Game of Lawsuits [GalleyCat]
Has any book excerpt garnered as much fanfare as when Sports Illustrated ran a piece of Game of Shadows, the upcoming exposé on Barry Bonds and drugs in baseball? Well now that the book's about to be published in its entirety, Bonds has decided to sue the authors, alleging that Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams have "made a complete mockery of the justice system."

Bill O'Reilly Pre-empts Car Chase [TVNewser]
As noted earlier today, Shep Smith's Fox Report was the #1 show on cable news in the 25-54 demo Wednesday thanks to an L.A. car chase. But FNC dropped the car chase at 8 p.m. for Bill O'Reilly's taped Factor. Some viewers were disappointed by the sudden shift in programming.

Separated at Birth: Ben Domenech and Judy? [FishbowlDC]
Probably not, but it's hard to read his explanatory post on RedState.org without thinking of Judy, who — like Ben — crafted elaborate, intricate and detailed explanations for why she was never to blame.

Spiers to Break the Seal on Dealbreaker on Wednesday [FishbowlNY]
Elizabeth Spiers, the founder of FishbowlNY and mediabistro's former editor-in-chief, informs us that her potentially white-hot Dealbreaker.com blog will launch on Wednesday.

Jon Stewart: New York Mets Radio Pitch-Man [FishbowlNY]
Driving on the FDR yesterday, listening to a commercial on WFAN, there was familiar voice urging me to buy New York Mets tickets this season. Jon. Stewart. So, to recap an Emmy award-winner's career trajectory: Daily Show, host; Oscars, host; New York Mets, marketing voiceovers; Peabody Awards, host; My Annual Summer Barbecue, tentative host.

Memo to Pete Doherty [FishbowlLA]
This is not a viable media strategy.