Don’t forget to tune into tonight’s big event - the “Dancing With The Stars” finale! Oh, and there’s also some kind of lottery we’re feeling Bullish about.

• Indianapolis gets the 2012 Super Bowl. Thanks, Dennis Hopper!

(”Which way to Lucas Oil Stadium?“)

• A Swedish sprinter isn’t satisfied with being shown in Scotland as a “floozie with big boobs.”

• Know who else thinks Brett Favre is coming back? Peyton Manning.

• Monday was a special night for both Jon Lester and Jason Varitek.

• Nude ice showers? Bed chains? Are we talking English soccer fans in Moscow, or Max Mosley’s last party?

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• PRO FOOTBALL TALK tallies the votes on the CBA, and the NFL owners unanimously decide to make it DOA.

Such news could soon mean job cuts at the NFL Network. It’s a good thing Bryant Gumbel already left early.

• THE WIZARD OF ODDS finds Pete Carroll touring the USC campus & asking people if they know who he is.

• WITH LEATHER argues that if interleague play ain’t broke, why fix it?

• DEADSPIN bids a fabulous fond farewell to Mike Piazza.

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Jon Lester is king of the world for the moment. The Red Sox hurler tossed a no-hitter Monday night - almost a year after coming back from cancer.

(C’mere, ya big lug!)

Even though Lester lobbed up a complete game of goose eggs against the Royals, Jason Varitek is the one who had the historic night.

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