A – American Airlines Arena Happy Hour. When the Miami Heat brought together Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, they fired their ticket sales staff the very next day. Now with the Heat sitting at 8-6 and mired in a slump, there are empty seats at American Airlines Arena and the promotions staff is hard at work concocting up an arena “Heat Happy Hour.” There is a new marketing campaign encouraging fans to “Fan Up,” aka come early and stay the entire game. Heat fans have been doing neither. The late-arriving crowd was an early-exiting crowd during a 16-point loss at home to the Indiana Pacers. The team is now going as far as offering $2 off concessions and 10-percent discount on Heat merchandise to fans who arrive early.

B – Bo Pelini Nebraska football Coach Bo Pelini flipped his lid in the Cornhuskers 9-6 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. Pelini was rampaging up and down the sideline throughout the upset loss, he was called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty, he was berating officials seemingly every time one got near him and he laid a finger on quarterback Taylor Martinez while exploding on his quarterback. His face changed multiple colors and we found out he has more veins in his neck than most human beings. His brother Carl Pelini got in the act too, as replays show the Nebraska assistant attacking a cameraman after the loss.

C – Comrie, Mike. New Pittsburgh Penguins acquisition Mike Comrie has not had his head in the game this season, has not been able to contribute consistently, and lately not even crack the starting lineup. And this week we found out why. In a radio interview with living legend Billy Bush, Hillary Duff revealed that she sends nude pictures of herself (face not included) to Comrie, her husband. The Internet is actually closer to receiving nude pictures of Duff than we previously thought. All that is needed is a drunken Comrie at a club leaving his IPhone behind and, Bingo!

D – Dennis Rodman. In perhaps the most bizarre radio interview in sports-talk history, Dennis Rodman called into the “Jorge Sedano Show” on 790 The Ticket in Miami and proceeded to carry on a seven-plus minute interview that was barely coherent while apparently receiving oral pleasure from a female friend named Theresa. The interview started with Sedano asking Rodman, “What is going on with you right now.” Rodman responded, “Right now, seriously, you want to know? Hahaha.” The interview would proceed to go downhill from there. Rodman eventually got back on track, talking about the Miami Heat. However, out of nowhere he broke into his own analysis with this gem, “Lord she is going at it right now! It is awesome! Come on dude!” Eventually Sedano asked the tough question, “Dennis, are you getting it on in the car right now or what?” Rodman left no doubt and replied, “No, she’s just sucking something.”

E – E. Gordon Gee. The Ohio State athletic director went on the record saying that even if TCU and Boise State do finish the regular season undefeated, they do not deserve to be in the BCS title game. He went on to say that schedules in the bigger conferences are like “murderer’s row,” while other schools play teams comparable to “the Little Sisters of the Poor.”

F – Favre, Brett. The Vikings are out of the playoff hunt and Coach Brad Childress has been handed his walking papers, but Favre will remain in the news thanks to another turn in the Jenn Sterger saga. Sterger, the woman who claims to have received illicit pictures of Favre’s genitals when the quarterback was playing for the New York Jets, is now saying that Favre’s agent asked about paying her to keep quiet. Favre’s agent Bus Cook countered by saying there was no financial offer. We have not heard the last of this, although let’s hope we have seen the last of it.

G – Georges St. Pierre. The UFC showdown north of the border is fast approaching between George St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. UFC 124 will take place on Pierre’s home turf at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Dec. 11. Pierre is listed as a -450 favorite while Koscheck is a +325 underdog. Koscheck, a native of Pittsburgh, took some verbal jabs at Pierre after a fight back in May. With the Penguins and Canadiens NHL playoff series looming Koscheck grabbed the mic and went off, “Don’t worry; next week the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to kick your ass. Then I’m going to beat St-Pierre, and you guys are going to lose twice. How do you like that, Montreal?” The Penguins actually lost that series, but Koscheck hopes to even things up on Dec. 11.

H – High School Football Championships. You can truly bet on almost anything. 5dimes has issued point spreads for a number of high-school football games this year, and this week they have posted lines for the Pennsylvania District 7 championships at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. There will be four games starting with a Class A showdown between the top two teams in the state: Clairton (-20) vs. Rochester. Other teams involved include Aliquippa in Class AA as a three-point favorite. Aliquippa is the alma mater of Darrell Revis, Ty Law, Mike Ditka, Jon Baldwin and Sean Gilbert, among other players. No. 14 seed Central Valley (+3.5) is the Cinderella team in Class AAA, having reached Heinz Field in its first year of existence and in the nightcap, Woodland Hills (+7) goes for an unprecedented seventh district championship. The games are broadcast nationally for viewers with a sports package that includes all the Fox Sports channels.

