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Penn State and North Carolina fans have a lot to cheer about at the moment. Both football teams are headed to bowls, Penn State’s in the midst of a Joe Paterno resurgence that’s earned them a ticket to the Rose Bowl, and UNC looks unbeatable on the court. Well, things just got a little bit better.

Like the 401k holder in your life, the WALL STREET JOURNAL , via NESW SPORTS, has video today of Michael Jordan getting schooled by a Wall Street CEO. The 2003 vid comes from one of Jordan’s adult, money-grab camps, where he charges outlandish fees for a chance to get beatdown by MJ.

Dashiell Bennett at DEADSPIN with a wonderful find today that I’m sure will inspire PETA to steal even more celebrity dollars (not that I’m complaining): Some kindly Kentucky soul is selling an actual stuffed Wildcat, decked out in UK colors while driving to the hole, on Craigslist.

Look how much fun they're BOTH having! So here's the situation: Harpeth High in Kingston Springs is holding a game of donkey basketball on November 17th. For those unawares, donkey basketball is exactly what it sounds like: basketball with the added "thrill" of riding on a burro.

Great, goofy commercial featuring the 1974 Celtics that you haven’t seen: Bradlees, the Mervyn’s of the New England (both way out of biz), was the chain that paid for  Dave Cowens, John Havilicek and Don Nelson to look extremely white in their store.

The amazing John Wooden celebrated the big 9-8 earlier this week, and for that we’re happy. We’re also relieved to know that we won’t have to worry about him plowing into any westside farmer’s markets anytime soon. You see, Coach Wooden’s car is up for sale on Ebay. Share This

Like you, to get ready for the basketball season, I’ve been catching up on the French “Pro A” League. My favorite team? Cholet Basket. One guess why: Added bonus: You can apparently also email Steeve HO YOU FAT. Share This

Doug Smith of the TORONTO STAR has Toronto Raptors Coach Sam Mitchell dreaming the impossible dream this season. No, he isn’t imagining an NBA title north of the border. (Funny, Sam didn’t mention obscene gestures in his pledge…) Instead, Mitchell says he is going to go the entire season without cursing.

Nice find by Brian Powell at AWFUL ANNOUNCING and DEADSPIN today - as Powell digs up video of ESPN’s Stu Scott as a weatherman in North Carolina. Now if I can only lay my hands on video from John Buccigross’ days with the Thunder From Down Under.

I suspect Ahmet Coskun, a German wheelchair basketballer competing in the Paralympics, occasionally feels self conscious about his predicament. It’s completely understandable because, well, people can be mean. Which is why it seems perfectly reasonable that Coskun (which has to be German for “Costanza”), would take measures to combat hair loss.