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Ewww. Jacksonville vs. Houston. Think Cheerleaders.Today

Other possibilities: the second half of Wisconsin at Virginia Tech in college hoops, following Dwight Howard vs. Kevin Garnett on the internet, and of course, Gossip Girl or Chuck, the latter of which is slowly working its way into our rotation. There’s no way around it: The Texans twin cheerleaders are easily tonight’s highlight.

An option for the MNF crew: Further discuss Kornheiser’s 2006 visit to Jacksonville, when a homeless man walked into a restaurant and interrupted TK’s dinner. (He talked about it briefly in our interview.) What could possibly be interesting about this game? Get some sleep and come back fresh Tuesday. If it is a slow day, we may actually preview our rec-league semifinal hoops game Tuesday. There’s an outside chance we’ll get someone to get video footage of the game and post highlights (or lowlights).

Celebrating the Greatness of Rodney RogersToday

A reader passed this old school link along: Rodney Rogers bangs three three’s in a 10-second span to erase a nine-point deficit. That small guy making the steals is Robert “Fudge” Pack. Nice little player back in the day. Had some injury issues, but was a solid bench contributor for a few teams. If you missed our item earlier this morning, get well soon, Rodney.

People Magazine Thinks Pau Gasol is SexyToday

The Sexiest Man Alive is Pau Gasol. Hairy is hot in 2009. These facts is indisputable, just like the sky is blue, and water is wet. (Sports Hernia)

Hitler Reacts to Washington’s Apple Cup LossToday

Guess this made the rounds in the Northwest last week after Washington State pulled out an improbable 16-13 OT win over winless Washington, but in case you missed it … it has to be one of the finer video creations of the college football season. We’re waiting for somebody to make one about Phil Fulmer and Tennessee.

A Primer on the NFL’s Flex Scheduling Down the StretchToday

Flex Scheduling: “It is a shame ESPN doesn’t have flexible scheduling, but the NFL understandably believes moving games from Sunday to Monday, and vice versa, would be too disruptive. So ESPN is stuck with Jacksonville-Houston (ugh!) on Monday and Cleveland-Philadelphia on Dec. 15. Its other remaining games — Tampa Bay-Carolina Dec. 8 and Green Bay-Chicago Dec. 22 — should be meaningful.” Please do not confuse meaningful football with visually-appealing. (Miami Herald via Fang’s Bites)