SbB’s Adventures in Air Travel: Kickin’ it in Kansas City, chillin’ in Charlotte.
• Ana Ivanovic gets the stamp of approval from the Serbian postal service.

• USC’s Song Girls make $1 million in just one day by basking in bikinis.
• Matt Leinart’s car spotted in L.A. - or could it be Nick Lachey’s wheels?
• Pope Benedict […]

OK, this whole Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is getting ridiculous. First, some construction worker buries a David Oritz shirt in the concrete of the new Yankee Stadium, hoping to curse the new ballpark.

Then the Yankees take the trouble to jackhammer and excavate said jersey from the hardened foundations (which we called, BTW).
Now, the Bronx ball […]

In the biggest shocker to hit college basketball since O.J. Mayo said toodle-oo to the Trojans, Michael Beasley has declared for the NBA Draft.

The Kansas State freshman phenom will forgo his final three years in Manhattan, and likely land a fat contract as the #1 pick in the June draft.
Although the announcement was inevitable, it […]

• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT discovers one Bengals fan taking creative license with his plates.

• WITH LEATHER ropes in the goings on at the Houston Texans cheerleader tryouts.
• MJD of YAHOO’S SHUTDOWN CORNER tunes in tonight, as Herschel Walker talks to “Nightline” about his personality disorder.
• DEADSPIN needs their heads examined, as Mike Tyson is offering […]

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball will once again honor the player that broke the sport’s color barrier by celebrating Jackie Robinson Day. Some specially selected players will wear Robinson’s retired #42, while in other cases, the entire team will don the same jersey.

However, Torii Hunter still stands by the words he said last year, where […]

The Ballad of Pete Rose has been sung so often and in such a shrill manner that I expect Carly Smithson to tackle it this week on American Idol. Yes, he played in an appealing manner. Yes, he collected more hits than any other (though isn’t he lucky Ichiro Suzuki started in America […]

Pierre Jean “Buster” Martin told London Marathon officials that he ranked as their oldest ever participant and the oldest marathoner ever, an overripe 101 years of age. He received the usual human interest stories and virtual pats on the back. Old people doin’ it for themselves!

(Did you know I ran the first marathon? […]

The LONDON SUN has details on the Pope’s upcoming, much-anticipated visit to New York and DC. In addition to a visit with President Bush, Benedict XVI will say Mass at Yankee Stadium.

The plan is to have the armor-plated, bulletproof Popemobile patrol the Yankee Stadium grounds thoughout the occasion. But thanks club’s concern over the field […]

CBS 4 in Denver reports today that “Carmelo Anthony was arrested Monday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence, Denver police said.

(Cover photo for 2008 Team ‘Melo media guide)
“Police said Anthony was driving south on Interstate 25 near 20th Street at about 4 a.m. when he was pulled over and taken into custody. […]

Great catch by HARRY AND HAWK in a CHICAGO TRIBUNE piece regarding Carlos Zambrano’s caffeine withdrawal (quick answer: not going well). Apparently, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has been hanging out on Rush Street after the games because he’s spotted an unnerving trend the kids are into:
“I’ve never had Red Bull in my life, […]