FEMALE DRIVER MILKA DUNO NOSING WAY INTO 500 FIELD: The AFP has this recent photo of Venezuelan open wheel driver Milka Jacks… er … Duno:

The Venezuelan Duno “could give the Indianapolis 500 an unprecedented three women drivers if she can find enough speed during weekend qualifying for the 27 May 2007 race.”
And if that falls […]

N.O. ARENA NOW NEEDS SAT. UPLINK SYSTEM FOR OPRAH: Hurricane season is officially upon us, and The Big Easy has a different plan in place in case disaster once again strikes.

The NEW ORLEANS TIME-PICAYUNE reports New Orleans Homeland Security Director Terry Ebbert said the still-Katrina-ravaged city will use New Orleans Arena instead of the Superdome […]

NEW MN GOPHERS COACH NOT AFRAID TO DARE TO DREAM: It’s nice to know that even celebrities like Big 10 football coaches can dream the impossible, the same as we do.

The MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reports the new football coach for Minnesota, Tim Brewster, “can earn up to $1.7M annually, including $700,000 in bonuses.“
There’s just one catch, […]

GAMMONS CARRIES WATER FOR MLB COMMISSIONER SELIG: Peter Gammons is a great baseball writer, but one of the reasons he’s so revered in baseball circles is he’s so deft at playing ball on both sides of the fence.

On Baseball Tonight last night, he said Bud Selig will show up for Barry Bonds’ record-breaking home run […]

BARON DAVIS’ CONTRACT EXTENSION OFFICIALLY ON HOLD: It’s been a tough week for Warriors Owner Chris Cohan.

First, his NBA team got embarrassed in the second round of the NBA playoffs by the Utah Jazz.

Second, the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE reports today Cohan is facing charges he “evaded taxes and owes the government more than $160[M].“ The […]

FORMER VIKING SPIKES PAYING FOR MISTRESS’ ABORTION: The MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE reports the former mistress of NFLer Sam Cowart filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the former Vikings linebacker in Hennepin County District Court.

The homewrecker, Tiffany Huiting, said in the suit that for one year she and Cowart had “an intimate extramarital sexual relationship” during which he […]

CONFERENCE USA ENSURES XMAS SHOPPING WON’T SLOW: The MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL has the news today that Conference USA has officially locked down a bowl berth for its sixth-place team - in the tradition-laden Texas Bowl.

If the agreement had been in place last season, the SMU Mustangs, who lost to North Texas, Rice, East Carolina and […]

ESPN COULD NOT COMPLETE THE NUMBER AS DIALED, SO THEY’RE HANGING UP AND TRYING AGAIN (LIKE IT OR NOT): Like a dog with an old sock, ESPN just won’t let go of this mobile phone thing, as DEADSPIN calls to say the network is teaming with Verizon to jump back into the cell market.
Remember a […]

• SPORTS HERNIA picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue, as they’re worried if frequent flyer Doug Collins will ever get over Macho Grande:

Remember, Doug - win one for the Zipper!
• THE GHOST OF WAYNE FONTES looks back at the golden year that was 1991, when the Golden State Warriors weren’t just a feel-good […]