Caught on the fly

'... next time won't you sing with me?'

Redskins rookie Sean Taylor was cleared of a drunken driving charge because of insufficient evidence, but his defense attorney still found fault with some of the field sobriety tests administered. "The alphabet test, to me, is kind of confusing," attorney Warren McLain said. "I don't think anybody's asked Mr. Taylor to say the alphabet since fourth grade." See, look what you can miss out on by leaving the University of Miami before your senior year.

SHHH!--SHHHHARAPOVA'S SERVING!

Cell phone maker Sony Ericsson is paying $88 million to be the global sponsor of the WTA. Larry Scott, the tour's chairman and CEO, says the partnership will show how tennis can be used as a platform to bring technology closer to sports. Well, as long as the ringer is in the off position.

As usual, Shaq's on the inside, Kobe's on the outside

Leaving La-La Land apparently hasn't hurt Shaq's Q rating, as celebrity gossip mongers are saying he has struck up a close friendship with A-list actor Jamie Foxx.

But not to be outdone, Hollywood insiders are whispering that Kobe Bryant has been kicking it with Jamie Farr.

Why say it when you can play it?

The Orange Bowl didn't provide much drama, and the halftime show didn't provide much entertainment. In fact, Fly thought at first that the crowd booed Ashlee Simpson as she left the stage, but as it turns out, the jeers just piped in over the P.A. system.

FINALLY, A WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGN

State Sen. Dick Ackerman, a California alumnus who is unhappy with the treatment of his beloved Bears, has introduced a resolution calling for the dissolution of the BCS. Ackerman's next measure will focus on banning Texas Tech's spread offense.

Hey, didn't you used to be the Timberwolves' year?

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