• THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP goes undercover and comes up showing off a shirtless Tom Brady from the 2000 NFL Combine:

• DEADSPIN has the cold hard facts about attending the Penguins-Sabres outdoor game.

• Meanwhile, GOING FIVE HOLE gives their own observations on the blizzard in Buffalo.

• DOWN THE LINE gets a leg up on Maria Sharapova’s stockings for her holiday hitting in Hong Kong:

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS questions the logic of the Chargers signing A.J. Smith through 2014.

• THE WORLD OF ISAAC bids a fond farewell to Mike Martz.

• THE LEGEND OF CECILIO GUANTE has a suggestion for Knicks fans fed up with the circus at Madison Square Garden - stay away:

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY presents D-Day, as told by Thom Brennaman.

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING meats meets the Sugar Bowl band known as Bonerama.