Never mind Jessica - not even *Homer* Simpson could have helped Tony Romo’s wrangling Wrigley rendition of the 7th inning stretch.

• Kim Kardashian cut together a “private” calendar for Reggie Bush - and wouldn’t you know it, some of the photos have leaked out to the public!

• Were the Atlanta Hawks secretly loaded up with extra liquor the night before Game 7 vs. the Celtics?

• Think we’ll skip out on the peanuts & Cracker Jack next time we’re out at the ol’ ball game.

• Dog gone! A curious canine gets crushed on a Turkish F1 track.

• John Challis, the high school baseball player fighting terminal cancer, got to meet Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger at Sunday night’s Penguins game. He even had time to toss a quick zinger at the Pirates.

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I’ve never really had good reason not to like Bronson Arroyo. There’s just something about the man, who always looked to us like a taller, goofier Bret Boone (if Boone had lost a kidney as a child), that set us off.

(Arroyo now also magnet for mystery meat - and accompanying runs)

But now we think we’re clear - as a purveyor of the finest parts patties Midwestern meat rendering plants have to offer, J.T.M., has signed Bronson Arroyo to sing in its commercial spots. Read more…

• DEADSPIN needs a drink, as the alcohol content of the $8.50 beers at San Diego Padres games is only 3.2 percent!!!!

No wonder PETCO PARK visitors are able to stay up all night.

• THE SLANCH REPORT via WITH LEATHER serves up Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo singing the praises of big meat. It’s the finest union of Cincinnati sports & food products since Carson Palmer went long…er!

• AND WHAMMY has footage of LeBron James creating, as the announcers call it, “an earthquake in Cleveland, Ohio!” Wonder if Trenni Kusnierek felt that one, too.

• SI’s Richard Deitsch looks back on the many words of wisdom Isiah Thomas shared with the world during his Knicks tenure.

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