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      “Money” Mayweather takes big payday to join WWE

      February 26, 2008 /

      Floyd Mayweather just got fat cash (as in $2 mil fat) to wrestle for WWE’s Wrestlemania.

      A $20 million payday awaits the undefeated WBC welterweight champion when he takes on Big Show as part of WWE’s “WrestleMania XXIV” at Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on March 30.
      “It’s entertainment. You have a chance to just be you and do what you want to do,” Mayweather said Monday after a chaotic Staples Center event that masqueraded as a news conference.

      The boxer nicknamed “Money” clearly likes the way WWE does business.

      “Wrestling takes care of business right on the spot,” Mayweather said. “Whatever they say they’re going to do, they do it right on the spot. There’s no waiting three, four, five months. Quick results, quick money. Quick big money, too.”

      I can almost respect a man who says, “Yeah, I’m doing this for the money” instead of one who denies it and tries to make it about doing a good deed. Have fun Floyd and remember, you now have a small connection to Pacman Jones.

      General Sports

      Broncos involved in their own spygate?

      February 26, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS (via YAHOO!) has this tasty treat about the Broncos possibly videotaping Chargers’ practices in the past.

      The Yahoo article stated that the Chargers “increased their security ’several years ago’ during weeks in which they played the Broncos because Denver spies were videotaping Chargers practices.”

      But in a response that’s become commonplace in the NFL, neither the Chargers nor Broncos would comment on the allegations.

      San Diego GM A.J. Smith admitted that security had been beefed up at the team’s facilities since 2003, but wouldn’t further elaborate: “Why’d I go into those procedures? I won’t go down those roads.”

      The Chargers’ & Broncos’ reluctance to discuss the matter seems similar to the Steelers brushing off charges of the Patriots spying on Pittsburgh, with Steelers chairman Dan Rooney calling the videotaping a “non-issue”.

      Bill Belichick just got a gift.

      Seriously, give us back our sports. I’d like to wake up one day without seeing another freaking sports scandal. Steroids, illegal videotaping, refs gambling – where does it end? I need to go watch high school games more often.

      NFL

      40 times overrated?

      February 26, 2008 /

      Vinnie Iyer of Sporting News writes how the 40-yard dash is a vastly overrated tool in gauging how good potential NFL prospects will be.

      But while the 40-yard dash is the most glamorous and most popular pre-draft measuring tool, it’s not a make-or-break event by any means. If it were, track stars would consistently become football stars. From Renaldo Nehemiah and others who have tried and failed over the decades, we know that just doesn’t happen.

      And how often do running backs get a chance to run 40 yards down an NFL field unimpeded? And when that happens, it usually is the result of five bigger, stronger, slower guys imposing their will to open that kind of a lane.

      I agree, but I’ve never heard a GM say on draft day, “John Paulsen’s 40-yard dash really blew us away and that’s why we chose him first overall.” The 40-yard dash is just one small aspect of what these teams put prospects through in pre-draft workouts. If anything, the media and fans blow it up more than the teams do.

      NFL, NFL Draft

      NFL Offseason Odds & Ends: 2/26

      February 26, 2008 /

      – The Bears extended Kyle Orton’s contract. He received a one-year, $3 million contract.

      – The Denver Post has backed off their initial reports that Lions’ defensive tackle Shaun Rogers will be a Bronco by Friday.

      – The Vikings have agreed in principle to send WR Troy Williamson to the Jaguars for a sixth round pick. What a bust.

      – According to the Czar at Fox Sports.com, Randy Moss and the Patriots aren’t close to a new deal.

      – The 49ers are expected to add DeShaun Foster.

      NFL

      Bonds to Rays? Oh hell no.

      February 26, 2008 /

      Gary Shelton of the St. Petersburg Times writes about the potential baggage the Rays would have to deal with if they sign Barry Bonds.

      Over the years, the Rays’ clubhouse has been a bad place, an awful place, for a young ballplayer to work. It has been a place where apathy devoured ability, where some veterans scoffed at enthusiasm and effort. Only now has it been scrubbed clean of the sour influences.

      So it’s a good idea to thrust the Godzilla of sour influences into the room?

      In any discussions – even the informal, internal discussions that teams have about every available free agent – there are a few questions that have to be answered about Bonds.

      What would he mean to the clubhouse? Odds are, it wouldn’t be good.

      At this point in his career, doesn’t the bad outweigh the good with Barry? For the 25-plus home runs that he’s going to hit, is it worth it to soil the clubhouse? The Giants are going to be awful – maybe the worst in baseball even. But read the articles coming out of San Fran so far in spring training; all the players are ecstatic because they’re not walking on eggshells anymore.

      MLB

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