Today's Must-Know Names from today's Sporting News column:

Media Day, Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Randy Moss, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd, Koby Clemens, Chuck Knoblauch, Pete Carroll, Rex Ryan, Romeo Crennel, UConn, St. Mary's, Michael Beasley, Erik Bedard, Pedro Feliz, David Aardsma, Nolan Ryan, Chris Webber, Riley Skinner, Gilbert Arenas, Eric McErlain and More!

Including: Why Super Bowl Media Day sucks, why Chris Paul should be starting in the NBA All-Star Game, why Calbert Cheaney was the Next Big Thing in the NBA back in 1993 (intrigued by that?) and so much more, after the jump. (As soon as the column is updated by the SN home office.)

Coming at ~10:30 at DanShanoff.com:
The annual Super Bowl Media Day Drinking Game.

In case you missed it Monday:
Riley Skinner: The Naked Bootleg!
State of the (Sports) Union (6th Annual!)
Varsity Dad Athlete-Baby-Naming Update!
Lamenting Mike Lieberthal!

-- D.S.

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