- SPORTSbyBROOKS details the budding feud between Fran Tarkenton and Marcellus Wiley over what Tarkenton said about Brett Favre.

- As a caucasian baller myself, I could be offended by the tribute that WITH LEATHER posted, but I’m not. It was funny, especially the part about Dirk.

- DEADSPIN has video of some of the cooler kids in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, including one little dude who likes cookies more than Erin Andrews.

- THE LOVE OF SPORTS takes aim at Brett Favre, for obvious reasons.

- SPORTSBYBROOKS announces that Adriana Lima’s husband (Marko Jaric) has successfully planted his seed.

- THE ANGRY T runs down a list of women’s softball players that have the potential to be the “next Jennie Finch.”

- BLACK SPORTS ONLINE says that ‘09 LeBron is eerily similar to ‘89 Jordan.

- NYTIMES says that Chinese fans are predicting a LeBron/Yao pairing after a Hong Kong-based company bought a minority stake in the Cavs.

- ZONER SPORTS has quotes from former Viking Fran Tarkenton calling Favre “despicable” for his will he/won’t he dance he does every summer. Though to say that Favre bombed with the Jets is a little harsh. He was in the MVP conversation after beating the Titans and before the biceps injury.

- DEADSPIN has some details on that…um…unique looking guy (Jim Goldstein) that has sat courtside at just about every big NBA game this postseason.