• Pinch me: You're not dreaming. It's T.O.'s new Buffalo locker. Or a future exhibit at the Clubhouse Cancer wing of the Smithsonian. [Mouthpiece Sports] • He was thirsty, okay?: Marion Barber had a good time on his trip to New York, racking up a $14,000 bar tab, plus a $3,000 tip. Couldn't you ...

• What's under that hat?: You know what's amazing about this? Larry Johnson actually looked at himself in a mirror before he left the house and thought, "Yeah, that looks right." [Pacman Jonesin'] • I don't know what you're talking about: Get your MLS team previews. I'm just going to have to tak...

• Don't have to go home, but you can't stay here: Bears fans are literally counting down the seconds to Rex Grossman's free agency. It's almost like they can't wait for him to leave! [InGameNow] • He's only meeting with the losers from now on: President Obama has invited the Chicago Bulls to the...

• The high hard one: Excessive crotch grabbing is not just a stereotype that you see in the movies. Yes, I'm talking about baseball movies. [More Hardball] • So rude: Alexander Ovechkin is just being mean to Sidney Crosby now. Why does Alex have to go and score all those goals like that? [Josh Q...

Andre Smith wasn't feeling up to working out at the NFL Combine, so he packed up and left. That can't be good for his draft stock, yet now Jerry Jones only wants him more. [SbB] • It's about damn time somebody put together a JaVale McGee highlight reel. I needed a reminder as to why I keep watchin...

• What a Twerp: In case you still had any lingering doubts, THE_REAL_SHAQ is the real Shaq. No, that doesn't make Twitter any less dorky. (But follow us too!) [A Foot and A Half] • Mike Ditka? Seriously?: I'm sorry; I know that no one should ever actually give a crap about something like this&md...

• Mrs. Sparkle?: What happened to Danica Patrick's, um... back art in the SI Swimsuit Issue? She should have gone with a racing stripe down the side. [Gunaxin] • Señor McFlurry: Is that Carlos Zambrano? Or the Generalissimo? [Luol's Dong] • Self-fulfilling prophecy: Jeff Francoeur, Circa 2005...

• If Pittsburgh had an ocean: Pro Bowler surfers might be the only people bummed about the game no longer being played in Hawaii. [Mondesi's House] • Spring is here?: You can tell that baseball fans are getting antsy for spring training, when they start blogging love letters to Bob Uecker. Split...

• Speaking of premature celebrations: Usain Bolt hits the dancefloor (in German.) But only for nine and a half seconds. [Speigel] • Tastes like home runs: For the record, athletes could get the steroid Primobolan in their system by eating chicken. Could someone get Wade Boggs to pee in this cup,...

• It's come to this?: The most valuable baseball card of the moment is of a dog that doesn't even exist yet. So my Griffey rookies will not help me retire? [Beckett Blog] • Spend it like Beckham's maid: Man U striker Wayne Rooney (estimated worth £35 million) used a 50%-off coupon to buy his wi...