Chris Berman responds today in the MIAMI HERALD to now-notorious internet videos of him acting like a jackass on the set of Monday Night Football.

And the only thing more absurd than the unpleasant behavior seen by Berman in the videos is his subsequent reaction to them getting out.

A.J. Daulerio, writing for PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE’s Daily Examiner blog, caught up with Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino who happened to be hitting the links at the time of their conversation. Apparently, in Clearwater, mini golf is about as much fun as it gets.

It’s a hilarious back and forth with questions like “Do you think […]

In what could be a fairly damaging blow to Roger Clemens’ steroid defense, the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS is reporting there is photographic evidence of Clemens at the now-famous Jose Canseco party.

Apparently an 11-year-old boy had a camera and was taking pictures of all his heroes.

Would you like to see Ashley Benson starring in an awesome, raunchy movie about five Texas cheerleaders who are out of control?

Well, too bad. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER indicates such a movie has been given the go-ahead … by Lifetime.

An announcement on Kelvin Sampson’s fate at Indiana will come later this afternoon. The coach does not know what it is, but his fate is sealed, according to Indiana AD Rick Greenspan (whose colleague is obviously not familiar with the works of Ray Bradbury and others).

ESPN’s Andy Katz has the details.

The New England Secret Filmers Patriots decided not to put the franchise tag on Randy Moss, who set an NFL record with 23 TD catches this season.

It’s hard to tell exactly what this means. Just ask the HARTFORD COURANT, which spent the first two paragraphs of a story talking about the decision thusly.

The MIAMI HERALD reports that the Marlins will be remaining in Miami, after city & county officials approved a deal for a new ballpark.

Two separate votes by the Miami City Commission and the Miami-Dade County Commission sealed the deal Thursday night. The $525 million plan calls for a new 37,000-seat stadium (complete with a retractable […]

Claudia Porras is a model basketball player - in more ways than one.

The EL PASO TIMES has the story on Porras, UTEP senior and member of the Bolivian women’s national team. Although she’s been a solid bench player for the 19th-ranked Miners, it’s Claudia’s previous off-court endeavors that’s gotten attention.
(Pics after the jump.)

The NEW YORK TIMES reports that new allegations of Bill Belichick & the Patriots secretly videotaping opponents have surfaced.

This time, a former New England player (who wishes to remain anonymous) says Belichick was recording other teams’ signals throughout the 2000 preseason - Bill’s first year in Foxboro - and tried to use the information in […]