Sports Frog

• The powers that be in Chicago have decided that the Bears have absolutely no chance to compete this season. To that end, quarterback Rex Grossman signed a one-year contract Saturday with the Chicago Bears and will compete for the starting job.

• Now we have another reason to never attend a Marlins game. In a continued effort to keep fans away from the park, good old Mr. Art Dealer decided that trading away his two stars wasn't quite enough.

The Florida Marlins are looking for some footloose fat men.

The National League team is creating an all-male, plus-size cheerleading squad to be dubbed the Manatees. Tryouts were scheduled for Sunday.

A Manatee is a sea cow that are very peaceful, gentle creatures. Whales would be a better moniker for these guys.

• Manny being Manny has now lead to being represented by Scott Boras. Goold luck with that Theo.

• Oops.... Looks like Rocket Roger has mis-remembered.

Roger Clemens may be backpedaling on his long-time stance that he never attended a 1998 party at Jose Canseco's house.

In the wake of the Daily News' report Friday that a photograph exists of Clemens posing with a young man at Canseco's Florida home - a photo said to have been taken on June 9, 1998 - the Rocket's attorney issued a statement that seems to suggest Clemens may have attended the party after all.

• Memphis wanted to prove it really was the best team in the country, maybe even make a run at perfection.

Turns out, the Tigers aren't even best in their own state. They just aren't paying them like the used to in Memphis.

• There was a big NCAA game yesterday by two teams that never get much press. Drake ranked #18, after being picked to finish ninth in their conference, beat #8 ranked Butler. So there you go, now they have some press. That is if we can call ourselves press. I would say I gave them some ink, but that's not it either. But hey they made the Nighty Cap.

• The Eagles have gained some ground in the off season arrest standings.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson has been charged with marijuana possession after a police officer found a small amount of the drug in his car after a minor accident. There is no exact proof that he copped the dope from either of Coah Reid's sons.

• I watched Michael Clayton tonight. Save yourself the two hours. It was a mix of Network and the Pelican Brief but without any of the good parts.

• Over the past two years Brad Lidge usually leaves a game after a towering homerun. Today was different. Phillies closer Brad Lidge caught a spike in the mound on his first pitch of batting practice Saturday and hurt the same knee he had surgery on in October. Reminds me of when Farnsworth broke his foot warming up in the bullpen.