The Cubs sold; for just under a billion dollars. The new owner is not Mark Cuban.It's not even Super Bowl week yet, but ESPN's Mel Kiper already has a mock draft in place -- for 2012. Kidding. Just for 2009. Kiper has the Lions taking Georgia QB Matthew Stafford; the Rams grabbing Andre Smith, an OT from Alabama; and the Chiefs getting USC quarterback Mark Sanchez.
Another day, another Giants wide-receiver involved in gunplay. First, wideout Steve Smith was held at gunpoint outside his home. A few days later, Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself at a nightclub. Now Taye Biddle has been shot. The practice-squad player was hit Sunday night near his home in Alabama, then treated and released from a local hospital. It could be time for Tom Coughlin to start issuing his players Kevlar vests.
On the surface, sure, the shootings seem unrelated. Just a coincidence. But the conspiracy theorist in us wonders if there is a back-story we will never know. It's like with that Marvin Harrison shooting thing. You get the sense that something very dark went down. But, however the court case comes out, the public will never get to hear what really happened.
We are not the world's biggest tennis fans, especially when Ana Ivanovic loses. Mostly, we only tune in for Grand Slam finals. But the Australian Open is giving us reason to watch the early rounds -- like this totally inexplicable chair fight among drunk Aussie fans.
There is a big MMA fight this weekend. No. 1-ranked fighter Fedor Emelianenko takes on Andrei Arlovski in a PPV match. If you don't want to fork over the cash, Spike is having the network premiere of UFC 91, the Nov. 15 bout between Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar.
The Winter X Games are one of the great events in sports. Aspen is gorgeous. The crowd is young, good-looking and ready to party. The admission is free. Yup. Free. No ticket needed. A shuttle in downtown Aspen takes you to to Buttermilk Mountain and fans just walk right in. So sweet. Here's just a little taste of last night's action.
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