I think no more be said in the question. I was as surprised as anyone that the Redskins drafted a tight end this year. We saw Fred Davis as a first round player that had fallen way down into the second round. The Redskins felt like it was way to much value to pass on. As a player I feel like you can never discount having the best 11 guys on the field, so if two tight ends makes up the best 11 guys I'm all for it. I will do everything I can to help Fred become the best football player for the Redskins and I think he will do a great job.

Chris, your first task is to buy your new teammate an alarm clock. Your second task is to convince them to trade him for a defensive lineman.

Cooley also fielded a question on Washington's use of a sixth round draft pick. "I know really. A punter? Hopefully he can kick the shit out of the ball." And true to blogger form, he linked to a YouTube clip of said punter kicking the shit out of the ball.

The highlight of the post came when Cooley answered a question regarding the ideal draft analyst.

I would take Mel Kiper's arrogant, know it all personality and put it into some really hot chick. The girl from the movie Transformers would be great. I would watch the draft all day.

I'm quite certain that Chris Cooley should be running either the Redskins or broadcast television. Perhaps both.

For the full questions and answers check out Cooley's official blog, Outside Football. It's like Football Outsiders only the exact opposite.

Image via Redskins Warpath

As part of the rookies' orientation into life as professional athletes, the WNBA for the first time offered them hour-long courses on makeup and fashion tips. The courses, at an O'Hare airport hotel, made up about a third of the two-day orientation, which also featured seminars on financial advice, media training and fitness and nutrition.

"I think it's very important," said Candace Parker, the Naperville product who was the league's No. 1 draft pick out of Tennessee. "I'm the type who likes to put on basketball shorts and a white T, but I love to dress up and wear makeup. But as time goes on, I think [looks] will be less and less important."

The NBA considered similar measures before realizing that their players spend more time on their hair than your average prom queen.

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Diane Dyan Cannon is ready for some fun with two plates of potentially medicinal brownies and expectations are equally high. A series that pits Phil Jackson against Jerry Sloan is always worth watching, and considering the way their respective teams are playing I believe my own excitement is warranted. Enjoy your afternoon of basketball, with occasional glances over to the women's golf just in case Paula Creamer is wearing a pink halter.

Divorcee Mr Ashley watched impassively as the roulette wheel turned. As the ball dropped into slot 17, the expectant crowd broke out into loud applause. Mr Ashley calmly looked up at the croupier and said: "That'll do me, thanks very much," and walked off with his winnings. He had spent just 15 minutes at the table.

He won nearly £1.3 million ($2.5 million)

Sorry Moses, I have a new hero now.

Daily Mail via Unprofessional Foul

• Hank is happy again. Mike Mussina put together another solid start and the Yankees rode it to 6-1 victory over the struggling Mariners. Things could be going better for New York's pitching staff, but Hank must be happy to see his veterans holding steady while the younger find their way. The Yankees pounded out 13 hits on the day, 12 of which came off of Seattle's King Felix in 5.2 innings of work.

• The NL West is raking. James Loney was the hero last night in LA's 12-7 win in Colorado. The young first baseman matched Ojeda for the night's lead in RBI with six on just two hits, a double and a home run. Hong-Chin Kuo picked up his first win of the year, while striking out five in relief of Esteban Loaiza. Jorge De La Rosa took the loss for the Rockies, surrendering nine runs in four innings. Stupid humidifier.

• The Pistons are good. Detroit showed why they are still the class of the Eastern Conference with a 91-72 win to open their series against Orlando. Nobody scored more than 19 points for the winners, but nobody on the Magic could score that many. Dwight Howard scored just 12 in the loss, and now he has to deal with a sore thumb against the Pistons tough front line. Game 2 is tomorrow at 7:00 on TNT.

A LCRA spokesperson said that Benson, who failed a sobriety "float test" (an abbreviated version of a field sobriety test) on the boat, argued over taking a follow-up test on land and refused to put on a life jacket. LCRA police attempted to arrest Benson at that time but he refused to cooperate and was pepper sprayed. He was booked at 11:24 p.m. Saturday and later bonded out, the sergeant said.

What, no taser?

Hopefully Cedric can learn from this brush with the law and hold his next booze cruise in international waters. Just watch out for the pirates.

Cedric Benson Arrested

Follow along in the comments if you're watching at home, I'll be back on with any crucial updates and an eventual result. The bet of the night is going Over on the round total of 9.5 at roughly 2/1. Forbes has always been game, and Oscar isn't in his prime either, but he shouldn't have problems stopping the challenger before the night gets too far along. Afterall, this is just a warmup for the Money rematch.

Eight Belles crossed the finish line second in the Kentucky Derby today and then jockey Gabriel Saez heard the worst sound possible - a pop.

Saez said the filly did not take a bad step, but he heard the pop and tried to pull her up.

"I tried to get her to stop," he said. "I tried to get her to stop, but she wouldn't stop."

Dr. Larry Bramlege the on-call veterinarian from the American Association of Equine Practitioners said the filly had a condylar fractures of both front legs. That is the same type of break that was suffered by 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro in one leg. She was euthanized on the track.

