Morning Briefing

Holley Mangold has an older brother who plays on the offensive line for the New York Jets, so football seemed a logical choice for the 17-year-old senior at Alter High in Ohio.

And so was the position, following brother Nick to the offensive line. That’s because Holley weighs 315 pounds, can bench press 260 and squat 525. She placed fourth in the team’s annual Lift-a-thon.

Yes, she.

Line on her is she can be tough

Holley’s strength reportedly enabled her to avoid serious injury in a recent head-on collision that demolished her truck. She pushed the steering wheel away from her body as the crash occurred, leaving the steering wheel broken and crumpled.

Not only that, but Alter Coach Nick Domsitz told the New York Times that Holley has something else going for her above and beyond her brother.

“Holley might be a tad meaner,” Domsitz said.

Trivia time

The first Sports Illustrated magazine was issued on this date in 1954. Who was on the cover?

Caught purple-handed

The New York Post reported that New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey showed up to sign autographs with a purple hand -- the result of a locker-room prank.

Someone booby-trapped his gloves with the un-washable ink banks use to mark money. The stain is expected to last days.

“Dead man walking,” Shockey told the paper, vowing revenge.

However, the culprit has yet to come forward. The most promising suspect is guard Rich Seubert, who has a storied history as team prankster, according to the Post.

But Seubert is passing the blame.

“Everyone thinks it’s me,” said Seubert, who offered “a cash reward” to anyone who revealed the mastermind behind the purple hand. “I think it was the ball boys. They’re all getting dumped in the cold tub.”

Shopping around

Roy Keane, manager of the English Premier League’s Sunderland Club, has a theory on why his team has been unable to entice players away from those in London, which is 275 miles south.

“They don’t want to come to Sunderland because their wife wants to go shopping in London,” Keane told London’s Daily Mail.

“Unfortunately that is what is influencing a lot of footballers’ decisions. Priorities have changed for footballers and they are being dictated to by their wives and girlfriends.

“I could name three or four big players now and clearly their wives and girlfriends are running their lives because they are doing these photo shoots and all that kind of stuff.”

So, soccer players want to spice up their lives with a Posh lifestyle?

Quarterback sneak

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young finally came clean about why he was suspended for last Saturday’s exhibition opener: He left the team hotel Friday night so he could go sleep at home.

No strip clubs, no dogfighting, no DUI arrest or gun charge, just a young man sneaking out of his dorm.

But rules are rules and the Titans have one that says players with less than four years of experience must stay at the hotel during training camp.

“I broke the rules, I can’t play,” Young said. “It is like your mom telling you if you don’t do your homework you can’t go out and play, and that is basically what the situation was.”

Trivia answer

Eddie Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves swinging at a pitch, with catcher Wes Westrum of the New York Giants reaching to catch the ball and umpire Augie Donatelli crouched to make the call. The issue cost 25 cents.

And finally

Victoria’s Secret, the company best known for its intimate apparel for women, announced it will enter the sports marketplace this fall when it unveils a line of sports bras called Sexy Sport, aimed at adding fashion to workout garments frequently worn by women.

They would have come out with uniforms for the Lingerie Bowl teams, but they couldn’t find enough material to attach a logo.

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peter.yoon@latimes.com