• Andrea Reiher of BUGS & CRANKS believes that this whole tizzy over the White Sox clubhouse dolls has been blown up out of proportion.

• Meanwhile, CHICAGO BULL finds a Tribune columnist calling out the Sun-Times columnist who made a big deal about the dolls in the first place.

• But the Trib notes that the Sox aren’t so insensitive, as Nick Swisher, Bobby Jenks, Toby Hall and John Danks all think pink - by dyeing their facial hair for Mother’s Day.

• WALKOFF WALK won’t take a seat for the Padres, as chairs from PETCO Park are apparently on sale on eBay for over $22,000.

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Orange Julius Jones Soda - make it so, Seattle soft drink distributors!

• Arizona State is bedeviled by some snapshots of their cheerleaders showing off in their skivvies.

(Photo back by popular demand)

• Apparently, Marvin Harrison is not the calm, cool customer we thought he was.

• Jim Rice boils at Torii Hunter’s claims that Red Sox fans are racist.

• Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie likes ‘em young.

• Joe Buck & Tim McCarver are taken for a ride by the Feds. Unfortunately, they brought McCarver back.

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(For those of you playing along at home, this is exactly how “Nightline” got started. America Held Hostage and all that. There’s similarities. Don’t judge.)

New Video: Will Brinson of AOL FANHOUSE has the latest video of Dwyane Wade blushing (?) about his new “special friend with unspeakable privileges” on TNT last night as Charles Barkley rides Wade so hard about this that his Five becomes a Six.

New(ish) Photo: The AP has dug up a photo from the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, FL, last month. We… uhm, we’re sorry.

Old Tidbit: Did you know that Star Jones used to be an attorney? It’s true. Just ask her. Or stand around her for 45 seconds. She’ll tell you.

Old Tidbit #2: Did you know Dwyane Wade used to play basketball professionally? It’s true. Just ask him. Please. Please remind him he used to play basketball professionally. We miss that guy.

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Wrigleyville merchants selling offensive t-shirts? Bet they reply, “Me so solly!”

• Dwyane Wade dating Star Jones? How in the world did this happen?

• Derrick Rose isn’t looking so good for the NBA Draft, after losing a fight with a guy over a gal.

• Marty Brennaman, tell us how you really feel about Cubs fans.

• Turns out Will Perdue is not a big fan of sports bloggers. Will Mark Cuban offer him a contract?

• Buy me some peanuts and turkey testicles, I don’t care if I ever get back…

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G.W.H.T.I.T. = God We Hope This Isn’t True.

In another coup, the (ever-reliable) reporting site MediaTakeOut.com also breaks the news that Wade apparently now is spelling his first name D-W-A-Y-N-E.

This may be a signal that it’s indeed time for us to move from Miami back to L.A., since quite obviously Wade feels there are no longer any bipedal forms in the 305 containing feminine characteristics. Read more…

On any given night, finding a key member of the Miami Heat organization can be quite a chore. So many excuses and destinations have been formulated that it can require the sleuthing powers of the finest detective minds the world can offer. Like yours.

Sunday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks proved no different than any other night recently. Only nine Heat players logged minutes in the 25-point loss despite the game never resembling a competition. So where was everybody yesterday? Play along with us as we start yet another edition of “Where in the World Are the Miami Heat?”.

Hit it, Rockapella!
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