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      Maybe there’s something to this “Cleveland Sports Curse” after all

      July 27, 2006 /

      I was born in Cleveland (well, 30 minutes south of Cleveland). I’ve been a Cleveland sports fan my entire life. And as much as I have wanted to deny the existence of any sort of hex on the C-Town teams, at this point resistance may be futile:

      Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley, one of Cleveland’s biggest free-agent signings this winter, injured his left knee during the Browns’ first 11-on-11 drill of training camp.

      Bentley got tangled in a pile of players as he was blocking on a running play for Reuben Droughns.

      Bentley screamed, “No,” before remaining on his knees as the Browns moved their scrimmage up the field so the 6-foot-2, 309-pounder could be attended to. He stayed on the ground in a seated position for several minutes before Cleveland’s medical staff immobilized his left knee and carted him to the locker room.

      Bentley covered his face with a towel on the short drive to the field house as Browns players and fans looked on in shock.

      Well of course they looked on in shock: they’ve seen Kellen Winslow, Sean Jones and Braylon Edwards go down with season-ending injuries the past two years, and now, according to the Akron Beacon Journal, Bentley’s season may be done too:

      A source close to Bentley said there is a fear he has a partial or complete tear of the patella tendon in his left knee and would require surgery, sidelining him possibly for the entire 2006 season.

      Bentley was to undergo an MRI exam to determine the severity of the injury. Results were expected to be available this afternoon.

      I mean, COME ON! Outrageous. Absolutely outrageous. It was the FIRST DAY OF TRAINING CAMP. Nothing is confirmed yet, so I suppose he could come out of this with a sprain or something else less severe than a torn tendon, but it sure as hell doesn’t look good for Browns fans. Then again, when does it ever look good for Browns fans?

      Does the Cleveland Sports Curse actually exist? Well, if it doesn’t, this city’s fans and teams have dreadfully bad luck.

      NFL

      Governor Round Mound of Rebound (D)?

      July 27, 2006 /

      Hell, I’d vote for him:

      Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has changed his political uniform from red to blue and is talking again about running for governor of Alabama, possibly in 2010.

      “Alabama, that’s my home. I’m thinking about running for governor; they need the help,” Barkley said.

      Barkley, a Leeds native, has been talking about running for governor of his home state since he was playing with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. In 1995, he said he was considering running in 1998 as a Republican but that never materialized.

      After that, Barkley continued to identify himself as a Republican until recently, when he switched to the Democratic team.

      “I was a Republican until they lost their minds,” he said earlier this month at a celebrity golf tournament in Nevada.

      “Sir Charles” reinforced that Tuesday while speaking to a convention of public school board members in Destin, Fla.

      “What I’ve said is I’m rich like a Republican. But I’m not one,” Barkley said in remarks reported by The Birmingham News.

      Can you imagine kids 50 years from now reading about Governor Barkley in their history books?

      NBA

      Yet another WR demanding a trade

      July 26, 2006 /

      In the ever so demanding world of a prima donna NFL wide receiver, there is yet another pass catcher that wants out of his current city.

      ESPN.com is reporting that Raiders’ receiver Jerry Porter is demanding a trade out of Oakland. The San Francisco Chronicle broke the news of Porter’s demands in a recent story.

      “Yes. Absolutely. I’ve told them that,” Porter told the newspaper. The 2000 second round pick has caught 239 passes in his six NFL seasons for 3,215 yards and has scored 24 touchdowns.

      Porter told the newspaper that his agent told him that the Raiders have asked for two No. 1 picks in return for him in any deal. “Why … would you ask for a No. 1 for me, or ask for two No. 1s for me, when I wasn’t even a No. 1?,” he told the newspaper.

      Apparently, Porter got into an argument with new/old Raiders head coach Art Shell and his position coach Fred Biletnikoff over where he could train this offseason.

      Porter wanted to train in Florida, Shell and Biletnikoff, God forbid, wanted Porter to train with the rest of his teammates in Oakland.

      My main concern if the Raiders do trade Porter is when does it end? First it’s T.O. who wants out of San Francisco, then Moss out of Minnesota (although the Vikings were just as willing to part ways) and just this past offseason Ashley Lelie wants out of Denver, and now Porter.

      Will this situation with wide receivers escalade to them wanting a trade every single time they feel mistreated or misused? Shell is trying to rebuild what has become a morbid franchise with only three winning seasons since he was first let go in 1994.

      Shell is trying not to, in his words, “let the inmates run the asylum” in Oakland anymore, so give it a rest and just play Porter.

      NFL

      Bush holdout a lose-lose situation

      July 24, 2006 /

      Reggie Bush, chosen second overall by the New Orleans Saints, is unhappy with contract negotiations and is threatening to sit out the entire 2006 season and re-enter the draft in ’07. Much of the pre-draft speculation had him going #1 overall but the Texans chose DE Mario Williams instead. Bush now wants #1 money. In Yahoo sportswriter Jason Cole’s article, the Bush party is a little upset.

      “No player has ever had the kind of leverage that Reggie Bush has right now,” the source said. “The Saints made it clear what they were willing to do before and now we’ll see if they’re going to get there.”

      Reggie holding out for the whole season would only prove to be disasterous for a city that has already gone through enough with Hurricane Katrina. In Bush, the Saints were thought to be getting a player that could drastically change a franchise. Not only would Bush improve their football team, he would lighten the mood and bring much needed hope to a hurricane-devastasted city. After the drafting of Bush, ticket sales surely skyrocketed and the city was finally getting to be excited again about football. A holdout would disappoint thousands of fans and would almost be a slap in the face by Bush. As for Reggie himself, sitting out a year with no football would not be wise on his part. Missing a year of action on the field would clearly not be beneficial for him.

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