- SPORTSBYBROOKS informs us that Bruce Springsteen was not paid for his performance at halftime of the Super Bowl. The Boss did have a few shows go on sale this morning. Hmm.

- BEAR GOGGLES ON makes the case that Super Bowl XLIII was the best ever.

- FANHOUSE says that Kurt Warner will seek a two-year deal worth $18 million. Wow.

- TIRICO SUAVE compiled Larry Fitzgerald’s postseason numbers and compared them to the regular season stats of a few “big name” NFL wideouts. In short, Fitz went nuts this postseason.

- According to SPORTSBYBROOKS, several thousand Cardinals fans in Tuscon were treated to a little porn instead of the climax (pun intended) of the big game. D’oh!

- DEADSPIN has video of Kentucky head coach Billy Gillespie coming off as kind of a dick to sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards. The Wildcats went on to lose to Old Miss, 85-80. Karma, anyone?

- SPORTS AGENT BLOG informs us that Mark Sanchez has decided to hire his brother as his agent. Methinks this might not end well…

- HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS put together a solid list of the XLIII things that Bruce Springsteen has done that were bigger than the Super Bowl halftime show.

- Via YARDBARKER, AWFUL ANNOUNCING brings us video of just how low Tiki Barber has sunk to pursue a career in broadcasting.

- SPORTSBYBROOKS explains why the UFC is opening its own fleet of gyms.