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Not that the Cavs would, but you can imagine...if the Bulls could package Duhon, Nocioni, and P.J. Brown for Lebron the Cavs would be deep, but the Bulls might put 5 or 6 more banners in the rafters. Your 2007 Bulls lineup:

1. Kirk Hinrich
2. Ben Gordon
3. Lebron James
4. Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas
5. Ben Wallace, Martynas Andriuskevicius

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The Weblog Awards

The results for the 2006 Weblog Awards are out. You can check out the top 10,000 blogs on the web, including the finalists for such categories as Sports, Media, Law, Culture, Gossip, Music, and Video to name a few. But don't forget about the LGBT blog, or Rosie O'donnell will beat you up.

Kissing Suzy Kolber cruised to victory in a very tough sports category. Deadspin, Baseball Musings, True Hoop and Full Throttle were all included in the finals. I checked out KSK's site and it is pretty good. I love their post on the Weblog Award and their mailbag. Rex Grossman can only be mentioned as Rexstacy from now on!! And the question about hypothetical bar fight is priceless.

Money on the Cowboys!

Yesterday on Seattle radio, Jim Mora announced that he would rather coach a below average Pac-10 college team than an NFL playoff team with Michael Vick and an owner willing to spend big money on players and facilities.
After stating that he "sincerely" wanted the Washington job yesterday, today Mora claimed that it was all a joke. If you've heard the audio playback, you know it was not a joke, but a lame attempt to endear himself to the Washington fans and potentially cover his ass after the Falcons underachieve for the second season in a row. If you are Arthur Blank, how do you keep this guy around when he told the whole world that he really isn't that focused, has time to do a 20 minute interview with a Seattle station the week of the biggest game of the season, and would rather be somewhere else? What a disappointment. At least in Atlanta we've learned how to cope. Go Hawks!

Watch Out For Your Cornhole!

A young athlete's life hangs in the balance as the courts in South Dakota determine whether or not "checking oil" is a legitimate wrestling move. keloland.com
And now for the strange twist: Two of the cases happened outside of the ring...on the bus ride home after a match. Honestly son, you must have learned in primary: "You can goose your teammate, you can goose your rectum, but you can't goose your teammate's rectum." Especially while they are sleeping on the bus after a tough meet.

And please pass this along to J. Garcia as well. Thanks, ASB

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Philly fans are confused. They have a shot of getting into the playoffs with Garcia playing well, but...can they bring themselves to cheer for this guy? Are you currently, or have you ever been, a gay?

I think T.O. expressed it best: "Like my boy tells me: If it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly, it is a rat."
He then followed up with general comments on having a gay teammate. "I probably wouldn't say anything right off the bat. I'd just see what everyone else has to say. I'd probably keep my distance and, hopefully, he would keep his. Just don't ask me to play center. I'm a receiver. Wait, that didn't come out right. I just want to win, play hard, and catch lots of balls. Damn it. That still sounds gay." OK, I added that last bit.

Hey T.O., what's up with the rat reference? Were the Niners into organized crime? The more traditional (and appropriate) saying is quack like a duck, right? And by the way, aren't you the one that's single, obsessed your body, prances around in tights, and shakes pom poms when you're excited?

Parcells Is a Good Interview

Writer this week to Parcells on the upcoming Saturday game with the Falcons: "Do you talk to your defense about playing under control and containing Mike Vick?" [paraphased]

Parcells: "No, I just tell them to run wild and let him go where he wants."

Injury by way of PlayStation 2

Joel Zumaya's post season injury was attributed to PlayStation 2. Zumaya had inflammation of the right wrist and forearm during the ALCS and was unable to pitch. After being checked out by team doctors and receiving treatment by the trainers, they were confused by the area and motion that caused the pain. Apparently, it was a guitar motion that caused the most pain. Zumaya was an avid Guitar Hero player at the time. After being instructed to stop playing video games, Zumaya experienced no pain during the World Series.

I can see this becoming a more popular injury in the future...especially with the new Wii system.

Panther Athletics Update

The freshman Eastern Illinios linebacker recently changed his name to Lucious Seymour. Please update your programs accordingly. Official Name Change Request