When you’re young, the ultimate mashup of coolness would probably be close to Nelson Muntz’s “robot with guns for arms shooting a plane made of guns that fires guns.” When you’re older, it’s something even less realistic, like a topless Laker Girl playing guitar.

I must’ve been a very good boy this year, because that appears to be just what we’ve got above. Jahnel Curfman was a Laker Girl a couple seasons back, which might have drawn some interest to her Photobucket account. But aside from cheerleading photos, there were a few that she might not circulating the internet. Well, too late.

More photos, including Jahnel in her Laker Girl uniform, after the jump.

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• Congratulations to Bar Refaeli for making the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

• And we already have a suggestion for next year’s cover girl - Rick Fox’s foxy sister Jeanene.

• But will we soon see full nudity in the sports mag’s annual edition? That could be a reason why the Laker Girls turned down a chance to pose for a SI photoshoot.

• We expected to A-Rod to come out sooner or later, but little did we know it would be about past steroid use. And who spilled the beans first? An alleged SI stalker? His ex-wife? No wonder he needed an escape to the Bahamas with two hottie companions.

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• A few Philly Flyers pose for some photos with porn star Gina Lynn.

• What do you do when the whole world’s on your case for lying about steroids? Head to the Bahamas with two hot chicks, that’s what!

• Tyler Hansbrough may have defeated Duke four straight times, but he can’t beat the Blue Devils fans’ majestic mockery of him.

• NBA players Nene & Jason Smith get involved with a sister act.

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This week I haven’t sensed the huge buzz that normally accompanies the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issue. And apparently I’m not alone.

(Perhaps trauma of this swimsuit encounter played a role in the decision)

Brian Perdue of the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER reports that perhaps the SI swimsuit issue isn’t exciting high profile female sex symbols as much as it used to:

Lakers beat writer Janis Carr said that the Lakers turned down an offer to include Laker Girls in the spread. Still, the omission is comparable to leaving the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders out of an NFL cheerleader photo shoot.

The amazing thing about it, according to Perdue, is that it wasn’t the Lakers organization that scuttled the idea. Read more…

While the dorkier factions among us were waking up early Saturday morning to stand in line and see The Dark Knight — which was awesome, by the way — Adam Rose over at the LA TIMES LAKERS BLOG woke up for a completely different and much nobler pursuit: Watching auditions for the 2008-2009 Laker Girls!

Lucky for us, Adam was kind enough to document the historic event from just about every angle possible. Our favorite photo of the group, and our new desktop image, after the jump.

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Attention, ladies of Southern California! Think you have what it takes to entertain Jack Nicholson & other only-there-to-be-seen celebrity fans at Staples Center this season? Well, now’s your chance to dance!

The Los Angeles Lakers will be holding tryouts this Saturday for their 2008 edition of the Laker Girls. Hopeful honeys willing to shake it like a Polaroid picture in front of Kobe & crew need to report to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, CA, at 9 a.m. sharp.

However, any ogling Laker fans looking to get a sneak-peek preview of this season’s squad are out of luck. Read more…

Sasha Vujacic had a sensational game Tuesday night, bucketing 20 points to help the Lakers win Game 3 & keep their NBA title hopes alive. And it was all thanks to some fashion tips from the Laker Girls.

Jerry Crowe of the LOS ANGELES TIMES teases us with news that Lisa Estrada, director of the Lakers’ dance team, had made a mid-season suggestion to Sasha about his hair style that would soon help his hardwood style: Read more…

Brooks is heading back to L.A., maybe snag some Game 5 seats (if necessary).

• Seems that Curt Schilling isn’t such a big fan of Kobe Bryant.

• A Laker Girl’s been caught playing for the other team - the Celtics.

• Big Brown’s trainer chooses to crap all over his jockey.

• The Tampa Bay Rays have a lot of fight in them this year - even between themselves.

• Oscar De La Hoya still has his panties in a bunch, once again claiming that his crossdressing phots are fakes.

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Most sports fans will tell you that it’s sacrilege to switch allegiances from one team to another in the same sport.

But does that same rule apply to cheerleaders? Read more…