• I see what you did there: Those crafty rapscallions in the editorial department at the Notre Dame Rivals site are either snickering right now or getting lambasted by the higher-ups. Charlie Weis will inevitably demand an apology. [The World Of Isaac]

• Ed Vedder: Cubs fan, crooner: Not gonna lie, I may have a bit of a chub over this song. Ed Vedder can do no wrong in my eyes. Oh let me sleep, it's Christmastime. [Jeff Vrabel.com]

• Mortensen justifies his existence via ESPN chat: "Wow, I was looking for that credit. Look, our business has changed dramatically with the immediacy of everything. Sometimes, we’ll get something out over the airwaves first before we ever get it posted on the website. Plus, we don’t have automatic email lists that goes out to different blog sites but there are a lot of good reporters out there doing excellent work. The best thing any reporter can do though is to stick the the standards - it is better to get beat on a story than to compromise the standard. We have worked hard at giving credit when credit is due." [The Big Lead]

• Andre Ethier's culinary know-how is impressive: To food bloggers, that is. [Endless Simmer]

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