• Liz Spiers remains to her true blog roots, letting others ferret out the material info after she drops the preliminary scoop. [MWD]

• Brian Williams enlists Tom Brokaw to make sure he's a winner on election night. [AP]

• How Les Goodstein avoided a non-compete clause is anyone's guess. [NYM]

• A non-African wins the NYC Marathon men's competition for the first time in 10 years, while Lance Armstrong proves he's no one-minute-man by beating the 3-hour mark by seconds. [WCBS]

• Elizabeth Vargas returns to ABC, post-maternity leave. Still sniping about World News anchor gig. [TVN]

• A Hachette fire sale to match Time Inc.'s? Cue official denials. [Gawker]

• Russell Crowe doesn't do charity work for movie studios — just as part of his community service requirements. [NYT]