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As Elie Seckbach noted when we finished the HausCast, this thing could have gone for three days -- that's how smart and insightful FanHouse's embedded correspondent is when it comes to the changing course of media in today's society. Plus, he has multiple stories that caused Wilson to emit a Brinson-like overlaugh. If you're a Seckbach fan -- and if you're not, God rest your soul -- follow him on Twitter, watch his vids on YouTube, or keep up with him on Facebook. And listen now to learn why video is the future, in addition to the funniest stories you'll hear about anyone spending time in and around NBA players on a regular basis.

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Will Brinson kicked it at The OC for the Nike Global Training Summit.

Even as his team was booted from the playoffs by the Houston Rockets, Brandon Roy recently received high praise from Ron Artest. Artest decided to give him the highest compliment possible, stating that Roy, not Kobe Bryant, was the toughest player he's ever had to guard.

And you best believe FanHouse (specifically my homie Elie Seckbach) was jumping on that question when Roy made an appearance at the Global Training Summit, sporting his customized B-Roy Trainer 1's. We also discuss his offseason plans, what the Blazers' goals are for next year and what he's doing in the offseason.

Last week, I left the comfort of my mother's basement shoddy little East Coast apartment to rep FanHouse at the 2009 Nike Global Training Summit in Newport Beach, California. The primary reason for convening 50-some media members in sunny SoCal? The introduction of the Nike Trainer 1, the Swoosh's newest crosstraining shoe, which celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the "Bo Knows" campaign, featuring Bo Jackson.

Will Brinson kicked it at The OC for the Nike Global Training Summit.

Larry Fitzgerald vaulted himself to the top of everyone's wide receiver rankings with a ridiculous close to 2008, as well as an otherworldly playoff run that ultimately resulted in a trip to the Super Bowl.

Things have been a little different this year, though -- Fitzgerald is dealing with Anquan Boldin's possible holdout and -- as a native Minnesotan and lifelong Vikings fan -- the emotions of possibly having Brett Favre wear Minnesota Vikings colors.

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The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.

Jeremy Schaap has had a busy past few days -- not only is he preparing for the upcoming E:60 episode (Tuesday at 7 PM ET) with a phenomenal story about a bar brawl at Binghamton University that became an international incident, but he also recently broke the news that Brett Favre would return to the Vikings if their medical team approves his X-rays. Of course, the latter part hasn't been completely confirmed yet, but it did spark a war between ESPN and Yahoo! (Yes, I would have added the exclamation point anyway.) And Schapp was kind enough to speak to me late last week about both reports.

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.

The Kentucky Derby came and went. And all in approximately two minutes. Shocking, I know. Fortunately, Spencer Hall, of The Sporting Blog and Every Day Should Be Saturday fame, was kind enough to join Ryan and I on the podcast machine to talk about all the wonderful debauchery that the Derby presents. I highly recommend checking out Spencer's photo gallery, unless you're the type of person who doesn't like fake Barack Obama and Bill Clinton's pogo-sticking across mudpits. In which case, may God have mercy on your soul.

Will Brinson is Easton-bound (but not down) for the Gatorade Replay of America's most important high school rivalry.

There's something surreal about recapping a game that originally took place in 1993. I mean, even though the game started 15 years ago, it finished on Sunday. I know, because I watched those same football players racing up and down the field. And ultimately the game counted. But for what? Well ... if you asked anyone on either Easton or Phillipsburg, they would tell you "everything."

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.

The NFL Draft, despite some "meh" coverage from ESPN, dominated the weekend, just like it always does. There were plenty of storylines: from the same bad teams making more bad draft choices, to the Lions going with Matthew Stafford, fantasy football repercussions, and, of course, judging. Pointing and judging and laughing. But because mocking others is way more fun in person, Ryan and I thought we'd ring up good friend Michael David Smith and talk NFL Draft. MDS gives us his breakdown on the Lions, Percy Harvin, Pat White, Josh McDaniels' continued epic FAIL and even Twitter! Enjoy.

Those of you who follow my work here at FanHouse know that I am the furthest thing from any sort of gossipmonger there is. Obviously. And I usually refrain from writing too much about Erin Andrews; she's awesome, of course, but she gets a lot of coverage.

However, my colleague and podcast partner Ryan Wilson pointed out to me that during Andrews' recent interview with FanHouse, she was flashing some serious bling. Bling that just happened to be placed on her left ring finger (close-up after the jump) while she was telling Ariel Helwani that she wasn't interested in him.

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.

Kathleen Hessert, the President of Sports Media Challenge, had a vision in 2004 of a technologically superior method of determining the "buzz" surrounding a particular athlete, organization or team. It finally came to full-on fruition this past week when ESPN began running their "Blog Buzz" segments during the morning SportsCenter.

Perhaps even more impressively, Kathleen is also responsible for bringing Shaquille O'Neal into the world of Twitter. And she was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to talk with Ryan Wilson and me about the changing world of sports media, athletes on Twitter (and why Wilson should sign up; I'm already there as is FanHouse), the vision and history behind the "Buzz Manager," and the importance of fan-driven media in today's sports world.

If you care about the emergence of blogs and their co-existence with mainstream media, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to listen.