That wrestler's ring couldn't hold her

Well, there goes half his foreign objects.

Hulk Hogan's wife, Linda, has filed for divorce after 23 years of marriage to the rasslin' icon, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported. The Hulkster's lawyers, leaving nothing to chance, are poring over their old marriage certificate to ensure the partners made a legal tag.

Checked in Red Square

Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, an opposition-party leader, was arrested Saturday after scuffling with riot police during a protest against President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported, and reaction was widely mixed.

Kasparov is merely a political pawn, chess buffs claim, while old KGB hard-liners are demanding that he be castled.

New-Carr shopping

"It's wish-list time," wrote Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press, "so here's one for the next Michigan [football] coach — thinking out of the box, beyond the obvious like Les Miles:

• "Mark Mangino. A big job in the Big House calls for a big man. And maybe then U-M'll start selling T-shirts in our size.

• "Tom Brady. A Michigan Man. And he can job-share with Drew Henson.

• "Barry Alvarez. Ahem. He was 3-1 against Jim Tressel.

• "Brett Favre. That's one way to get him to retire."

What, no clock radios?

Ed Orgeron is out after three years as football coach at Ole Miss, but he won't leave empty-handed.

His Rebels players were so touched, we hear, they gave him 20 hotel pillows as a going-away present.

The shoppers' pick

Q: Why are Eli Manning action figures expected to be brisk sellers this holiday season?

A: The latest version comes with a liberal return policy.

TV gridlock

7BabesABlogging.com came up with 12 reasons to hate football, with "It's always on [TV]" coming out on top.

"What if we did that with figure skating?" the Web site asked. "How would men like it if 'Steel Magnolias' aired on a dozen channels all day throughout the weekend?"

Talko time

• ESPN commentator Lee Corso, to the Dallas Morning News, on the brilliance of Babe Laufenberg, his former QB at Indiana: "He started out at Stanford. Only smart guys go there. Then John Elway arrived to play quarterback, and he transferred out. That's genius."

• Karl Vogel of the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal-Star, bemoaning the fact that Wizards star Gilbert Arenas will be sidelined for three months: "My fantasy basketball team is looking a lot like that Black Knight in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' "

• Popular T-shirt in Gainesville, denoting Florida QB Tim Tebow's gaudy numbers: "Superman wears Tim Tebow pajamas."

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, with a great holiday gift idea for the 0-10 Dolphins' defense: "Tackle me Elmo."

Feud for thought

Two men arguing over a parking spot outside a nursing home in West Valley City, Utah, resulted in one beaning the other with a thrown can of gravy, Salt Lake City's KUTV reported.

Good thing it wasn't baseball season, food-preservative experts say, or it would've been a can of corn.

Dwight Perry: 206-464-8250 or dperry@seattletimes.com