Introducing a new weekend feature: Trying to catch up with stuff I missed during the week and other interesting stories:

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John McCain introduces legislation giving cable subscribers a-la-carte options. Considering that these cable companies have big money, McCain’s proposal is going to mean a nice payday for several lobbyists. Not a chance of this going through.

Awful Announcing did a poll of media writers and came up with its own Sports Emmys. Mike Emrick won for best play-by-play. Hard to argue with that.

Also on the Sports Emmy front, Dan Levy of Bleacher Report weighs in with his winners and losers.

Oops, almost forgot the biggest news of the week. Carrie Underwood to sing the theme for NBC’s Sunday Night Football!

Brandel Chamblee not a big fan of TPC’s famed No. 17.

Frank Deford with his weekly commentary on NPR on women’s sports.

Steve Lepore of SB Nation reports Bomani Jones has signed a new deal with ESPN.

Sports Media Watch: Kentucky Derby earns second largest audience since 1989.

Tom Hoffarth of the LA Daily News writes about the split-screen problems in his area.

Chuck Culpepper of Sports on Earth not happy with Jimmy Connors’ decision to write about Chris Evert. Headline: What a jerk.