You Can't Do That in Football

Baseball: Congrats to Mike Scioscia and Jim Tracy on being named the Manager of the Year for their respective leagues...With that little title in hand Jim Tracy got a three year extension with the Rockies...Jason Bay has turned down the Red Sox intial offer of 4 years, $60 million. Let it be known that if someone offers me an equal contract, I will not turn it down!...Now that the Braves have locked up Tim Hudson, they seem likely to deal one of their pitchers. Why is Kenshin Kawakami not on the list?...Jason Schmidt is probably retiring...Mike Lowell realizes his days in Boston are numbered...MLB may get rid of a few off days during the playoffs. Sure, compartively to the NBA or NHL their postseason isn't that long but eight games in 20 days seems a little excessive.

Basketball: LeBron James hurt his wrist nailing a dunk and the Cavs lost? Well that sounds like one crappy night...Kind of like the night the Pacers had where they accumulated a 19 point second half lead only to fall to the Knicks, 110-103. Yeah, the same Knicks team that came in with a gaudy 1-9 record...Oh and the Nets still have not won a game. Come on Jersey!...Former Net Jayson Williams has reportedly struck a plea agreement in connection with a 2002 shooting in Williams' New Jersey mansion that killed a man. About time!

College Basketball: Texas torched Western Carolina, 73-41...Shawn Kemp, Jr. has signed with Auburn. Thank goodness he got a scholarship because I don't know how much money Kemp, Sr. has with all of those child support payments. I would not be surprised if one of these days he pulls a Travis Henry...Looks like the University of Southern Florida has violated a couple of rules.

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Football: Browns QB Brady Quinn was fined $10,000 for his chop-block on the Raven's Terrell Suggs that resulted in a sprained MCL for Suggs...The Dolphins have placed Ronnie Brown on IR with a right foot injury...JaMarcus Russell is out and Bruce Gradokowski is in for the Raiders...The Bills also made a QB switch. Say hello to Ryan Fitzpatrick everybody...Is Mike Shanahan heading to Buffalo?...Jeremy Shockey is not buying LeBron James: The football player.

Hockey: The Stars topped the Red Wings, 3-1...Brian Boucher made 37 saves as the Flyers edged the Kings, 3-2...The Panthers broke it open with four goals in the final period to hammer the Sabres, 6-2...Good news bad news for the Pens who recently seem to have more injured players than healthy ones. Defenseman Jay McKee has an infected finger that will keep him out two to four weeks. BUT Sergei Gonchar and Max Talbot could be back very soon...An upper body injury will keep Kings winger Ryan Smith off the ice for up to a month...The Blue Jackets activated forward Raffi Torres for their game against Dallas...While Capitals winger Quintin Laing will miss six weeks with a broken jaw and winger Alexander Semin is questionable with a right wrist injury. I guess he won't be playing the bongos for a bit. How did this turn into the injury report section of the day?

Nascar: Sterling Marlin is not retiring. Or at least just not yet...Advertisers are missing the mark. The real fans stick around well in football season.

Best of the Rest: Everyone in Ireland is calling for replay after France's Thierry Henry used his hand to help guide the ball to his foot and then his teammate William Gallas who scored the game winning goal. The win allowed France to advance to the World Cup next year...South African runner Caster Semenya's gender test will be kept confidential.
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