-A warehouse worker beat LeBron James in a game of Horse in the LeBron's Trick Shot Challenge that he hosted at Venice Beach.-Not really news however, Mats Sundin was quoted as saying: "I will not make up my mind before the season starts," and added that if he felt like retiring he would say it.
-Jose Conseco was on the Moment of Truth and during the taping Mark McGwire was in attendance. One of the questions was if he had ever corked his bat before, among countless other exposing questions. So basically it will be his book Juiced, condensed into a 30 min television episode.
-NBA rookies Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur have angered the commish after their recent Mary-Jane escapades at a league sponsored Rookie symposium. According to the article, it would seem that their weed was flushed down the toilet, as no marijuana was actually found. Marijuana seems to be making headlines everywhere lately, with Sumo wrestlers, Penn State football and now the NBA rookies...
-On an almost related topic, Ricky Williams says he's taking college courses to earn his pre-med degree. Not kidding.
-With their win against the Detroit Tigers, the Halos' magic number to clinching the AL West is down to 6.
-Judging from articles that I've read, Dwight Howard seems to really like his olympic gold medal, becoming almost inseperable with it. He's already publicly stated that he will return to Team USA in future competitions.
-LeBron James will be in Toronto for More Than A Game, a documentary about his rise to superstardom, at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend.
-Daunte Culpepper has announced his retirement at the age of 31, saying that he didn't want to take a job that he didn't compete for, and would just end his career early.
-What an ugly logo for the Oklahoma City Thunder - it strongly resembles a WNBA team.
-Ben Gordon to CSKA Moscow? All speculation at this point, but entirely believable.
-Although the youngest player in the league currently, Travis Snider isn't the youngest Blue Jay to hit a home-run. Danny Ainge did it at the tender age of 20 years, 79 days compared to Snider's 20 years, 215 days.
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