• THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER wonders are those reflectors in Terrelle Pryor’s shorts, or is he just glad to see us?

• THE SCORES REPORT is hip-notized by this girl shaking her money maker while working the Wii Fit. (Bonus: She’ll be doing it again on MTV Tuesday.)

• Darren Rovell of CNBC saw signs that the NBA wanted the Lakers & Celtics to go to a Game 6 - signs in the rolling ads at Staples Center court.

• DEADSPIN remembers the fine acting abilities of Tim Russert, as the late NBC politico tries to score some Boston College tickets.

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• WITH LEATHER has the former American Idol playing softball. Or, standing around during a softball game, anyway.

• Darren Rovell has the name of the NBA supplier that you’ve never heard of before at CNBC. Read more…

The inhabitants of Hockeytown rejoiced earlier this week when the Detroit Red Wings won their fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years.

But when Kwame Kilpatrick attempted to address the team’s fans during the championship celebration, the good vibes came to a screeching halt. Read more…

Henrik Zetterberg is living it up these days. Not only did he help Detroit win the Stanley Cup Wednesday night, the Red Wing forward also got to hoist some other hockey hardware, as he was presented with the Conn Smythe trophy as the NHL playoffs MVP.

Best of all for Henrik is who he gets to bring it hard-earned awards home to - girlfriend Emma Andersson.

Emma is apparently a big pop star in Sweden (here’s a sampling of her vocal talents - in English, even!) And after viewing these shots, we can see how she could make them go ga-ga from Stockholm to Goteborg:

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• Chris Olds of the ORLANDO SENTINEL deals up some kooky baseball cards, including one of Arnold Schwarzenegger as President.

• KTRE reports on a high school basketball coach accused of having sex with student - the twist being that both coach & student are female.

• Rick Reilly devotes his debut ESPN column to his drunken dad.

• AOL FANHOUSE serves up notice that Michael Jordan has requested a restraining order on the woman who keeps bugging him about her baby.

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• Fred Mitchell of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE fans the flames of the latest NBA trade rumors - this time, it’s Dwyane Wade going to the Bulls.

• Ryan Wilson of AOL FANHOUSE keeps the faith, as Cowboys safety Roy Williams compares himself to Jesus Christ.

• The DETROIT FREE-PRESS skates over the confession that Tiger Woods is no fan of hockey.

• But the KANSAS CITY STAR counters that George Brett loves the sport - and that he’s willing to invest into any NHL team that comes to town.

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It took three overtimes, but the Pittsburgh Penguins are still alive in the Stanley Cup finals. Thanks to Petr Sykora, the Pens upended the Red Wings 4-3 in Detroit on Monday night, cutting the Wings’ series lead 3 to 2.

But it’s no big whoop to Petr, who had predicted he would win the game.

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There are many places where war is fought. The trenches. The air. Behind enemy lines. Through subterfuge. However, when you need one man to fight in all those places, there’s only one person to call. Not Jason Bourne. Not James Bond. Not Sgt. Rock.

(Oh, he done broughtened it.)

You call 19-year-old Red Wings fan Zach Smith. Within a day, he’ll be there to sneak an octopus into Mellon Arena taped to his stomach and rush the ice with it for Game 4’s tipoff. When he’s tossed and threatened with arrest, he’ll change clothes into a cunning disguise (a Red Wings jersey) and stride back in for the rest of the Red Wings’ 2-1 win. Brilliant!

And now, our idea for a movie based on Zach Smith’s amazing adventures:

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