• YAHOO’s BALL DON’T LIE has the poop on Denver’ mascot finding some relief before the Nuggets got flushed by the Lakers.

• EMPTY THE BENCH teases us with some classic commercials of Pistol Pete Maravich displaying his fine b-ball skills and even finer hair.

• BABES LOVE BASEBALL brings up some broads (and a bud) that could help Barry Zito break his slump.

• SPORTS TSAR bounces over word that the NBA’s official website has already acknowledged Kobe Bryant as the 2008 MVP.

• KISSING SUZY KOLBER finds this Twin Cities weatherman all excited about the Jared Allen trade. We think he says “69 sacks”, but you can come to your own conclusions.

• MR. IRRELEVANT doesn’t think too highly of Colt Brennan, but they do like his girlfriend.

• VIMEO knocks our Sox off with a cool timelapse clip of One Day At Fenway.

• THE LEGEND OF CECILIO GUANTE offers to inform us which U.S. Olympians they’ll be ogling this summer.