SEAN TAYLOR JERSEY ONLY REDSKINS STUFF SELLING WELL: It’s a shame when the only way your team can sell any merchandise is when a player dies:

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL reports that sales of Sean Taylor’s jersey have jumped more than 180 percent since the shooting death of the Redskins safety.Fans have been hitting the stores and going online to buy Taylor’s #21 jersey. And sadly, it seems to be the only Redskins apparel that’s selling.

A manager for a DC-area sports store explained, “If there was any shift (in sales), it was for the Sean Taylor jersey. We had a lot of people crying about the Sean Taylor jersey, not Redskins stuff.”

We hope this doesn’t give Dan Snyder any murderous ideas about pumping up purchases of Jason Campbell jerseys.

SHIRT WON’T NAME NAMES FOR FLORIDA QB HEISMAN WIN: DEADSPIN can’t find a better way to honor the Heisman achievements of Tim Tebow than with this congratulatory generic t-shirt:

Yes, hats off to “Florida Quarterback” for his award-winning triumph. He had quite the competition from “Arkansas Running Back” and “Hawaii Quarterback”, not to mention memorable “Missouri Quarterback”.Of course, Tebow can’t have his name or likeness on the apparel. Timmy’s an amateur athlete, and it’s against NCAA rules for their athletes to receive any personal financial windfalls from merchandising or licensing.

Meanwhile, there’s still plenty of generic #15 jerseys for sale at the Gators Sports Shop. Only $60 each!If consumers of the commemorative t-shirt don’t feel right about dissing Timmy, they can always grab some tape and a marker, and add their own Tebow title to the back.

• They didn’t come here lookin’ for trouble: JOE SPORTS FAN kicks out the jams with these classic sports music videos:

• MENTAL FLOSS wants a bulldozer & $100 for mustache wax before they present these offbeat baseball contract clauses:

• WITH LEATHER gets an offer they can’t refuse, as Italian soccer players are ordering mob attacks on their teammates.• THE BIG LEAD wonders why not much attention is being made to this column by ESPN.com’s LZ Granderson.

• CHESTER JEFFERSON hits the malls in a quest to find these fictional sports jerseys:

• John Romano of the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES is concerned if Jimbo Fisher should be the heir apparent to Bobby Bowden.• Never mind the BCS, GOPHER NATION would rather play in the College Football NIT.

BASEBALL TELLS SOX’S FRANCONA THE PULLOVER IS OVER: MLB’s fashion police throws the book at Terry Francona, as the Red Sox manager is no longer allowed to wear pullovers during games:

The BOSTON HERALD reports that Major League Baseball is banning the comfortable clothing from part of the official uniform. VP Bob Watson, referring to the decision as the ‘Francona Rule’, said that managers must wear a team jersey or jacket while deliberating in the dugout.Watson maintained, “You can’t wear your nightshirt, or whatever it is. You can wear it before games, or after games, but not during games.”

Cleveland’s Eric Wedge and Toronto’s John Gibbons have also been known to pose in pullovers while working. MLB had earlier stated that first offense for the fashion faux pas would be a $1,000 fine, strike two would cost $5,000, and strike three would mean a one-game suspension.But even with the uniform uproar, the Yankees always somehow manage into play. The Herald story has a poll asking readers if they agree with the new rule.

The choices are:”No, Terry Francona should be allowed to wear what he wants.”

-or-

“Sure. As long as they don’t make him wear pinstripes.”

LIKE NFL GEAR, ROMO HIGH SCHOOL JERSEY BIG SELLER: Already the owner of the best selling jersey in the NFL, Tony Romo now has a new merchandise market to conquer - high school:

WTMJ in Milwaukee reports that requests have been pouring in to buy the jersey the Cowboys QB wore during his playing days at Burlington High School in Wisconsin.Burlington AD Eric Burling (how apt) said that in the week leading up to Thursday night’s Dallas-Green Bay clash, jersey sales reached several thousand dollars.

Createch is offering the black Burlington #16 jerseys online for $60 a pop. Unfortunately, demand has been so high, that all sales are back-ordered until December 27. Guess fans in Big D will have to find another Christmas gift idea.

