• BUGS & CRANKS learns that Bill James believes the Minnesota Twins’ World Series titles may have been helped by steroids.
• HOME RUN DERBY warns baseball fans not to get caught by the cameras in the all-you-can-eat section.
• Jay Posner of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE catches up with Jeanne Zelasko, as the Fox Sports baseball anchor gets ready for another season after dealing with thyroid cancer.
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Finally some good news for Nene - his testicular cancer didn’t spread.
The DENVER POST reports that a tumor found on the Denver Nugget was malignant - contradicting earlier reports that the tumor was benign.
Luckily, the cancer “was isolated and did not spread,” and the tumor was removed during surgery on January 14. Nene is currently recovering in Denver, and there’s no timetable set for his return.
If Nene wants some sports perspective on his ordeal, he can always chat with Jeanne Zelasko and Stuart Scott about their experiences.
Jeanne Zelasko isn’t going to let a little thing like thyroid cancer keep her from doing her job.
Tom Hoffarth of INSIDE SOCAL diagnoses that the Fox Sports reporter will do her duty covering the Cotton and Orange Bowls, despite the discovery of a bump on her gland. Doctors have told her that the growth is in its very early stages, so she’s suspending surgery until after the bowl season.
We can’t blame her for not wanting to miss out on the games, especially the the Kansas-Virginia Tech matchup in Miami. How could she resist the chubby charms of Mark Mangino?
Zelasko hopes her announcement will encourage others to keep an eye on their own health issues. For example, she suggests, “Routinely checking your thyroid is something you can do in traffic…unlike a breast exam that might get you a few odd looks.”
…but no shortage of volunteers to help. Or to take cell phone pics.
Zelasko is the second sportscaster in the past few days to reveal a personal cancer battle. Stuart Scott returned to ESPN on Friday, after a month-long absence while dealing with an intestinal illness.
Coincidentally, both anchors share the same agent - Jackie Harris of William Morris. Jeanne joked, “I told her we have to add her to the list of things that cause cancer.”
