COX GIVES LOWBALLING OWNER McCOURT HIGH HARD ONE: The owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers spent $27 million to get some beachfront property, thanks to a Friend:

BIG TIME LISTINGS reveal the actual amount Frank & Jamie McCourt gave actress Courteney Cox to acquire the 4,486- square-foot Malibu mansion in July.
The $27.25 million purchase was below […]

NEW NHL JERSEYS NOT SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT AFTER ALL: The new duds donned by NHL players this season appear to be actual duds. Not from a merchandising standpoint, but in the face of physics:

WEIRD SCIENCE…er, sorry, WIRED SCIENCE analyzes just how advanced these Reebok-made RBK Edge jerseys are when it comes to game-time performance.
The […]

• HEISMAN PUNDIT has Arkansas RB Darren McFadden choo-chooing his way to the top of the trophy race, after running rampant over Chattanooga:

• DUMP DORRELL finds SI’s Stewart Mandel taking a swipe at the UCLA coach.
• Speaking of the Warrior of Westwood, SPORTS HUB LA sets their alarm clocks, as Karl has his boys getting […]

IMMUNIZATIONS HELPFUL AGAINST TALLADEGA TETANUS: You can pick up a lot of things at a NASCAR event - cold beers, flying car parts, contagious diseases:

DEADSPIN puts on a mask, as they report members of Congress taking shots before taking in the weekend races. Not shots of Jack Daniels or Wild Turkey, mind you, but […]

SCALPER’S PLAN FOR COLO. PLAYOFF TIX CUT OFF AT HEAD: A scalper’s plan to make a profit off of Colorado baseball playoff tickets got off to a Rocky start:

The DENVER POST reports that police arrested a man who was trying to sell baseball tickets at three times the face value. He sold two to […]

LB VRABEL VEXED BY VICIOUS CHEAP-SHOT ACCUSATIONS: Mike Vrabel may be a touchdown virtuoso, but he’s no cheap-shot artist:

The BOSTON GLOBE reports the Patriots linebacker has denied accusations of foul play. The complaints came from Cleveland, who said Vrabel deliberately dove at the knees of tackle Joe Thomas during the Pats’ 34-17 win over the […]

BREAKING - RANDY COUTURE OFFICIALLY CUTS UFC TIES: The FIGHT NETWORK reports today that six-time UFC champion Randy Couture has officially cut ties with the MMA organizaton.
Excerpt: “UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture announced his resignation from the Las Vegas-based promotion, leaving two contracted fights, his job as an on-air analyst and his heavyweight crown on […]

ACTUALLY WE’LL BE WATCHING JERRY JONES ON NIP/TUCK: Christine Daniels has the sobering news that

COLTS CLAIM INDY WINS BY TOO MUCH FOR TV NETWORKS: The official site of the Indianapolis Colts quotes team president Bill Polian today on why there are so few primetime games in the RCA Dome: “NBC told us they don’t like us at home, because we tend to win by rather large scores and that […]

WHATTA SCOOP! MUSIC MAG STEALS SbB EAGLES STORY: ROLLING STONE magazine reports on its website today that the Eagles are “reportedly close to signing a deal with the NFL to be halftime performers at the 2008 Super Bowl“:

Of course, we broke the news yesterday morning but the music mag didn’t see fit to credit us. […]