Good Reads: The Holdout, The Tour, Dopin' and Jack Morris.

Good boxing stories are always great to read. The Newark Star Ledger's Jerry Izenberg writes one here.

Bob Ryan moved from England to France. Are all the columnists going from England to France and eventually to Greece? Naturally he's covering the Tour.

I enjoyed this Bob Ford piece on yesterday's Tour stage.

Bernie Lincicome on the Tour.

Welcome to Boston Abe Alvarez. More Abe.

Brian Burwell writes about the rise of Jason Marquis.

Dave Scott, a friend and former Collegian colleague, who has made a career of being Dave Scott suggested this Adrian Wojnarowski column in his Scott's Shots column on BostonSportsMedia.com.

Phillip Fulmer needs extra security at SEC Media Days. Folks in the South are just a little crazy when it comes to football.

Another Scott suggestion The Holdout from the New York Times Magazine is also good.

It's hard to make a doping article entertaining. Tom Powers did a good job of it.

More bad news for Marion Jones.

A case for Jack Morris for the Baseball Hall of Fame, which I happen to agree with. Anyone that thinks he wasn't a much better than pitcher Don Sutton was is foolish. I'm pretty strict on who I'd vote for, but I think Morris and Bert Blyleven belong in.