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Struggling Timberwolves fire head coach Casey (ESPN News Services)
The Minnesota Timberwolves, struggling along with a .500-record, have decided to fire head coach Dwane Casey. They’ve named assistant coach Randy Wittman in his place on an interim basis.
Bears fans can rhyme quickly (KSK)
A faithful reader to Kissing Suzy Kolber (who isn’t?) decided to put together an update to 1985’s ‘Super Bowl Shuffle’.
Cardinals tab Grimm as assistant coach (AP/ESPN)
The Arizona Cardinals tapped into the Pittsburgh Steelers pipeline again, this time naming former Steelers offensive line coach as an assistant to Ken Whisenhut.
Blues Jays, Ohka agree to one-year deal (FOX Sports)
FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports that pitcher Tomo Ohka and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed on a one-year contract. Terms weren’t released, but the pitcher is expected to top out at $1 million in salary.
Dating game: Reality tv to hit Fenway with ‘Sox Appeal’ (Boston Herald)
Just when you thought things couldn’t get more ridiculous: The team that brought the world ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’ brings us ‘Sox Appeal’. ‘Sox Appeal’ promises to bring speed dating amongst Red Sox fans at Fenway Park this summer.
News and notes while getting excited over the State of the Union drinking game…
Board can’t unanimously agree on new schedule (ESPN.com) Just when you think the NHL may be getting something right…
McNabb reportedly has several gripes with the Eagles (ESPN News Services) Let’s see now: they have a back-up who took them to a division title and then the playoffs. Yeah, Philly has some leverage here. 
Bears’ Johnson gets okay to travel (AP/Yahoo!) Defensive tackle can fly to Miami to play in the Super Bowl. Look out South Beach.
Cano changes number just in case (MLB.com) Robinson Cano changed his uniform number to 24 in possible anticipation of Roger Clemens’ potential arrival. Clemens will hold the Yankees hostage with his decision till May.
Well, that’s one way to scare off Pat Summitt’s recruits (Deadspin) The men’s hoops coach goes shirtless with a painted ‘V’ on his chest. The Lead wouldn’t believe it if there wasn’t picture proof.
News and notes to pour over while digesting that Jack Bauer actually has a family…
Bengals CB Joseph arrested for marijuana possession (AP/USA Today) Now the Bengals can yield a starting nine for their company softball team…of arrested players. 
Lane Kiffin to get Raiders job? (AP) According to broadcast reports, Al Davis is set to hire Southern California’s co-offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin head coach. Don’t know who woke up Davis to make this decision.
Rooney denies offering Steelers job to Grimm (AP/Yahoo!) After an erroneous report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review stated that the job was Russ Grimm’s, team owner Dan Rooney lambasted the story and said they never made the offer.
Erstad may still return to Angels (FOX Sports) Ken Rosenthal reports that the possibility still exists that outfielder/1B Darin Erstad may still return to the Los Angeles Angels of Southern California-Orange Country-north of San Diego-but-south-of-San Francisco.
Pumpa-pumpa burnin Lovie (UniWatch) Apparently Rbk, the folks who brought you the new NHL uniforms, are testing a new “Pump” jacket that allows for the pumped up air to be warmed by the body. This ends all rumors that coach Smith had a third nipple.
U.S. Federal judge dismisses Chelios lawsuit (HockeyBuzz) It’s always nice to see Chelios lose at something competitive.
Colts owner: Manning’s thumb ‘okay’ (AP/Yahoo!) Two weeks would’ve helped it heal, anyway.
NHL likely to revert to pre-lockout schedule (THN/TSN) Fixing another wrong: each team to face one another at least once.
West admits talking trade with Bulls re: Gasol (Scripps Howard/ESPN)
The Memphis Grizzlies, who have struggled for the season, have admitted to talking to the Chicago Bulls about foward Pau Gasol.
Jerry West, the Grizzlies general manager, acknowledged that he had spoken with Bulls general manager John Paxson, but with no specifics being discussed.
The National Hockey League unveils new rbk EDGE sweaters (RBK)
From the RBK press release, courtesy of HockeyBuzz:
The new Rbk EDGE Uniform System will be introduced as Eastern and Western Conference All-Star uniforms during the 2007 NHL All-Star Celebration in Dallas,Texas. The uniforms will make their first on-ice appearance tonight during an open practice at the American Airlines Center for both All-Star teams before formally making a debut during the 55th NHL All-Star Game on Wednesday, January 24.
All 30 NHL teams will wear the RBK EDGE uniform in their respective colors and designs this fall with the opening of the 2007-08 NHL season.
�Designed in collaboration with NHL players and the NHL Players� Association, the Rbk EDGE Uniform System provides the cutting-edge technology required by the player of today”and tomorrow — while remaining respectful of our sport�s glorious past,� said Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President, NHL Consumer Products Marketing and Retail Operations.
�Reebok�s long history of innovation combined with Reebok-CCM Hockey�s expertise in the sport have culminated in the creation of the Rbk EDGE Uniform System,� said Matt
O�Toole, President and CEO Reebok-CCM Hockey. �The enhanced materials engineered into the system will help the League�s great athletes in taking the fastest game on ice to
an unprecedented new level of performance.�Reebok and the NHL consulted some of the top scientific minds in the country to perform independent tests to validate the performance features of the Rbk EDGE Uniform System.
Wind tunnel testing conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) confirmed a nine percent reduction in drag, enabling a player to move faster on the ice. Central Michigan University�s thermal regulation studies authenticated the effectiveness of the Rbk EDGE Uniform�s core temperature management system, resulting in a cooler and drier player.
