THEY SHOULD’VE GOTTEN BUD GRANT TO WAND VINATERI: ESPN has a new commercial out that features Adam Vinateri. In the spot, the four-time Super Bowl-winning kicker is unable to get through an ESPN office metal detector because of his four Super Bowl rings.

Almost as exasperated as Vinateri is the man behind him in line: Jim […]

YOUR SUREST SIGN THAT GOD MAY NOT EXIST AFTER ALL: The Rockies lied to their fans and the media today about their online World Series ticket sales disaster on Monday. The club claimed that a “malicious, external attack” was to blame for the club’s site shutting down while fans tried to buy tickets.

Apparently members of […]

IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING, LARRY KING IS ON THE RIGHT: DEADSPIN has the S.A.B. of the day. Larry King on the NBC NFL broadcast last Sunday and a troll doll:

ERIN ANDREWS PROBABLY NOW OFF THE USF BANDWAGON: It’s a shame that the South Florida bandwagon derailed in Piscataway last Thursday. It’s bad enough that Jenn Sterger will probably stop coming to the games. What’s worse for the Bulls is that they’ve let down Erin Andrews:

Before Rutgers went and ruined it all, USF’s student paper […]

COLTS SAFETY SCORE INTERRUPTS RUSSELL CROWE CHAT: Russell Crowe paid a visit to the “Monday Night Football” booth last evening. But in the process, the Aussie actor may have added a new enemy on his list - Dwight Freeney:

As Jacksonville faced Indianapolis, Crowe showed up at Alltel Stadium to chat with Mike Tirico, Tony Kornheiser […]

CARROLL BLASTS ND TURF BEFORE USC RUNS THROUGH IT: Before his team ran roughshod over the Irish on Saturday, Pete Carroll grew some concern over the Notre Dame turf:

The LOS ANGELES TIMES picks up the trashing from the USC coach. In 2005, a big hullabaloo brewed that Notre Dame purposefully let their field’s grass […]

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