The Steelers' Troy Polamalu has taken out a $1 million insurance policy on his hair with Lloyd's of London.
That's the same company that insures Paris Hilton's nasal septum.

Gmail users placed 1 million calls in 24 hours.
Half of those were from Manny Ramirez's agent.

Jim Furyk was disqualified from the Barclays for oversleeping his tee time.
Pro golfers really need to stay away from beds.

Reports say police working the Vancouver Olympics earned $80 million in overtime.
Or, when all is said and done, probably about the same as Sidney Crosby.

Bobby Bowden says he was "pushed out" by Florida State.
At least it wasn't from his practice tower.

The Vuelta is starting on Saturday night with a 10:00 team time trial in Seville.
Won't that conflict with the dinner hour?

Kurt Browning's house caught on fire after he tried to dry car seats with a leaf blower.
The only experience most figure skaters have with leaf blowers is drying their hair.

Tony Dungy has patched things up with Rex Ryan.
He sent him a note and a gift of DVD copies of The Big Lebowski and Glengarry Glen Ross.

The Little League World Series is presented by Frosted Flakes Reduced Sugar.
Shouldn't they be testing for this by now?
Bill Lee, Dock Ellis and Dwight Gooden wouldn't touch that stuff.

Miami Heat F Udonis Haslem was pulled over and charged with marijuana possession, illegal window tint, and going 0-for-13 in career 3-pointers.

Shaquille O'Neal signed to play his last two years in Boston.
He will also serve as one of the Patriots goal posts.

Headline: NBA sending Raptors, Nets to London for 82 regular-season games.

The Ilya Kovalchuk decision could have repercussions.
Others with contracts now under review include Roberto Luongo, Marian Hossa and Jimmy Fallon.

Boise State's football coach has banned players from using Twitter for the season.
How ironic that Chris Petersen has said "get a life".

How can the first pitch of a baseball game be a changeup?

LeBron James thanked his fans in his first public appearance in Akron, Ohio since leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat, at his annual "King For Kids" charity bike-a-thon.
After cycling the one-mile course, James tested positive for PR coaching.

The New York Knicks hired Florida International University head coach Isiah Thomas as a consultant.
After his 7-25 record with the Golden Panthers last season, it's clear Thomas hasn't missed a step since his NBA management days.

Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand was suspended by the NFL for 30 days after a DUI.
Under the terms, he cannot represent the Lions publicly, and must stop acting as Dennis Rodman's chauffeur.