The entire Rbk EDGE Uniform system was created with an anatomical fit to integrate better with players� shoulder and elbow padding, core protectors and shin guards. This design allows for an increased freedom of movement which provides for a better range of motion
for the player.www.rbkedgeuniform.com
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Beckham must finish contract, Real Madrid says (Reuters)
Club sporting director Predrag Mijatovic for Real Madrid stated today that soccer star David Beckham will have to honor the remainder of his contract and may not opt out earlier than he wanted.
“Beckham still has six months of his contract left and he has to complete them. Beyond that it is up to the coach (whether he plays or not)”, Mijatovic told Real Madrid television.
He also stated that fellow star Renaldo will not be allowed to leave the club for a free transfer.
News and notes for the midday hour as Jerry Jones scrambles to find a puppet to replace Parcells…
Steelers officially name Mike Tomlin head coach (AP/Yahoo!) As others have pointed out — has anyone seen Tomlin and actor Omar Epps in the same room? 
USA earns spot in under-20 FIFA World Cup (AP/USA Today) A Freddy Adu sighting!
Tyson pleads not guilty to drug charges (AP/Yahoo!) Here comes another media circus.
Hi! I’m Peyton Manning and you can go fuck yourself (KSK) A nice little satire on a potential Manning soliloquy.
No decision on whether to charge Vick (AP/USA Today) Marcus Vick is sitting back, eagerly awaiting an announcement that will no longer make him the only black sheep in the family.
Bill Parcells retires after 9-7 season (AP)
According to several broadcast reports, it has been confirmed that Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells has retired rather than coming back for one more season.
Parcells and the Cowboys released the following statement:
“I am in good health and feel lucky to have been able to coach in the NFL for an extended period of time. I leave the game and the NFL with nothing but good feelings and gratitude to all the players, coaches and other people that have assisted me in that regard.”
News and notes while trying to figure out which will be higher: the ratings for Super Bowl XLI or the amount of snowfall that dropped on Denver in the last 30 days…
Manning rallies Colts to the Super Bowl (AP/Yahoo!) After struggling out the gate, Peyton Manning rallies the Colts from 18 down to an upset victory over the Patriots and marking Manning’s first appearance in the Super Bowl. We think the media will point that out in the next two weeks…just maybe.
Dungy follows Lovie to the Super Bowl (AP/Yahoo!) Colts win guarantees that first African-American coach will win the Super Bowl.
The most important game in the history of the world (KissingSuzyKolber) Between profiling the ‘Sex Cannon’ Grossman and picturing what horror it would be if Peyton Manning wins the big game, the crack-ups at KSK bring you the Swerskis.
Clijsters marches on to set up clash with Hingis (Reuters) The soon-to-be-retiring Clijsters hopes to put the icing on the cake with a Grand Slam title in the Aussie. In her way is Martina Hingis, whom she battled with last year in the quarters and bested. Retiring at 23? Geesh.
Blake gets bounced from Aussie (AP/ESPN) In 20 majors, that’s 20 appearances not passed the quarters.
Rockies reach agreement with Lawrence (FOX Sports) Rotoworld will now have to follow the news and movements of Jeff Weaver around or they’ll have nothing much to do.
Bush on McGwire: ‘I don’t have a vote.’ (USA Today) Yeah, that’s pretty much it.
Stung by defeat, Saints see positives (USA Today) The magic carpet for the Saints and their city came to an end on Sunday, but things are looking up in ‘The Big Easy’.
Report: Cubs near deal with Floyd (MLB.com) That should round out the Cubs’ spending this offseason to roughly…carrying the one…
Waiting for The Nine to come back on the air….
9. Michael Vick doesn’t like the TSA. Earlier in the week, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick got detained by TSA officials because the found a bottle that he was carrying had a false bottom containing what was believed to be marijuana. As it turns out (according to reports on Sunday), he will be exonerated on Monday due to the substance testing negative for any sort of illegal drugs. Brother Marcus remains the black sheep of the family.
8. Senator Mitchell would like to see you in his office. Former United States Senator George Mitchell warned Major League baseball owners and executives that they should ready themselves for Congressional intervention related to steroids. Mitchell is currently conducting an ‘investigation’ on behalf of commissioner Bud Selig to gather information on the muscle enhancer’s effect on the game. Like the test results on most players, he’s come up negative on any cooperation.
7. Mark McGwire gets some allies. Speaking of steroids, San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds went on the record this week in the Dominican Republic that Mark McGwire, Pete Rose and any other potential candidate should be enshrined into the baseball hall of fame that has a black cloud associated with their names. Bonds should be getting his house in order rather than worrying about whether or not other folks should gain acceptance into the doors of Cooperstown.
We know how much it pains you to read this, but there will be no news updates today. Enjoy your NFL League Championships and we’ll see you again on Monday…
Headin’ up to San Francisco
For the labor day week-end show
I’ve got my hush-puppies on
I guess i never was meant for glitter rock and
Roll
And honey i didn’t know
That i’d be missin’ you soChorus:
Come monday, it’ll be all right
Come monday, i’ll be holdin’ you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown l. a. haze
And i just want you back by my sideYes, it’s been quite a summer
Rent-a-cars and west-bound trains
And now you’re off on vacation
Something you tried to explain
And darlin’ it’s i love you so
That’s the reason i just let you goCome monday, it’ll be all right
Come monday, i’ll be holdin’ you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown l. a. haze
And i just want you back by my side
I can’t help it honey
You’re that much a part of me now
Remember that night in montana
When we said there’d be no room for doubtI hope you’re enjoyin’ the scen’ry
I know that it’s pretty up there
We can go hikin’ on tuesday
With you i’d walk anywhere
California has worn me quite thin
I just can’t wait to see you againCome monday, it’ll be all right
Come monday, i’ll be holdin’ you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown l. a. haze
And i just want you back by my sideI spent four lonely days in a brown l. a. haze
And i just want you back by my side
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