SantaCon… This is Nicky Whelan… She’s filming a movie with David Spade or something… A h/t might be in order for Barstool Sports for the picture, but we can’t decide…. Brandon Jacobs is out Sunday… More of Nicky after the jump…

Butch and beautiful female MMA fighters. (MMA Brawl)

Trouble with the 2012 European Championship. (NY Times)

The Yankees want salary relief. (The Grand National Championships)

Checking in with the media at the Winter meetings. (Las Vegas Sun)

More Bowl Previews. (Sparty & Friends)

I’m sorry, you have some Mayne on your front page. Let me get that for you. (The Sports Freakers)

Frehsman Sam McGuffie is leaving Michigan. (Freep)

Army fired their football coach. (Varisty 845)

Robert Mulcahy didn’t do anything wrong. (NJ.com)

The new Red Sox uniforms and some reactions from “the nation.” (Red Sox Monster)

Big Z out 2-4 weeks. The degree of difficulty just got a little harder. (FanHouse)

Shoplifting and tOSU. (ESPN)

Kevin Garnett as the most hated player in the Association. (With Malice)

More on Plax. (Kallas Remarks)