While Romo’s gear is quite styling, we believe the best high school apparel comes from Watersmeet, MI - home of the Nimrods.

• JOE SPORTS FAN finds that Tony Romo isn’t so enamored with Brett Favre after all:

• Darren Rovell of CNBC pours a 40 in remembrance of the inventor of Gatorade.• The COLUMBIA (SC) STATE hears that the Ol’ Ball Coach is not in the running for any recent job vacancies.

• NEW YORK NEWSDAY beholds the power of free t-shirts.

• During Joe Gibbs’ Tuesday press conference, AWFUL ANNOUNCING spots a vision of ESPN analyst John Clayton:

• AOL FANHOUSE thinks the Tennessee Titans have the worst nickname in sports.

NO, IT’S NOT ABOUT RICHARD SEYMOUR’S BYE WEEK PLANS: Darren Rovell of CNBC with the headline of the day:

BOISE FANS CORRECT THAT SENATOR CRAIG IS A VANDAL: EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY notes how football fans in Boise always seem to have a gay old time, as evidenced by this choice of clothing:

The words on the blue shirts read, “Senator Craig is a Vandal” - a reference to the Idaho Republican lawmaker who was caught in an airport men’s room this year trying to enjoy the company of his fellow man.The Boise State fans adorned in the amusing apparel are correct, as Craig did graduate from the University of Idaho in 1969.

The whimsical wear was worn by Broncos’ backers for BSU’s clash with the Idaho Vandals. The in-state contest quickly became a no-contest, as Boise blew away the Vandals, 58-14.And there’s no truth to that Boise (stadium) bathroom-boycott rumor.

MU SHIRT W/LAWRENCE BURNING HAS KU FANS STEAMED: #3 Kansas and #5 Missouri will be facing off in Kansas City on Thanksgiving weekend. (Imagine that - a game at Arrowhead Stadium that actually means something!)

We’re getting stoked for the KU-Mizzou match-up like Mark Mangino having a full turkey to himself.The victor will claim the Big 12 North title, and have the chance to get creamed by Oklahoma in San Antonio (or in MU’s case, get creamed again).

The Kansas-Missouri feud has been a heated rivalry, even back to the days of the Civil War (No, not that Civil War). But a new shirt offered up by some Tigers backers have Jayhawks fans boiling mad.

The offensive shirt shows a picture of the town of Lawrence burning after an 1863 attack by the Missouri-based Quantrill’s Raiders.But It wasn’t just some college prank gone awry - the invading pro-Confederates torched the Union-supporting town while killing 150 people.

Some would see the MU shirts the equivalent of Packers fans wearing parkas with scenes of the 1871 Chicago Fire, or worse, Virginia fans wearing tees featuring the crazed Virginia Tech gunman from last April’s mass shooting.

However, some Jayhawks fans have stitched together their own answer to the yellow-bellied shirt:

The man with the rifle and bible is John Brown, noted 19th-century abolitionist who also used violence to get his message across.So it should be a hot time in KC right after Turkey Day. Unless KU blows it against Iowa State (the Cyclones have won two in a row), or Mizzou gets declawed by K-State.

COWBOYS QB ROMO NUMERO UNO IN NFL JERSEY SALES: Drink up, Tony Romo! Your #9 is now #1 in the hearts and wallets of NFL fans.

SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY ships out news that the duds of the Dallas QB were the most purchased on the league’s merchandise site, NFLShop.com.From April to October, more consumers lassoed Romo’s jersey than the uniforms of LaDainian Tomlinson (#2), Peyton Manning (#3), or even 9-0 Tom Brady (#4).

The top ten sellers list rounds out with Brian Urlacher, Brett Favre, Brady Quinn (who has yet to play), Reggie Bush, Adrian Peterson, and Steelers DB Troy Polamalu (hair sold separately).

Romo’s rocketing fame also helped the Cowboys take the top spot in total team merchandise sales, ahead of the Bears and Steelers.Sophia must be proud. And Carrie. And Jessica. And Britney.