• Nick Saban may be the most powerful coach in sports, but as Adam Rose of the LOS ANGELES TIMES points out, it was actually Pete Carroll who became college football’s first $4 million man.

All that moolah can sure buy a lot of Lotrimin.

• NESW SPORTS punches up video of Beijing’s adorable Fuwa mascots mixing it up on the mat.

• STANLEY CUP OF CHOWDER serves up some of their favorite names from this year’s Games, such as Destinee Hooker and Gisele Moron.

• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT wrestles up a clip of Tiki Barber grappling on the NBC set with former Olympian Rulon Gardner.

• YOU BEEN BLINDED wonders if Manny Ramirez is a modern-day Samson, as even the slightest of haircuts helped the Dodger slugger go hitless.

• The UK’s SUN shines the spotlight on eight strange sports they’d like to see at the 2012 London Games, such as wife carrying and squirrel fishing.

• FOOD COURT LUNCH bounces along its version of Jose Calderon’s apology to Toronto Raptors fans over Spain’s slant-eyed b-ball photo op.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK hikes up word that Joe Theismann isn’t too crazy about Brett Favre’s comeback with the Jets.