A morning peek into what sports bloggers around the web are saying, blended with various news, gossip, and analysis. NFL picks coming later today. Toughest set of first round games to pick in at least three years.

Padres star pitcher Jake Peavy gets cuffed and stuffed for behaving badly at an airport in Alabama. (Mobile Press Register)

Finally, Darrent Williams and race. (Rocky Mountain News)

Another football player from the NFC North is arrested, this time for writing bad checks. (WFRV TV)

Buh-bye, Bill Cowher. Shameless back-patting – we called this in November, bitches! (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Can anyone say for sure just what the heck the Yankees got in return for Randy Johnson? (Weblog that Derek Built)

What an All-Star pitcher looks like after he’s arrested for peeing in the streets of Miami. (Smoking Gun)

Since Jere Longman is writing about Jeff Garcia, you are obligated to read this. (NY Times)

Chris Myers on ruining Ian Johnson’s proposal. (USA Today)

A reason to go with SI over ESPN: Luke Winn’s college hoops rankings. We thinks ours are must-read, but this guy actually finds quirky links for each team. And no, we’re not just saying this because he linked to us once. (SI.com)

Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew got totally jobbed. (Joe Sports Fan)

Louisville cheerleader takes raunchy photos of herself – spread eagle, getting it hard, dildo in poop shoot, etc – and they find their way onto the net. Sucks to be her. (With Leather)

We already know Gabrielle Union loves athletes, and now we know she loves to party. (Jesus Hearts Music)

This is hilarious: As the Bengals ready for the draft, these are the college football criminals they should consider. (Cincinnati Sports)

Whoops, missed this one: Miami Heat coach Pat Riley is taking some time off. (True Hoop)

Three-for-one arrest day! This is why Luke Winn’s rankings rule – he found the Notre Dame point guard’s mug shot. (Fox 28)

More on dirtbag announcer Jim Lampley roughing up his girlfriend and getting arrested. (Page Six)