1. Ties that bind
George Halas, Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll, Joe Gibbs and Bill Belichick. The common thread? None has ever been linked to Angelina Jolie.
2. All eyes on me
That’s $2.4 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad or $2,400 to paint your logo on my butt.
3. Bet the housewife
If the Eagles win the Super Bowl, let me introduce the next mayor of Philadelphia: Nicollette Sheridan.
4. Speaking of wild
Snoop Dogg’s Super Bowl pick: “Pittsburgh 20, Atlanta 14.” Yes, well, we understand completely.
5. First things first
Venus Williams wore a bright pink visor, a matching top and a snappy black-and-white skirt at the Australian Open. Oh, and she lost to some player.
6. Two minutes for instigating
Going to Wisconsin for the Illini game? Leave early. It’s all dirt roads up there.
7. Missing the point
Sure, Tiger Woods scores $864,000 in his first stroke-play win since 2003, but he still has to work weekends.
8. Somebody call the feds
Where in the world are the Mets getting all of this money?
9. Space hog
Only about one-third of the 2006 World Cup seats will be available to the public. Guess Godzilla likes to put his feet up.
FIVETHINGS…
Five tidbits about Wisconsin’s Bucky Badger from the school’s Web site:
– Full name: Buckingham Badger.
– Six students fill requests for Bucky Badger appearances.
– Previous names: Benny, Buddy, Bernie, Bobby and Bouncey.
– Someone suggested changing Bucky to “Henrietta Holstein” because “kids love cows.”
– Bucky’s first paper mache head debuted at Homecoming 1949.
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