A morning peek into what sports bloggers around the web are saying, interspersed with various news, gossip, and analysis. We have checked with Maurice Clarett’s lawyers, and since we were the first blog to make use of the phrase ‘I got to get my Goose on,’ we are hereby permitted to make it the official slogan here at The Big Lead.

Panic has set in for Detroit Tigers fans after this weekend’s sweep at the hands of the surging White Sox shrunk their NL Central lead to a mere 5.5 games. It gets worse: Now Jimmy Leyland’s floundering bunch visit the Red Sox. Fun. (Tigerblog)

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress is going all Charlie Weis on the media, and the TV stations are kowtowing. (Minnesota Star-Tribune)

Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand is totally the new Spielberg. (Page Six)

A thought out and detailed look into USA Olympic basketball teams, past and present. (The Wages of Wins Journal)

More on Paul Lo Duca’s penchant for gambling. Lesson learned: Keep the captain in your pants, no matter how hot the 19-year-old is. (New York Daily News)

Yet another Saved by the Bell mention – AC Slater hangs out with ballers Greg Ostertag, Kenny Thomas, and Dhantay Jones. Only in Vegas, people. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Lauded high school coach throws a punch at a rival coach, and gets arrested. (Harford Courant)

When a prominent hockey player disappears, people tend to get a little crazy. (Igloo Dreams)

Winners and losers at Watkins Glen over the weekend from a female NASCAR enthusiast. (My NASCAR Rants and Raves)

Another USA Basketball win, albeit against a team playing without its big guns. Nifty leave-behind by Chris Paul for LeBron, though. (20 Second Timeout)

We don’t really have the time, nor the energy, but does someone want to scroll through Kenny Chesney’s 250,000 friends on myspace to find Peyton Manning? You just know he’s on there. (Myspace)

Middle-finger flicker Miguel Tejada makes an exclusive list of apologists. (Post an Apology)

Has Chien-Ming Wang hit the wall? (New York Sports Headquarters)