• The ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER hears some sharp words from Pete Carroll over the Raiders firing his former assistant Lane Kiffin: “I couldn’t really be more disappointed for the game of football. I thought today was really a dark moment. To go to that level … hurts football, the NFL and coaching. It wasn’t necessary at all.”

Gee, you’d think Pete was coming off of an upsetting upset to an unranked underdog or something.

• SPORTS CRACKLE POP wants you to help out under-funded schools badly in need of athletic support. If you do, they’ll let you write on their blog!

• DC SPORTS BOG runs up news of the latest trend in marathon bathroom breaks - VIP port-a-potties! (And check out the name of the port-a-potty provider.)

• BUSTED COVERAGE chows down on how Erin Andrews loves to start her mornings when in Tampa: “I always go to Village Inn for breakfast with my dad Steve. I crush the French toast, scrambled eggs and bacon. I’m totally excited for that.”

• In case you were wondering why LARRY BROWN SPORTS hasn’t been updating much recently, it’s just a small matter of stomach surgery. Get well, LB!

• MR. IRRELEVANT comes across his old sports ethics professor selling George Mason Final Four rings on eBay. Doesn’t sound very ethical to us.

• POPO IN MY CRIB knows the best way to predict MLB postseason winners - by comparing players’ hairstyles.

• BABES LOVE BASEBALL understands that the Detroit Tigers have some jobs opening up in their pitching coach department.