8:06 PMKeith Olbermann bizarrely works in a reference to a former colleague at ESPN during highlights on NBC's Sunday Night Football in America broadcast: "Whatever happened to Minnesota's own Craig Kilborn?" Cold. Blooded.
7:44 PMMaurice Jones-Drew apologized to his Fantasy League owners today for taking a knee on the one-yard-line during the Jags' win over the Jets: "Sorry to my fantasy owners. They told me to get as close as I can and take a knee."
7:22 PMGregg Rosenthal at PFT reports, "The Eagles announced that (Brian) Westbrook was knocked out of Sunday's game against San Diego in the fourth quarter with another concussion." ESPN's Adam Schefterreports the same.
7:14 PM So Ced Benson of the Bengals goes down with a hip (update on his status) and now it appears Michael Turner of The Birds has an ankle that might be serious.
BUSTED COVERAGE introduces us to Lindsey (on the left), their early favorite for this season’s USC Song Girl of the Year.
BUGS AND CRANKS pays a buck for a CD that includes Omar Vizquel’s priceless rendition of the Goo Goo Dolls single, “Broadway”. I don’t know what’s more surprising in that sentence - Vizquel singing the Goo Goo Dolls, or that someone still pays for CDs.
The Phillies fought back from a 5-2 deficit in the ninth to beat the Mets 8-6 in the first of a three-game showdown for first place in the NL East. But some writer at NEW YORK MAGAZINE named Will Leitch says this is no rivalry series.
NEWS.COM.AU tells us a dozen are injured at a bull fight in Colombia. However, the bull had nothing to do with it. The video evidence to prove it is after the jump. Read more…