• THE WORLD OF ISAAC gets to the bottom of their choices for the 10 best backsides in beach volleyball.

• T.O.’s not the only receiver to bust his acting chops on the small screen, as MONDESI’S HOUSE tunes in to see Hines Ward guest star on a Korean TV show.

• And DEADSPIN catches fellow NFL star Matt Leinart hitting the game show circut - as the question to “Jeopardy’s” Final Answer.

• SPORTAPHILE rolls tape on a younger Bill O’Reilly approaching Chris Berman levels of off-the-air in-studio anger.

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SbB’s Adventures in Air Travel: Kickin’ it in Kansas City, chillin’ in Charlotte.

• Ana Ivanovic gets the stamp of approval from the Serbian postal service.

• USC’s Song Girls make $1 million in just one day by basking in bikinis.

• Matt Leinart’s car spotted in L.A. - or could it be Nick Lachey’s wheels?

• Pope Benedict can come in to Yankee Stadium, but he’s have to leave the Popemobile with the valet.

• Carmelo Anthony gets into a nugget of trouble with a DUI charge.

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Spotted by SbB reader Juan last week tooling around Los Angeles:

We actually were planning on getting a custom plate for our rig this year, and sadly it looks like our first choice was intercepted.

Now in all seriousness, who, besides Matt Leinart, would get that plate? Well, there’s only one person we can think of. Read more…

• THE 700 LEVEL has to hand it to Adrian Peterson, as Purple Jesus divinely demonstrates his powerful grip while exchanging pleasantries.

• THE SPORTING BLOG has a new look. MR. IRRELEVANT approves.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY is relieved that new Baylor coach Art Briles was able to reach his #1 spring practice goal - no one got injured.

• D.C. SPORTS BOG sneaks along news of a couple of Nats fans crashing the Opening Day festivities at the new ballpark.

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart sure has learned a lot of lessons. Don’t assume a senior season means another BCS championship. Don’t impregnate your college sweetheart. Don’t think being a top-five draft pick is easy. Don’t assume you’re going to start just because the alternative is Kurt Warner. And don’t show up in drunken photos with girls. (This one took some practice to nail down.) And if you do show up in drunken photos with girls, be sure to tell the coach first.

(With Matty Leinart as “The Beaver”)

The LOS ANGELES TIMES spoke with Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt, who said he heard about the now-famous Leinart photos from Leinart himself the morning they were published. Read more…

Last year we reported that Larry Fitzgerald was slapped with a paternity suit by a former Raiders cheerleader named Angela Nazario. C.J. of the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reported at the time that Fitzgerald was none-to-pleased about Nazario’s claim, and “A source close to Nazario claims that Fitzgerald told her to hide out in a small town, and even suggested she get an abortion.”

After a court-ordered paternity test, C.J. today has the scoop on the results. Read more…

Will Leitch over at DEADSPIN scares up this gem this morning:

As he’s a former beleaguered St. Louis Football Cardinals fan, we’ll let Leitch give you the details.