Next week, Tim MacMahon live blogs Casey Kasem’s “America’s Top 40″.

• Red Sox Nation declares war on DirecTV for losing the Tokyo transmission.

• But it’s a good thing the free couches didn’t arrive yet, or those would’ve followed the satellite dishes out the window.

• There’s still hope for Packers fans: Brett Favre isn’t officially retired yet.

• In his new book, Jose Canseco claims he helped turn A-Rod, Magglio Ordonez and Mike Wallace onto steroids.

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We can be serious: John McEnroe needs a ticket & a cab - and a friend.

• Baby Boss Hank Steinbrenner declares war on Red Sox Nation:

• Michigan’s women’s basketball coach is not too pleased in the post-game.

• No noose is good noose outside Kelly Tilghman’s old house.

• One Arizona fan tries to cool off USC by throwing a water bottle.

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Baseball’s just starting, and Red Sox Nation already has reason to be riled up this year: Hank Steinbrenner thinks you’re all “a bunch of bullsh*t“.

SLIDING INTO HOME comes across a NEW YORK TIMES article that has an in-depth look at the new leaders of the New York Yankees - Hank & his brother Hal. (And we do mean in-depth - the story’s nine web pages long.)

Near the end of the piece, Hank decides to take a swing at the supporters of his hated division rival: Read more…