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• So a lot has gone on in the past few days, which has kept our focus off of sports.

Yesterday’s traffic in the Swamp was probably the highest post count ever. But let us now focus on what is truly important, games that men play and their ability to shower naked with each other when the game is over.

• Hey Starbury try not to get any splinters in your ass while riding the pine. The New York Knicks have no plans to do anything with Stephon Marbury, except pay him his $21.9 million salary and give him a great seat to watch all their games. It’s great work if you can get it.

• Two of CC Sabathia’s agents, Greg Genske and Brian Peters – Scott Parker also works with LS Legacy Sports Group – said that the Yankees were one of several teams with whom they met yesterday. Meanwhile in a surprising move the Yankees declined the options on Giambi and Pavano. And Starbury LOLs.

• Chris Carpenter’s long road back encountered another hairpin curve Tuesday when the Cardinals’ ace and 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner required surgery to relocate a nerve near his surgically repaired right elbow. When this guy is healthy he is fantastic, but if he played 20 years ago his career would already be over.

• Daunte Culpepper passed his physical and signed with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday — and could be ready to play Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

• Last week, there were rumors floating around that Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco had stashed Barack Obama signs in the end zone for use in touchdown celebrations in Cincinnati’s Week 8 game against the Texans. Too bad he didn’t actually get in the end zone.

• This is a very weird story. And I say no thanks, you can foot the bill, we have other issues. Tokyo fears Obama strengthens Chicago Olympic bid.

• Pete Carroll insists he doesn’t understand how the BCS system works. He understands enough to know he doesn’t like it one bit.

“I think it stinks. I don’t think it’s the way it should be,” Carroll said concerning how college football crowns its champion. “But all we can do is keep talking about it.”

• Al Davis spent big in the offseason on cornerback DeAngelo Hall and wideout Javon Walker. Now he’s in cost-cutting mode.

A report in the San Franisco Chronicle Wednesday says the Raiders have waived Hall, meaning the team paid him $8 million for eight games. He was also due $16.5 million next season. Hall led the Raiders with three interceptions but got burned frequently for big gains.
Again Starbury LOLs.

• Jermaine Wiggins isn’t promising mixed martial arts stardom, but he does guarantee better success than another former NFL player who made a similar career change.

“I’m not going to pull a Johnnie Morton,” Wiggins said in a recent telephone interview.

Morton’s first MMA bout was his last. An NFL wide receiver for 12 seasons, Morton was taken out on a stretcher after being knocked out in 38 seconds during his well-publicized June 2007 debut. Obviously not that well-publicized as I had never heard of it. Perhaps someone can find the video.