DAVID STERN: He has been #1 since August! What a tremendously awful run by the Commish. With labor meetings needing a mediator, Stern excuses himself with the flu ... he can afford a sick day? The season might be a lost cause.
DOUG ROBINSON, DESERET NEWS: The columnist out of Utah calls Amar'e Stoudemire's brain, "tiny, previously unused..." Wow. One of the worst "articles" I've ever read ...
BRYANT GUMBLE & BILL SIMMONS: At some point, race was going to rear its ugly head in the Lockout talk. Gumble refers to Stern as a "plantation overseer" and Simmons says NBA players (who are predominately African American) have, "limited intellectual capital." As Tom Jackson might say in a forced ESPN segment, C'mon Men!
SUSPENDED LSU FOOTBALL PLAYERS: The talented trio of players: Tyrann Mathieu, Tharold Simon, and Spencer Ware all face suspensions this weekend for testing positive for synthetic marijuana. At least get your medical marijuana cards and smoke the real stuff fellas!
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: MLB officials rejected the Rangers request to let Dirk Nowitzki throw out the first pitch to Game 3 of the World Series, Oct. 22nd. But after taking a beating in the press, the officials changed their mind and will let the World Champ toss out the first pitch ... now let's just hope he does better than he did back in June!
