• Injury forces WBC champ Klitschko to retire, HBO to air 4 extra hours of "Six Feet Under." [Flying Ass Monkey]
Bill Simmons profiled in the Baltimore Sun. Good: All kinds of hints that he'll leave ESPN someday. Bad: The author keeps calling him a "blogger." Ugly: Compared to both Hunter S. Thompson and Terrell Owens. Angry Place: According to Bill, that's what the Internet is. [Baltimore Sun]
• Omar Minaya would not trade his family for Manny Ramirez. That's reassuring. [NY Times]
• Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy's son arrested for beating his girlfriend. [YAYSports!]
• Keon Clark might be the most entertaining former NBA star on earth. [Toronto Star]
• Kraft family wants to buy Liverpool soccer team, possibly name them "Liverputians." [Du Nord]
• Rose Jr. allowed into family's hall of fame. [Cincinnati Post]
• Another tragic school penis-slapping incident. Quote from father: "We just want to put it behind us." [Sedalia Democrat]

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