Get ready to hear the name Mike Gilbert for a while.

Gilbert, a former associate of Simpson’s, claims in his new book that O. J. Simpson (yes, that O. J. Simpson) confessed to killing his wife while high on marijuana in 1994.

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Friendly reminder - SbB’s live blogging tonight’s Cavs-Wizards Game 3.

• If Kobe Bryant can jump a car, why can’t Kenny Smith?

• Erin Phillips is one basketballer we’d like to pick ‘n’ roll with.

• Mets pitcher Joe Smith engages in some friendly chatter with the folks at the Friendly Confines.

• Gatorade demands that they’re the only ones to quench the White Sox’s thirst.

• Braves fans try to prove they’re just as punch-drunk as your typical Mets, Phillies, Yanks or Red Sox supporter.

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Times are tough for O.J. Simpson. So much so that’s he’s begging for work. Why, the Juice is even willing to take such lowly jobs as an Apprentice.

The NEW YORK POST cuts right to the chase, as O.J. is trying to squeeze into a spot on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice”. Simpson apparently went straight for the jugular, asking Donald Trump himself if he can compete on the highly-watched show.

But the producers are taking small, quiet steps around the issue:

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• FOOD COURT LUNCH steps up with O.J. Simpson imploring you to “Show them your heels“.

• Darren Rovell of CNBC discovers St. Joseph’s nixing Nike, as the Hawks’ small-business uniform supplier suits them just fine.

• PRO FOOTBALL TALK learns that David Garrard thinks he’s better than Tony Romo.

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There’s never any worries about telling us to sex it up. 

• Gilbert Arenas learns some lessons in when it comes to groin grooming:

• Jimmie Johnson’s road to the Oval Office hits some speed bumps - er, actually, door jams.

• Here’s a fond video trip down memory lane - back when Bob Costas told how to pronounce “Brett Favre“, O.J. Simpson wasn’t looking for any real killers, and NBC wasn’t burdened with John Madden.

• Shaq’s already prepared to lay down the law in the Ol’ West, while he backtracks from earlier comments about new teammate Steve Nash.

• UNC’s women’s basketball coach rolls out the fun by T.P.-ing the town - much to the chagrin of the Chapel Hill cops.

• Chinese athletes certainly have balls to enjoy bull penis soup:

• Speaking of nuts, one Ohio State recruit has a keen enough (Buck)eye to tell when his scholarship withdrawal is a fake.

• Roger Clemens’ steroid saga might have been a family affair.

• Ocho Cinco proves he’s muy loco en la cabeza by shoving an NFL employee.

• The martinis better be tasty, as the new Yankee Stadium will be costing $1.3 billion to complete.

SPREAD THE NOOS, PAYTON’S FAVORITE SHOOS ARE BACK!: The BOSTON HERALD reports that the old sneaker band Roos is making a comeback in the U.S. retail market. A Massachusetts-based company has “secured a license from U.K.-based Pentland Group to sell KangaRoos athletic shoes in the U.S. beginning this month, and the company plans to ‘expand into KangaRoos clothing and accessories.’”

Our one memory of the ’80s version of the shoe was the late, great Walter Payton’s association with the brand.

We think Sweetness was the only major endorser of the eclectic kicks (”check out our pockets!“), which certainly earns him a place in the pantheon of footwear endorsement greats, like Derrick Coleman (British Knights), Karl Malone (L.A. Gear), and O.J. Simpson (Dingo Boots):

Sadly, Roos shoes went extinct faster than the Bears’ playoff chances following the glory of Payton’s mid-’80s Bears teams. But here’s hoping the noo shoos will once again finally catch the nation’s fancy thanks to rapidly multiplying retail outlets.

• TMZ wonders why O.J. robbed a casino in the first place, since the Juice was able to squeeze out $1.2 million in income from 2003 to 2005:

• Must be a QB thing: THE BIG LEAD passes along word that, just like Joe Theismann, Peyton Manning is no fan of Tony Kornheiser.• MAC G’S WORLD knows things are bad in Nebraska when the football coach is worried about an opposing player who’s already out for the season.

• The DAILY MAIL learns from England’s educators that WAGs like Victoria Beckham are good role models for young women:

• FLOTSAM MEDIA isn’t too happy with the shortened hours of the NFL Draft.• If you even wanted to get friendly with the Sacramento Kings dance team, now’s your chance.

JOSE OFFERMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO BAT ATTACK RAP: Great moments in U.S. legal history:

• O.J. Simpson found innocent
• Michael Jackson found innocent
• Robert Blake found innocent
• Jose Offerman pleads innocent

WBZ-TV reports today that “former Red Sox All-Star Jose Offerman pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he attacked a pitcher and catcher with his bat during a minor league game.”

Offerman’s attorney Frank Riccio said “he does not believe his client struck the players with a bat.”

On August 14, Offerman charged the mound while wielding a bat and started a melee that saw catcher John Nathans sustain a concussion and pitcher Matt Beech break a finger on his non-throwing hand. Offerman reportedly swung the bat at Beech “two or three times” with his bat, breaking the pitcher’s left middle finger. Nathans was struck by the same bat in the back of the head.

SIMPSON STILL CELEBRATED BY USC FAITHFUL ON CAMPUS: Having lived in L.A. for some time now, we’ve always gravitated to USC over UCLA. That’s probably because we worked at the flagship broadcast station for the school’s football and basketball games for several years and because we fit more into the mentality of Trojan fans.

Unlike the UCLA faithful (and the hate-revenue-sports school administration), USC fans are more often than not far from politically correct (see UCLA’s mascots).

Where we break with most USC followers is on the issue of O.J. Simpson. Simpson is still celebrated by the school on campus at Heritage Hall, which displays the most prominent USC football memorabilia. Paul Oberjuerge of the SAN BERNARDINO SUN has a column on the subject today, in which he calls out USC fans, coaches, players and admin over the disgraceful display.

Oberjuerge gets this quote from SC’s asleep-at-the-wheel AD Mike Garrett, who oversees Heritage Hall: “So what you’re telling me is that … if someone did something here and later in life, many years later, something happens … that means you take it down?”

Current USC player Terrell Thomas gives an equally sad explanation: “He’s a human. Just because he was an athlete and a great USC (player) and NFL pro, you know, he’s a human. He makes mistakes like everybody else. But I don’t think it’s gonna tarnish his Heisman or his legacy at USC.”

We really think if Garrett is going to keep Simpson’s USC stuff on display, the least he could do is update the collection to include his current state of dress.

IF LARRY THE CABLE GUY AIN’T THERE, WE’ll PROB PASS: We’ll be at the SC-Husker game in Lincoln this Saturday, and have no idea yet about tickets. And thanks to a Scott Wolf post on the L.A. DAILY NEWS website this week, we aren’t so sure about dropping two-hundy on get-me-ins.

Wolf writes game broadcaster ABC is “trying to get as many former USC and Nebraska players as possible to attend Saturday’s game. Roger Craig is among the Huskers expected to be on the sideline.”

Why would the network care who is at the game if it’s an uber-competitive tilt?

We don’t know who USC and Nebraska will come up with, but we do have a slap-happy suggestion: A halftime PPV cage match between O.J. Simpson and Lawrence Phillips (it’ll be a home game for #1).

Simpson will be provided a blade suitable for boning, while Phillips is furnished a steep set of stairs.

And if that isn’t enough entertainment, the prospect of hearing the wit and wisdom of ESPN’s College GameDay has us already sporting a semi.