• INSIDE SOCAL gets offensive in asking USC fans which Trojan coordinator they would prefer:

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS reminds you there’s no crying in baseball, as Yankee broadcaster Suzyn Waldman tears up about Joe Girardi’s hiring.• THE LAZY EYE OF STUART SCOTT gets down with Hall & Oates, who congratulate Adrian Peterson on his big day.

• FULL COURT PRESS finds Ric Bucher batting 1.000, as the ESPN analyst aggravates Pistons president Joe Dumars with his incorrect Kobe-to-Detroit trade rumors:

• JEN’S FREE THROWS comes on down, as Grant Hill & his mom are ready to play the Family Feud.• PART MULE offers an olive branch, as the U.N. wants everyone to call a truce during the Beijing Olympics.

• WITH LEATHER plays it safe, as Brazilian soccer stud Robinho requested 40 condoms for a night’s performance:

• BLOGCRITICS keep the faith, as they reason why God wants the Colorado Rockies to win.

• MR. IRRELEVANT shows us how they get their jollies in Jacksonville. (Video possibly NSFW, but it was broadcast by ESPN. Tell the bosses looking over your shoulder to bitch at Bristol if they’re offended.)

• SPORTS REVIEW MAGAZINE would like to thank the Academy, but George C. Scott wouldn’t. The “Patton” star reportedly skipped the Oscars to watch a Red Wings game:

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS talks it out, as they get some advice from motivational sports speakers.

• THE BIG LEAD pulls some strings to help the Yankees find their man.

ANOTHER BLOG NAME BAGS ON THE BOYS FROM BRISTOL: Following in the footsteps of Kissing Suzy Kolber, Hugging Harold Reynolds and Scott Van Pelt Style, another sports blog has arisen with reference to an ESPN personality: The Lazy Eye of Stuart Scott:

Sure, anyone can come up with “Fire(yourcoachhere).com” and make a tidy profit off of angry boosters, but it takes a little ingenuity to come up with a blog name that riffs on the well-known employees of the Worldwide Leader.

Many bloggers are finding humor in the network that at times can take itself too seriously. Yeah, you can try to be cool and hip with your “Poetry Jams” and your “Around the Horn” gabfests and your “Who’s Now” debacles - but most viewers tuning in just want to see sports highlights.

It’s nice have a little personality while reading scores from NBA preseason games, but shticks like Scott’s and Chris Berman’s can get tiresome after the 5,000th “Booyah!” and “Back back back back back!”

Blog names like the ones above are both a tribute and a snicker to the goings on in Bristol. Yes, millions still watch ESPN every night, but that doesn’t mean it’s above ridicule.

• BALLSIEST nose knows Manny & the Sox will have to dig deep to catch the Indians:

• The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL needs a drink, as the Brewers’ financial success may actually cost them money.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS is in the Pitts, as coach Dave Wannstedt tears a tendon.

• The SYDNEY MORNING HERALD can tell how gentlemanly a sport cricket is, based on the monkey chants from the spectators:

• The PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW learns to focus, as Serena Williams’ off-court adventures are affecting her on-court performances.

• A DEADSPIN commenter tosses out what Kobe just cleared from his locker.

• CNBC’s Darren Rovell is certain to scare the kiddies with his Halloween get-up of Will Ferrell from “Blades of Glory“:

• WAGGLE ROOM wants a 40% cut, as they tee off on news that Michelle Wie’s 2nd-straight agent has left the fairway.

• THE BEAUTIFUL GAME shares the excitement over this beautiful goal.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS passes the test tubes to Mad Dr. Stern, who’s spent years in the NBA labs to create the perfect basketball specimen - Steve Nash?

• The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES flushes away those critics who would poo-poo South Florida’s BCS spot at Number 2.

• ENTOURAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE predicts they won’t care who you pick in this weekend’s games.

• BLACK SHOE DIARIES updates us on the Joe Paterno road rage revelations with a revisionist re-telling that praises the Penn State coach.

• Buehler, Buehler, Buehler: MR. IRRELEVANT uncovers a young Ben Stein showing his pride (and gut) for the ‘Boys:

• What’s up with YAHOO! SPORTS? Not only did the Texans move back to Dallas, but HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS notes that they had Nick Folk kick a 73-yard field goal.

• HOUSTONED BALLZ tunes out, as they’ve had enough of Dane Cook’s MLB playoff presence.

• MEDIA BISTRO knows everything they say is important, as Stephen A. Smith is lawyering up to pounce back at a Philly paper:

• ALLIGATOR ARMY needs caller ID, as they transmit the transcripts from Tim Tebow’s cell phone messages.

• Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL’s premiere athlete - Tony Freakin’ Romo.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS warns teams in the MLB postseason to keep Jimmy Fallon away (as if they need a reason, anyway):

• DEADSPIN bounces us the name of the next big NBA hopeful, whose jerseys would certainly outsell LeBron’s, Kobe’s and Jordan’s combined - Gregor Fucka.

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING makes room for Tim McCarver on the guest couch, as sportscaster Joe Buck may be hitting the late-night airwaves.

• Walt Whitman has nothing on the NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG, who stanzas out with their heartwarming “Ode to a White Running Back“.

• FAN IQ finds a local car dealership going Gundy to give you great deals on Grand Cherokees:

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS sweeps up news that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, USA, North America didn’t even bother to hold batting practice before Game 3 against the Red Sox.

• BBC SPORT is shocked - SHOCKED! - to discover a soccer player taking a dramatic dive, and it wasn’t even during play.

• LOSER WITH SOCKS passes the Kleenex, as the Gators shed a tear or two after another loss.

• MR. IRRELEVANT speaks in his own words about fleeing the Fanhouse for Yahoo! Sports.

• EPIC CARNIVAL sneaks a peek at this hefty Eagles fan trying to get a better view of this passing petite gal:

• BIG TEN TAILGATE skirts around the issue of cross- dressing tailgaters at Minnesota.

• After his post-game anti-media rant, Dennis Dodd of CBS SPORTS thinks Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy needs a time-out.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS has their mind in the gutter, as they take a glance at women’s bowling:

• NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG gazes to the Far East to see where the new suppliers of steroids are shipping from.

• Maybe it’s on the Ocho: Based on the posters, 100% INJURY RATE wonders if ESPN is really covering a topless ping-pong tournament:

• With all the Barry brewhaha, SIGNAL TO NOISE wants to plant a big ol’ asterisk right in the center of Cooperstown.

• CRASHBURN ALLEY puts in overtime to crunch the numbers of last night’s Phillies-Cardinals marathon.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS shields their eyes from these ten worst sports films & TV shows:

• THE PIG PEN is heartbroken, as Bears coach Smith is still Lovie-dovey with Rex.

• When you break one of Cy Young’s records, RUMORS AND RANTS thinks you’ve had a pretty good pitching career.

• Arash Markazi of FAN NATION knows that this is nacho ordinary Notre Dame season. So, Taco Bell will be giving out free food to South Bend sufferers on Sunday:

• In continuing with culinary cravings, DEUCE OF DAVENPORT tantalizes their tastebuds with a trip to Ray Lewis’ Full Moon BBQ.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS notes the Bill Simmons/ Dane Cook (who?) feud is getting downright nasty.

• Darren Rovell of CNBC prefers it when the PGA gets creative with their trophies:

• 100% INJURY RATE finds a new addition to the prison reading room, as OJ’s new book finally hits the shelves.

• Fun comment by Jon over at FAN IQ regarding the NY POST’s special attention to cheaters: “That’s obviously one of those joke papers, there’s no way the Texans are leading their division.”