Speaking to media this evening, trainer Larry Jones said, "There was no way to think about even trying to save her. She ran the race of her life."

And now I'm depressed again.

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I hold nothing against Oscar for the whole cross-dressing debacle. Being around strippers makes you do some crazy shit.

-So far so good for Big Brown, but the odds on the big fella breaking a hoof in the next ten minutes are razor thin.

-They're heading into the starting gate, and so far none of the horses have flipped out and bit a jockey.

-Well Nibbles decided to nap through the race, but I assured him it was quite exciting. Big Brown is your winner and it isn't close.

-The jockey's son just got a face-full of ample bosom.

-HORSE DOWN!

-Incredibly sad news, the filly Eight Belles fought hard but went down with two broken front ankles. She was put down immediately.

-If you must joke, at least keep it tasteful. That means no jokes about Yum Brands and horse meat! You people are ruining journalism you know.

/hopeless

Replace the brightly colored gowns, stupid looking hats, and bourbon with cutoff jeans, stupid looking mullets, and Bud Light. Toss in a bunch of crazy motherfuckers and the infield becomes quite the soirée.

Here's a highlight video from last year's ridiculousness featuring an actress from The Office who knows a little something about drinking too much and flashing her tits.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to go pick up some bourbon from the liquor store around the corner. I'll be back with live coverage of the actual race and my own picks around the time they start wedging those beasts into the starting gate.

Image courtesy of Sniper Photography via Busted Coverage.

Lieutenant Frank Vanore said the investigation of Tuesday's shooting was continuing. Harrison has not been arrested or charged.

"He was interviewed," Vanore said yesterday. "Why he was interviewed, that is all part of the investigation. No one is a suspect."

Harrison won't be commenting any time soon, but his agent Tom Condon has issued stated that previous reports of Harrison's involvement in the shooting were false.

"I've spoken with Marvin and I've spoken with his attorney, and they say the reports are erroneous," Condon told ESPN. "Marvin was not involved in any shooting, and he is not the subject of this investigation."

I'm not saying that agents, lawyers, and men caught up in police investigations are always to be trusted, but in this case it seems warranted.

This morning David Gambacorta and Ted Silary reported on Philly.com that Harrison conceded to police that he had been engaged in a fight and that he was the owner of the FN5.7 firearm in question.

AP Story

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Reportedly, adult film starJenna moved her table right next to the Chelsea stars and wowed them with her raunchy dancing, as they continued to rack up their hefty bar bill, which ended up at an estimated £10,000 [$20,000]. Though, according to reports, Jenna's night ended early after she was thrown out for allegedly attempting to take drugs.

A member of her entourage said: "She just asked if one of her friends could go in with her in the toilets to touch up her make-up before facing the paparazzi. But the toilet attendant said no, and kicked off. The bouncers called us American pigs, which brought Jenna to tears."

How can a club called Chinawhite take exception to drug use? Fucking hypocrites.

If I wasn't adequately disturbed by the thought of a haggard porn star ruining my team's mojo, my friend Flubby had to go and push me over the edge. You see, I'm incapable of manipulating images, so he did the dirty work for me. Unfortunately Flubby had been swept up in Derby fever, and he was a bit too tipsy to understand my initial request. Click here for a terrifyingly NSFW first draft.

That's good nightmare fuel.

begrudging h/t to With Leather

Seriously though, GAME SEVEN! Wheeeee!

"That's what you say when you're having fun, you refer to yourself and other people."

/Mitch

• Fulham continues to fight. The Cottagers got a goal apiece from Nevland and McBride to win for the second consecutive week, this time over a relegation rival in Birmingham. The two squads are joined by Bolton and Reading in a group of four teams in danger of joining Derby on their trip back down.

• Not everyone helped themselves. Reading needed a valiant effort against Tottenham Hotspur to stay out of the relegation zone, and it didn't go so well. Robbie Keane scored the contest's only goal, and Reading will sweat it out.

video courtesy of Enrico at the 700 Level

• Did he catch a pop fly in his hat?b Miguel Tejada didn't hit a walk-off home run, but to Jacob Scott he was the night's biggest hero. When Miggy met the eight year-old fan, suffering from muscular dystrophy, he was so touched that the shortstop promised to hit a home run on his behalf. The Astros were losing when Miggy went deep off of Carlos "Hirsute" Villanueva, and from there the proverbial flood gates were opened. Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee followed Miggy's lead for Houston's first back-to-back-to-back home runs of the season. But neither one of them promised shit.

This year's group of 3 year olds is proving to be pretty lackluster from year's past. From the advent of poly-track racing, to sheiks buying up a larger portion of 2 year olds, the group making this year's Run for the Roses has been called by some experts a colorful lottery, in that no one horse stands above the rest.

