Heads Up: The Coach Needs To Keep His Son On A Leash

28 December 2007, 3:00 PM. By Alejandro de la Cruz

From last night’s Holiday Bowl, Texas Head Coach Mack Brown’s stepson decided it was a good idea to touch a live ball during the game. Obviously you can’t learn things through osmosis. [Awful Announcing]
Steve Nash is talking to Jessica Alba’s fiancee while she’s right in front of him? This inability to frazzle him should scare anyone trying to throw him off during a game. [Jen's Free Throws]

LSU and Ohio St. players will receive Wiis as gifts for playing in the Sugar Bowl New Year’s Day. Hey player/roomates, remember: one dorm room needs one system. Sell the other three and get your groove on next semester. [Sporting News]
The Yankees are trying to get rid of the “Got Rocket Fuel” Roger Clemens shirts as fast as they can. It’s like when we printed up those “Diego Maradona is a big fat cokehead” shirts and we couldn’t keep ‘em in stock. Yeah, we’re not into subtlety. [New York Times]
Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton has been charged with assault after he and 27-year-old Nadine Wilson beat someone up. Man, hopefully it was a first-date kind of thing. That would be awesome. [BBC]