IF WE WERE GIVEN THE NAME EDSON, WE’D BE UPSET TOO: The Chicago-area AURORA BEACON NEWS reports a “20-year-old Aurora man has been charged with felony cyberstalking after he allegedly sent threatening e-mails to a Playboy Playmate who is dating a Chicago Bears player.”

Someone named Edson Diaz sent two nasty emails to the Myspace account […]

As a follow up to our lovely story about that skateboarding, meth-smoking fool Todd Marinovich, Jacob sends in this vintage image of the McTasty-eschewing one:

And Fark.com gives us a preview of Saturday’s USC-Idaho game, as only Fark can: “45½ pt favorite USC expects to treat Idaho like they were in an airport men’s room.” A […]

NO HILTON SHACK-UP FOR AVERY AFTER CUTHBERT SPLIT: OK! MAGAZINE reports that Elisha Cuthbert has finally dumped video music award attendee and fake-tough New York Ranger winger Sean Avery, but the selfish loudmouth doesn’t seem to be to broken up about it.

Excerpt: “Don’t feel bad for Sean, who didn’t appear to be brokenhearted about the […]

CRIMSON TIDE FANS TURNING RED AT THE THIN BLUE LINE: Some Alabama fans are upset about the latest arrest of a Crimson Tide football player. However, their anger isn’t directed at the guilty party, but at the police:

The TUSCALOOSA NEWS reports Tide fans lighting up sports radio phone lines and internet forums railing against the […]

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WHY WE GO FOR THE CORN TORTILLAS AT EL POLLO LOCO: Pity Nick Filipowski. The columnist at the Univ. of Nebraska student newspaper (DAILY NEBRASKAN) somehow takes the bait from a tired, throwaway July 31 piece by LOS ANGELES TIMES columnist T.J. Simers.

Filipowski attempts to refute well-worn cliches cited by Simers about the Cornhusker state […]

KOSAR - TEAMMATES RESTRAINED QUINN TO SHAVE HEAD: The only sports radio we’re listening to these days is afternoons on KLAC-AM with Petros Papadakis and Matt Smith. The two are unparalleled in their presentation and preparedness.

That’s kind of a boring description of the duo, but trust us, if you want to drop your digit on […]

CARROLL KNEW USC ASST COACH WAS SERIAL DOG ABUSER: UCLA-friendly fan site BRUINS NATION digs up dirt this week on current USC running backs coach (and longtime former NFL player) Todd McNair.

B-N has this from a NEW YORK TIMES report in 1996: “Todd McNair, a Houston Oilers running back, was arrested Tuesday and charged with […]

SKATEBOARDING 38 YO MARINOVICH CAUGHT WITH METH: The ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER reports this evening that Todd Marinovich has been been “charged with felony drug possession and resisting a police officer“ after he was spotted by police skateboarding in an area of Newport Beach that prohibits the activity.

Excerpt: “(Marinovich) was found hiding in a carport about […]