Next week, Tim MacMahon live blogs Casey Kasem’s “America’s Top 40″.

• Red Sox Nation declares war on DirecTV for losing the Tokyo transmission.

• But it’s a good thing the free couches didn’t arrive yet, or those would’ve followed the satellite dishes out the window.

• There’s still hope for Packers fans: Brett Favre isn’t officially retired yet.

• In his new book, Jose Canseco claims he helped turn A-Rod, Magglio Ordonez and Mike Wallace onto steroids.

• Allen Iverson has the Answer to a friend’s extortion attempt: A quick call to the cops.

• Tiger Woods shows his claws to an annoying photographer.

• Wax on, wax off: Tony Stewart gets some special hair-raising (and removing) treatment.

• David Stern wants new NBA blood to have aged at least one more year.

• NCAA March Madness games are free online, yet a second-tier post-season tourney decides to charge for their webcasts.

• This should end well: Kerry Wood named Cubs’ closer.