Natalie Coughlin got the heave-ho on Dancing With the Stars earlier this week and since she’ll never say it I’ll say it. It was her partner’s fault. Had to be. Read the full story

Standing face-to-face with Claudia Jordan made me feel how the Dodgers must’ve felt in Game 3 of the LCS when Cliff Lee took the mound for the Phillies. I knew I was over-matched and in turn I delivered the interview equivalent of a weak ground-ball to second. Thankfully, Claudia Jordan was dealing.

Jordan arrived at the London Hotel in West Hollywood looking incredible as usual. She and numerous celebs were on hand for ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue party. Claudia gave me a few minutes of her time and let me know what she looks for in a man, and she drops some info that’ll make John Salley blush. Read the full story

Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today in what was reportedly a love-fest between the biter and the bitten. Tyson didn’t apologize for taking a chunk of Evander’s ear in their 1997 rematch, and Holyfield told of biting his brothers as a kid. Read the full story

ESPN the Magazine’s “Body Issue” hits newsstands Oct. 9, and features more than 30 male and female athletes showing off their money makers. So far ESPN has been keeping a lid on who will be in the Body Issue, but USA Today is reporting Nascar’s Carl Edwards, surfer Claire Bevilacqua, U.S. Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza, and Adrian Peterson are among the chosen. Read the full story

• Kim Kardashian talks to ESPN the Magazine about her relationship with Reggie Bush

Kim Kardashian expounds on being involved in a celebrity relationship in this Friday’s issue of ESPN the Magazine. The piece is titled “6 Things You Should Know About Being in a Celebrity Couple” and aside from looking good in nothing but(t) a jersey, the woman famous because of a sex tape and dating Reggie Bush talks about Matt Leinart playing Cupid, the paparazzi, and the attention she receives on the internet.

The most interesting of the six things we should know are Kim dealing with the Saints players’ wives and girlfriends and her thoughts on the Jessica Simpson jinx talk. Read the full story

• Recent shootings of NFL players has league members picking up guns for protection

There was a recent spike in gun sales following the election of Barack Obama as the next POTUS. Most of the gun buyers are people that are worried Obama is gonna drop the hammer on gun laws, but there’s another group out there stockpiling weapons: NFL players.

The latest edition of ESPN the Magazine will hit newsstands on Friday and in it NFL players speak openly about gun ownership and the threat of violence against them. Their concerns are rooted in the murders of Darrent Williams and Sean Taylor. Read the full story

The latest issue of ESPN the Magazine hits newsstands Friday and will feature Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain in the 0.01 section going head-to-head in football uniforms. Obama is decked out in Chicago Bears gear while McCain wears the uniform of his home state Arizona Cardinals. Charles Gibson is going to referee the game although the McCain camp wanted the Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity crew and Barack’s side was hoping for Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews. Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden should work on his broadcasting skills so he can do the highlights with Sarah Palin after the game.