I – Islanders. If fans think it is frustrating pulling for a team that has started 4-12-4, how about the life of an announcer who has to watch them every night? The frustration finally boiled over for play-by-play announcer Howie Rose, who thought he was off the air when he went on a rant saying, “Is it spring training yet.?”. Rose also serves as the Mets’ baseball announcer. He went on to say, “Hey let me know how this game turns out…not that I particularly care.”

J – Jets fan. A Jets fan got on the field in Sunday’s game against Houston and dashed nearly the entire length of the field, eluding stadium security and New Jersey state troopers before being tackled. CBS’s Dan Dierdorf was not too amused, saying, “It’s been years since I’ve been covering a game and we’ve had a moron run out on the field.” Greg Gumbel went on to call the guy a ‘nudnik,’ whatever that may be. Jets Coach Rex Ryan was seen on the sideline laughing hysterically while the fan was loose on the field.

K – 40 K. Asante Samuel, the Philadelphia cornerback, wins the award for largest Week 11 fine for his hit on defenseless receiver Derek Hagan of the New York Giants. Samuel was fined $40,000. Somehow Samuel’s fine was bigger than the fine handed down to Richard Seymour ($25,000), who punched Ben Roethlisberger in the helmet after a play. Samuel’s penalty drew a 15-yard penalty while Seymour’s penalty drew an immediate ejection.

L – Leslie Frazier. Leslie Frazier finally gets his chance to be a head coach in the NFL after the firing of Brad Childress. Frazier is in an ideal situation, as any further losses will likely be blamed on Childress and Favre while any sort of a turnaround will be credited to him. The NFL odds of Frazier returning to coach the Vikings in Week 1 of the 2011 season are split at -120 for ‘yes’ and ‘no’ on Bodog.

M – MVP. Bust out the ginger ale, reformed junkie Josh Hamilton has been named the American League MVP. Hamilton easily won the AL MVP award after overcoming eight trips to rehab to overcome addiction. He led the majors in batting average and slugging percentage. Hamilton finished with 358 points finishing ahead of Miguel Cabrera (262), Robinson Cano (229), Jose Bautista (165) and Paul Konerko (130). 

N – National Championship. The latest odds are out for the BCS National Championship this season. The field has been narrowed down to seven teams on Bodog. The favorite is Oregon at 4/5 while the oddsmakers are torn between Boise State and TCU, who are both listed at 7/2. No. 2-ranked Auburn is listed at 5/1 while LSU is on the outside looking in at 18/1. There are also a couple of Big Ten long shots listed, Wisconsin (50/1) and Ohio State (75/1). 

O – Oklahoma City. Most cities would bend over backwards to land a Lingerie Football League franchise. Not Oklahoma City. Two days after the LFL announced plans to make Oklahoma City its 11th city, Oklahoma City major Mick Corbett voiced his displeasure for such expansion. He is one vote of nine on the City Council and five votes are needed to block the franchise. LFL commissioner Mitchell Mortaza went on to compare Oklahoma City to North Korea. Unfortunately for residents of Oklahoma City, Corbett was just elected to office in March.

P – Paterno, Joe. After 45 seasons at Penn State, why should anyone be surprised that JoePa recently announced he will be returning for his 46th season in Happy Valley? But his announcement caught everyone off guard, especially because many thought that finally reaching 400 career wins would be enough for Paterno to let go of the reigns. But Paterno calls the shots at Penn State and he wants to coach one more year (at least).

Q – Qatar. What does it take for a Qatar soccer player to make all the highlight clips all the way over here in the United States? How about a point-blank miss in front of an empty net. Qatar’s All Fahad Khalfan had beaten the goalie and was inches away from the empty net when he somehow flicked the ball off the side of his foot and knocked it off the post, sending it 16 yards into the field. Insult to injury was added when the miss proved to be the determining factor in Qatar’s loss to Uzbekistan and its elimination from the 2010 Asian Games.

