• BUSTED COVERAGE introduces us to Lindsey (on the left), their early favorite for this season’s USC Song Girl of the Year.



• BUGS AND CRANKS pays a buck for a CD that includes Omar Vizquel’s priceless rendition of the Goo Goo Dolls single, “Broadway”. I don’t know what’s more surprising in that sentence - Vizquel singing the Goo Goo Dolls, or that someone still pays for CDs.

• The Phillies fought back from a 5-2 deficit in the ninth to beat the Mets 8-6 in the first of a three-game showdown for first place in the NL East. But some writer at NEW YORK MAGAZINE named Will Leitch says this is no rivalry series.

• NEWS.COM.AU tells us a dozen are injured at a bull fight in Colombia. However, the bull had nothing to do with it. The video evidence to prove it is after the jump. Read more…

SbB’s Adventures in Air Travel: Kickin’ it in Kansas City, chillin’ in Charlotte.

• Ana Ivanovic gets the stamp of approval from the Serbian postal service.

• USC’s Song Girls make $1 million in just one day by basking in bikinis.

• Matt Leinart’s car spotted in L.A. - or could it be Nick Lachey’s wheels?

• Pope Benedict can come in to Yankee Stadium, but he’s have to leave the Popemobile with the valet.

• Carmelo Anthony gets into a nugget of trouble with a DUI charge.

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Those of you longtime L.A. *sports* observers know that traditionally the USC Song Girls are much hotter than the UCLA cheerleaders. But if the photos (from WIZARD OF ODDS) from a recent USC charity fundraiser are any indication, we’d say the lovely ladies from Westwood have caught up rather rapidly.

The Song Girls stripped down to their bikinis for the annual “Swim With Mike” event, which apparently raised $1M in a single afternoon. Sounds like George Lucas might want to take a closer look next time he checks out of his locker at the USC swim stadium. Read more…

• TROJAN WIRE gets a leg up on the world’s luckiest trainer:

• GHOSTS OF WAYNE FONTES wants to know what’s in it for them, as they sign up for incentive-based sports contracts.

• JEN’S FREE THROWS is all wet, as Greg Oden hits the pool for his rehab.

• SONS OF SAM MALONE checks the calendar, as FOX SPORTS forgets that 2004 ever happened:

• SPORTS MEDIA WATCH knows it will be a scary Halloween, as ESPN’s NBA analysts for that night are scheduled to be Stuart Scott, Stephen A. Smith and Bill Walton.

• YOU BEEN BLINDED showcases Serena “Sugar Fly” Williams.

• STORMING THE FLOOR takes a big look at the little guys, as they preview the mid-majors:

• EPIC CARNIVAL misses their assignment, as Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez will block for you when he wants to.

• If Joe Torre needs employment, the minor league Brockton Rox are happy to oblige.

• CAJUN BOY IN THE CITY doesn’t recall comparing LSU coach Les Miles to Ronald Reagan:

• ICE NETWORK isn’t lying through their teeth when they say they have an interview with Nancy Kerrigan.

• Eva’s marriage to the Spurs’ MVP may be for keeps, as EXPO SAY learns that the “Desperate Housewives” star will now go by Eva Longoria Parker.

UCLA CAMERAMAN BRAVELY BEHIND ENEMY (TAN)LINES: The Wizard of Odds outs a UCLA fan who infiltrated a USC fundraiser Saturday which featured USC Song Girls finally getting out of those ill-fitting sweaters.

Oh yeah, USC football coach Pete Carroll and C+ sports movie maker Will Ferrell also showed up (yawn). Carroll looks to be in great shape while Will, uh, not-so-much: