Interlude: Thank heavens, no boot

As a part of our effort to keep you in the know, every so often throughout the day, we'll drop some knowledge on you about the world, mostly sports, but we'll mix in some other stuff when appropriate.

NFL: Brady appears without boot at Patriots rally
NFL: WhatIfSports.com: Super Bowl Prediction
MLB: Red Sox scrap six-man rotation idea
NBA: Suspended Andersen will apply for reinstatement
TENNIS: Djokovic tames Tsonga to win first slam
ODD: Tantric master breaks ice record in NYC
AAFL: Crouch goes No. 3 in AAFL draft
CFB: Wake boots RB after online terrorism threat
SOCCER: Condom named after Becks takes China by storm