Friday, August 31, 2007

Batista and Other Wrestlers Suspended by the WWE

Yep, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) finally is making a move to stop the use of illegal substances within their organization.

I say, it's about time. After the death of Eddie Guerrero and just recently, Chris Benoit (who killed his wife and child before killing himself...) and Brian ''Crush'' Adams, it seems WWE chairman Vince McMahon finally had enough and decided to suspend his stars who continue to use illegal substances, indefinitely.

The WWE, as of press time, refuses to release the names of the wrestlers getting suspended.

However, there are rumors that the likes of Funaki, Shane Helms, Johny Nitro, Edge and probably the most significant one of them all, the half Greek half Filipino former World Heavyweight Champion Batista, are all under investigation and are THIS close from getting suspended.

If you're a fan of the WWE, it's a sad day in pro wrestling indeed. Heck, without those guys, you won't have much of a choice but to like John Cena and those irritating hand signals he does in the ring.

Of course, none of this will happen if Chris Benoit just went to Burger King or something instead of killing his wife and child before hanging himself.

For all ay'll who didn't know, Benoit's body was found to have 10 times the normal level of testosterone, that and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone.

Chris Benoit's best friend, Eddie Guerrero, was found dead back in November of 2005. Last August 15 of this year, Brian ''Crush'' Adams also was found dead although nobody seemed to care about that. He he...

Both deaths could also be because of the use of illegal substances.

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Batista WWE Superstars Suspended

Fernando Alonso just keeps on tearing McLaren apart

seth-edward-oneal.jpgYep, the Spanish two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso is STILL irritated.

As of press time, the two-time F1 world champion is still behind his rookie McLaren teammate, Lewis Hamilton, in the 2007 F1 drivers championship. Hamilton currently has 84 championship points to lead the standings this 2007 F1 season while Fernando Alonso trails by five points with 79 for second place.

And yep, Fernando Alonso is pissed and for all ya'll who didn't know, he probably pulled his latest stunt to fuck up Hamilton's season at the recently concluded 2007 Turkish Grand Prix.

There are rumors that say Fernando Alonso intentionally kept data from Lewis Hamilton to assure that his rookie McLaren-Mercedes teammate wasn't privileged to any of his car's data or set-up, leading to Hamilton's tire blowout in Istanbul.

According to a tabloid, ''if Hamilton's side of the McLaren garage had been able to emulate his teammate's settings in Istanbul, the [tire] blow would never have occurred.''

And yep, you can bet your ass Fernando Alonso is still unhappy with McLaren. And to make matters more interesting, he hasn't denied the speculations that he'll leave McLaren at the end of the 2007 F1 season yet.

''I gave the team a lot. When I arrived in December, I remember the car I drove; I remember the results they had in 2006. And now, I brought to the team half a second, six-tenths, whatever, and I don't see anything giving me back,'' Fernando Alonso said.

Get this, rumors have it that Fernando Alonso is secretly talking to Flavio Briatore about a possible return to Renault next season. What does Flavio have to say about all these?

''He is very special. We had a special relationship at Renault and it was always transparent. Although he signed for McLaren we continue to be friends. Of course I would love to have him in the team, I think everyone would want Fernando because he is exceptional.''

Hmm... The plot thickens.

Who will win the 2007 F1 championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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Fernando Alonso 2007 F1 Season

Can Terry Glenn's knee be ready for 2007 NFL Season?

It's probably a make or break season for Terry Glenn.

Yep, it's the 2007-08 NFL football season and Terry Glenn probably needs to have one helluva' year to prove he's worthy to catch some footballs from Cowboys superstar Tony Romo.

With Terrell Owens stealing his No.1 receiver role away from him since the Cowboys got him from the Eagles, Terry Glenn, as if he had enough troubles already, got his knee so banged up that his 2007-08 NFL football season is in peril after having arthroscopic knee surgery August 1.

For what it's worth, Terry Glenn is hoping his knee will hold up, enough to have him start for the Dallas Cowboys in the season opener against the New York Giants. ''We'll see,'' he said after the Cowboys Kickoff Luncheon at the Hotel Intercontinental. ''Can't say too much about that right now, but we'll see.''

Terry Glenn, being the veteran that he is, knows that one needs training camp to be in ''regular season form'' so to speak. Unfortunately for Glenn, because of his tender knee, he missed it.

''You've got to do training camp to get ready for a season. Unfortunately, I missed it,'' Terry Glenn said. Glenn had 1,047 receiving yards and six touchdowns last season.

''I've just got to get back and take everything slow and smooth. Hopefully, I can contribute and help our team win Sunday night.'' Yep, the Dallas Cowboys will be facing the New York Giants September 9 Sunday.

AcesAce sportsbook has the odds on who will win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona.

Indianapolis Colts EVEN +800

Chicago Bears EVEN +1500

New England Patriots EVEN +250

Oakland Raiders EVEN +8000

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Dallas Cowboys 2007-08 NFL Season

So How Do You Beat No.1 ranked Roger Federer in Tennis Tournaments like the 2007 U.S. Open?

He he... Of course, nobody knows. All we can do is root for Rafael Nadal and hope he'll play tennis' FedEx Express on a clay court.

In the 2007 United States Open Championships, Roger Federer should be a force to be reckoned with. Hell, he always is. And being the No.1 player in the world, people gunning for this guy is expected.

Speaking of people gunning for him, here are just some of the people who were asked just how in the hell can you beat a guy like Roger Federer in tennis. And they had their own theories too, even though some of them hasn't played tennis their whole lives.

Wladimir Klitschko, one of Federer's friends and the current reigning IBF and IBO heavyweight champion of the world, says you can beat Roger Federer by hitting on his girlfriend. Now THAT's pathetic.

''You can kiss his girlfriend, and maybe he'd get jealous, you know, he'd get upset and whatever,'' Klitschko says.

Wladimir Klitschko has an awesome 48-3 record in boxing. That includes 43 knockouts. Aside from being both the IBF and IBO world heavyweight champion, he is also a former WBO world heavyweight champion.

Klitscko also earned a doctoral degree in sports science in Ukraine and for a guy with all that credentials, his tennis IQ is more of a retard's.

One who probably can give us a better answer is Jelena Jankovic, the third best player in women's tennis. Jankovic has won four tournaments this year including a semi-final stint at the concluded 2007 French Open at Roland Garros.

So how can she beat Federer?

''Oh gosh, I don't know how I could beat him. I guess I would have to tie his legs together so he couldn't move. If that didn't work I would wear a short skirt, and hopefully that would distract him.''

Jeezus... That's even more pathetic than Klitschko's. Except for that short skirt thing of course.

Who will win the 2007 U.S. Open championships? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Roger Federer EVEN -200

Rafael Nadal EVEN +350

Andy Roddick EVEN +1300

Marat Safin EVEN +4000

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2007 U.S. Open Championships Roger Federer

Jeez... Even Toro Rosso doesn't want Ralf Schumacher

For all ya'll not familiar with Formula One racing, let's just say that the Toro Rosso team are the Cleveland Browns of F1.

Yep, they SUCK. And with Toyota STILL refusing to offer Ralf Schumacher a new contract after failing to produce the results that will probably make people notice that the guy is carrying the name, ''Schumacher,'' he had no choice but to ask Toro Rosso for a job.

Guess what, these guys don't want him as well. He he... The 2007 F1 season sure keeps on getting more interesting by the minute eh? I mean, with the major driver transfers to start the year, the team dissensions that has been going on and the whole McLaren - Ferrari scandal, jeez... to say that this season is the shit could very well be an understatement.

Unfortunately for Ralf Schumacher, the 2007 F1 season, like most seasons the guy had throughout his career anyway, has been a rather pathetic one.

The German F1 driver is desperate to keep his ass planted inside the cockpit of a Formula One car. As it turns out, Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger doesn't want any part of THIS Schumacher.

How? Well, he just signed a couple of guys that goes by the names Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdias for the 2008 season. He he... If only Michael Schumacher's younger bro was named Sebastian, ya' think it would make a difference? Um... It turns out that Toro Rosso doesn't think so.

''Certain promises were not kept,'' Ralf Schumacher told the German newspaper with regards to Toro Rosso's new signings.

For what it's worth, Ralf's manager Hans Mahr hasn't given up hope yet of finding an F1 seat for his client. Hell, the guy's still hoping Toyota will resign poor Ralf.

''We have some possibilities, but the priority is to stay with Toyota. We will talk about it soon,'' Hans Mahr said.

Who will win the 2007 F1 championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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Ralf Schumacher 2007 F1 Season

And now... David Beckham could be out of the L.A. Galaxy lineup LONGER this 2007 MLS Soccer Season

After all that shit about making one comeback after another with an injured ankle, things just got from bad to worse for David Beckham.

Yep, David Beckham, the same man the Los Angeles Galaxy paid all that money for, probably to ''save'' soccer in the States or simply give the team more wins for a change, suffered a knee injury in the 2007 SuperLiga final against the Mexican team Pachuca when Fernando Salazar knocked him down to the ground silly.

It has now been two months since David Beckham moved from the Spanish La Liga to Los Angeles. And to say that this two-month stretch was just miserable for Becks could very well be an understatement.

Hell, he spent the past two months trying to play through his ankle injury for his new team, the Los Angeles Galaxy, and just when he's finally getting back to form, a sonuvabitch like Fernando Salazar brakes his knee.

''It's just gone from one thing to another thing. Maybe it is a sign to give it a rest, get it right and not come back until it is right,'' David Beckham said.

Oh by the way, in case you're wondering, the Los Angeles Galaxy lost to Pachuca on penalties to allow the Mexican side win the 2007 SuperLiga final.

''It doesn't feel good. With a ligament strain it is four-to-six weeks. We will have to wait and see,'' David Beckham said. For what it's worth, Beckham is still refusing to rule himself out of the Galaxy's match away against Real Salt Lake on Saturday.

But with his luck in the United States the past two months, he shouldn't be too naïve.

David Beckham's injury problems began when he twisted his ankle playing for his home country England against Estonia in June and aggravated it when playing for Real Madrid 11 days later when the Spanish La Liga giants clinched the league title.

Nothing has changed since he arrived in L.A.

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David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy

Roger Federer faces Big Test at 2007 U.S. Open Saturday

Literally.

And although I don't mean Roger Federer will be having a hard time dismantling this guy, I do mean he'll be facing a BIG TEST on Saturday LITERALLY when the No.1 player in the world plays the third round of the 2007 United States Open Championships.

Hell, the guy he's facing this Saturday stands at 6'9'' and definitely STANDS OUT from the crowd. Although nobody really knows him that much, John Isner (yep, we're talking about him...) should now be known as the giant freak who tried to bring down Roger Federer when he loses to Federer this weekend.

The big man on campus, the biggest story in the 2007 U.S. Open Championships, (and basically any other cliché with the term ''giant'' or ''big'' in it...) defeated Rik De Voest in the second round of the last grand slam of the tennis calendar year, setting up a third round face-off with the current king of the tennis court.

John Isner is only 22 years old. Yes, he can very well pass as a fraternity boy or something. Hell, this dude can even pass as Britney Spears' newest boy toy for heaven's sake.

Hell, he got some game too. The boy has this first serve that can literally make your neck snap. His coach, Manuel Diaz, is rooting for his boy to win it all at the 2007 U.S. Open Championships.

''Right now he's on cloud nine. The way he's hitting his ground strokes, he's on a totally different level than he was a month ago. That's all confidence,'' Diaz said.

If there's one thing Diaz can describe John Isner, it's probably the fact that he's always eager to learn.

''One of the first things I told him was, 'You need to be a serve and volleyer,' I expected him to question it or get frustrated. But that was one thing off the bat that set him apart. He bought into it right off the bat.''

Of course, he'll still get creamed by Roger Federer come Saturday of course.

Who will win the 2007 U.S. Open championships? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Roger Federer EVEN -200

Rafael Nadal EVEN +350

Andy Roddick EVEN +1300

Marat Safin EVEN +4000

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2007 U.S. Open Championships Roger Federer

Thursday, August 30, 2007

2007 NCAA College Football Season Match-Ups Begin

seth-edward-oneal.jpgBecause college football is here and we're still a few more days away from talking about the NFL other than Michael Vick.

As the 2007 NCAA college football season warms up, we will probably see some powerhouse teams from last season who come in this year merely a shell of it's former form. Of course, we'll also see great teams continue to be great and pathetic teams continue to suck like a two-dollar Las Vegas whore.

With that said, let's put the would-be's and the has-been's in the 2007 NCAA college football season in a face-off somewhat and see how one compares to the other. You just know that the ACC still has no business on the football field and should just keep playing their basketball right?

Yep, the ACC continue to have their problems playing football because of one reason and one reason only, no one can play quarterback. The only real QB in the godforsaken conference (at least in football...) is Matt Ryan of the Boston College Eagles, and he plays like Rex Grossman. Fuck.

Across the ACC is probably the best conference in all of college football. That's the Big 12. And just because there are three teams in the said conference carrying the name Texas, no one even dared to tell them otherwise. The Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Texas A&M Aggies and of course, the Texas Longhorns, will all probably be finishing strong this season.

Of course, that's until they run into the USC Trojans.

Oh yeah, speaking of the No.1 ranked team in all of college football, the Trojans come in this season with probably the top candidate to win the Heisman, John David Booty. And as hot as the Trojans are right now, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are probably THE team who downgraded the most.

They won't be having Brady Quinn nor Jeff Samardzija, or even the defense they had last season. Of course, they're in for yet another tough schedule that will probably get their asses good. Very good.

Who will win the 2008 BCS national championship in NCAA college football? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Florida Gators +500

Ohio State Buckeyes +2500

Texas Longhorns +900

Oklahoma Sooners +1000

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2007 NCAA College Football Season USC Trojans

Friday, August 24, 2007

Michael Vick to plead guilty Monday and end NFL career

It sure damn looks like it.

In case you've been living under a rock lately, Atlanta Falcons QB (soon to be former anyway...) Michael Vick has been having his problems with the courts lately, merely weeks before the 2007-08 NFL football season begins, after virtually getting his ass screwed by dogfighting scandals.

And now, Michael Vick is probably bidding his NFL football career goodbye as he prepares to plead guilty to the federal dogfighting conspiracy charges. Yep, Vick is expected to plead guilty on Monday, August 27.

For what it's worth, at least he can still watch WWE SummerSlam this Sunday as a free man right? He he... And if I was Michael Vick, I'd start watching WWE chairman Vince McMahon's programs from now on. You never know when he will come up with another football league that might just sign anyone who can throw a football.

Yep, even dog-killers like him.

But for now, the Atlanta Falcons QB prepares to plead guilty and is probably setting himself up for up to FIVE YEARS in prison too. Man, I wouldn't want to be in Vick's shoes even if the guy paid me.

''After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding the charges pending against him,'' lead defense attorney Billy Martin said in a statement.

''Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter.''

As for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell? Well, rumor has it that he is expected to ban Michael Vick from the NFL indefinitely and it sure looks like it will be highly unlikely Vick will ever play in the league again.

''We are aware of Michael Vick's decision to enter a guilty plea to the federal charges against him and accept responsibility for his conduct. We totally condemn the conduct outlined in the charges, which is inconsistent with what Michael Vick previously told both our office and the Falcons,'' the NFL said in a statement.

''We will conclude our own review under the league's personal conduct policy as soon as possible. In the meantime, we have asked the Falcons to continue to refrain from taking action pending a decision by the commissioner.''

The Atlanta Falcons are not expected to release Michael Vick immediately because they want to get back some of Vick's signing bonus of approximately $22 million. They will wait until Vick is suspended by the league because that will put Vick in violation of his contract.

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

Atlanta Falcons 50/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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Michael Vick Atlanta Falcons

David Coulthard claims Ferrari is ANTI-Felipe Massa

seth-edward-oneal.jpgDon't ask me why the hell is this guy meddling with Ferrari affairs.

Dissension within teams has become somewhat of a trend in the 2007 F1 season. We all know McLaren is already having a lot of shit lately with the ongoing rivalry between the two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso and current championship points leader, F1 rookie driver Lewis Hamilton.

It turns out that the dissension going on within the Ferrari side, on the other hand, has now become something more interesting than we probably thought. But then again, maybe not. One thing's for sure though, David Coulthard, a man who has no business whatsoever meddling with Ferrari's business, is trying to anyway.

The former McLaren driver and current Red Bull star claimed that the Italian Ferrari team is favoring Kimi Raikkonen more than their Brazilian driver, Felipe Massa. I guess the guy has no idea Ferrari ALWAYS favor basically anyone other than a Brazilian.

We all saw some of that when Michael Schumacher won a race for Ferrari after the team ordered Schumi's Brazilian teammate, Rubens Barrichello, to back off and let Schumacher get the win in the final goddamn lap.

I don't know if Ferrari just plain hate Brazilians or what. (Well, they do have one nasty rivalry in international football right?)

Also according to Coulthard, Kimi Raikkonen overtaking Massa in the drivers' championship standings was planned by the Ferrari team. In case you didn't know, Massa was ahead of his more popular teammate after seven legs. Now, Raikkonen has 60 points, ahead of the Brazilian who has 59.

During qualifying back in the concluded 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari failed to refuel Massa's car that forced the Brazilian to start 14th on the grid. Something Coulthard claims was done deliberately to favor Raikkonen.

Coulthard said, ''How do we know that Ferrari didn't deliberately not put fuel in Felipe's car? Maybe that was a team decision to benefit Kimi. How do you forget to put fuel in a car?''

David Coulthard was Kimi Raikkonen's teammate back when they were racing for McLaren-Mercedes.

Who will win the 2007 F1 championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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Felipe Massa 2007 F1 Season

Steelers Legend, Jerome Bettis, screwed the Steelers

Funny eh?

Yep, after the Pittsburgh Steelers gave Jerome Bettis all those carries despite having a hot running back in Willie Parker, after they gave him the chance to retire on top despite looking like he should've retired three years ago and after they gave him the Super Bowl ring he desperately wanted despite playing like an aging overweight snail, Jerome Bettis now tells us he just screwed the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For all ya'll who don't know it yet, Jerome Bettis, one of the best NFL tailbacks to ever play the game, now has a book. (Yep, like most retired sports athletes these days...) And in his book which will be out in September entitled, ''The bus. My Life in and out of a Helmet,'' he says he screwed his own team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, by faking an injury to avoid getting cut by the team back in 2000.

It turns out that Jerome Bettis came to training camp then with a knee that had been surgically repaired the previous summer and fearing that he might lose his job when the Steelers see him as the overweight overpaid sonuvabitch that he really is, took it upon himself to fake the injury while in ''training.''

During a short-yardage drill at an early camp practice, Jerome Bettis fell down, grabbed his knee and made his best ''Dwyane Wade grimacing in pain'' impression.

''Man, did I do a nice job of acting,'' Jerome Bettis wrote in the book, co-authored by ESPN.com national columnist Gene Wojciechowski. ''The thing is, I wasn't faking that I had an injury. I was just faking that the injury happened on that short-yardage play. I had to fool the coaches and the team's medical department into thinking the injury had occurred on that play. Otherwise, the Steelers would have had their reason to cut me and my salary.''

''I effectively negated any funny business they were trying to pull on me,'' Bettis wrote. ''I took the pressure off a head coach who was probably trying to get rid of me. In my mind, what I did was justifiable because the original injury occurred while I was playing for the Steelers.''

Dennis Rodman tells different, claiming that Jerome Bettis injured his knee while the NFL star was giving him an ''afternoon delight.'' He he... Kidding.

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

Pittsburgh Steelers 25/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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Jerome Bettis Pittsburgh Steelers

More Problems for Manchester United on Sunday as they play the Spurs without Edwin van der Sar

Ya' think the defending English Premiership champions have enough problems already? Get this...

After Manchester United lost Wayne Rooney indefinitely, and after starting the 2007 English Premiere League season in such pathetic fashion for defending Premiership champs, Man-U lost key goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, leaving the Man-U goal virtually unguarded on Sunday when they take on the Tottenham Spurs.

Edwin van der Sar injured his left foot in a training ground collision with Dirk Kuyt, failing to take part in a friendly fixture with Switzerland last Wednesday. Yeah, sure, the damage on his foot is really not that serious but he is STILL a major doubt for Sunday's fixture against the Spurs.

Hell, Manchester United desperately need him too. (Especially with Wayne Rooney out...) After only scoring two measly points in the opening three games of the 2007 English Premiere League season, Man-U better get their act together quick or we could very well see the most pathetic title defense since the Miami Heat in the last NBA basketball season.

Tomasz Kuszczak is the man Man-U boss Sir Alex Ferguson is pinpointing to man the Red Devils goal. It will be his seventh league start since arriving from West Brom at the start of the last term.

One thing going for Kuszczak heading to his big 2007 English Premiership debut this Sunday is the fact that he got some recent match practice after completing the second half of a friendly draw for his home country Poland against England's Euro 2008 qualifying rivals, Russia.

Can Manchester United STILL get over this hump that started the 2007 season for them?

Paul Scholes believes they still can. He believes that their new players will gel together with the rest of the team in time to make another serious bid for the Premiership this season.

''We have signed four new players in the summer and it is just going to take a little bit of time for them to settle,'' Paul Scholes said.

''I know supporters expect everyone to gel straightaway but it is not that simple. They are coming to a new club, finding new houses and meeting new people, which cannot be the easiest thing in the world.''

Here are the odds from Bodog on who will win the 2007-08 English Premiere League title.

Manchester United +150

Chelsea FC +150

Liverpool FC +550

Arsenal FC +650

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Manchester United Tottenham Spurs

2007 Italian Serie A Season Begins This Weekend

Inter Milan rules Italy. Until somebody dethrones them this season of course.

Yep, the brand new 2007 Italian Serie A season begins this weekend and although the league is no longer the leaders in terms of high priced summer transfers, the Italian Serie A season still promises to be a rather exciting extravaganza (if you can really call soccer that...) to watch.

The league these days seem keen on exporting some of it's best players to different parts of the globe. Reggina sent Rolando Bianchi to Manchester City for $17 million while Luca Toni is getting ready to play for Bayern Munich after Fiorentina dealt him for $15 million.

Wait, there's more, Cristiano Lucarelli moved further east and signed for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. Livorno picked up a little over $12 million in that deal while Inter Milan sold World Cup winning left back Fabio Grosso to Lyon in France for $10 million.

