Need an excuse to finally give listening to podcasts a try? Cincinnati Sean from Lord Admiral Radio managed to land Isabelle Mercier for an interview this week, and has the podcast posted and available for download. The Lord Admiral podcast is one of the best (and one of the few) poker podcasts out there, and worth checking out if you’re iPodding it on the train or in the car on the way to work this week. Check it out. Lord Admiral Radio Isabelle Mercier

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After last night’s New England Patriots victory(no cover) over the Buffalo Bills, the post-game press conference featuring recently activated linebacker Tedy Bruschi was inevitable. The press loves any emotional torque to alleviate the redundancy of daily NFL beat reporting. And now the sports books are piling on as well as the sap-loving cads at BetCRIS have put out some Bruschi props for football fans to gush about:

After suffering from a stroke 8 ? months ago, the New England Patriots star linebacker Tedy Bruschi returned to practice last week.

The Breeders’ Cup card featured four races with favorites that were offering less-than-appealing prices when betting them to win. Since we didn’t want to play win bets on a 6-5 favorite, we found a way to construct trifecta bets around the favorite to look for a bigger payoff. After the jump, we’ll show […]

FROM THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS· Odds that even Wayne Allyn Root is making fun of us after a brutal weekend with our NFL picks - 6-5 · Odds that WIP Radio in Philadelphia is being inundated with positive phone calls about the Eagles’ season - 5,000-1 · Odds that BG is never going to shut up about his pick of 15-1 shot Intercontinental in the Filly & Mare Turf this weekend - EVEN LA-LA-LAND LINES

From Cash4Cadavers e-mail:

"Yon Hyong Muk, a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, died on October 22nd of an "incurable disease" (Yon had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2004, so we’re guessing that’s the culprit). Yon was the #3 man in the country, behind only Dear Leader and his right-hand man, Kim Young Nam. The North Korean news agency’s statement was brief: "Super fantastic leader Yon give lucky service! Can you not see that I am serious?" 7200 points to team #69! Al Lopez, who as catcher & manager led the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox to American League pennants in the 1950s, died on Sunday at age 97.

We posed the question and you answered. Scott Engel, ESPN’s fantasy football elephant man, won our poll in a landslide. His parents, wife, and children must be so proud.

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Oddjack Polls: Fantasy Football Writers [Oddjack]

· Bob Ciaffone wants to warn the residents of West Virginia that they cannot let people gamble inside their outhouses. Really. [CardPlayer]
· In unsurprising news, there are plenty of new slot and other casino games coming your way that carry the “hot” poker theme. [Poker Player Newspaper]
· Correct us if we’re wrong, […]

Well, that was a shitty NFL weekend. NCAA, not so bad. NFL? Eesh. We’ve learned our lesson on the Redskins and been exposed to the frauds they are. We’ve also learned that when Wellington Mara dies, it’s best not to bet against the Giants at home. It was also pretty stupid to bet against the Texans this week. They had to win at some point and Cleveland was probably it. So much for the Vikings being "inspired" by their post-boat-orgy victory. That was flawed logic. We projected our own feelings about playing a game after a sex boat orgy and figured it would carry over.

· Minnesota at Carolina: PICK!: Minnesota +8,5 · Miami at New Orleans: PICK!: New Orleans -2 · Oakland at Tennessee: