After celebrating the NFC title in civilian clothes, T.O.'s ready to suit up. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

1. Eagles receiver Terrell Owens said he will play in the Super Bowl despite the torn ankle ligaments and broken leg he suffered on Dec. 19 because "God is healing me." T.O.'s case was helped by the recent celestial ruling that downgraded pride and avarice from deadly sins to five-yard penalties plus loss of down.

2. The executive producer of Desperate Housewives said he intended to pair Nicollette Sheridan with ABC announcer John Madden rather than Owens in the infamous Nov. 15 Monday Night Football promo. Rather than doffing her towel, Sheridan was going to entice Madden with a six-legged turkey.

3. A Michigan district judge has ordered all 10 people charged in the Nov. 19 NBA brawl -- five Pacers players and five Detroit fans -- to appear at a pretrial conference Tuesday. As a precaution, no refreshments will be served.

4. Meanwhile, Ron Artest returned to practice Monday for the first time since he was suspended for the season for charging into the stands. The Pacers were happy to have Artest back because he brought his trademark intensity and a load of free CDs.

5. A number of sports figures attended Donald Trump's wedding to Melania Knauss on Saturday, including Jets owner Woody Johnson, Patriots owner Bob Kraft, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, boxing promoter Don King and Heat center Shaquille O'Neal. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was also invited, but seeing that he wouldn't be the center of attention, he opted not to attend.

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6. The NHL and the players union will resume clandestine talks this week in a last-ditch effort to save the season, again meeting without commissioner Gary Bettman and union head Bob Goodenow. The sides will not reveal the location of the meeting, but informed sources indicate it will take place in Fantasyland.

7. Boxer Lennox Lewis has denied a report that he would end his retirement for a November rematch with Vitali Klitschko. The (London) Sunday Mirror quoted Lewis over the weekend as saying he intended to make a comeback. It seems that in the interim, somebody showed Lewis a tape of the first Klitschko fight.

8. The NFL has pulled Los Lonely Boys from the lineup for a pre-Super Bowl concert series in Jacksonville after the band's drummer was arrested for possession of marijuana. An unfazed spokesman for Los Lonely Boys said the band is used to being excluded.

9. As a result of the Patriots' victory over the Steelers in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, Heinz will send 1,200 bottles of ketchup to Gillette employees in Boston as part of a wager between the teams' stadium naming-rights partners. Even so, some despondent Steelers fans are hoping Gillette will still come through with the razor blades.

10. The Blizzard of 2005 enabled the 10 Spot to stage a marathon DVD viewing session of Sports Night's entire first season. Both seasons of the short-lived Aaron Sorkin (West Wing) show about a SportsCenter-like highlight show are available in one boxed set. The show is very good, particularly when watching one episode after another with no commercial interruptions. Sports Night does feature the usual Sorkin affectations, such as making his characters the smartest people in any room. Anchor Dan (Josh Charles) can't help but inform viewers that he went to Dartmouth, while fellow anchor Casey (Peter Krause) reveals that he made Phi Beta Kappa. The show can veer toward preachiness, but it's an intriguing mix of comedy, relationship-based drama and sports geekdom, all delivered in Sorkin's trademark dialogue-heavy rhythm. One could do far worse while snowbound.