• HOME RUN DERBY has a hit on their hands with these baseball stadiums built out of Legos.

• STEROID NATION is pumped that Victor Conte will soon be writing a book about his BALCO experiences.

• Speaking of literary works, The FLORIDA TIMES-UNION overhears that Lou Holtz may scribble about his experiences as an ESPN analyst.

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The NEW YORK TIMES projects news that ESPN is looking to broaden its broadcasting brilliance to the big screen.

The Worldwide Leader is focused on collaborating with Walt Disney Studios and Creative Artists Agency to produce & distribute sports-themed theatrical releases in the next few years. And the network is already making cinematic strides by hiring 30 filmmakers to produce one-hour mini-movies, set to start showing on the small screen in September 2009.

As the bigwigs try to brainstorm for feature film ideas, Mike Bianchi of the ORLANDO SENTINEL proposes remaking a Disney family favorite - featuring the ESPN Primetime Players. Read more…

• The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER needs a drink, as Jets fans can’t even get a beer at the home finale:

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING finds Lou Holtz taking exception to co-worker Mark May’s opinions about the Bristol nightlife.

• THE WIZARDS OF ODDS checks their wallet, as FireRickNeuheisel.com is already available - for only $250,000.

• PEWTER REPORT notes that the Tampa Bay Bucs are turning into the Atlanta Braves of the NFL, since their playoff game hasn’t sold out yet.

• Even after a 147-yard 1-TD game there a few weeks earlier, FOX SPORTS spots Jaguars RB Fred Taylor complaining about the Heinz Field turf:

• THE ANGRY T gets a kick out of Ball State’s promotion for the International Bowl.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY gives final props to Lloyd Carr.

• The LADIES… get all white-eyed over the Penguins-Sabres Winter Classic.

BRUCE JENNER THE FEATURED CELEB AT THE NEXT DINAH? In our never-ending search for sexual ambiguity in sports, we struck gold today: MEN WHO LOOK LIKE OLD LESBIANS. One of your featured entries, Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner:

And upon searching far and wide, we scared up our own:

OK, we’ll keep looking. (via BOTSWANA MEAT COMMISSION)

• WITH LEATHER wants to know if you know how to Ram it:

• MR. IRRELEVANT is disturbed by the way the media thinks Sean Taylor had it coming.• THE GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES hits the bookshelves to find literary help for these sports figures.

• Some drunk Ole Miss gals give their thoughts on the dearly departed Coach Orgeron:

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS finds Lou Holtz in an uproar over the Internet.• Before their big Sunday matchup, THE SPORTS HERNIA compares dueling QBs Eli & Rex.

• 100% INJURY RATE tries to cure itself of Olympic fever, as they run down past mascots of the Games:

• FOOTBALL JESUS LAS VEGAS takes a fond look back at all the College GameDay signs at last week’s Kansas-Missouri game.• CHICAGO BULL finds the Illinois football and basketball coaches are exact opposites.

• Joe Buck turns out to be a man of his word. HOME RUN DERBY has video proof of the Fox Sports broadcaster uttering the words “Jub-Jub” during the World Series, as a promised favor to Conan O’Brien: