I'll say one thing for indoor football. It's harder to kill than a staph infection.Three or so owners ago I stopped swallowing the hook when they told me it could work in this town, and yet here they are, still telling me it can work in this town. I've heard the litany before: It's failed four times here, but it's never failed because it just wouldn't fly in the Fort.

... comes to us from an e-mailer to the "Mike & Mike" show this morning. He said the Yankees winning the World Series -- a Series they essentially bought last winter by outbidding everyone for C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira -- reminded him of the old "Twilight Zone" episode in which a pool player is granted his wish to be unbeatable.

I don't want to say Danica Patrick has gnawed off far more than she can chew. But she's gnawed off far more than she can chew.

Edgerrin James cut loose by Seahawks.

Brandon Spikes' "suspension" is a joke.

Sometimes I really hate the business I'm in.Case in point: The hoo-ha over Cole Hamels' comments after Game 3 of the World Series.

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More bad news Sunday for fans of suspense.

It took crews 13 minutes to cut the flattened roof off the car. But when they did, up popped Ryan Newman like a jack-in-the-box, unharmed.

Life just goes from bad to worse for Raiders coach Tom Cable.

Disgraced ref Tim Donaghy continues to be NBA commissioner David Stern's worst nightmare. Just in time for Halloween, he has put his name on a book alleging all manner of improprieties, personal vendettas, keep-the-games-close calls and out-and-out game-fixing among NBA refs.

Stuff I am already tired of in the World Series:

And here I thought Bob Knight would, finally, be the bigger man.All along I've told people I thought he would not only show up for his induction into the Indiana University athletic hall of fame, but he would do so with grace and class.

So I see that AJ Allmendinger has been placed on probation by NASCAR for actions detrimental to stock car racing after being arrested early Thursday on a drunk driving charge.

Sometimes the general public doesn't really get what we do.

Apparently it was such a serious breach of etiquette and professionalism that Sanchez came out and apologized.