The NEW YORK POST reports “three days before they beat the San Diego Chargers, and more than two weeks before Super Bowl XLII, the team egotistically filed paperwork with the US Patent and Trademark Office to cash in on sales of T-shirts, caps, posters and all kinds of Pats paraphernalia.”

The club applied for trademarks […]

Remember the old story about how Mike Piazza was drafted by the Dodgers in the 62nd round? Piazza’s father Vince was close friends with Tommy Lasorda, and the former Dodgers manager had the selection made as a favor to Senior Piazza.

Mike Piazza has since gone on to fame and glory in baseball, along with marrying […]

BUSTED COVERAGE emails to let us know that they commissioned this piece of Super Bowl-themed art from THE ETCH-A-SKETCHIST:

What the fruck does it have to do with the Bowl? Ask Osi Umenyiora.

We know, that’s a sh– headline. But thanks to our nickel slot winnings from the Miccosukee resort and casino™ last night, we’re feeling really smart today.

Anyway, the BOSTON HERALD reports today that two ladies Bill Belichick’s had recent liaisons with, current girlfriend Linda Holliday and former flame Sharon Shenocca, will both apparently be at […]

The BERGEN (NJ) RECORD notes today that “New York City said Thursday that it would hold a ticker-tape parade for the Giants Tuesday if Big Blue wins the Super Bowl.“

More interesting is the question, “so how come there’s no parade here in Jersey where the Giants actually, you know, play and train? Jerseyans, do you […]

No one has forgotten about Michael Wilbon, who suffered a “mild” (is there such a thing?) heart attack in Monday’s early morning hours.

Wilbon writes of his ordeal in Phoenix in the WASHINGTON POST today: “my first ambulance ride, a trip to the emergency room, angioplasty, and a dramatic lifestyle change that now calls for heart […]

• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED chats with Chuck Liddell about being a Super Bowl VIP. But the big guy has been to the Big Game before - as a security guard.

• Meanwhile, ESPN’s HASHMARKS talks with NFL Films prez Steve Sabol, who remembers trying to sell a dozen seats to the first Super Bowl: “I was only […]

The PALM BEACH POST reports this week that Boston Red Sox infielder Alex Cora “was booked into the Martin County jail Wednesday on a charge of failure to appear in court for a probation violation connected to a 1999 DUI charge.”

Vero Beach police arrested Cora for DUI in 1999, “after they said he smelled […]

The WASHINGTON POST reports that the National Football League is finally getting tough on the terrible scourge that slowly destroying their sport - churches throwing Super Bowl parties.

Places of worship have been using Super Sunday parties as a way to bring parishoners together outside of their weekly chapel service - and hopefully bring some members […]

Those of you worried about Tom Brady’s appearance at the Super Bowl can now breathe a sigh of relief. No, we’re not talking about soothing his sore ankle, but taming his scruffy locks.

The BOSTON GLOBE’s DOUBLE COVERAGE cuts to the chase that Pini Swissa - Boston stylist and Brady’s personal barber - is in […]