The Tip-Off

T.G.I.F. and all that crap. Here are some tips for this weekend.

I'll be in Cleveland speaking at the "Sports Media 360" conference and testing out the tailgate scene at the Browns/Packers game. I'll consider the weekend a success if I don't get tossed for fighting a cheesehead and I manage to see at least a few of the incredible sights featured in this video...



GET SOME LAUGHS: My celebrity crush, funnyman Joel McHale of "The Soup" and "Community" is performing at the Peoria Civic Center Saturday night. I'd say he's worth the drive.

STAY UP LATE: Dress like your favorite recently deceased celebrity and head out to the "Dead Celebrity Pub Crawl" in Wrigleyville Saturday night. More info at thechicagogrid.com.

SLEEP IN: Sunday's Bears/Bengals game has been "flexed" from 12pm to 3:15pm. That gives you a couple more hours to sleep off that hangover and wash off that Michael Jackson makeup before you head to the bar to see whether Chad Ochocinco can back up all that Twitter trash talking or if the Bears will teach the loud-mouthed WR that the game is played on the field