emmanuelle-chriqui-wearing-a-hatEmmanuelle Chriqui … 15 questions from a Google interviewSUV hits elephant in Oklahoma … man calls police to report his weed was stolen, forgets his address … Miss England is a brawling beauty queen … Myspace is a dumpster firing, blowing a million bucks a month on empty office space … comedian Katt Williams jailed on burglary chargesSteven Tyler quit Aerosmith … always thought Marla Sokoloff was hot - now she’s married

Tracy McGrady is targeting a Nov. 18 return, but the Rockets GM said not so fast, my friend. (Yahoo, Chronicle)

One vote for Tebow as the SI Sportsman of the year. Favre will get plenty, as well. (SI)

Evan Turner of Ohio State recorded the second triple-double in school history - 14 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists - in a season-opening win. (Dispatch)

From twittering to a TV show. Yup, really. (Shit My Dad Says)

David Beckham has won over LA Galaxy fans! (NYT)

The NCAA’s inconsistencies continue: Why does WVU recruit Deniz Kilicli have to sit out 20 games while Kentucky’s John Wall only misses two? (College Hoops Daily)

Frame-by-frame breakdown of DeAngelo Hall vs. Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith. Kind of shoots a hole in Hall’s tough words Sunday. (Bog)

Seth Davis adds a great nugget on Makhtar Ndiaye, who is in Israel to help Jeremy Tyler: Once, Ndiaye got a 5-second inbounds call in an NBDL game because he was waving to a friend in the crowd. What a great influence. (SI)

Sounds like the Gonzaga-Texas scrimmage will be better than any regular season college hoops game this week. (Andy Katz)

For Entourage fans.

Turn back the clock: Don Imus vs. Mike Francesa. In Part I, Imus trashes Francesa. In part II below, Francesa calls in. (via Bob’s Blitz)