Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, Patriots receiver Wes Welker, and Wes Welker’s new fiance, former Ms. Hooters international Anna Burns all trekked out to Bundchen’s Central American beach house for some vacation time following New England’s Super Bowl loss to the Giants. Everything seemed hunky-dory between Bundchen and her husband’s top receiver. Don’t worry, we’ll tell you why this is worth a post, after the jump.

According to the Boston Herald, Tom Brady’s sister Julie is engaged to marry Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis. If it’s true…seriously, Bradys, can’t you leave any local icons for other families?!

Early this morning, Yahoo published a superb piece by Dan Wetzel detailing Tom Brady’s despondency in the minutes following his Super Bowl loss to the Giants. It’s gripping stuff — Brady literally sat in the locker room, in full uniform, looking at his feet and not talking for twenty minutes. It’s the type of piece that shows what it’s like for an impossibly famous person to come up short on an impossibly big stage. And one tidbit from the piece is too good not to pass along.

While Super Bowl Sunday serves a purpose — to crown a world champion in the NFL, of course — the week leading up to the big game has its own special design for those who are in the host city acting as members of the media. It’s a chance for those working folk to let their hair down and, naturally, get into a little trouble.

Earlier in the week we brought you the story of New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and the curious case of alleged extortion from his most recent mistress, Louise Meanwell. Now, everything’s gone from bad to worse, as Cashman’s wife, Mary Cashman, has reportedly filed for divorce, according to the New York Post.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is in the news on Thursday for what he and his lawyers are claiming to be an extortion case, in which he allegedly paid a woman $6,000 after the couple had an “inappropriate relationship.”

TMZ had some real sports-related gems over the last two days. Let’s play around in the muck for a second, shall we? First, there’s the story of Phil Mickelson‘s quest to track down an internet commenter who said some particularly nasty things about him.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has settled his 2008 Lake Tahoe civil lawsuit, involving a casino host, Andrea McNulty, who alleged that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her.

God, what would we do without TMZ? Where would we go for reports like these (aptly tagged “STARS IN HEAT”), about A-Rod and WWE diva Torrie Wilson hanging out together in Miami, showing off their “lean, ripped physiques?”

Turning down an opportunity to be on the hit TV show “Dancing With The Stars” might be the smartest decision New York Giants wideout Victor Cruz has made all year.