• Who would have though cream cheese on bagels would be the downfall of George Mason coach Jim Larranaga’s Twittering career?

(”Go away! You’ve caused me enough trouble!”)

• Broncos fans boo Jay Culter on his return to Denver. And the way Kyle Orton has been playing, expect a lot more booing from Mile High this year.

• But there’s plenty of cheering at NBC, where Sunday’s Broncos-Bears matchup netted the highest ratings for a preseason game in five years.

• Holy subterranean living! Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger is building himself a batcave down in New Mexico.

• A Louisville-area high school football coach is facing homicide charges after one of his players collapsed & died during practice.

• Boston Celtics broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn can paint a pretty picture with his words - and he can do it with actual paint, too.

• Sports journalists are losing their objectivity but gaining a nice paycheck by taking jobs with university athletic departments.

• Raging mountain wildfires could put a damper on Dodgers home games.

• The NFL & IHOP - bringing blocking drills & blocked arteries together.

• Bill Belichick sheds a tear? Maybe the Pats coach is human, after all.