• 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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• AWFUL ANNOUNCING hikes along word that the cover boy for Madden’s 20th anniversary edition will be …

Brett Favre?

• Speaking of the QB, PRO FOOTBALL TALK sends a friendly reminder that he’ll be on David Letterman tonight (well, not *on* him, but on his show). We still hope they use this Top Ten list.

• It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE takes a peek at the Houston Texans cheerleader tryouts.

• DEADSPIN learns that Terrell Owens‘ legal beagles are going after TheDirty.com over his appearance in a porn-related photo.

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Well, who *hasn’t* lied about their age every once in a while?

• Kyle Turley politely disagrees with Robert Smith over the NFL’s handling of players’ disability.

• Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland may have absentmindedly muttered out Miami’s choice for 1st pick.

• Nick Saban continues to demonstrate the charming rapport he has with the media.

• Jim Boylan has been officially bumped off the Bulls’ payroll. Bet he feels like Aaron Gray did.

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PACKERS NEWS passes along word that the still-retired Brett Favre will be chatting it up with David Letterman next week.

The former (as of this writing) Green Bay QB is scheduled to appear on “The Late Show” next Thursday, April 24. Favre will happen to be in the Big Apple that day for some “NFL promotional appearance”, and decided to pencil in a stop with Paul Shafer & pals.

So, will Dave & his writers come up with a wacky Top Ten for Brett to read, a la Trevor Immelman? Well, we’re gonna beat them to the punch by producing our own laugh-riot list. Check it out after the jump, if you dare.

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• Fowl play: The Pittsburgh Pirates’ parrot makes the most of his TV time.

• Meanwhile, JOE SPORTS FAN catches the Chicago Cubs with some animals of their own at Wrigley.

• The biggest thrill of winning The Masters - Is it the prestige? The money? The green jackets? No, it’s reading David Letterman’s Top Ten List.

• Football fans, get ready to find out who & when your teams plays, as the NFL will release its 2008 schedule at 2 p.m. Eastern today.

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• THE FOOTIE finds footage of David Letterman revealing the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s 2008 swimsuit issue featuring Marisa Miller.

• INTENTIONAL FOUL comes across audio of John Rocker throwing Bud Selig under the bus.

• FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE puts up their dukes, as they offer this indoor lacrosse fight.

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• KISSING SUZY KOLBER takes a sneak peek at Will Leitch & Jamie Mottram entertaining the masses at the BlogWorld convention in Vegas:

• Speaking of Mr. Mottram, he’s looking for help with the Comcast television juggernaut known as Blog Show.• AWFUL ANNOUNCING learns Joe can’t let things go, as Theismann continues to criticize his former “Monday Night Football” co-worker, Tony Kornheiser.

• Hope Mr. & Mrs. Wie found a good deal: COLDWELL BANKER lists Stanford’s city of Palo Alto as the