Caught on the fly

Shaquille O'Neal helped arrest a man who was acting belligerently in the wee hours of the morning.

Shaquille O'Neal helped arrest a man who was acting belligerently in the wee hours of the morning. The surprising part of this story--the perp wasn't a Kansas City Chief.

SCOUTING REPORT

Roberts can mash softball questions

During U.S. Supreme Court confirmation testimony, Delaware senator Joseph Biden compared questioning nominee John Roberts with facing Ken Griffey. Now the hearings are shelved for three to four weeks as Roberts rests a sore hammy.

CUTTING EDGE IN CLEVELAND? NOT EXACTLY

As a tribute to their Dunn-Vick-Duckett-led attack, the Falcons' offense is being called "DVD." Keeping with that theme, Fly from here on will refer to the Trent Dilfer-led Browns as "8 track"

THERE'S NO POWER IN L.A.! ... AND, NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE DODGERS

A widespread power outage hit Los Angeles out of nowhere last week, causing elevators to stall, traffic lights to go out and ATM to shut down. Some residents were mystified about what could have caused the L.A. blackout while others felt nostalgic for the days when they had an NFL team.

Report: Still upset, McClendon refuses to observe holiday

You might have missed this, but September 19 was international Talk Life a Pirate Day. Sure, it might seem silly, but it actually was kind of fun to walk around all day saying things such as: "Hey, we're 34 games out of first.... Man, those sure are a lot of empty seats.... There's no place I'd rather play--at least until I'm arbitration-eligible."

College football's answer to a deserted island

Interesting twist to the new season of the ABC hit drama Lost: The Big Ten's football coaches have been added to the cast and are trying to find their way to Pasadena.

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