Here’s January Jones who is one of two reasons to watch Mad Men.

With the Yankees looking closer and closer to the AL Pennant, New York brass have told the Yankee WAGs to be nice to Kate. (Deadspin)

Probably the best story I’ve ever linked to: A look at the fad of everything being named after pseudo-political pundit Stephen Colbert. (LA Times)

The UFL has kicked off its inaugural season last week. If you missed it, then you missed the next evolution in sideline reporting… And it was for the best you missed it. (Tirico Suave)

After the jump, the Leafs coulda been a contender, the best school in the world, and we be talking about practice.

Peter King may be one of the best NFL writers out there but his Monday Morning Quarterback column can be unbearably long and painful to read at times, like this week. That’s why Big Daddy Drew’s breakdown of this week’s column is a must read for your NFL coverage. (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

And a helpful note to those prospective football stars whether they dream of the NFL or the UFL. Don’t celebrate before you reach the endzone. Actually, never celebrate. It usually works out better in the end. (BSO)

You could pick anyone of a number of storylines as the most intriguing from the start of the NHL season. My favourite is that the Leafs could have had a dynasty in the 1980s. (Toronto Star)

Why did the Red Sox get bounced early from the playoffs? Because manager Terry Francona care less about his health than the chain smoking manager of the Tigers, Jim Leyland. (Boston Globe)

TBS’ lead play-by-play man Chip Caray is on Twitter… Or is he? With all those fake tweeters out there, you can never be sure who’s who. It sure sounds like stuff Chip would say though. (Twitter)

Staying with media personalities, a profile of ESPN’s most popular talent Hannah Storm. (Forbes)

Top Gear is coming back for Season 14 in just over a month’s time on November 15th. On that new season, Jeremy Clarkson does something slightly suicidal. In other words, it’s more of the same. (Top Gear)

Ever wonder what the best university in the world actually is? Times Higher Education compiled the data and named the 100 best schools worldwide. Not to my great surprise, I didn’t go to one. (Guardian)

Seeing as I’m interested in opening a restaurant down the road, I found this article on how restaurants are trying to become more efficient very interesting. (WSJ)

Today’s photo gallery is a look at some classic cell phones from yesteryear. And by classic, I mean cell phones that would destroy the text messaging industry as we know it if they were used today. (The Chive)

With the economy in the tank, people are doing whatever they can to get by. It’s so bad that even the deer are resorting to drastic measures to eat.

I’m pretty sure I’ve linked to this before but even though I’m talking about the game, I want to talk about practice.