AT LEAST HE CAN HELP US SCORE SPICE GIRLS TICKETS: How far has David Beckham fallen off the sports media map? At the very bottom of today’s NEW YORK TIMES soccer profile piece on Thierry Henry and notes column, Jack Bell reports “David Beckham is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow night, when the […]

• Break out the coloring books for Corso: The LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER checks out news that ESPN’s College Gameday crew will be setting up shop outside the U. of Kentucky’s library:

• IT’S A FLY WORLD catches Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon handling the wrong kind of balls.
• Cheaters never win, especially in 3 OT’s: THE WIZARD […]

TCUer SUSPENDED AFTER ASSAULT, BUT NOT BEFORE GAME: A college football player was suspended from his team after assaulting his wife - but not before he played in last weekend’s game:

TCU’s DAILY SKIFF reports that Horned Frogs WR Walter Bryant was arrested last Wednesday for attacking his wife during an argument. Fort Worth police say […]

PRO LACROSSE LEAGUE WHACKS 2008 SEASON GOOD-BYE: A pro lacrosse league’s goal of playing in 2008 has missed the net, as their upcoming season has been canceled:

The CANADIAN PRESS sadly reports that the National Lacrosse League has thrown out any hope of hitting the field next year, due to contract disputes with the players.
The NLL […]

GET IT TO GO - VICK NOW SUED OVER RESTAURANT LOAN: The legal assaults keep on comin’ for Michael Vick, as the canine-killing QB is now in trouble for not re-paying a restaurant loan:

WSB-TV in Atlanta reports Wachovia Bank is suing Vick & his partner for defaulting on a loan used to open an eatery […]

BILL BUCKNER ROLLING ALONG WITH “COMEBACKS” CAMEO: If those annoying ads with Dane Cook shilling the MLB postseason and Frank Caliendo hocking “Frank TV” haven’t driven you away from the set, then you also might have caught some ads for the upcoming film, “The Comebacks”.

In one of the spots for the upcoming sports parody movie, […]

KOBE’S SITUATION REMAINS MESSY, JUST LIKE HIS LOCKER: The good Doctor Jerry Buss said last week that he wasn’t afraid to discharge one of his most popular patients from the Lakers’ asylum.

And what does Kobe think about this? INSIDE THE LAKERS gets the scoop on Bryant’s recent babblings ’bout the Buss brewhaha. The current […]

VIDEO OF ROY WILLIAMS DELIVERING ON PIZZA PROMISE: Lions receiver and noted cheapskate Roy Williams put his walking shoes where his mouth is, and spent part of his Tuesday working for Pizza Hut.

QUO VADIMUS has exclusive video of Williams’ delivery day in Detroit (audio is a bit soft):
Cameras followed Roy to his first scheduled stop. […]