SI.COM’S PSEUDO SOFTCORE STRATEGY FINALLY PAYS OFF: Congratulations to SPORTS ILLUSTRATED as ADWEEK has named SI Group Publisher Mark Ford, Editor Terry McDonell, SI Digital President Jeff Price and SI.com Managing Editor Paul Fichtenbaum its Executive Team of the Year!

ADWEEK reports SI execs have “turned their once-struggling online property into an All-Star while continuing to […]

SOMETIMES WRONG IS RIGHT - WHEN YOU’RE JIM LAMPLEY: Awful Announcing tracks down a brand-new apology from Jim Lampley, who was recently beat down by a San Diego County Judge for violating a restraining order against a girlfriend who accused him of domestic violence.

After the judge sentenced Lampley to probation and and a 52-week domestic […]

ASU INDIANS SEE YOUR CHIEF AND RAISE YOU A TEEPEE: Today’s NCAA hoops Cinderella story is brought to you by the Arkansas State Indians, who after struggling most of the season are playing for a berth in the Big Dance against North Texas in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Final.
That’s right, the Indians. And they […]

ALL-STAR NBA TRIO READY TO GO DADDY, NOT HUSBAND: Cheryl Thompson of the AOL Black Voices blog notes that nuptials are out the window for Gilbert Arenas, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony, despite the fact that all three are expecting babies in the very near future.

James has a boy due in June, and Anthony and […]

GEORGIA CITY OFFICIALS BAN BAR ENTERTAINMENT; SO ATLANTA FALCONS TV BROADCASTS NOT AFFECTED: The ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports the city of Lilburn, Georgia, has outlawed local establishments from offering billiards and karaoke, in an effort to effectively eliminate “dance clubs, party clubs or honky-tonks (that) lead to more crime.”

The Lilburn police’s first enforcement stop? The “Sports […]

PORN STAR JAMESON OVERWORKED FOR LINGERIE BOWL? Ladies and gentlemen, your color commentator for next year’s Lingerie Bowl, 32-year-old Jenna Jameson:

I am a little worried, considering it appears Ms. Jameson may be already be overworked in preparation for the broad-cast.

DESPITE BULLS BEAT, SMITH MORE INTERESTED IN BEARS? In a column in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE this week, Rick Morrissey writes, “Jerry Krause once had a fake business card made up for Tribune pro basketball reporter Sam Smith that identified Smith as the Bulls’ general manager.
“That’s because Smith is always proposing trades in his column. […]