It’s been quite the week for reconsidering legal action. Earlier, the woman who wanted a restraining order against Randy Moss chose to cancel her charges. And now, the BOSTON GLOBE reports that a lawsuit over New England’s Super Bowl XXXVI victory has been dropped.

Last month, a group of fans along with ex-St. Louis Ram Willie Gary filed the $36 million lawsuit, claiming the Patriots committed “fraud, racketeering and breach of contract” by secretly taping a Rams pre-game walkthrough.

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Watch where you sit around Matt Walsh. The BOSTON GLOBE unearths a saddlesore story from the college days of the ex-Pats employee turned videotape informant.

In 1995, Walsh was a student at Springfield College, where he was also a member of the school’s golf team. However, his collegiate career was cut short when he was accused of slicing his roommate’s girlfriend - with a booby-trapped blender blade: Read more…

Faced with criticism from his handling of “Spygate”, and non-stop agitation from Arlen Specter, NFL commish Roger Goodell is fighting back with the most devastating weapon known to man - a strongly-worded memo!

The WASHINGTON POST reports that Goodell sent a little note to the league’s competition committee on Thursday, outlining how the NFL can “preserve the competitive integrity of the game” and “maintain public confidence” - and stay out of congressional hearings. Read more…

What delicious irony: The NEW YORK POST’s PAGE SIX sneaks out word that a Manhattan restaurant has been secretly videotaping its customers - such as New England QB Tom Brady.

The Chinese eatery Philippe admits they have cameras installed in their private rooms. But they say the filming’s for security purposes, as a to keep an eye on the expensive wine bottles stored in the rooms.

But one insider told Page Six that after some of the privates parties, restaurant employees would view the footage, and they weren’t just monitoring the Merlots: Read more…

A week or so ago, we wrote about a YAHOO story that stated the Broncos had been Belichick-ing on their own by secretly taping Chargers’ practices. Now, the Denver coach is bucking back.

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS reports that Mike Shanahan - or specifically, his attorney - sent a letter to writer Jason Cole & Yahoo’s bigwigs, saying the spying allegations were “completely untrue and without foundation.” Read more…

The ongoing cavalcade of “gotcha!” Patriots stories are pushing forth into the off-season, with the latest revelation from the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS that four years ago Herm Edwards and Donnie Henderson, then with the Jets, waved at a camera they knew to be recording their sideline by the Patriots.

(Woooooo! Who loves ya, camera?)

Did you read? How are you still sitting down? If you’re standing up, how have your eyes not been sucked from their sockets? Have the five lobes of your collapsed on one another? Mine hav…ughhhscksck

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We’re *pissed* that Scott Van Pelt’s not starring in “Semi-Pro” instead of Will Ferrell - and we don’t have to apologize for saying so.

• The Broncos may have been Belichick-ing the Chargers, as a report revealed that Denver was spying on San Diego:

• Manny Ramirez sox it to his agent, then gets on board with Boras.

• ‘Love Boat’ louse & ex-Hurricane Bryant McKinnie blows into Miami, causing a seastorm of spitting & obscenities outside a nightclub.

• Congress is pitching to put Roger Clemens under investigation for perjury.

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The SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE reports on a YAHOO story that says the Denver Broncos had secretly videotaped San Diego Chargers practices.

The Yahoo article by Jason Cole stated that the Chargers “increased their security ’several years ago’ during weeks in which they played the Broncos because Denver spies were videotaping Chargers practices.”

But in a response that’s become commonplace in the NFL, neither the Chargers nor Broncos would comment on the allegations. Read more…

The NEW YORK TIMES reports that new allegations of Bill Belichick & the Patriots secretly videotaping opponents have surfaced.

This time, a former New England player (who wishes to remain anonymous) says Belichick was recording other teams’ signals throughout the 2000 preseason - Bill’s first year in Foxboro - and tried to use the information in the season opener against Tampa Bay.

But Mike Florio of PRO FOOTBALL TALK begs to differ that these brand-new accusations are actually “new”. Read more…

• It’s deja vu all over again, as Tommy Lasorda will be back managing the Dodgers this year - in some exhibition games.

• AOL FANHOUSE doesn’t think it’s turrible that Charles Barkley will be in Playboy next month (hopefully just talking & not posing).

• JOE SPORTS FAN feels their hearts racing after checking out this NASCAR dating site.

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