An amazing story on an unthinkable injustice

Wright Thompson tells the sad story of Genarlow Wilson. Read it and if you're so moved sign the petition here.

Jordan returning?

I love the Onion, but it won't appear here very often, but this Michael Jordan story is hilarious.

Football

The New Orleans Times-Picayune looks at the Saints providing hope.

The Orange County Register's Mark Whicker criticizes the Chargers for criticizing the Patriots.

Plaschke shreds Marty Schottenheimer.

Steve Buckley on Tom Brady

Michael Felger has Rosevelt Colvin taunting the Chargers a bit.

Chris on Chris

Chris Jones has a good Esquire piece on Chris Snow the former Glober wunderkind sports writer, who is now an executive with the Minnesota Wild.

Cooperstown

Steve Buckley wonders if McGwire would have made Cooperstown if he never spoke before Congress. I wondered the same thing aloud a lot yesterday.

Michael Morrissey talks to Gwynn and Ripken about McGwire.

Bill Plaschke said he would have voted no for McGwire, but it wouldn't have been easy. (The LA Times doesn't let it's writers vote).

Shaughnessy says a message was sent.

Gerry Callahan looks at the hypocrisy of demonizing McGwire while Shawne Merriman faces little outrage.

Thomas Boswell actually writes about someone who did get in.

Urban's legends

Naturally the Gainesville Sun has complete coverage.

Wetzel wants Florida vs. Boise.

Bob Ryan sheepishly says he thought Florida didn't belong before the game.

Bill Plaschke says this is an embarassment for the Big Ten.

Murray Chass is unhealthily obsessed with the Red Sox.

Hockey's best pugilists

The Toronto Sun has a fun story on hockey's best fighters. Sadly there's no mention of Terry O'Reilly but I did like the Stan Jonathan inclusion.

"STAN JONATHAN
Boston's feisty little ball of hate was a superb puncher who routinely beat up guys who outweighed him by 30 pounds. Very quick with both fists, and great on the inside. "

LT's story

The New York Times did a lot of leg work to write an interesting piece on LaDainian Tomlinson's roots.

A Soldier's Story

Major Bill Edmonds writes as good a piece explaining American-Iraqui interactions as I've read.

Wetzel on Saban

Dan Wetzel shreds Nick Saban.

Boise aftermath

Salt Lake's Gordon Monson said Boise is picking up where Utah left off.

You can read the Idaho Statesman's coverage of the event here.

Paola Bovin on Boise State's place among the Cinderella's

John Canzano thinks the BCS works. I think he's wrong.

Bob Kravitz isn't celebrating Bob Knight's new place in history.

Rick Morrissey looks at the symbolism of the Superdome.

Jere Longman looks at the conflicting images of Jim Tressel.