• The NEW YORK TIMES volleys up the tale of one obsessive AVP fan.

• SIGNAL TO NOISE serves up SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s lead tennis writer defending Justin Gimelstob’s little anti-Anna Kournikova rant.

• ESPN’s Pedro Gomez discovers the stadium that hosted Sunday’s Euro 2008 final also once hosted Jewish inmates as a World War II Nazi prison.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK can’t stand the new Chiefs’ stadium policy, and you won’t stand for it, either.

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• WITH LEATHER catches wind of Rick Sutcliffe rather wanting to discuss Erin Andrews’ skirt blowing up than his own cancer treatments.

However, DEADSPIN diagnoses the case of one blogger who’s sick & tired of Erin’s treatment.

• ARROWHEAD ADDICT is on the warpath after hearing that Kevin Costner is a Chiefs fan.

• MONDESI’S HOUSE laughs at the Altoona Curve’s attempts to bring Will Ferrell to town.

• Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE tosses along news that a judo Olympian may take a jab at MMA - if it’s okay with her mom.

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Kent Babb of the KANSAS CITY TIMES follows Glenn Dorsey down to the backwoods of Lousiana to watch him inhale five pounds of crawfish in one sit - after he’d already had a meal of jambalaya.

(Glenn Dorsey - someone who knows all about (draft day) slides)

And from the piece by Babb, it appears there’s only one thing that Dorsey likes more than Cajun food.

Yes, shoes are his weakness. He has bought about 75 pairs in the last three months; one day he brought home eight pairs of size-13 sneakers.

“Couldn’t do that a few months ago,” he says. “Couldn’t afford it.”

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Growing up in Kansas City, kicker Nick Lowery was probably the brightest part of wretched teams that we suffered through for nearly two decades (’70s, ’80s). Now there were always rumors of Nick being somewhat of a strange guy - at least as the social circuit goes.

(What a cute couple .. of .. never mind)

But Jeff Flanagan of the KANSAS CITY STAR reports today that the 51-year-old Lowery, who has never been close to being married, is now engaged to a major MILF out of San Diego named Phoebe Chongchua. After the seeing the pic of Nick, we’re also happy to congratulate him on his new gig as a greeter at the Stratosphere in Vegas.

We just hope Phoebe, a former SD news anchor-turned-motivational speaker, did the subscription internet background check thing, since Nick might have a few skeletons jangling around. More pics of her after the jump. Read more…

As Jared Allen settles in as a new member of the Vikings, the KANSAS CITY STAR focuses on the victim hurt most by the trading of the popular Chief:

The Kansas City bar with his name on it.

(May I tell you our drink specials this evening?)

The Jared Allen Sports Arena & Grill had just opened in K.C. last March. But now just over a month in business, the big name attached to the local eatery is no longer a hometown hero. And such a turn of events may have made co-owner & general manager Chuck Tabor lose his appetite:

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Jared Allen is copping out of Kansas City and making Minnesota his new home, as Jay Glazer of FOX SPORTS reports that the defensive end has signed with the Vikings.

(“Which way to the Metrodome?”)

The Pro Bowler agreed to a 6-year deal worth about $74 million, making him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history (until the next league signing). Of his new monetary earnings, $31,000,069 is guaranteed. Why the extra $69? That’s Jared’s uniform number. How cute.

With the deal, the Vikes have shored up some much needed defensive help. However, looking at the trade specifics, it could be the Herschel Walker disaster all over again.

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So in the past ten days, we’ve spent time in San Antonio, Los Angeles and Kansas City. And we’ve also had the pleasure of spending the night at the Austin and Charlotte airports, for which we’d like to personally salute American Airlines and US Airways.

Now, that’s not to say we’re not having a delightful time on our journey. We were in S.A. for the Final Four, which was certainly among the highlights of our life. We also enjoyed the gorgeous weather in Lipstick City. And seeing Earl Campbell’s dinged-up Heisman Trophy next to an Austin Airport omelette station was too thrilling to capture into words.

But nothing can top what we saw at our hometown Kansas City airport yesterday. When it comes to sports, the good folks of KC have been a little downtrodden lately. The Chiefs haven’t won a Super Bowl in 39 years. And the Royals are 39 light years from claiming another World Series (and no, KU doesn’t count).

But that doesn’t stop us cowtowners from letting you know just how excited we are about our teams. For instance, take the current Kansas City Chiefs display at the KC airport:

As you can see, it’s pretty damn impressive. Sadly though, there’s an unfortunate oversight. Read more…