3:04 PM A Harvard Psychology Professor debunks Malcom Gladwell in the NY Times: "The reasoning in Outliers, which consists of cherry-picked anecdotes, post-hoc sophistry and false dichotomies, had me gnawing on my Kindle."
2:53 PM The NFL's leading rusher, Cincinnati's Cedric Benson, has officially been knocked out of the Bengals game at Pittsburgh with a hip injury. He is not expected to return. Larry Johnson, anyone? Same game, Troy Polamaluout with a knee.
2:32 PMMaury Allen @ Biz of Baseball grants your wish: An MLB Umpires media guide. He's in the process of updating it daily, but the bookmark will come in handy the next time an ump blows a call you're looking for spiffy bio info on Blue.
2:20 PM ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the NFL likely won't punish Raiders coach Tom Cable over allegations of domestic abuse by a former wife and girlfriend. Despite the allegations, no assault charges or civil cases were ever filed against Cable.