R – Rivalry. It’s rivalry week in college football. The week is highlighted by the Iron Bowl showdown between No. 2 Auburn and No. 11 Alabama (-4.5) at Tuscaloosa on Friday. Also on Friday is the Backyard Brawl when West Virginia visits Pitt (-2.5). On Saturday the Land Grant Trophy is on the line when No. 10 Michigan State (-1.5) visits Penn State, the Commonwealth Cup is up for grabs when No. 14 Virginia Tech (-23.5) hosts Virginia and No. 24 Iowa (-14.5) will visit Minnesota with the Floyd of Rosedale on the line. Other interesting rivalry games include the Egg Bowl (Mississippi State at Ole Miss), the Bedlam Game (Oklahoma at Oklahoma State), the Big Game (California at Stanford), and the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh (Notre Dame at USC).

S – Seven Overtimes. If ever a basketball game was more appropriate for the letter ‘S,’ it was the Division III sensational seven-overtime marathon between Skidmore and Southern Vermont. The game finally ended with the Thoroughbreds (that is Skidmore) winning 128-123. It was the longest game in Division III history, not that anybody else has seen a D-3, game but it also tied for the longest game of all time, regardless of division. Skidmore hit last second shots to tie the game in four different overtime periods. And how about the game by Southern Vermont’s Lance Spratling, who played all 75 minutes?

T – Thanksgiving. Thousands of Americans will wake up on Thanksgiving morning and play tackle football and then spend the rest of the day recovering from said football game while watching even more football. On tap in the NFL on Thursday is New England (-6.5) at Detroit, New Orleans (-3.5) at Dallas and Cincinnati at New York Jets (-9) and in college we have No. 18 Texas A&M (-3.5) at Texas in the Lone Star Showdown.

U- Unanimous. We nearly had a unanimous MVP in baseball this season, but Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch had other ideas. Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto received 31 of 32 first-place votes, but Strauss cast his vote for, you guessed it, St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols, denying Votto the distinction of becoming the third National League unanimous MVP since 1997.

V – Vick, Michael. After two weeks and two stellar primetime performances, all of a sudden Vick is a fantasy commodity. He is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL and there are plenty of wagering props out on the former imprisoned felon. His odds to win MVP are up to 7/2 -- only Phillip Rivers (3/2) has better odds -- and there is an even a prop on the ‘over/under’ of how much money will be guaranteed in his next contract. Bodog has the total at $45 million guaranteed for his next contract.

W – Williams, Mike.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver was arrested for DUI even after only blowing a 0.061, below the legal limit of 0.08. After being spotted weaving on a road driving 57 in a 45, Williams was pulled over. Officers detected that Williams was likely under the influence of something else (i.e. pot), so they had Williams submit to a urine test. He was not suspended for Week 11 pending the result of the urine test.

X – Battle of the eXes. The announcement of an imminent divorce between San Antonio point guard Tony Parker and actress Eva Longoria was just the beginning of the soap opera. News that Parker was exchanging texts with teammate Erin Barry’s wife soon surfaced. Then two days after Longoria officially filed for divorce, Parker fired back by counter filing for divorce. Parker has the upper hand here because he filed in Texas, where a divorce can be finalized as quickly in 60 days. Those Thanksgiving plans just got a lot more complicated.

Y – Young, Vince. The franchise quarterback was barred from team facilities on Monday when Coach Jeff Fisher instructed Young to leave because he was not welcome. This was the latest turn in the developing drama between Young and Fisher in a case of the team not being big enough for the both of them. Young walked out on the team during a home loss to Washington Redskins. Young tossed his pads and jersey into the stands during the loss to Washington and afterwards the quarterback and coach had a heated exchange in the locker room.  Now Fisher is barring Young from receiving treatment on the torn tendon in his thumb that placed the quarterback on injured reserve. Bodog has odds listed on who will be a member of the Tennessee Titans Week 1 of the 2011 NFL Regular Season. The options are ‘Jeff Fisher only’ (even), ‘Vince Young only’ (+200), ‘Both Fisher and Young’ (+350) and ‘Neither Fisher nor Young’ (+400).

Z – Zuckerberg, Mark. The finalists have been named for the 2010 Time Magazine Person of the Year, and the founder of Facebook has shot to near the top of the leaderboard thanks to the popularity of the Facebook movie, “The Social Network.” Zuckerberg’s odds on BetUS are +500. The only contenders with better odds are Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (+250) and the Chilean Miners (+150). LeBron James was named a finalist but at +4000 he is not considered a legitimate contender.