The News: Afternoon Edition

A few quick links to wrap up the afternoon:

--Booger McFarland's agent says he's not a Steeler yet.

--Bob Smizik thinks it's time for Joe Paterno to agree to plan for a successor.

--Sidney will be back Thursday, and Ryan Whitney will stay at left wing.

--Former Pitt TE Kris Wilson emerges from the shadows of Tony Gonzalez and signs with the Eagles.

--13-year old Austin Lemieux teammate Nate Miller, who goes 6'3", 180, chooses hockey over hoops.

--Pittsburgh Slim has signed on for the movie "The Bleeding", co-starring DMX, Michael Madsen, Armand Assante and Vinnie Jones.

--Hillary Clinton visits the Trib...and slams Obama's minister during her visit.

--The Buccos sent 38-year-old reliever Hector Carrasco to their minor-league camp.

--The newly-opened SI archive has a great story about Howard Cosell by Myron Cope.

--In today's completely bizarre news, a geneology study shows that Barack Obama is a relative of Brad Pitt, and Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie.

--Justin Timberlake is going to host the ESPYs.

--Asks Deadspin: Do LA Teams Have The Refs Hypnotized?

--It's a sad day in hoops, as Chris Webber retires.

Just Like Dan Rooney Drew It Up

What you're looking at is a picture of former Steeler Chukky Okobi, or should I say, "Chukwun". When not doing the things that unemployed backup offensive linemen do, Okobi is/aspires to be a rapper, like many athletes before him (or as he likes to say, "rapletes"). Is he a good rapper? I don't know, nor do I care to find out. For his sake, I hope he is, because it looks like that Cardinals gig didn't quite pan out.

Whatever the case, I will admit this: the man has given the world a very creative pose for a Super Bowl ring photo. I'm sure the Rooney fam loves a pic like this.

For more on Chukwn:

http://www.myspace.com/chukwun

The News

--Congratulations to Keith D. of Cincinnati, winner of the Dump Truck T-Shirt courtesy of Get Fresh Designs. New contest coming soon!

--If there's ever been an uncool picture taken of Mike Tomlin, I haven't seen it.

--You can feel the love between Tony Dungy and Bill Belichick in this picture. Haven't we seen this same pose between Belichick and every other coach in the NFL by now?

--This just in: the Browns signed Ricardo Coakley. And just when they were moving in the right direction...

--Bengals fans are not too happy with Marvin Lewis these days. Also, as our reader points out, note that the Bengals only had the ball 6 times on Sunday.

--Vegas checks in on the odds of an NFL team going 16-0.

--What side do you take on the Michael Wilbon "Take a Shot at Brady" opinion?

--Rest in peace, Robert Goulet. Here's a video tribute to his great ESPN commercials from the 1990s.

--A prep football team put up 72 points in the first quarter last week. I didn't know Bill Belichick coached high school football! Nah, that couldn't be Belichick. The final was only 83-0, which meant that the dogs were called off.

--All-American Boy Lance Armstrong lives up to his clean-cut image...by making out with 21-year-old Ashley Olsen all night.

--Jay-Z's new protege is a rapper named Pittsburgh Slim. And for those of you interested, here's Pittsburgh Slim's Myspace page. 412!

--Here's Curt Schilling's list of 13 teams he will play for. It's all the usual suspects...Pirates, Royals, Devil Rays....

--Professional slob Don Vito collapses after being found guilty of sexual assault on a child.

--Doubt About It goes scarlet and gray as a result of a lost bet on the Nittany Lions.

--Jon Kitna's halloween attire has him in some hot water.

--Looks like the beginning of the end for Dog the Bounty Hunter.

--Here's a pretty funny Ray Lewis video that Steeler fans should enjoy

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