• The real reason why Torii Hunter signed with the Angels? To spend more time with the Rally Monkey:
• NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG checks out West Virginia, and comes to believe in (Pat) White power.• AWFUL ANNOUNCING sounds off that neighbors of Arizona Stadium are tired of hearing Phil Collins tunes.
WVU FAN WANTS QB’S BABY; ERIN ANDREWS A BLOG ICON: SI’s ON CAMPUS features a photo of West Virginia fans finding a unique foray for family planning:
Watch what signs you hold up, missy. Erin Andrews is known to be the jealous type.Speaking of the effervescent ESPN sideline reporter, the TUCSON CITIZEN writes about how Andrews is such a popular figure on the Internet:
Also revealed - the sky is blue, birds go ‘tweet’, and Lee Corso is nuts.
Erin will be in Tucson Thursday night, to help cover the Arizona-Oregon tilt. And she has one request for the UA students in the stadium: “Don’t leave at halftime.”
As DEADSPIN observes, “A picture of Erin Andrews, and/or a story about her, is a recipe for page view goodness.”
Looks like the CITIZEN met its click quota for the day.
LOUISVILLE LB LAUNCHES LOOGIE AT WVA. QB PAT WHITE: THE WIZARD OF ODDS does a spit take, as it looks like a Louisville player launched a loogie at Pat White:
The WIZ notes that during West Virginia’s 38-31 triumph over the Cardinals Thursday night, ESPN cameras caught Louisville linebacker Preston Smith jawing with the Mountaineers QB after a play:
By watching the far right of the screen in the video above, it appears that Smith (in white) tilts his head back then quickly moves it forward at White (in gold). The QB the immediately tries to get the attention of the referee.Brian Bennett of the LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL was told by White that he was indeed spit upon by Smith, calling the mouthy move by the LB “very ignorant“.
However, the Cardinals deny that any fluid flew from their player’s mask, calling the QB’s claims “total fiction“.
But we can all agree that White preferred his previously broadcasted contact with saliva, courtesy of Erin Andrews.
• BLOOMBERG gets a second opinion, as Greg Oden didn’t learn his knee injury was a season-ending one until he saw the Blazer’s news conference on TV.• GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES cancels the moving vans, as they’re hometown-proud of these pro stars who stayed true to their team.
• DEADSPIN looks for the remote, as they broadcast “Saturday Night Live’s” season-opening LeBronologue:
• Double-time on the double-fault, maggot! Bonnie Ford of ESPN trades her racket for a rifle, as junior tennis players are served up for a set at boot camp.• The GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE gladly invites you to congratulate Brett Favre on his record performance through the magical medium of the online message board.
• Who needs the Heisman? AOL FANHOUSE feels the love, as West Virginia QB Pat White receives some amore from Erin Andrews:
• The NEW YORK DAILY NEWS double-takes while they double-dribble, as a high school fires its basketball coach - for being too good.• YAHOO! NEWS gets a case of poison ivy, as a Cubs couple names their son “Wrigley Fields“.
• YOU BEEN BLINDED needs your vote in deciding who graces the cover of the next EA NFL game:
• The VANCOUVER PROVINCE gets a kick from the city council, who tells ultimate fighters to take off, hosers.• THE GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES keeps a buckeye on Ohio State, who’s flying under the radar this season.
• POPJOCKS checks their spelling, as “Rord” is the word for this A-Rod fan:
• Turns out it was all a misunderstanding, as the ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports that Notre Dame is 4-0. Honestly.• Speaking of the Fighting-for-their-lives Irish, we wonder how well this book is selling right now.
• STEROID NATION tells how the East Germans thought it “logical” to treat their Olympic athletes with Supertramp and Springsteenduring their “glory days“:
• BUGS AND CRANKS knows the Yankees’ bullpen is getting a lot of game experience - which might not be a good thing.• CURT’S BLOODY SOCK lives up to its subtitle, as they obsessively a