• THE LONDON SUN catches David Beckham checking out the great view from his courtside Lakers seats.

• THE BLOWTORCH burns through the NBA rosters to find the worst player on each playoff team. Today’s lucky winner - Joey Graham of the Toronto Raptors.

• THE SPORTING BLOG jiggles their joystick, as Madden 09 will let gamers control their own touchdown celebrations.

• AZ SPORTS HUB comes across a couple of Suns fans expressing their support of Steve Nash by way of Eminem.

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Chris Bosh has a simple request to Toronto basketball fans: Get rowdy!

And the Raptors forward is once again using YouTube to spread wide his message to the masses. Last time, Bosh humorously pleaded with NBA fans to vote him to New Orleans for the All-Star Game. But now he has a new favor to ask, and it concerns his home court.

(Video after the jump.)

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• GAME ON via COLLEGE HOOPS JOURNAL lays up a clip of Davidson star Stephen Curry chatting it up with Conan O’Brien.

At least Stephen should feel better knowing he lost to the national champs.

• Although he has yet to hit the court for the Blazers, the OREGONIAN learns that Portland fans are already singing Greg Oden’s praises - literally.

• THE WORLD OF ISAAC offers up a load of diaper dandies, as they present their top 10 ridiculous Dick Vitale moments.

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Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell says he wouldn’t be afraid to sing the Canadian national anthem - if the money was right.

The TORONTO SUN reports that Mitchell would be willing to belt out “O Canada” before a Raptors game, but he would want a performance fee of $25,000. However, he’s not being as greedy as he sounds: Read more…

• MR. IRRELEVANT exposes Allie LaForce, a former Miss Ohio & the next Erin Andrews:

Oh, and the current Erin Andrews:

Why, she even has her own website up & running! (Which appears to have bee left idle since 2005. Maybe Dan Patrick checks this site everyday, too.)

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING hears that Bob Costas is none too pleased about HBO canceling “Inside the NFL”.

• BILLBOARD is Keeping The Faith that Billy Joel will perform the last-ever concert at Shea Stadium.

• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS slams word that the (formerly Ultimate) Warrior just can’t let Heath Ledger’s death go.

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