Sometimes the NY Post has a headline that’s too good to change, so that’s what I’m going with this morning:
Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly set to become Mr. and Mrs. ‘November’. (NY Post)
So we tweeted about this last night, but we’re starting to notice a trend. ESPN The Magazine is skewing a bit gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. (ESPN)
Chad Ochocinco purchased himself a Birthday Truck. I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that this monstrosity is not “green”. (Huffinton Post)
I wrote an email last night to chew out Bill Simmons for his infuriatingly stupid column last Friday and I’m glad to see I’m not alone. Just for the record, he was 0-4 on his playoff picks this weekend. (KSK)
Pete Carroll is on his way to becoming the main man in Seattle, and he claims the timing has nothing to do with the upcoming probe on USC. He’s probably telling the truth, right? But wow, that really is convenient though. (ESPN)
NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend saw a 12% jump in TV ratings from last year giving both games their largest audience in over a decade. (Philly.com)
NFL’s Rooney Rule under scrutiny from former coach Tony Dungy, and its about time. Teams treat this rule as a mere formality and it is insulting to a minority candidate to sit through an interview when its clear a team has already made up its mind. (SF Chronicle)
The Supreme Court will hear arguments from a former NFL apparel maker seeking to overturn rulings that the National Football League is one business, not 32 separate teams working together, and therefore immune to an antitrust complaint. (Seattle Times)
Team USA will name Jamie Langenbrunner its captain. Chris Drury and Zach Parise will be the alternates. (NHL)
Jaromir Jagr was part of a KHL game which was suspended after 4 minutes due to a series of fights between Vityaz Chekhov and Avangard Omsk resulting in 691 penalty minutes against more than 30 players. (ESPN)
Jerry Jones is near a deal with Top Rank to host Pacquiao-Clottey at Cowboys Stadium on March 13th. (FanHouse)
Texas basketball set to move to No. 1 ranking after Kansas loss to Tennessee. (Houston Chronicle)
Cincinnati Reds close to $30m deal with fire-balling Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman. (Mark Sheldon)
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