Quick Hits

This post is about things that happened that just don't fit to have their own post:

-Roger Goodell is leaning on the Fords, owners of the Detroit Lions, for guidance through the labor issues in the NFL. These are the same people that kept Matt Millen as President and CEO of the Lions from 2001 to 2008. The lockout is going to last until 2015 now.

-Tim Tebow finally joined his Denver Broncos teammates at their informal workout. He threw a few tight spirals to Britt Davis, did some wind sprints, and stretched. But more importantly, his presence ensures that those Broncos in attendance will be Raptured later on today.

-'Macho Man' Randy Savage died yesterday. What was not overly known about him is that he started his athletic career as a catcher in the Cardinals and Reds organizations. Strange that a guy who played four minor league seasons and did not get above 'A' ball may be one of the top five best known former members of either team to the non-sports watching populous.

-Derek Boogaard's death was ruled accidental, due to a mixture of alcohol and oxycodone in his system. While it is never a good thing to see someone die in the prime of their career, it is good to see that the concussions he suffered did not have a part in this. His brain was donated to medicine however, and I am still curious to see if the beginnings of CTE were developing.

-Why was Claude Julien not playing Tyler Seguin before this series? What did he have against the kid? Did Seguin accidentally kick Julien's dog? How could he not realize how useful that Seguin is? Yet somehow, Julien has the Bruins two wins from the Stanley Cup. Guess even the blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally.

-The Atlanta Thrashers may be moving to Winnipeg. Nothing official has been announced yet, but this leads to the question of which team will move to the Eastern Conference in the NHL. More on this story will be posted if the move occurs.

-Yao Ming is recovering from yet another foot issue, and hopes to remain with the Rockets. Maybe, just maybe, Yao should listen to the warnings that his body is giving him, and hang up the oversized jersey. His feet just cannot take playing basketball any longer.

That's all for today. Regular sized posts will resume tomorrow.