8:00 PM Late games recap: Saints stay perfect by beating Panthers 30-20; Vince Young stays perfect as starter as Titans top 49ers 34-27; Chargers hand Giants their 4th loss in a row in a 21-20 comeback win; and the Lions turn a 17-0 1st quarter lead into a 32-20 loss to the Seahawks.
7:42 PM And it wouldn't be an NFL weekend without Chad Ochocinco trying to liven things up on the field: this time the Bengals receiver tries to bribe an official with a whole dollar! Will this stunt cost Chad more than a dollar in fines from Roger Goodell?
7:20 PM How did Joey Porter back up all the jawing he did this week about the Patriots? By finishing Sunday's game with no tackles, no sacks, no passes defensed, no forced fumbles or recoveries, and no comments to reporters afterwards.
Billy Crystal’s recent romp through Paul Maholm’s repertoire made for lovely press on a slow news day and the old boy got to live the dream a mere four decades too late. (By the way, what the hell, Paul? Throwing cutters at a 60-year-old man? Way to get into the moment.) However, what are Crystal’s baseball bona fides? High school ball? Long time ago, Billy.
At least Woody Allen made an effort to stay involved in the game after his stickball days were over. In this video, you can see Allen and super genius Jonathan Winters in an early attempt at educational television called “Hot Dog”. They both “explain” where baseball gloves came from in the ’70s. (See where they sew in the small pouch for the greenies?)
• Spencer Hall of THE SPORTING BLOG snaps a shot of Vols coach Bruce Pearl practicing for his post-coaching job as army recruitment poster model:
• In honor of Bob Knight’s arrival at ESPN, INTENTIONAL FOUL whips out a clip of Comcast Sportsnet’s Michael Jenkins doing his best impression of Bobby behind the desk.
