Still, I feel betrayed and dismayed. What shocking and surprising news will I hear next? Allen Iverson got arrested? Darryl Strawberry did drugs? Paul Tagliabue gave a boring interview? 'Rasslin matches had predetermined outcomes? Bud Selig said something stupid? Don Fehr got his picture taken with a look on his face that says, "Damn! I need a triple shot of Metamucil, bad!"

Remember a few years ago when Philadelphia sports radio host – I hesitate to call him a "personality" since I am not sure he has one that most people would want – Howard Eskin was sued by the Miss America Pageant for saying that the pageant was fixed. Maybe Eskin was onto something there but had the wrong pageant and the wrong continent. This could be his vindication – of sorts.

KC offensive tackle John Tait will miss two weeks if training camp because he cut his hand – requiring 17 stitches – in a fight with a rookie defensive lineman. NY Giants' rookie TE, Jeremy Shockey, arrived in camp for his first day yesterday and got into a fight in the dining room with LB, Brandon Short. Is this an indication that the NFL seeking to be like the WWE – or the XFL?

San Diego GM, John Butler, has been diagnosed with lung cancer and he characterizes this situation as "just a little setback". I'd hate to know what he considers a major problem! He says he will continue to run the Chargers whilst fighting the disease that was diagnosed on the 4th of July. He has already had his first round of chemotherapy and Butler said he plans to shave his head so that he looks just like Chargers' WR, Tim Dwight. Butler says they'll be twins and no one will be able to tell them apart. Except that Dwight is a speedy WR who weighs in the 190 lb range and Butler is "somewhat north of three-bills". To get to the point where they might be mistaken for twins, Butler will have to lose the equivalent of more than what a jockey weighs.

The Chicago Bulls signed Cory Blount and are reportedly interested in Danny Manning. The only question that has to be asked here is "Why?" Blount is a role player that might be useful to a team that needs his particular skills in making a run in the playoffs. Chicago will not be doing that any time soon. Danny Manning is a seasoned veteran who may add something to a team needing senior leadership. The Bulls got Charles Oakley last year for this task and it did not amount to a pinch of weasel crap. If Oakley is insufficient to provide senior leadership and work ethic and all that intangible stuff, what makes anyone think that Danny Manning will make it happen?

The Cleveland papers have welcomed Darius Miles to town with a headline that reads, "Miles Can Say Hello to Cavs and Goodbye to National Attention". The column points out that the Cavs are scheduled to be on a national TV game precisely zero times. This ought to make Miles feel like his career is about to take off to the stratosphere! The Cavs are a very young team – meaning they will not win a lot of games – and some of their young guys are not destined for greatness. But Miles is an exciting player and so is Jumaine Jones. If DaSagne Diop gets over his foot miseries, he will be a young man-child in the middle of the offense and defense. Chris Mihm is young – although not very talented and Dajuan Wagner can't be 20 years old yet. The Cavs will be frustrating for their fans most of the time and very exciting for short bursts during the season. But if you are playing the over/under for Cleveland wins for next season, don't look for them to get out of the "twenties".

When an NBA player becomes an unrestricted free agent and has had a statistically interesting season prior to that time, he and his agent begin to lick their chops. This is the time to land the big contract and buy a property on Easy Street. I have to believe that the agent and the player have to have some kind of conversation that goes along the lines of, "Whatever you do, don't do anything to get yourself arrested or get your picture in the tabloids until the ink is dry on the contract." Well Keon Clark is a free agent and he had a statistically interesting season with the Raptors last year. He averaged 11 points a game and 2 blocked shots a game and about 8 rebounds a game. He also just got arrested for marijuana possession in Danville, Illinois. He will not face any jail time even if found guilty, but I have to believe his agent is now seeing a doctor for pain killers to get rid of the headaches he got after banging his head on his desk for an hour after hearing about this.

Magic Johnson was addressing a youth group under the auspices of the National Urban League and he told the assembled mass that part of his financial solidarity today is due to the fact that he never spent more than his annual contract during his days with the Lakers. Said Magic, "Once I understood what I need versus what I want, my bank account started to reflect that." Just a guess, but I suspect that 80% of the American populace and 99% of the team owners in American sports need to hear what Magic was throwing down in that session.

Finally, Washington and Lee College named Melissa Miranda as the Assistant Athletic Administrator. While she is in the job, why not just go whole hog and give it the title of Alliterative Assistant Athletic Administrator?

But don't get me wrong, I love sports...