Sunday reading

... some of the stories and headlines that caught my eyes this past week ...

TV ...
a With 'Back to You,' the multi-camera sitcom gets a fighting chance
a Kevin Reilly reflects on move to Fox
a A Dramatic Transition: Legal Thriller Broadens Ted Danson's Acting Chops
a Carey talks 'Price Is Right'

Music ...
a Bands and brands going hand in hand
a Tegan & Sara ready to face the future

Baseball & sports
a Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn still awestruck about Hall of Fame
a The Iron Horse and Ripken
a Chances Are Three Times as Unlikely
a Ripken Enters The Hall: The Man, the Myth
a Schilling: Lack of denials implies guilt
a Jenkins enjoying that winning feeling
a Costas not upset about Bonds's 'midget man' shot
a Donovan: Brewers getting antsy
a HR record about to fall, but there are plenty more out there
a Top 11 tainted sports achievements
a Bike track spurs cycle of nostalgia

Other stuff ...
a Google's View of D.C. Melds New and Sharp, Old and Fuzzy
a Getting discovered online
a Bill attempts to protect dead stars' images
a The Meat Shall Inherit the Fridge
a Seeing past the sugarcoating: If not cereal companies, from where will kids learn to pick apart cartoonish marketing?
a For the 'I Like Turtles' Boy, 17 Seconds Of Fame

And after a rough week in the sports world, some good Onion reads always cheer me up ...

Barry Bonds Home-Run Scandal Somehow Becomes Feel-Good Sports Story Of Summer

SAN FRANCISCO—Although Barry Bonds remains the target of criticism over his possible—some say almost certain—use of performance-enhancing substances, the fact that Bonds has not been implicated in dogfighting, nightclub...

While Clearing Out Desk, Dan Patrick Sobs Over Picture Of Him And Tim Kurkjian

BRISTOL, CT—Longtime ESPN anchor Dan Patrick, who recently announced that he will leave the sports network in August, broke into spasms of...

Roger Clemens' Family Offers Him One-Year, $10 Million Contract

HOUSTON—Representatives from the Clemens family met with the star pitcher over an informal dinner Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of keeping Roger Clemens home for one more season, sources close to the family...

Joe DiMaggio's Diary Just A List Of Things, People He Hated

NEW YORK—Upon closer examination, a 2,400-page, 29-volume diary kept by New York Yankees centerfielder Joe DiMaggio from 1982 to 1993 is...

Shane Victorino Really Thought Phillies Could Avoid 10,000th Loss

PHILADELPHIA—Following the Phillies' 45th loss of the season—the historic and much-discussed 10,000th in franchise...