• SI’s Arash Markazi wasn’t so thrilled with Kat DeLuna’s National Anthem performance Monday night - and neither were the fans at Texas Stadium.

• And YOU BEEN BLINDED shudders to think what Josh Howard’s reaction might have been, since he’s black and “don’t celebrate that sh*t“.

• DEADSPIN hears Mike Greenberg lamenting the low-watt brain power of radio co-host Mike Golic: “It is impossible to have a conversation on a high, intellectual level with a man whose idea of fine literature begins with Doctor and ends with Seuss.”

• THE SPORTS DOLLAR drinks in some comparisons between your favorite sports blog & your favorite alcoholic refreshment.

• The next time WALKOFF WALK attends a baseball game in Japan, they better bring a coat - and some really big condoms.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY finds Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson stinging the TV announcers of his game last Saturday, calling the crew “morons“.

• Even though Chris Cooley has apologized for his blog blunder, MR. IRRELEVANT hears Jim Zorn is none too happy - not about the penis, but the playbook.

• Will Tiger Woods give a pep talk to the Ryder Cup team? USA TODAY’S GAME ONE tees up a response from Seve Ballesteros, who says he shouldn’t bother.