Rachel Bilson or Kristin Bell? The latter is looking better, but Bilson’s one of our all-time favorites … Race and IQ and Gladwell. Read it … we really try to limit photos of women to a) celebrities and b) anyone who is linked to an athlete, and even though Gemma Atkinson straddles that line, we think you’ll be cool with it … we actually haven’t seen the Friday Night Lights “season finale” or whatever they’re calling it; busy weekend and Monday was hellish as well … fortunately (for nerds like us in a fantasy league) this is a slow week in college hoops … four above average chicks walk into a radio station for some kind of hot dog eating contest … we’re perplexed as to why anyone would buy used underwear of an athlete … finally, a school gives us reason to care about a bowl game: East Carolina …

Some more depth to the Jamaal Tinsley story, and if Vecsey is on point here, we feel slightly worse for the Pacers’ point guard. (NY Post)

Some quirky food rules are in effect for Maryland home basketball games. (Discourse)

Pretty cool tale of a blogger who went to the Barry Bonds “arraignment thing” last week. (Fire Jay Mariotti)

Yao Ming had a cheesesteak. (Philly Daily News)

Blatantly stolen from Josh Elliott on Sportscenter: “We’re just gonna come out and play hard and hopefully not get beat bad,” said Kerry Rhodes of the Jets about Sunday’s tilt with the Pats. (NY Daily News)

Some payroll talk before we unveil a friend’s revenue-sharing idea (later today). (Denver Post)

Rich Eisen uses the word poop and Najeh Davenport in the same sentence. (Real Clear Sports)

It’s National Shimmy Day! Hope you are at home “sick.” (Make Toine an All-Star)

ESPN is pursing TV rights of the Premiership, which is a brilliant move because more people care about soccer in London than care about baseball – or any sport – here. (Eurosport UK)

Another not funny Penn State loser dressed up as a Virginia Tech shooting victim. (ABC News)

Derrick Caracter’s babysitter is gone, and now he is, too. (Card Game)

Interesting take on the future of blogging. (Epic Carnival)

Tom Brady’s dad is very proud of his son. (Inside Bay Area)

David Beckham teaches Snoop’s kids soccer tricks. (We are the Postmen)

If athletes apologized … on the balls from their respective sport. (Maxim)