We’ve got to credit the kids over at Celebrity Baby Blog for this photo of Kobe, his hot wife with the ever-changing hair color, and their kid. Anyone else think he would have rather been giving Bruce Bowen the business this weekend instead of going to the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean 3? We’ll have to Netflix Pirates 2 at some point before seeing the third edition. Weekend updates: we’ve got a new and effective search tool right under the banner (which will soon be gone!) – so use it! Also, Desperate Housewives had a wild ending to the season (yeah, we’re still watching) and Entourage, as usual, was pretty damn funny.

ESPN will probably get lucky and air Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s home run record, unless it happens on a Saturday, and then FOX gets it. (USA Today)

Phil Mushnick is not a fan of the ever-popular sports phrase ‘Going forward.’ Neither are we. (NY Post)

A list of the most marketable players in the recent NFL draft, topped by Brady Quinn. (Sports Biz)

Some outstanding, unseen photos of a goddess we’ve drooled over since Old School, former Cowboys cheerleader Sarah Shahi. We saw her looking incredible at the Maxim Hot 100 party last week, but she was with some dude, so we didn’t get a chance to strike out. (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

A bit old, but we’re not above a blogger taking us behind the woodshed. (MC Bias)

Kenny the Jet Smith talks to a blog about all things basketball. (The Sports Interview)

More on the Giambi-steroids fiasco. (Mind Rite Sports)

Not only does Peter Vecsey borrow from bloggers, but he likes to take shots at newspapers – in this case, the Houston Chronicle. (NY Post)

A new nickname for Mike Vick: Ron Cujo. (KC Star)

If you’re a darn good NFL receiver and you can’t get your mack daddy vibe on in Clifton, New Jersey, then where can you score? (Deadspin)

For all the feature writers in the country about ready to begin profiling Alison Stokke, here are a couple more photos. The original one remains the best, though. (Sports by Brooks)

Here’s an update on that rugby team from Oberlin College that’s putting out a 2007 nude calendar. (Afterellen)

Upon further review, David Binn of the San Diego Chargers is a lucky guy. (Hollywood Tuna)

Photographic evidence of drunk fans at Shea Stadium last night. (The Sports Hernia)

In case you were wondering what Mischa Barton’s nipple looked like, any nostalgic OC fans can go here and
here. Both are NSFW, and probably fall under the cateogry of ‘wardrobe malfunction.’ (User Cash)