Inter Milan will come in as the defending Italian champions after scoring 97 championship points the last time we had Italian football. They simply dominated the Italian Serie A then after they had a whopping 22 points lead over the rest of the pack.

Returning to the Italian Serie A is Juventus, the reigning Italian Serie B champions. It definitely looks like these guys have finally moved on from the ''Calciopoli scandal'' that relegated them to Serie B with a nine-point penalty.

Zdenek Grygera arrives on a Bosman transfer from Ajax and could prove to be a very astute acquisition. The same goes for Jorge Andrade (Deportivo la Coruña) who was considered one of the best center backs in the world before suffering a severe knee injury three months before the last World Cup.

Yep, I'm rooting for these guys to dethrone the current Italian giants. Besides, to me, their fans are the Raider nation of Italian football. Because they're weird.

Who will win the 2007 Italian Serie A season? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Inter Milan EVEN +120

Juventus EVEN +450

AC Milan EVEN +180

AS Roma EVEN +850

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2007 Italian Serie A Inter Milan

2007 F1 season resumes in Istanbul this Sunday

seth-edward-oneal.jpgYou just know it will be between McLaren teammates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso again.

If you think otherwise, then I suggest you watch the last two races when Lewis Hamilton won in Hungary after Fernando Alonso won in Germany. Oh yeah sure, the current rivalry going on between the two makes this Sunday's race in Turkey that much more interesting too.

For all ya'll who have been living under a rock lately, McLaren-Mercedes teammates Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have this hush hush rivalry that has been tearing the entire McLaren team apart.

Alonso wants to be a three-time F1 world champion and take the young Lewis Hamilton under his wing at the beginning of the 2007 F1 season. The only problem there was, Alonso, and probably along with the rest of McLaren-Mercedes, didn't expect Hamilton to be this good.

For what it's worth, Alonso is looking forward to resume this year's race for the title in Istanbul this Sunday and he knows that whoever between him and Lewis Hamilton comes out on top, it will be the McLaren team who'll be the real winners. Of course, believing what this guy says is like trusting the U.S. government.

''It is always great to have a break and re-charge the batteries, but it is fantastic to be getting back out on track in Turkey,'' Fernando Alonso said.

''I have a solid points total in the drivers' world championship and I am aiming to build on that considerably in Istanbul. We are in a strong position in both championships and there are a lot of points to be won in the final six races.''

''However, we are looking at the races one by one, and my focus is on this grand prix and getting the best result possible in Turkey. I have come second in the two years we have raced here previously and I will be aiming to improve on that this time.''

Of course, Hamilton, being the cocky S.O.B. that he is, STILL feels that he is the man in Formula One and judging by his performances this 2007 F1 season, I don't blame him.

Who will win the 2007 F1 championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2007 F1 Season

Father Time hounding Philadelphia Eagles, Donovan McNabb

Can the Philadelphia Eagles win with a bunch of aging veterans?

Well, the Miami Heat did it so maybe the Philadelphia Eagles can right? Um... Not quite. You see, the NFL is not the NBA and although an old and pathetic team like the Miami Heat can win a title in basketball, old and pathetic teams will get their asses CREAMED in NFL football.

And sad to say, such is the fate of the aging veterans within the Philadelphia Eagles contingent and coming to the brand new 2007-08 NFL football season, the Eagles' window of opportunity is slowly becoming smaller and smaller.

Probably the best chance these Eagles had is when they had a healthy Donovan McNabb throwing the football to the controversial but effective Terrell Owens. Hell, these guys even got to dance on the biggest stage of them all, Super Bowl. Unfortunately, McNabb and Owens didn't have the chemistry to finally win one for Philly.

This year, we see a Philadelphia Eagles team of veterans who are probably at the closing stages of their respective careers. Free safety Brian Dawkins, defensive end Jevon Kearse, OLB Takeo Spikes, offensive tackles Jon Runyan and William Thomas and even quarterback Donovan McNabb have all left their 20s behind and are probably contemplating about what's life after football.

Oh yeah, the Eagles organization sure looks like they're preparing for the worst too. With merely weeks before the 2007-08 NFL football season begins, they finally let go of linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, the heart and soul of the team. Yep, Trotter sure is a fan favorite in Philadelphia but apparently, the Eagles can care less.

For what it's worth, Brian Dawkins believes that an older a player gets, his desire to win a title grows as well.

''The older you get in this league, the hungrier you get. I really don't think much about my age [he turns 34 on Oct. 13] but I've also played 12 years in this league and we're still trying to win a Super Bowl. That part [winning a championship] is something that I do think about.''

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

Philadelphia Eagles 19/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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Gabriel Heinze leaves English Premiership champions Manchester United to join Real Madrid

Aw fuck, what will happen to the Manchester United Red Devils now?

Yep, as the 2007 English Premiere League season heats up, one's English Premiership season ends as Gabriel Heinze leaves England to play for Real Madrid in the 2007 Spanish Premier League.

After losing Wayne Rooney indefinitely, the defending English Premiership champions have now lost Gabriel Heinze for good after the now former Man-U defender agreed to an £8.1million move to Real Madrid.

This is after Heinze was still contemplating on launching an appeal against the league's decision to block his preferred move to Man-U rivals, Liverpool FC. That's when the Spanish La Liga champions made their move.

The Argentinian defender will be signing a four-year contract and will now be ''immediately incorporated'' into Bernd Schuster's rotation. Well, that's what Real Madrid claims anyway.

Gabriel Heinze was still favoring the Liverpool move heavily but with the transfer deadline of August 31 nears, he's happy that he's finally out of England.

Obviously, Liverpool FC big boss Rafael Benitez didn't like how the English Premiere League simply denied his team of signing a star like Gabriel Heinze and taking him away from the English Premiership champions, Manchester United.

