The scene: Jemele Hill’s brain, which very much resembles Oliver Hardy, is glaring at her mouth, which is the spitting image of Stan Laurel. Her brain looks disgusted, adjusts its bowler hat, and says derisively: “Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!” Oh, Jemele. Why?

Apparently still feeling the effects of being allegedly stalked on a L.A. freeway, Hill did what she promised all of us she would never again do; put her foot in it. As if comparing the Boston Celtics to Hitler wasn’t damage enough to her career, on Wednesday she decided to advocate, on TV, that Packers fans throw batteries at He Who Shall Not Be Named (For At Least Another 5 Days), when that former Green Bay QB returns to Lambeau Field as a member of the Vikings this season.

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• Rick Pitino’s reputation has taken a huge hit, as the Louisville b-ball coach impregnated the woman who’s been trying to extort him, then paid $3,000 for the abortion.

And now Karen Sypher says her marriage to Cardinals equipment manager Tim was all just a sneaky plot by Pitino to keep an eye on her. But hey, don’t blame Rick - blame 9/11!

• The release party for the new Miami Dolphins cheerleaders bikini calendar was quite the spectacle.

• Jay Mariotti denies that he’s going to be writing for the Chicago Tribune. Can’t wait to see Jay’s debut column in the Trib on September 1st!

• Manny Ramirez gets a memorable reception from San Francisco Giants fans - the same kind of reception that Barry Bonds used to get everywhere else except in the Bay Area.

• Engaged Malibu fashion designer Ali Kay may have encouraged Reggie Miller’s unwanted advances by sending the ex-NBA star photos of herself in bed & in a bikini. At least Ali’s still pretty good at making clothes.

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ESPN.COM’s Jemele Hill is a writer who often invites controversy (example: previously penning that rooting for the Boston Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim). As such, readers either love her or hate her. But even love can be a bit scary sometimes, especially if you’re being supposedly stalked while driving on the freeway.

Jemele is apparently in Los Angeles this week - maybe to check out how the onion rings are at the ESPN Zone restaurant in the new L.A. Live downtown entertainment complex (under the guise of appearing on Jim Rome’s show). And she’s already been given a warm reception, complete with smiles & blown kisses from complete strangers in other cars. Who says SoCal drivers are unfriendly?

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Congrats to Boston winning the title - even if the New York media doesn’t care.

• Did Kevin Garnett screw up a post-game shout-out to Adidas?

• Let’s hear from the real star of Boston’s title run - Brian Scalabrine.

• Saying ‘Sieg Heil!’ to the Celtics gets Jemele Hill suspended.

• One golfer thought Tiger Woods was faking his knee injury.

• Is Roger Clemens now selling off his possessions to pay his lawyers?

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SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY notes today that Jemele Hill was suspended by ESPN for the ignorant, childlike Hitler-as-the-Celtics comparison that she made in a recent ESPN.com piece.

Statement: “She’s been relieved of her responsibilities for a period of time to reflect on the impact of her words. Within hours of its posting on Saturday evening, the inappropriate references were removed from the site, but our system of checks and balances failed Jemele and our readers and we are addressing that as well.”

It is interesting to note that apparently the editor of the piece (see “checks and balances”) was not disciplined. At least that we know of. Read more…

Dubya dribbles with some Irish kids. We need a Guinness after viewing that.

• Tiger Woods’ win in San Diego is Wall Street’s loss in productivity.

• Speaking of the ex-Eldrick, Sports Illustrated needs help with next week’s cover.

• Doug Christie’s better half is blackballing him from the NBA.

• ESPN wants to keep an eye on you - a big, bloodshot eye.

• Meanwhile, the Worldwide Leader should keep an eye on Jemele Hill’s Hitler-Celtics comments.

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The BOSTON HERALD is reporting that ESPN recently released a statement apologizing for remarks made by ESPN.com PAGE 2 writer Jemele Hill. The statement addressed Hill’s piece from last week where she compared rooting for the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals to “saying Hitler was a victim.”

Hill has since revised her column, leaving much of the Celtics hate intact, but of course the damage was already done?

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