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Manning Heroically Leads Colts Over Sucky Team, Into Playoffs
With their big 31-24 victory over the Jaguars last night, the Colts are back in the playoffs with their sixth consecutive 11-win season, meaning that this kid can invite friends into his room again....

Grant, NASCAR Lawyers Kiss And Make Up
Former Nationwide Series official Mauricia Grant settles $225 million discrimination lawsuit with NASCAR through mediation, both sides agreeing not to discuss details. [ThatsRacin]...

You Can't Park That There
• Moises Alou would have caught that: Wrigley Field has a little trouble with its Zamboni. Of course it did. [NBC Chicago]...

But We Have A Deal With The Pigeons!
Pigeon courageously stops shot from Argentina soccer star Gaston Aguirre. Quote: "I kicked the ball and, poor pigeon. Now I will be remembered as the pigeon killer." [Yahoo News]...

Did The Red Sox Bandit Strike Again?
Did the Red Sox Bandit don his shiny new hanging sox logo cap and hit another bank on Thursday? Sure looks like it. And once again the so-called Batman does nothing....

Sammy Baugh, RIP
Sparty and Friends does a nice tribute to possibly the greatest football player ever. Baugh died Wednesday night. He was 94.[Sparty and Friends]...

Rammer Jammer, Hooker, Slammer
• Spencer Hall'd: "If you plan on being busted for solicitation, prostitution, or any other pay-for-play schemes involving someone's naughty bits and public decency laws, please remember to wear nothing but university-approved apparel from your favorite local collegiate sporting team." [The Sporting...

Joe Horn Only Pawn In Game Of Life
As reported yesterday, the Giants brought Joe Horn in for a workout, acting as if they might actually sign the 36-year-old receiver for the stretch run, but Joe Horn says ... he was used....

The Anatomy Of An Internet Rumor
Being an internet celebrity can have its own rewards, but as anyone who has been there can tell you, sooner or later, you'll probably end up on the wrong end of a tale like this....

Chicks With Guitars. Jamboroo, Week 16.
Drew's Jamboroo runs every Thursday. Buy his book here. Email Drew here. Read him at KSK....

The NFL's Next Great Goal-Line Back Weighs His Options
"Quarterback Tim Tebow, who's already won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship during his career at Florida, will request a projection from the NFL advisory committee on where he could expect to be selected in April's draft". [ESPN]...

Boycott the BCS Advertisers: Our Only Shot at Ever Ending the BCS
Here’s one of my 2009 New Year’s Resolutions a couple of weeks early: I hereby resolve not to consume the products of any company that advertises during the BCS Games for the entire month of January....

The Burning Of Atlanta
Rafael Furcal eschews Braves and Athletics, signs with Dodgers for three years, $30 million. Wizard Cat awards this deal, three wands. [Fox Sports]...

Charles Barkley Apologizes For Speaking The Truth
The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call needs your help. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call....

Mississippi Coach Arrested For Assault
Hoops coach Andy Kennedy was arrested the night before his team's game in Cincinnati after he "punched a cab driver with a closed fist while shouting racial slurs." Yep, that will do it. [Local12]...

The Gary Payton Of Poultry
• Good news: Rocco Baldelli is not dying. Well, we're all dying, but at least he's not going anytime soon. [MLB Trade Rumors]...

Did Rampant Drug Use Doom The '07 Indiana Hoosiers?
Eric Gordon told the Indianapolis Star on Thursday that drug use was so bad among his Indiana Hoosiers teammates last season that he decided to live off campus to get away from it....

David Hasselhoff Will Sing To Mormons
Yes, The Hoff will belt out the National Anthem at the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday, and we can only hope that ESPN will cover it live. No doubt this is why the game is already a sellout. [Las Vegas Sun]...

The ESPN Home Page Redesign Is Here
Soon after Christmas, heading over to the ESPN home page will be a slightly different experience. Hey, who moved the furniture? And where's my ESPN Featured Comment of the Day?...

Mets Welcome Redundant, Gramatically Questionable Triple-A Team
The New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate is now located in Buffalo, where it had been previously associated with the Cleveland Indians. But, I thought the plural of Bison was Bison? [New York Daily News]...