The first headline we read today stated, “Sources: Arenas, Stern meeting face-to-face.”

Surprisingly, the second headline did not read, “Sources: Stern buys Kevlar vest.”

The Oakland Raiders have asked Giants’ assistant Mike Waufle to become their new defensive line coach.  The problem is, he keeps going back and forth as to whether or not he wants to accept the offer.

Though he knows he should have made that decision once he realized Bridget Moynahan wasn’t the right girl for him, Tom Brady has now announced he is pulling out of the 2010 Pro bowl.

We’ve finally figured it out…

Tiger Woods had an accident leaving his house because a photographer snapped a picture during his drive.

There is an article out today stating that the Cleveland Browns would welcome Lebron James with open arms if he was interested in playing football.  At first, we considered what a great gimmick it would be for the woeful Browns to bring in Lebron, only to use him for a home game inside the 5-yard line.

But then we realized that Lebron would likely not even be in Cleveland in 2010.

You may have read that the NFL absurdly and humorlessly fined Chad Ochocinco $20,000 for his joke of offering a one dollar bill to a referee during a replay challenge involving a catch he made.

While the bribe was clearly a joke under the circumstances, it got us to thinking…  had the referees in the Bengals’ game on Sunday been former NFL players from the 1960s, Ochocinco’s bribe of $1 may have actually been successful.

The New York Yankees have each been given keys to the city in appreciation for their World Series victory.  We have been told, however, that CC Sabathia claims he did not want keys to the entire city, just the keys to the back door of Lindy’s.

We are fans of Bill Simmons.  We enjoy his writing on ESPN.com, his podcasts, etc.  But we feel obliged to make a quick point.  We caught Simmons on PTI’s “Five Good Minutes” segment yesterday, very interested to see how he fared on live TV.  In our opinion, it did not start well.

First question asked is whether Ron Artest was an upgrade over Trevor Ariza?

The answer: “No, Ariza was all about the intangibles: three-point shots, guarding the other team’s best perimeter guy…”

At which point, we also did a slow motion “Noooooooo.”  Last time we checked, the ability to make outside shots was a tangible skill, as is being a good defensive player. We knock other writers or aqnnouncers for misusing the term (just a little pet peeve of ours), so needless to say, we were saddened to see one of our favorite writers do the same.

You can watch the segment by clicking here.

Don’t believe we’ve been annoyed by it before?  Check here.