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The votes are in from this morning's Hot Clicks poll and a whopping 68 percent of you don't care about Brett Favre's consecutive games streak. Of course, that won't stop the future Hall of Famer from trying to cash in. An hour before last night's kickoff, Favre's personal Web site began selling commemorative signed footballs marking the streak for $499.99, which should give him plenty of money for his favorite bedtime snack, Hardee's.

Most Fans Don't Care About Favre's Streak

Brett Favre :: Rich Frishman/SI

The Dagger, Yahoo! Sports' excellent college hoops blog, has the story behind the 10 craziest names in college basketball. My favorite: Beloved Rogers of Prairie View A&M.

Best Names In College Hoops

I'm not sure how valid this rumor is, but according to a report on Deadspin, Rick Pitino will take over as coach of the Puerto Rican national team for this summer's Olympic qualifying tournament and possibly the 2012 Olympics. Let's just hope he busts out the all-white suit.

Pitino And Puerto Rico

Seeing that Vanessa Hudgens not only turns 22 today but that she also just broke up with her High School Musical boyfriend, it seems fitting to make her the Lovely Lady of the Day.

Lovely Lady Of The Day

Vanessa Hudgens :: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images

After erroneous reports surfaced this morning of Earl Weaver's death, Kimbo Slice tweeted that he is in fact still alive despite rumors to the contrary.

Kimbo Slice Alive And Kicking

When not filling in for Jimmy on Hot Clicks, I run the SI Vault and like to post old and embarrassing photos of pro athletes to the SI Vault Twitter feed. This photo of 12-year-old Joakim Noah is definitely worth checking out.

SI Vault Photo Of The Day

Speaking of Noah, here's a good story about the first time he met Dennis Rodman, which took place at an "unspecified night club." ... The Top 20 lists of 2010. ... Joe Namathdoes not have much faith in Mark Sanchez and the Jets.

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I can't say enough good things about the "Bang Bang Dance" by Colorado's Matt Duchene and Paul Stastny.

Hockey Celebration Video Of The Day

These dogs get in the holiday spirit (great find by Jenna from StoolLaLa).

Christmas Dogs Video Of The Day