DEADSPIN finds this amusing anecdote on Matt Mosley’s HASHMARKS (MyESPN!) about Wade Phillips losing his keys after Dallas lost to the Giants yesterday: “I watched Phillips wander into the training room and lean on his mammoth left tackle, Flozell Adams. He sort of collapsed into Adams, who looked a bit startled. Phillips was greeted outside […]

The SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS has profile of new 49ers GM Scot McCloughan. And after reading the piece, we’re sure San Franciscans will absolutely love him.

(Not from Frisco)
McCloughan on the type of player he is looking for: “You need to figure out who the person is. Some of it is even figuring out whether they […]

THIRTY-FIVE SECONDS, one of our new favorite college hoops blogs, posts about an otherwise ho-hum opening ACC win by Duke over Virginia yesterday (lo, for the days of Othell Wilson!).

But TFS does dig up something from the already-forgotten game that is linkworthy. Video of an attractive UVA coed (and Dave Matthews fan, no doubt) tell […]

Lebron James hometown newspaper, the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, reports, via the ASSOCIATED PRESS, that James “was ticketed by the State Highway Patrol for reportedly driving 101 mph on Interstate 71 near Medina. The Cavaliers star was cited in a 65 mph zone at 2:43 a.m. on Dec. 30 - his 23rd birthday.”

“Cleveland attorney Colin Jennings […]

We must confess that after enduring the initial episode of “American Gladiators” a week ago, we didn’t have the strength to survive last night’s show.

(Glad Hag Gina Carrano)
But apparently though there are plenty of Mike Huckabee voters folks who disagree with our assertation that the production is just plain bad television. Including the […]

The DETROIT FREE PRESS asks today: “Does Joe Theismann want Matt Millen’s job?”

We’re pointing this out because we don’t really think Theismann was pining for Matt Millen’s job when he said recently on WSCR-AM in Chicago, “Could I or anybody do a better job (with the Lions)? I don’t know. But it would be a […]

Isiah Thomas isn’t going anywhere - at least according to Isiah Thomas.

1010 WINS passes the news that the Knicks president & coach plans to stay in his positions, despite weekend rumors that he’s ready to leave the sidelines.
The NEW YORK POST reported that an unnamed source said Thomas was thinking about quitting his coaching post […]

Knowing how it is to be the significant other of a pro star in Texas, Eva Longoria has some words of encouragement for Jessica Simpson.

PEOPLE magazine reports that the wife of Tony Parker offers some advice to the girlfriend of Tony Romo. Cowboys fans have come to blame Simpson for the QB’s recent bad […]

Jason Kidd will have to share his cigars, as Dwight Howard can now consider himself a bona fide NBA star - by having a child out of wedlock:

The ORLANDO SENTINEL delivers news of young Braylon, the spawn of the Orlando Magic star and a former Magic team dancer.
Royce Reed gave birth to the 7-pound, 6-ounce […]