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Mike Williams:
Forget Clarett: The USC WR -- a lock first-round draft pick, no less -- is the one really getting screwed by this NFL draft-eligibility ruling.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
SUPPLEMENTAL DAFT.
Here's the maddening hypocrisy of
Clarett critics: The same ones who are dancing on his
career grave Tuesday will be thrilled when/if Mike
Williams' injunction juke goes through -- as early as
today -- and he's let in the draft.
Why? Because Williams is a first-round talent,
and NFL execs and their apologists can't help
themselves -- even though his unquestioned top status
in the draft necessarily undermines their ludicrous
argument about age dictating NFL-readiness.
About Williams' injunction:
His argument seems airtight: The NFL changed
its rules when the first Clarett ruling came down, and
that's when Williams jumped through the open
window. Just because they've changed the rule back
doesn't mean he didn't enter legitimately at the
time.
Kobe Rules
The Rockets are toast: Straddled with
foul trouble, Shaq scores a career-low seven --
and the Lakers still win handily? Yikes.
Meanwhile: Kobe goes nuts for 36, including
that jaw-dropping, back-to-basket, reverse-fling,
how'd-that-go-in,
on-his-highlight-reel-forever ...and one! move
that you'll see on SportsCenter all day.
Dillon to Patriots
When healthy and happy, Corey Dillon is
one of the top 3 RBs in the AFC. Wait: That's "if,"
not "when." He's not exactly a "chemistry" guy;
let's see how genius Bill Belichick handles
that.
Bonds: 666
Who else has been waiting for Bonds to
hit the 666 HR mark so that we can break out all the
"sold-his-soul" jokes? Wow, that feeling was
fleeting.
More NBA Playoffs
Think Ron Artest's previous behavior
had anything to do with the NBA's liberal
interpretation of "intent" in Ron-Ron's ill-advised
footsteps onto the floor on Saturday? Terrible signal
to
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Ron Artest: Ironically, won top D award (with suspension)
Lee Evans: Kiper says Wisco WR winner in Clarett ruling
Darth Vader: Trilogy DVD to offer peek at Ep. III DV look
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NCAA 5/8 rule: No more restriction on annual scholarships?
Yankees offense: team average of .217. Play Bubba!
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Artest, who made big improvements on his maturity this
season.
Not that his suspension will matter for
tonight's Game 2 vs. the Celtics. The C's are awful,
and Pacers spot-starter Al Harrington is SO slept
on.
Other Tuesday games:
Knicks/Nets: Watch NY elbows
Mavs at Kings: O/U still 225
Yanks/Sox Wrap
OK, Oh-Rod got one hit:
Following his atrocious 1-for-17 series, A-Rod
presumably will feast on the rest of the AL. When that
happens, it will confirm the theory that A-Rod's
troubles this weekend were BoSox specific -- a mental
collapse that doesn't bode well for the
playoffs.
New Tennis Format
"U.S. Open Series": Just as NASCAR is
trying to create an NFL-style playoff, now tennis is
trying to create a NASCAR-style points system. Great
move:
Insures consistent weekly tournament title
matches for the six weeks heading into the US
Open.
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Ignores useless rankings system, in favor of
series points accrued, resulting in a big payout to
the leader after the U.S. Open.
Contender vs. Champ
It's the Griller vs. Golden Boy in a
fight so nasty it makes actual boxing look
tame: The battle over boxing's two reality TV shows --
"The Contender" and "Next Great Champ" -- is
on.
"Contender" sounds kind of like "Apprentice"
(with George Foreman playing role of Trump? "You're
KO'ed?"); "Champ" (with Oscar De La Hoya) sounds
more like "The Swan" and should differentiate itself
by taking some truly average schmoes and letting them
whup each other weekly for our amusement.
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Kurt Warner:
In a fitting end to one of the great "champ-to-chump" stories in NFL history, Warner will be cut by the Rams on June 1. Hello, Dallas?
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Today on ESPN.com
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| NFL Draft coverage |
| Kiper: Prospects on the move |
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| NFL Supplemental Draft Top 5 |  Steve Young ('84)
| OK, that was the USFL one
|  Reggie White ('84)
| Another gem from the USFL
|  Bernie Kosar ('85)
| Played in 3 AFC title games
|  Cris Carter ('87)
| More baggage than Amtrak
|  Brian Bosworth ('87)
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Huge shout-out to my readers in Calgary (and their
stateside fans): The Flames nearly blew it, but the
Drought is finally over ...
Meanwhile, think Boston fans would have rather had
that 5-4 win over NY -- or Habs-Bruins Game 7 go their
way? ...
More NHL Playoff Game 7 thrills tonight: Leafs-Sens
(7, ESPN) ...
Spurs-Grizz analysis: This stomping is a great
learning experience for a young, up-and-coming Grizz
squad ...
Kings super-sub Bobby Jackson being out for the rest
of the playoffs won't matter this round, but it's a
crusher going forward ...
It's being called a "balk-off" win: Seattle beat
Oakland in 14 innings after Justin Duscherer balked winning run. Ouch ...
One supplemental draft in NFL history was momentous:
1984, when all the USFL guys were drafted into the
NFL ...
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