* Bottom Feed: SbB Powerless Rankings Are Here. Here’s my first SbB Powerless Rankings, which note the least influential prominent sports figures of the moment. The criteria is simple: The folks on the list would have no relevance if it weren’t for blind luck or undue support from their employers. [SportsbyBrooks]
* Shirtless Terry Bradshaw Makes Jay Leno Wish He Never Lived To See 60. Love or hate Jay Leno, you likely thought having a mostly naked Terry Bradshaw leap out of a giant cake to surprise him on his 60th birthday on Wednesday was a fitting tribute. If you think Leno sucks, then you’re glad to see him get draped by a shirtless Terry Bradshaw, and no one wants that. If you like him, well, I don’t know, he lived to see another day and is being celebrated for it. That’s gotta really grind your gears. [The Sporting Blog]
* I Guess Being Found Passed Out Drunk At A Stoplight Is Illegal Now. New Hofstra men’s basketball coach Tim Welsh has been suspended without pay after being arrested Friday morning on suspicion of drunken driving. Preliminary breathalyzer results indicate a blood alcohol content of a whopping .18. He wasn’t messing around. [Sportress of Blogitude]
* NFL Prospect Who Forked His Sister Goes Undrafted. Well, despite being considered a mid-round draft talent, Tony Washington was not selected in either day one, two or three of the 2010 NFL Draft and now hopes to sign with a team as a free agent. But the former Abilene Christian star has not even received so much as an invite for a tryout, with his phone remaining silent days after the completion of the draft. And, according to this report from CNBC.com, his agent is quite dissapointed and shocked by the development. [Tauntr]
* Dan Haren will not hestitate to walk out of a John Travolta movie. He’s such a fan of movies and he sees so many of them on the road that he wants beat writer Nick Piecoro to post some of his reviews this season. Haren’s first turn as a desert-dwelling Ebert is lengthy, but also enjoyable. I particularly liked the part where he discusses the situation that every moviegoer inevitably faces — cutting one’s losses in the middle of a stinker. [Big League Stew]
* Today (1976): God is born. There have been some pretty interesting names to come through the sports world over the years, but perhaps none better than that of Providence College basketball point guard from 1995 to 1997 who went by the name, God Shammgod, who turns 34 today. [Joe Sports Fan]
* MMA fighter chokes out pit bull. MMA’s Jonathan Goulet had an experience with a pit bull at a dog park recently, which is a nicer way of putting it. But since Goulet is a mixed martial artist, he knew what to do when the pit bull attacked another dog. [With Leather]
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