’ pathetic pitching woes.

• The Boston writer who broke the story on the Pats’ videotaping the Rams before the Super Bowl is apparently now out of a job.

• Charles Barkley helps out a busboy working his way through college.

• It only took 34 years for anyone to notice the scoring error etched on the Steelers’ NFL Championship rings.

• Nick Faldo has recruited the drummer from Iron Maiden to beat some confidence into the European Ryder Cup team.

• Les Miles lobs the first verbal grenade at Nick Saban before this year’s LSU-Alabama showdown.

• Tim Tebow is not a big fan of the spread - especially Playboy’s spreads.

• We’re ticked pink by Victoria’s Secret’s new line of collegiate clothing.

• Anna Rawson would take a swing at posing for SI’s swimsuit issue.