Of course, he knows too that nothing is better pissing off one's rival than signing one of their key players to your team.

Here are the odds from Bodog on who will win the 2007-08 English Premiere League title.

Manchester United +150

Chelsea FC +150

Liverpool FC +550

Arsenal FC +650

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Gabriel Heinze Real Madrid

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Can these NCAA College Football QBs win in 2007 season?

Quarterbacks. They always get the praise for a win. Yep, they always get the blame for their team fucking up too.

Be it in the college level or in the professional ranks, football teams always rely on their quarterbacks to get the W any given week. If a team has a quarterback like, say, Peyton Manning, then winning should be a breeze. If they have a pathetic QB like Andrew Walter, jeez... they better start looking for other things to do.

With the 2007-08 NCAA college football season upon us, the quarterbacks will resume what I assume is their four-year plan to play in the professional level. But before they lock heads with the likes of Ray Lewis or Michael Strahan, they better start winning football games in college first.

John David Booty of the USC Trojans, probably is the quarterback who faces the most pressure coming into the new season. Hell, he has HUGE shoes to fill with former USC Trojan QBs Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart all going to the Heisman route.

Oh yeah, the guy still has a 2008 BCS championship to win for Southern Cal too.

In Oklahoma, THREE quarterbacks face pressure too. Sam Bradford, Keith Nichol and Joey Halzle, collectively, have only thrown for TWO college passes. Yeah sure, the Oklahoma Sooners don't demand greatness from their QBs but in order to win some games, these QBs have to get the football to their wideouts and their running backs first.

Brian Brohm could've gone pro in the 2007 NFL Draft last April with his coach already making the move from college football to pro. Instead, he opted to stay with the Louisville Cardinals and play his Senior year trying to learn his team's new offensive scheme. Can he win? He has to. Lose and people around him will start to buzz whether he should've just gone pro or not.

Las but certainly not the least, we have Tim Tebow, the fullback turned quarterback from the defending NCAA college football champions, Florida Gators. Last season was an experimental stage of some sorts for Tebow, who was a Freshman then. Coming to his Sophomore year, many expect him to improve even better at the position. That's while winning a BCS title again too.

Crazy sonsabitches.

Who will win the 2008 BCS national championship in NCAA college football? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Florida Gators +500

Ohio State Buckeyes +2500

Texas Longhorns +900

Oklahoma Sooners +1000

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USC Trojans John David Booty

Thanks to you, Home Run King Barry Bonds will retire

seth-edward-oneal.jpgWell, that's what he's saying at this point.

Yep, with his place in history secured after passing Hank Aaron for the all-time MLB home run record in the 2007 MLB baseball season, Barry Bonds seems ready to call it quits and walk away from the game that made him the steroid-powered monstrosity that he is today.

Before reaching the home run milestone a few days ago, the San Francisco Giants superstar talked about playing in 2008 as if he'd just keep playing and playing until they yank that bat off of him.

After getting the MLB all-time home run record, Barry Bonds is already thinking about retirement. Yep, the idea of playing after 2008, all of a sudden, seems weird to him and probably near to an impossibility.

''[Playing] after next year? I don't know. I don't think so,'' Barry Bonds said. ''I don't think two years I can make.''

''It's hard for me to think about that right now, I'm a Giant. That's who I am, it would be hard for me to take that uniform off. It would be very hard. But I don't know yet, I have a lot of time to think about it in the wintertime.''

For what it's worth, Barry Bonds said he still has goals to achieve and he will be more than happy to reach them before he finally calls it quits and retires. ''Yeah, I need to win a championship and get 3,000 hits, that would be nice to [end] my career,'' Bonds said.

As far as getting 3,000 hits is concerned, Barry Bonds can probably get that before he retires but winning a championship? Now THAT is an entirely different story, considering how bad his San Francisco Giants suck these days.

Who will win the 2007 MLB World Series Championship? Bodog has the odds.

New York Yankees 7/2

Boston Red Sox 9/1

Detroit Tigers 5/1

St. Louis Cardinals 9/1

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't be No.8 next NASCAR Season

I know what ya'll are thinking, ''why are these morons from OddJack writing about a godforsaken thing like Dale Earnhardt's number?''

Well, in case you haven't guessed it, the 2007 NASCAR season just bores us like crazy that we really don't have ANYTHING to write about the sport OTHER than Dale Earnhardt's new number next season.

And in case you've been living under a rock lately, Dale Earnhardt Jr., after all his troubles with DEI Racing (yep, that's the team built by his father, the late Dale Earnhardt...) this year, will be racing for Hendrick Motorsports next season, forming one ridiculously powerful and talented crop of drivers in a team that already has Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

Yep, and since Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be joining the Hendrick Motorsports stable next season, the Hendrick guys were determined to keep their new driver's identity, THAT being the familiar Budweiser sponsor logo on the hood of Earnhardt's car and of course, the famous No.8 he carried since making a career out of racing in an oval track.

Well, judging by the way things went so far, it looks like Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't be having ANY of those.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will really be starting anew in the 2008 NASCAR season. He'll be in a NEW team, with NEW sponsors and unfortunately for him, a NEW car number. That's after Hendrick Motorsports and DEI Racing confirmed that they were unable to reach an agreement that would see Dale Earnhardt Jr. racing on a No.8 car next year.

''We've been working hard to secure the No. 8 for Dale Jr.'s car number next season,'' Hendrick GM Marshall Carlson said. ''Obviously, he has a tremendous history with that number, and we know how important it is to his fans. Unfortunately, we couldn't reach a point where the terms made sense, and now we have to move forward with other options.''

''We appreciate the efforts of Max Siegel and his team [at Dale Earnhardt Inc.], and are excited about unveiling our plans for 2008 in the near future.''

