GOOD LUCK: ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted the Dodgers are "open to the idea of dealing Andre Ethier" and his $85 million contract. So money isn't unlimited? @Buster_ESPN
AND PLAY FOOTBALL ALL DAY: The Vikings' Brian Robison tweeted a picture of him fully decked out like a KISS band member for Halloween. @Brian_Robison
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has mastered the art of the "photobomb" -- subtly getting his face into other people's pictures. packers.com
THERE IS NOT MUCH CROSSOVER BETWEEN SPORTS FANS AND "US WEEKLY" READERS -- OR SO WE THOUGHT. A SIMPLE PLEA FOR CONFIRMATION OF A STRANGE FACT -- THAT SWIMMER RYAN LOCHTE ROOTS FOR THE VIKINGS AND SAID AS MUCH IN AN "US WEEKLY" INTERVIEW -- BROUGHT A BARRAGE OF HELP FROM THE GOOD PEOPLE ON TWITTER. WHY DOES LOCHTE, WHO IS NOT FROM HERE, ROOT FOR THE PURPLE? AH, THAT IS STILL A MYSTERY. OTHER WEB HIGHLIGHTS:
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