• DEADSPIN wants the Miami Dolphins to know what a colorful character they’ll be getting in potential 1st pick Jake Long.

(Jake Long (r) feels pretty, oh so pretty)

• WITH LEATHER tickles their furry funny bone with these mascot bloopers.

• RANDBALL reveals that reading Tonya Harding’s website is as painful as a whack to the knee with a lead pipe.

• 100% INJURY RATE comes across some Republican speaker calling out Tiger Woods for some reason.

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After rehabbing his surgically repaired knee for some time now (almost a year), Gilbert Arenas was supposed to return to the Washington Wizards lineup last night.

Much more importantly, Arenas’ long-awaited “Hibachi” shoe was to be introduced by Gil and worn during the game against the Pistons. Sadly, Arenas had to sit out the game, still waiting for team doctors to clear him to play.

But at least the folks at Benihana were happy last night. Read more…

Henry Abbott of ESPN’s TRUE HOOP notices a tasty trend when it comes to NBA players putting on the feedbag. More often than not, the big guys like to chow down at the Cheesecake Factory.

What is it about the restaurant chain that’s such a big hit with the NBA crowd? And is the popularity really true? Read more…

Vegas reminds us of sushi. We used to hate both, but now we’re inexplicably addicted. We now hit Vegas about once every three months, and over the past couple years, we’ve learned the gambling ropes (at least for blackjack, which is all we play).

Awhile back we were hitting the tables at The Palms, and felted a couple hundred in $20s for the dealer to convert to chips. We soon found out, from the looks of the oxygen-tanked booze hounds stationed next to us, that if you’re at a high limit table, anything less than a c-note isn’t kosher.

Now if only Gil Arenas had been with us that night. Read more…

There’s never any worries about telling us to sex it up. 

• Gilbert Arenas learns some lessons in when it comes to groin grooming:

• Jimmie Johnson’s road to the Oval Office hits some speed bumps - er, actually, door jams.

• Here’s a fond video trip down memory lane - back when Bob Costas told how to pronounce “Brett Favre“, O.J. Simpson wasn’t looking for any real killers, and NBC wasn’t burdened with John Madden.

• Shaq’s already prepared to lay down the law in the Ol’ West, while he backtracks from earlier comments about new teammate Steve Nash.

• UNC’s women’s basketball coach rolls out the fun by T.P.-ing the town - much to the chagrin of the Chapel Hill cops.

• Chinese athletes certainly have balls to enjoy bull penis soup:

• Speaking of nuts, one Ohio State recruit has a keen enough (Buck)eye to tell when his scholarship withdrawal is a fake.

• Roger Clemens’ steroid saga might have been a family affair.

• Ocho Cinco proves he’s muy loco en la cabeza by shoving an NFL employee.

• The martinis better be tasty, as the new Yankee Stadium will be costing $1.3 billion to complete.

One of the great things about Gilbert Arenas is that he’s one NBA star not afraid to speak from his heart - or about his loins.

DC SPORTS BOG spies Agent Zero having a quick one-page chat with MEN’S JOURNAL. The mag asked Arenas a few questions, such as his favorite drink (Corona & a Shirley Temple, mixed) and his favorite place on earth (his own backyard, once he has his Playboy-inspired pool put in).

But when quizzed about the worst physical pain he’s experienced, Gilbert gives a cringe-worthy response. Read on, if you dare:

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