Who will bag this year's Nextel Cup? Bodog has the odds on who will win the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Jeff Gordon 8/1

Juan Pablo Montoya 50/1

Greg Biffle 10/1

Jimmie Johnson 5/1

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2007 NASCAR Season Dale Earnhardt Jr.

What happens to Michael Vick now after dogfighting scandal hit his rich NFL quarterback ass?

I don't know. Maybe he'll join the AFL or the next football league WWE chairman Vince McMahon can come up with.

Yep, Michael Vick and his career playing in NFL football is in serious jeopardy. The guy can already be out for the rest of the coming 2007-08 NFL football season and what's even scarier is that could only be year one of Vick's exodus away from the game.

What's left for the Atlanta Falcons QB when this entire Michael Vick dogfighting scandal is over? As of press time, he still is the Falcons' guy at quarterback. But let's say the Falcons boot him out for good, is there a better tomorrow, if you will, for the poor guy?

Michael Vick still has three more years left in his contract. If he fails to play in any of those years, THAT's including the coming 2007-08 NFL football season this September, the Falcons can make a legal case out of it, that Vick failed to fulfill what was written on his contract.

If that happens, then Michael Vick will become a free agent and should be available for the rest of the NFL football teams looking for a good QB to get them over the hump. But will any team take the risk of signing Vick?

You see, Michael Vick has become a publicity nightmare. You just know that wherever Vick goes, the ''People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals'' (PETA) will be there, harassing the guy and whoever is unfortunate enough to be around him.

Besides, Michael Vick is more of a running back pretending to be a quarterback than an actual QB. Vick has always been sensational running a running (no pun intended) team. Running teams do get eight to nine wins quickly but the problem is, running teams can't seem to make it work come playoff time.

If there's something Michael Vick needs to do, it would have to be seeking forgiveness from his fans. Yep, he needs to have these public service announcements urging people to stop fighting dogs too.

And of course, my personal favorite, let a pit bull hump his ass while he takes a snap from the center.

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

Atlanta Falcons 50/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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Daunte Culpepper to solve Oakland Raiders' problems?

As of press time, Daunte Culpepper looks good. Very very good.

Coming to the brand new 2007-08 NFL football season, it seems the Oakland Raiders may have finally found the solution to their problems at the quarterback position.

With overall No.1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell STILL refusing to sign with the team, it looks like Daunte Culpepper can still play good enough to have Raider Nation forget about Russell's Elway-like arm and win a couple of games for a change. Well, it's still early but that's what it looks like the past few days anyway.

Daunte Culpepper, since arriving in Oakland, has shown signs of brilliance back when he was the explosive Minnesota Vikings quarterback who once led the league with 39 touchdowns, while piloting the Raiders offense. And with JaMarcus Russell holding out, Culpepper can very well be the answer, hell, the Raiders doesn't have much of a choice anyway.

JaMarcus Russell costs more than $30 million in guarantees. Yep, such is the price for quarterbacks taken in the first round. And if the Cleveland Browns had a rather difficult time signing Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Brady Quinn, you can just imagine what the Oakland Raiders have been dealing with since they drafted this guy.

But figure this, if Daunte Culpepper did turn out to be one heckuva' steal from the free agency market, was drafting JaMarcus Russel as the overall No.1 pick the right thing to do for the Oakland Raiders?

If the Raiders just listened to Russell and bypass him, they could've drafted wideout extraordinaire Calvin Johnson, traded Randy Moss to the New England Patriots (as they did already...) for a fourth round pick and then traded their sixth round pick to Miami for... yes... Culpepper.

Instead, here they are, a salary cap about to explode with JaMarcus Russell's contract, no real wideouts to throw the football to other than Jerry Porter and a Daunte Culpepper scrambling to learn the Raiders offense with merely a couple of weeks away into the brand new 2007-08 NFL football season.

STILL, it will be up to Culpepper to pull the Raiders out of this hole.

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

Cleveland Browns 125/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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Daunte Culpepper Oakland Raiders

Team USA will probably get their asses kicked in the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament

You read it, as great as they claim the NBA is, Team USA can't seem to win in these international basketball tournaments.

And with the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament ready to kick off by August 22, it sure looks like we'll see more of the same as far as the fabled Team USA is concerned. THAT being coming up with good starts to the tournament only to lose BIG TIME in the end.

Why? Get this, Team USA probably lost three key guys who might probably carry the United States off what has been an era of disappointing international runs.

After already losing the overall No.1 draft pick Greg Oden and Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier from playing with the team for the FIBA Americas tournament in late August, the United States lost Kirk Hinrich after the fiery Chicago Bulls guard pulled out for personal reasons.

Kirk Hinrich played in all nine games for the United States in last year's world championships, starting three of them. He is probably the most consistent ''true point guard'' to play for the team then and with his withdrawal from the FIBA Americas tournament, Team USA could very well be in a whole lot of trouble.

Well, they do still have triple-double monster point guard Jason Kidd and of course, my boy Chauncey Billups, who'll probably be fighting for the starting spot whereas Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams is contented playing third string to both of them.

As for the rest of Team USA, NBA superstars Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler, Dwight Howard, Michael Redd and overall No.2 draft pick Kevin Durant are all expected to attend camp for the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament.

Of course, what would Team USA be without LeBron James right? You just know he'll be there too.

Who will win the 2007-08 NBA championship? Bet on Bodog today.

Boston Celtics 90/1

Detroit Pistons 9/1

Cleveland Cavaliers 10/1

San Antonio Spurs 4/1

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2007 FIBA Americas tournament Team USA

Jason Giambi is a SNITCH and MLB Baseball likes it

Yep, New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi is a SNITCH.

For all ya'll who don't know, Jason Giambi was one of many who used steroids in hopes of someday, becoming the next Barry Bonds and have all sorts of home run records on that diamond.

