L.A. teams hit the road, Grammys should take their turn too

Why are the Grammys handed out at Staples Center every year, forcing the Lakers, Kings and Clippers to evacuate in favor of Eminem, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and the like? …

Can’t New York take a turn? …

Before putting Andrew Bynum on the block, reader Jerry Li of Huntington Beach e-mails to suggest that Mitch Kupchak and the Lakers should “exercise Drew diligence.” …

Ray Allen has averaged nearly 2.4 three-point field goals a game during his NBA career.…

Reggie Miller averaged 1.8.…

Kevin Love, whose double-double streak of 38 consecutive games tops Kevin Garnett’s Minnesota Timberwolves record, probably won’t catch Wilt Chamberlain, whose NBA-record streak lasted 227 games from 1964 to 1967.…

Considering that Blake Griffin plays for the Clippers, reader Rob Ryder of Santa Monica e-mails to note, “Methinks Blake Superior will too soon be known as Blake Woebegone.” …

Aaron Rodgers, following Bart Starr and Brett Favre, is the third quarterback to lead the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl victory, matching a record shared by the Washington Redskins (Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien) and the New York Giants (Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Eli Manning). …

The long, unkempt beard worn by defensive end Brett Keisel of the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was noted before Sunday’s game, was “the scruff of legend.” …

Next year’s Super Bowl will be played in Indianapolis, where snow and biting temperatures are expected and city officials have adopted the theme, “Get your winter on. It’s cool.” …

David Beckham, who reportedly stopped to aid a stranded motorist this week in England, continues to do his most impressive work outside Southern California. …

Gregg Popovich might not be willing to acknowledge it, but the San Antonio Spurs are the NBA’s best team.…

Magic Johnson, scheduled to join the festivities when Michigan State and North Carolina play a Veterans Day game aboard a docked aircraft carrier in San Diego harbor next season, reportedly will lead a basketball clinic for children of troops.…

General Manager Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees, unequivocally declaring Russell Martin his starting catcher: “With Russell, it gives us the ability to transition to the next generation in the best way possible.” …

The Dodgers didn’t think so.…

All the fuss over national scoring leader Jimmer Fredette of Brigham Young reminds that Austin Carr of Notre Dame compiled two of the 10 best single-season scoring averages in college basketball history but never led the nation in scoring.…

In 1969-70, Carr’s 38.2-point average was topped by Pete Maravich’s record 44.5 for Louisiana State and, a season later, Carr’s 38.0 mark was bested by Johnny Neumann’s 40.1 at Mississippi.…

Former USC quarterback Carson Palmer, threatening to retire if the Cincinnati Bengals don’t trade him, reportedly has put his Cincinnati-area home on the market.…

Chiding readers who pooh-poohed Ted Turner’s athletic achievements, reader Jack Wishard of Los Angeles e-mails to note, “He not only skippered the yacht that successfully defended the America’s Cup in 1977, but also won the Fastnet race in 1979 … in which violent storms killed 15 competitors.” …

Richard Brehaut, UCLA’s starting quarterback at the end of last season, is a backup catcher on the Bruins’ baseball team, which tops the USA Today/ESPN preseason coaches poll. …

Forty years ago this week, Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues veteran elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.…

Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, appointed to serve as a mediator in the legal dispute involving Bernie Madoff and the New York Mets, was an outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization before becoming a lawyer and politician.…

Said Tiger Woods before falling six shots off the lead after the opening round in Dubai: “I still feel I can win golf tournaments.” …

Jimmie Johnson is a 3-1 favorite to win his sixth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, according to odds posted at bodog.com, while Denny Hamlin is the No. 2 pick.…

“If a game at Farmers Field creates a massive traffic jam downtown,” reader Dan Bates of Dana Point e-mails to suggest, “they could put a positive spin on it and call it a ‘bumper crop.’ ”

jerome.crowe@latimes.com