How about returning to Blake Lively? … Mike Modano’s wife in something called “Maximal” magazine … bastard tries to drown a cat! … hilarious political profile: “White shirt + tan face = confidence” … nutjob goes crazy in Seattle, kills six … we’ll probably try to coax our political pal Jon to do a post on this, but geez, Ms. Palin’s take on God and the war will certainly be fodder for the rest of the week – and hey, she made the cover of Us Weekly! … and because it’s good to be back, fun after the jump

How about a round of applause for Cousins of Ron Mexico, Patrick Imig, Ty Duffy, Sports Hernia, Lee Diekemper and the Interns for holding it down over the last week? Thanks, fellas.

Expectations for Devin Hester. (Tremendous Upside Potential)

Beanie Wells’ toe seems to be the problem, and you know OSU isn’t wasting him this weekend. (Columbus Dispatch)

The Fridge goes Gundy! (STET Sports)

SI detectives nail slightly above mediocre hurdlers for HGH. (SI)

Palin – she’s just like Vinny Cerrato of the Skins! (Gheorge: The Blog)

Ned Colletti, the best GM in baseball? (LA Times)

Is flogging the dolphin in the showers at the U of Michigan an issue? (Holy Taco)

US Open: Roddick rolled, Federer and Djokovic struggled to win, and the Williams’ sisters play tonight. (NYDN)

Sad story about this summer’s Oregon football death. (Rivals)

Like the nickname Dustin Destroya. (Red Sox Monster)

Former Page 2er Bomani Jones landed an ESPN radio gig in NC. (850 the Buzz)

If you’re pondering handcuffing Kevin Smith with Rudi Johnson, you’ve already lost your fantasy league. (Freep)

Does Floyd Mayweather really not have a burglar alarm? (Boxing Scene)

Hey Ohio kids: Egging cars can get you shot. (Fox News)