Teams may pay for peeping

Call it the case of the peeping-tom teams. Or the case of the voyeuristic visitors.

Two former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders have filed a federal lawsuit against 23 NFL teams — yes, Seahawks fans, your team was named — and many of their players, contending that players sneaked peeks at them over a 15-year period through peepholes between the visiting-team locker room and the cheerleaders' locker room at Veterans Stadium.

The suit, which the Philadelphia Enquirer said does not include the Eagles as defendants, alleges that being able to look into the cheerleaders' locker room "was considered one of the 'perks' of being a visiting team of the Eagles" from 1986 to 2000.

The cheerleaders' dressing room adjoins the visiting locker room, and a door connects the two. At various times, the suit alleges, the players drilled holes through the door or scratched the paint off a small glass window to see through to the other side.

The existence of the peephole "was common knowledge among virtually the entire" NFL, according to the suit, which seeks $75,000 from each of the 23 teams named. The former cheerleaders, both from New Jersey, are listed as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2. The lawsuit lists 500 players as John Does 1 through 500.

Off-court online addiction

Tennis star Serena Williams says she has kicked a serious Internet-shopping habit that involved spending six hours daily online.

"It hit its worst at the French Open. Every day I was in my room and I was online," she said. "I wasn't able to stop, and I bought, bought, bought, bought, bought."

Her favorite items were clothing, shoes and things for her dog.

"Things I didn't need. I didn't even wear them," she told AP. "I was just out of control."

Williams, 19, said she shopped online three hours daily during the tournament and up to six hours on off days. She initially got hooked as a way to avoid shopping in public.

Moonlight football serenade

Move over Conan and Jay. Lou Holtz, college football's clown prince, is now a late-night comedian.

The quick-witted coach is bringing midnight practice to South Carolina.

The Gamecocks were to have their first practice at 12:01 a.m. today. Holtz liked the novelty of practicing under moonlight and sees it as a way to beat the heat as the team starts two-a-days.

— Compiled from Times news services