Morning Blogdome: This Is What Hockey Looks Like In Iowa

• Hold the applesauce: There's a minor league hockey team called the Iowa Chops (as in pork) and their cheerleading squad is called the Baby Backs (as in Sir Mix-A-Lot).

Some might say that's offensive, but did any one think that an Iowa hockey cheerleading team would not be named after meat? [ Bob's Blitz via Puck Daddy]

• There was throwing all right: Two Belarus hammer throwers have been stripped of their Beijing Olympic medals because of doping offenses. I know how they feel. I ordered two Belarus hammer throwers at the bar last night and I still can't remember how I ended up in that dumpster behind the Denny's. [ Steroid Nation]

• Not the answer?: Believe it or not, the Allen Iverson in Detroit experiment has not gone that smoothly. [ Empty the Bench]

• Go ahead and keep that Zune: What ridiculous swag will your college team be taking home from their bowl? A book of carpet samples! [ Sox and Dawgs]

• No maths, please: Trying to figure out NFL tiebreakers is an exercise in futility. Like trying to figure out the tip at a Denny's at six in the morning. [ No Joshin]

• That's gotta hurt: Fleshbot has a review of that MMA girlfight porn. Why so violent, ladies? [ Fleshbot; not at all safe for work]