FORTUNE magazine does the impossible this week, publishing a piece about NHL commissioner Gary Bettman that we found somewhat interesting. It’s not really a profile per se, but inside look at his daily life - with the focus on his travel habits.

Now we’ve always pictured a big-time sports league commissioner jetting around on a Gulfstream furnished by the league. But Bettman claims he flies JetBlue on occasion. If that doesn’t confirm all the recent eulogizing of the NHL’s “Major League” status, we don’t know what does.

Bettman from the piece: Read more…

THE SMOKING GUN today has photos released by Brian McNamee’s lawyers “purporting to show syringes, blood-specked gauze pads, and drug vials used by the embattled baseball star (Roger Clemens).

“McNamee’s lawyers have said that the items were turned over last month to federal investigators who have been probing the widespread use and distribution of illegal substances by professional athletes.”

We actually had someone tell us today that McNamee is faking this evidence. That it can’t be Clemens’ stuff. But we’re unequivocal about the veracity of the items now. But only upon seeing the Miller Lite can.