• YOU BEEN BLINDED hits the high notes, as a Mets fan tries to rally her team through song:

• WITH LEATHER is all punchy about a 57-year-old soccer player slugging the ref during a seniors game.• AOL FANHOUSE is drawn in by news that an animated Gilbert Arenas is pitching a cartoon about his younger self.

• DEUCE OF DAVENPORT wants John Tesh and “Roundball Rock” back, as NBC will have Faith Hill sing the theme for “Sunday Night Football”:

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY pities Rece Davis dealing with 25 straight hours of college football previews.• Staying on the 30-yard line, TIME STOPS FOR NO ONE has their take on what to expect for the upcoming season.

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS averts their eyes, as Charles Barkley calls the 1980s Celtics “the ugliest team in NBA history“:

• You can always chew them up: JOE SPORTS FAN doesn’t get their money’s worth with these 7 Depressingly Devalued Baseball Cards.• RUMORS AND RANTS thinks that Eric Weddle loves being in San Diego, as the Chargers rookie has snagged picks in 4 straight games at Qualcomm Stadium.

• The VANCOUVER PROVINCE senses a fear of reprisals, as the Canucks won’t admit who designed their new jersey:

• SPORTS COLUMN jumps in(to) the stands with joy, as Ron Artest wants to be Michael Vick’s big brother.• THE WIZARD OF ODDS gets blacked out with news that because of cable company arguments, Iowa State fans couldn’t watch yesterday’s game.