• THE BASTARDLY’S goggles, they do nothing in hiding these images of Serena Williams taking a bath:

• Donovan McNabb tempts us with some sound advice over on his blog: Everyday should end with a barbecue:

• Jay Hart of the ALLENTOWN (PA) MORNING CALL is none too impressed with ESPN’s return to NASCAR.

• RUMORS AND RANTS can’t stomach the latest excuse from Andy Roddick, who says fast food was to blame for his most recent loss:

• Ted Miller of the SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER notices Ichiro becoming a stronger leader in the Mariners’s clubhouse - especially after getting his contract extension.

• The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER can’t disguise the fact that ESPN will be airing a documentary about former Mets manager Bobby Valentine’s time in Japan:

• Now that Kevin’s landed in Beantown instead of La-La-Land, what’s to happen with GetGarnett.com?

• THE OFFSIDE explains how to make sure David Beckham doesn’t go a guest spot on your TV show:

• A hairy Chinese singer wants to be head and shoulders above the rest, as he requests to help carry the Olympic torch.

• U of I student Daniel Johnson of the DAILY ILLINI is all Zooked up about attending his first press conference.