Monday's Must-Know Names, as featured in today's Sporting News column:

Tom Brady (already a cliche), Randy Hendricks and the "Hendricks Report," Erik Bedard, Johan Santana, Dan Snyder, Gregg Williams, Lane Kiffin, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Hedo Turkoglu, Kevin Martin, LeBron James, Chris Webber, DeMarcus Nelson, Walter Hodge, Erik Ainge, Andre Caldwell, Zarah Yisrael, Djokovic(!) and More!

How do those names fit into today's sports discussion? Check out my Sporting News column and find out.

Meanwhile, coming later today on DanShanoff.com...

*My 6th annual State of the Sports Union address!
*Lamenting Lieberthal's retirement!
*Varsity Dad "baby-naming" update!

-- D.S.

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