11:17 AMJoe Paterno to the media on getting his Lions into the BCS Bowl picture: "Pick us. Maybe I could get on the phone and call somebody and say, 'you owe me one,' or 'you might find a horse?s head in your bed.'" #notkidding
11:02 AMAOL's Michael David Smith reports on just how close O.J. Simpson came to booking the lead role in James Cameron's original Terminator - instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
10:35 AM You know those cool, off-the-cuff Tweets you keep reading from celebrity athletes? The New York Times reports they might be ads, netting guys like OchoCinco and Shaq up to $10,000 per entry.
Sam Cassell is either in need of a little extra cash now that his services are rumored to only be worth the NBA’s veteran minimum or an aficionado in the fine art of pole dancing.
The 38 year-old point guard who won his third championship ring in June as a member of the Celtics is listed as a “Confirmed Celebrity Judge“ at the 1st Annual Pole Star Invitational. The event, which is going down in Hollywood on Sunday night, is a “spotlight on the best talent in the country.” Hopefully that same spotlight won’t shine on Cassell’s face for extended periods of time.
Meet James F. Goldstein, the NBA’s best-known *superfan*:
Goldstein has been to 33 playoff games this year alone, has met many of the game’s stars personally, and once even rode the U.S. National team bus at the 2006 World Championships.
