Weekend Potpourri (Sunday Afternoon Edition)

Pop-Culture Playoffs, Round 1: The NBA In Song (Sports Gone South)

Rumor on the street is that there actually is a world out there beyond sports, one with wine, women, and songs that aren���t Gary Glitter or The Tomahawk Chop. So we figured we���d inaugurate a new feature here at SGS: The Pop Culture Playoffs.

Jean Strahan Holds Yard Sale in Order to Make Ends Meet (The FanHouse)

Could you imagine yourself walking into a 30-room, $3.6 million home and walking off with $300 dresses for $20 a pop? Well, that's what happened to countless Montclair residents yesterday as they rummaged through Michael Strahan's home during a yard sale held by none other than his "struggling" ex-wife, Jean.

Top 10 biggest Heisman disappointments (AskMen)

The Heisman Trophy is named after the venerated player and coach, John Heisman, and is awarded to the most outstanding college football player each season. The annual winner is showered with acclaim. Here is a top 10 list of Heisman Trophy winners who disappointed at the NFL level.

92,000 Alabama Fans Have Nothing Better to do Than Watch a Scrimmage (Larry Brown Sports)

Initially you���re overwhelmed by the sheer force of the numbers ��� a crowd of 92,000 showed up to watch an intra-squad scrimmage. But when you get down to the nitty-gritty of the matter, of course that many fans showed up ��� it was their only chance to see Alabama get a win.

Does foam asterisk reflect fans roid rage for Barry? (Steroid Nation)

Story in the LA Times (may require registration) discusses a recent fan movement: displaying a foam asterisk at MLB games to protest the steroid-injected home run king Barry Bond's assault on Hank Aaron's record. Apparently sold online, the foam asterisk can be worn like the #1 fingers that get in your line of sight you see at college football games.