Jerry Manuel is a finalist to be the next manager of
the Reds because Cincinnati wants to finish second in the Central instead of fifth.
2. Or the Easter bunny
Here’s Bears center Olin Kreutz on the team’s playoff chances: “We’re still in it and if we win out, we can go.” Whatever happens, nobody tell Kreutz about Santa.
3. Yeah, the Chargers are bad. Uh-huh. Real bad.
Denver just humiliated San Diego, a team Chicago also beat. So the Bears will have something to talk about during the
awkward silences following Sunday’s eighth loss.
4. Kleenex-ing house
Once Tampa’s Keyshawn Johnson got the news that he had been deactivated, he wanted someone to just give him the damn ball of tissue.
5. Man of his convictions
A Buckeye fan told an Ohio judge he would plead guilty to a forgery charge as long as he could spend the weekend in jail watching Ohio State play at Michigan on TV. Either way, this guy’s in the big house.
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6. Needling him
Barry Bonds won his sixth NL MVP on Tuesday. While he did not comment directly on BALCO, he did say, “Barry Always Loved Chemical Organizations.” Odd.
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Edited by the Sports staff of RedEye.
