AG.com favorite Bill Witherspranked the USC football team and then led the whole locker room in a rendition of "Lean On Me," which is every bit as awesome as it sounds:
Unfortunately for Ohio State, they carry a football better than a tune.
As if Adrian Peterson didn't do enough last week, Sidney Riceblogs about how Purple Jesus stole his Maserati. His conclusion? "Not cool."
My MinnPost colleague David Brauer wrote a good article about the first step in the Minneapolis Star Tribune's plan to start charging for content online and the Vikings are at the forefront.
In the wake of Bartolo Colongetting cut by the White Sox this week, Arlington Heights Daily Herald beat writer Scot Gregorcalls him "one of the stranger guys I've run across in MLB." Not mentioned, of course, is that he's also one of the sexiest.
Based on Alan Sepinwall's nifty primer on this season's television schedule I'm giving the following new shows a three-episode tryout: Community, Bored to Death, Cougar Town, Modern Family. Aside from Parks and Recreation last year's new series did absolutely nothing for me, so my DVR is in need of some new blood.
Speaking of Sepinwall, he's trying to come up with "similarity scores" for actors and actresses like the ones Bill Jamesinvented for baseball players. And if that's not intriguing enough, he's starting with longtime AG.com favorite Maura Tierney.
Someone really needs to get this kid his own television show.
My thoughts on Derek Jeter breaking the Yankees' all-time hits record matches The Onion's take.
Peter Abraham of the New York Journal Newsnotes that Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher is dating actress Joanna Garcia from Gossip Girls, adding: "That's not good news for you ladies out there who like bad haircuts and a high on-base percentage." Incidentally, the Journal Newsis losing Abraham to the Boston Globe, which is a big blow online and in print not to mention the fact that a reporter going from covering the Yankees to covering the Red Sox just seems weird.
One of the most underrated actors of all time died this week despite the fact that "pain don't hurt."
Fedor Emelianenko is finally fighting again and it'll be on network television in November.
Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com Keeley Hazell's attempt to become mainstream apparently includes no longer getting naked, so the bikini version of her annual calendar will have to suffice. In completely unrelated news, it may be time to find a new OFGoAG.com.
Here's a little behind-the-scenes feature video on the Adam Carolla podcast that I'm always talking about. Dr. Drewmade an appearance on the show this week, which is always good times.
In honor of The Office premiering their new season last night, here's Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com second runner-up Jenna Fischerunveiling the Pam Beesly bobblehead:
If only I had some sort of connection with NBC, maybe I'd get a bobblehead.
Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports that 35-year-old Astros reliever Tim Byrdak has a man-crush on, of all people, Nick Lachey. Sad.
For anyone curious about what the NFL pregame scene looks like here at casa de fatboy on Sunday.
I've been watching several House episodes per week for the past few months and have decided that Olivia Wildeis a two-face, and believe it or not these possibly not-safe-for-work photos from GQ might support my theory.
