• Darren Rovell of CNBC cashes in on the story of how your new NBA MVP Kobe Bryant got his marketing groove back.

• The CHICAGO SUN-TIMES reports that Bud Selig probably won’t let the air out of the White Sox’s clubhouse blow-up dolls.

• AOL FANHOUSE wonders why Barack Obama’s basketball skills aren’t helping him with voters in hoops-mad Indiana.

• Neil Best of NEW YORK NEWSDAY hears Big Apple radio host Michael Kay criticizing Joe Torre for still being in contact with Yankee players.

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• Oh, Dennis Rodman, what mischief have you gotten into now? The LOS ANGELES TIMES is more than happy to tell us.

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING wishes there wasn’t a screen behind home plate for once, as this cell phone gabber gets quite a surprise during a Rangers game.

• WICKED GOOD SPORTS ponders the possibility of this year’s All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium having no Yankee starters.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS wonders if Barack Obama’s b-ball photo up with the Tar Heels was in violation of NCAA rules.

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• Our new favorite online destination - THE UGLY BASEBALL CARD BLOG.

• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT gives a toast to this clueless Tigers fan, who bought his 7-year-old an alcoholic drink without even realizing it.

• Based on her confirmed cozing-up with Roger Clemens, SIGNAL TO NOISE has some song suggestions for Mindy McCready’s upcoming album.

• Greg Oden bids aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii. May we suggest a side trip to Maui? The scenery is unbelievable.

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• The LONDON DAILY MAIL has the skinny on Mike Tyson ballooning into a true heavyweight.

• FAN IQ’s CRITICAL FANATIC guzzles down these NFL Draft drinking games.

• BALL DON’T LIE bounces along video of Barack Obama showing off his mad basketball skillz.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK feels smart, as ex-Michigan WR Mario Manningham scored a 6 out of 50 on his Wonderlic test.

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RANDBALL bounces over this fun little video of the big three presidential candidates speaking to that most coveted sector of the voting public - wrestling fans!

Hillary Rodham Clinton implores viewers that for tonight, just call her “Hill-Rod”. Meanwhile, in an amusing nod to former WWE star The Rock, fellow Democrat Obama asks special interest groups who’ve been impeding goverment progress, “Do You Smell What Barack is Cooking?”

And John McCain channels Ric Flair & Hulk Hogan, as he announces “To be the man, you got to beat the man,” while calling upon his “McCainamaniacs” to get him to the White House in November.

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Can’t wait for the day when the daughters of SEC coaches sing about us.

• Here’s all you wanted to know about Carmelo Anthony’s “Extreme” DUI.

At least his gal is enthusiastically standing by him.

• Sure looks like ESPN president George Bodenheimer wants to bar Barack Obama from his network.

• Golfers go under the knife: Tiger Woods needs his knee treated, while John Daly stomachs a muscle tear.

• Could next year’s T-Wolves tickets go for $1 a piece? That still seems a bit steep.

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