Our off-the-cuff comments never need defending. (The 222s certainly help.)

• Racer Danica Patrick gets ever racier by posing topless for SI:

• While the mag convinced the delectable driver to show some skin, it won’t be covering Tiger Woods as Jesus.
• John Rocker says he & A-Rod got steroid advice from the Texas Rangers.

DC SPORTS BOG finds who Jim Fassel really blames for losing out on the Redskins job. Dan Snyder? Jim Zorn? Vinny Cerrato?
Nope - ’twas those evil, evil bloggers.

The ex-Giants coach said on John Thompson’s local radio show that his shot at coaching the ‘Skins was scuttled by online opinionators agitated at such a scenario.

John Ourand of SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY reports that college sports channel CSTV will be changing its name to CBS College Sports.

The re-christening is scheduled for March, just in time for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. As Ourand points out, “CBS execs clearly hope the CBS brand will help convince cable operators to carry the channel, […]

Michael David Smith of FANHOUSE reports today that he was contacted by ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz about the Chris Berman videos that have been widely circulated on the internet over the past week.

ESPN’s official statement, via Krulewitz: “The off air videos are now nearly a decade old and do not reflect his typical workplace […]

Mike Sando of ESPN.com’s HASHMARKS plucks this comment from a Redskins.com interview with new Washington coach Jim Zorn:
“To watch Clinton Portis and the strain for the extra yard, it can fire you right up. I think he has excellent vision and he seems to be disciplined moving in the hole. He is probably the idea […]

The CHARLOTTE OBSERVER races over news that Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart were each given a 6-race probation over an altercation at Daytona last Friday.

NASCAR handed down the ruling on Tuesday, after Kurt & Tony came to blows on the track and reportedly off it.
During a practice race, Stewart hit Busch from behind and sent […]

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that Richard Zednik has been upgraded to good condition on Tuesday, and doctors are planning to remove the Florida Panthers player from the intensive care unit at a Buffalo hospital.

Zednik suffered a vicious skate slash to the neck on Sunday, which severed his carotid artery and caused him to lose massive […]

• THE FOOTIE finds footage of David Letterman revealing the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s 2008 swimsuit issue featuring Marisa Miller.

• INTENTIONAL FOUL comes across audio of John Rocker throwing Bud Selig under the bus.
• FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE puts up their dukes, as they offer this indoor lacrosse fight.

Danica Patrick posed for some hot photos for FHM way back when. But nothing like what she did for SI’s latest swimsuit issue:

And some not really topless, but still full of hotness:

Nice work fellas! More photos can be found here.
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Arizona Cardinal’s secret nudie model wife!

Russian Figure Skater […]

The LONDON DAILY MAIL, via HHR, has the story of 19-year-old Indian Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev, who calls himself the world’s smallest *bodybuilder*. Dev lives in the town of Phagwara, India, and draws crowds every day when he works out at the local gym.

Dev: “People are always pleased to see me. I have been invited on […]