Rednecktown? Don Cherry Drops The Gloves on Detroit
It takes a confident man to wear a pink suit. Especially when he's the one calling you names, eh?
Yep, Don Cherry says Detroit's a "redneck town" that's looking for a fight. After trashing the Wings fans on his ESPN debut last night, I'd say he's probably half-right.
Memo To Pro Athletes: Have Gun? Don't Travel.
It wouldn't be an offseason in the NFL without a little gunplay, would it? Of course not. But who would've guessed it would be Marvin Harrison in the interrogation room? Well, on second thought ...
Pro athletes certainly are a target. But maybe this is the moral of the story: If you need a gun, you're probably in the wrong place.
And that includes your posse, too. Right, Pacman?
Obama Ballin': That's One Way To Win Over The Hoosiers
He can't bowl, but he can hoop.
So while Hillary's courting the shot-and-a-beer crowd, Obama's scoring a few points with the Jimmy Chitwood fans out there.
I can already hear Sen. Clinton now, if -- or maybe it's when? -- she loses the Democratic nomination:
"Five, four, three, two, one, let 'er fly... in and out. Yeah, well, I was fouled."
Long Live The BCS: What Jim Delany Wants, Jim Delany Gets
Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me?
Jim Delany wasn't quite that shrill, but he made his point very clear at this week's meeting of college commissioners. The BCS is here to stay, and it'll stay just the way it is.
Don't like it? Tough. Go watch the Congressional Bowl or something.
Suns Setting In West: Will D'Antonio Run With The Bulls?
Well, that didn't take long: Mike D'Antoni's out in Phoenix? (And if you don't believe the story, remember veteran NBA scribe Jack McCallum spent an entire NBA season behind the scenes with the Suns. So, yeah, I'd say it's a done deal.)
Sent packing -- again -- by the Spurs, you have to wonder: Is this the death knell for "small ball" in the NBA? Hope not. But if I'm Jerry Reinsdorf, I'm intrigued by this guy.
This guy? Not so much.
The Rocket vs. Superman: N.Y. Tabloids The Big Winner
OK, so maybe Roger Clemens wasn't attending the high school promat age 28, after all. But Mindy McCready says the rest is all true. And her daddy does, too. But the true romance reportedly didn't start until after Superman had left the picture.
Rocket's got a defamation suit to win, and she's got a new album coming out, so believe what you will. But this is beginning to sound a lot like one of those country songs, isn't it?
The Lions? Better Bring Your Body Armor, Solider
So Caleb Campbell's picking the Detroit Lions over possible combat duty? Now that's courage, folks.
But aside from the feel-good story of the second day, how did the Lions do at the draft? If you ask me, I thought he did fine. (And, please, enough with the Rashard Mendenhall love affair.) But if you listen to the national pundits -- or the fans -- Matt Millen didn't exactly come up aces.
Certainly not like this guy did, at least.
All The King's Men: Time To Take Out The Trash
Overrated? Lebron James? Yeah, didn't think so.
Some real Wizards, these Washington guys are. Rip on the supporting cast, if you must. But don't challenge the King's throne like that. Because when you do, you end up looking like the court jester.
It's Mel Kiper's World, And We're Just Living In It
I just did a Google search on Mel Kiper's name and it returned 249,000 entries. Even "Mel Kiper's hair" offers more than 1,500 results.
And by early next week, after Matt Millen has managed to screw up another first-round draft pick for the Lions, I'm sure those numbers will have grown exponentially.
Amazing to think it's been nearly 15 years since Indianapolis Colts GM snapped, "Who the hell is Mel Kiper?" These days, Kiper's omnipresent from January 'till April, when the NFL draft captivates football fanatics everywhere.
Mel gets it right more often the not, but his track record with the Lions isn't great: He thought Andre Ware and Mike Williams were terrific picks, but didn't like Chris Spielman all that much.
For what it's worth, Kiper's latest mock draft has the Lions taking Rashard Mendenhall from Illinois with the 15th pick.
Big Jake: The Long Road to No. 1 for U-M Star?
Mel Kiper's been hinting at it for a while now, suggesting Bill Parcells fancies former U-M tackle Jake Long as the next Jumbo Elliot.
And now it looks like Mel may be right: The Dolphins are talking contract with Big Jake.
As for the Lions, Kiper's mock draft has them taking Illinois RB Rashard Mendenhall.
