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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 Polamalu out with a knee.

2:32 PM Maury 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.

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Week In Review: Super Bowl Viewers See Boner

Posted by jason on Feb. 06, 2009, 8:30pm

• Super Bowl viewers in Tucson were treated to a 30-second clip of some guy’s schlong. And for those who are curious, here’s what they saw.

• That pornographic interruption was probably more fun than actually going to a Super Bowl party.

• Should Erin Andrews and other female sports reporters get the chance to graduate from the sidelines to the broadcast booth?

• The USOC is seething over a strip club hosting its own “Pole Olympics“.

Player’s Dad Wants Apology From ESPNer Gottlieb

Posted by Brooks on Feb. 05, 2009, 7:34pm

This week I received an email from the father of Nebraska basketball player Cookie Miller. Miller’s dad, who signed the correspondence “Big Cookie”, is demanding an apology from ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb for a comment he made about Miller during ESPN2’s recent Kansas-Nebraska basketball telecast.