• BASKETBAWFUL knows Steve Nash can take a licking - especially now that he’s in creepy bobblepop form:

How would Mr. Owl handle this one?

• ESTSN barks up news that an NFL player has some sick pit bulls to give away, and it’s not who you think.

• DC SPORTS BOG catches word that Redskins TE Chris Cooley is starting his own blog.

• WTAM in Cleveland bares all in Grady Sizemore’s latest triumph.

• STEROID NATION has the taxing news that a Missouri lawmaker wants to hit teams with steroid abusers where it hurts - in the pocketbook.

• DEADSPIN catches some Dodgers and Red Sox fans clashing at the Coliseum.

• Darren Rovell of CNBC hungers at the latest gastrointestinal offering by the Gateway Grizzlies, providers of the Krispy Kreme Burger - Baseball’s Best Soft Pretzel.

• THE PLAY IN CALIFORNIA thinks this year’s Giants slogan fits perfectly - “All Out All Season“.

• The MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reports Minnesota high schools are adopting a new mercy rule.