Caught on the fly

The Blazers suspended Qyntel Woods for allegedly staging dogfights at his home, including an undercard biffing of Damon Stoudamire vs. Nick Van Exel.

He'll be running by February, walking by April

Barry Bonds underwent surgery on his left knee last week--it was said to be minor--and is expected to be completely healthy by spring training. Giants trainer Stan Conte called it a "cleanup procedure" and said the operation was very similar to what a football player often has done in the offseason, which is a fitting comparison because a football player also has to compete at a high level while supporting a 30-pound head.

The Jerry Rice of old, or the old Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice has vented to anyone who will listen that his number isn't being called enough, and he might have a point because from what Fly hears, no one is running the fade better.

When it rains in Seattle, it pours

Last week, the WNBA's Storm claimed Seattle's first major pro championship in 25 years by beating the Connecticut Sun, two games to one. In the title game, Seattle got 23 points from Betty Lennox, seven rebounds from Lauren Jackson and four singles from Ichiro.

Like 14 people would have found out

Actress Tatum O'Neal has taken to the airwaves to promote her autobiography, which paints a more-than-unflattering picture of ex-husband John McEnroe. You know, if McEnroe wanted to keep this quiet, shouldn't he have booked her as an exclusive on his talk show?

The fop (or bottom) 5

Their coaches are defiant that in the future these QBs will get the job done, but watching them play in the present isn't much fun:

1. Kyle Boiler, Ravens;

2. Josh McCown, Cardinals;

3. Carson Palmer, Bengals;

4. Chris Simms, Bucs; and

5. (Surprise!) Mike Vick, Falcons.

He's out ... just like Aramis at the plate

After being baseball's biggest bust, the Cubs shook things up by firing third base coach Wendell Kim. Though he clearly was made a scapegoat, Kim refused to rip the Cubs, which immediately eliminated him from the pool of candidates to replace Chip Caray.

Hey, didn't you used to be the magic of Lambeau Field?

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