Well, the New York Yankees star confessed to all them steroids use, hell, he even helped the league in tracking down all the other MLB baseball players who use the illegal performance-enhancing drug.

And because of his somewhat insincere assistance to the league, (probably to save his own ass...) MLB commissioner Bud Selig won't be slapping Giambi any disciplinary action whatsoever in this 2007 MLB baseball season for his steroids use.

''It's over and done with. I'm thrilled with it. He did what he needed to do, now I can go forward,'' Jason Giambi said. ''I can go forward and not hurt the ballclub with a suspension.''

Commissioner Bud Selig said, ''he's doing a lot of public-service work, and I think that's terribly important. I think it's more important for us to keep getting the message out. He was, I thought, very frank and candid with Sen. Mitchell, at least that was the senator's conclusion. Given everything, this is an appropriate decision.''

Senator George Mitchell is the same man Giambi helped in tracking down MLB players who used steroids. Selig threatened to discipline Giambi if he refused to cooperate with the senator.

''Sen. Mitchell was great. We got along great. He knew I was in a tough situation and at the same time it was great the way he went about it,'' Giambi said. ''I'm just one piece of a huge puzzle.''

As for the rest of the New York Yankees? Well, they're just glad it's over.

''The fact that it's over and done with, it's a little less he has to deal with. It's closure. It's something he treated with a great deal of respect,'' Yankees manager Joe Torre said. ''The fact that he can just concentrate on baseball is good for all of us.''

Until of course, somebody catches Alex Rodriguez taking them too.

Who will win the 2007 MLB World Series Championship? Bodog has the odds.

New York Yankees 7/2

Boston Red Sox 9/1

Detroit Tigers 5/1

St. Louis Cardinals 9/1

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New York Yankees Jason Giambi

MLB Umpires will call a Strike if you're a White Pitcher

seth-edward-oneal.jpgSo, what about Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka? Do they consider him white too?

He he... Yep, there's now a study that reveals MLB baseball umpires call strikes more for Caucasian pitchers than they do African. This is a study conducted by a team of one Daniel Harmermesh, a professor of economics at the University of Texas. (Who probably doesn't know squat about baseball...)

Hamermesh's team analyzed the calls on about a whopping 2.1 million pitches thrown in the Major League between the 2004 and 2006 MLB baseball seasons. Controlling for all other outside factors, such as the pitcher's tendency to throw strikes, the umpires' tendency to call strikes and the batter's ability to attract balls, researchers found evidence of same-race bias, and the data revealed that the bias benefits mostly white pitchers.

After all, 71 percent of MLB baseball pitchers are white while a whopping 87 percent of the umpires are... yep, white too.

The highest percentage of strikes were called when both the home-plate umpire and pitcher were white, and the lowest percentage were called between a white ump and a black pitcher.

Also according to the study, minority umpires judged Asian pitchers more unfairly than they did white pitchers. It's a significant disadvantage for Asian pitchers because the MLB doesn't have any Asian umpires whatsoever yet.

Probably Jacky Chan will be the first one, when he's done making all them silly Rush Hour sequels.

Basically, what Harmermesh's team of morons, who probably don't have much to do, are saying is that if you're a pitcher and the umpire is of the same race as you, then you can probably hit the goddamn batter and the ump will STILL probably call a strike.

No wonder Michael Jordan quit baseball.

Who will win the 2007 MLB World Series Championship? Bodog has the odds.

New York Yankees 7/2

Boston Red Sox 9/1

Detroit Tigers 5/1

St. Louis Cardinals 9/1

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2007 MLB Baseball Season MLB Umpires

Friday, August 10, 2007

Can John David Booty lead the USC Trojans?

Try, 'can John David's booty lead them Trojans?'

Of course, with the 2007-08 NCAA college football season merely a couple of weeks away, these USC Trojans landing on our little page here was only a matter of time although I don't know if these guys can finally win the big one come January.

For what it's worth, John's booty... er... John David Booty (because I don't want this sentence to sound so gay...) will try as he starts the 2007-08 NCAA college football season as a prime candidate to follow the footsteps of Trojan greats like Carson Palmer and of course, Matt Leinart.

This will be the second year John David Booty will be leading the Trojan offense since Matt Leinart was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals and mind you, leading the USC Trojans at the quarterback position is no easy task too.

With former Trojan QBs Palmer and Leinart both Heisman trophy winners, the expectations to succeed should be high for John's booty (I mean John David Booty...) coming to the brand new season.

Southern California football was not always about the quarterbacks. Before, the running game was the bread and butter of the Trojan offense and understandably, before Reggie Bush got there, four Trojan running backs all became Heisman trophy winners.

Since Carson Palmer won the Heisman trophy in 2002, the quarterback tradition in Southern Cal started. Yep, Matt Leinart followed after winning the Heisman trophy himself in '04. Bush got the RBs going in Southern Cal after winning the trophy in 2005 but now that he's in the NFL, the Heisman trophy is left to a quarterback to win again, as far as USC is concerned anyway.

Can John David Booty do it? Well, the Trojans camp is excited.

''We're real excited about J.D.,'' USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll said. Carroll was the guy who has orchestrated this amazing Trojan run since his hiring before the 2001 season. Maybe that's why a number of NFL teams are interested with the old fart.

''A year ago, he was coming back from back surgery. But he's made an effort to get in the best shape of his life. He's faster and stronger than he's ever been.''

As of press time, Pete Carroll's fondness for John's booty has not raised questions on whether he's gay or straight yet.

Who will win the 2008 BCS national championship in NCAA college football? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Florida Gators +500

Ohio State Buckeyes +2500

Texas Longhorns +900

Oklahoma Sooners +1000

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USC Trojans John David Booty