The morning line favorite is Big Brown, named for his favorite package carriers. He has shown the most talent out of all the other horses, but the big knock is his lack of experience. He has only raced 3 times in his life (hindered by troubled feet); the last horse to win with only 3 starts or less is Regret in 1915. You will hear this fact about as often as you heard that Jerome Bettis is from Detroit. What they fail to tell you is that only 9 horses since 1955 fit the same criteria, hardly enough to make a definitive pattern. He is also starting from post 20, where no horse since 1929's gelding Clyde Van Dusen has reached the Winner's Circle. These facts can be overlooked rather easily in that there are a lot of horses racing who have only raced 4 or 5 times, so it's not a noticeable difference. Big Brown did start on the far outside in his last start at the Florida Derby when he shot to the lead and never looked back, winning by an impressive five lengths.

Other notable storylines are to see if Eight Belles can become just the fourth filly, and first since Winning Colors in 1988, to wear the prestigious roses (joining Genuine Risk in 1980 and Regret in 1915 as well). The trainer angle is always one that comes in to play, most notably the "best trainer to never win" Todd Pletcher, trying to break a 0-19 slump, with Monba, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes and Cowboy Cal who finished second by a neck in the same race. The most fun trainer angle comes from the reunion of Ronnie Lamarq and Louie Roussel, who came together 20 years ago with the accomplished Risen Star, but only ran third in the Derby before going on to smoke the field 2 weeks later at the Preakness and winning like his Dad, Secretariat, by 15 lengths at the Belmont. Not long after, Roussel suffered chronic back problems and returned back to his law practice, most notably fighting the Big Tobacco companies in Scott v American Tobacco.

Betting the favorites is never a practice that yields positive financial results in the world of horse racing, but the Derby is a rare exception. You get decent prices on horses that otherwise would be overwhelming favorites. That being said, I'm going to try and beat the talented colt Big Brown. My top 4 that I'll be throwing in exacta's and tri's are Colonel John, Tale of Ekati, Z Fortune, and my pick to win... Recapturetheglory.

Just please remember the most important part of this spectacular day.... Drink a copious amounts of bourbon while screaming at the top of your lungs "Run, you stupid fucking horse, RUN!"

The career Laker edged out New Orleans' Chris Paul and Boston's Kevin Garnett for the leagure's highest honor. LeBron James might have factored into the decision, but voters deemed his bitchy behavior as unbecoming of an MVP candidate. I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. I'm still a bit upset.

I hate to spoil it for all the readers in Houston watching on tape delay, but the Jazz will be the team facing Kobe's Lakers in the second round. The Rockets put up a good fight, but then they got the shit kicked out of it. Come to think of it, their fight left something to be desired. Let's try not to blame Tracy for this, he has enough on his plate.

Fucking Luis Scola, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!

Tiger Woods snuck into second place with a solid round of even par. If Tiger hadn't been betrayed by his putting stroke, today could have been one of his all-time great rounds. Instead, he finishes three back, and Immelman will be hosting dinner. Fuzzy Zoelleris willing to bet he'll serve "something African."

I predicted that Gomez would quit on his stool after the sixth, but the doctor spared him the trouble a round earlier. Antonio Margarito paved the way for a huge July fight with Cotto in the stacked welterweight division by once again knocking out Kermit Cintron. Margarito overwhelmed the knockout machine and never allowed himself to get hurt. After badly hurting and cutting Cintron's eye Margarito landed one of the best left hooks to the body you'll ever see. The placement and timing behind that punch caused Cintron to curl up on the ground in defeat.

Tim Starks has a thorough breakdown of all four of last night's fights title fights over at Ring Report.

UK senior Christian "Muscox" McCarthy will be the No. 1 seed in the Collegiate Nationals Eating Championship next Saturday in San Diego, an event that will be carried on the CBS College Sports Network.

The eight competitors will consume plates of "college food," including cheeseburgers, hot dogs and french fries. The rules prohibit dunking, mashing or otherwise mutilating the food — hey, this is college, not middle school.

I'm pretty sure the hot dogs and hamburgers can already be described as "mutilated' long before they reach the competitor's plate. And sorry, mister unnamed story writer, but some of us prefer our buns dunked in keg beer. Come to think of it, why isn't there a beer drinking component in all of this? Nothing draws the line between professional life and college life like binge drinking.

No guts, no glory for these guys

"I am running in a triathlon on South Beach on Sunday the 13th. K-Swiss is one of the sponsors of the triathlon, and I am running 4 miles of the race, and all proceeds will benefit St. Judes Children's Hospital. After the race I'm going to be at the K-Swiss tent on the Beach signing autographs and doing some meet and greets, and then in the evening I'll be at a K-Swiss sponsored cocktail party on a yacht in Miami Beach. I can't wait to get to the beach and run outside, although I am not too excited about having to get up at 5am!!!"

So, you're saying that there's no swimwear portion to of the event? Why are you trying to kill the Children of St. Jude's?

SbB via South Beach Tri, which is much safer for work than it sounds.

i>The Leaders

Brandt Snedeker -10: My boy Snedy just eagled the second hole to jump into a tie with his playing partner. Unfortunately I was trying to place a bet and write a post at the same time, so I didn't hit confirm until after the put went in and the line updated. Current Odds: 7/2
Update: Ouch, terrible lie in the bunker could cost him a stroke.

Trevor Immelman -10: Immelman isn't putting well enough to win the tournament right now. If he doesn't pick it up, he will fade. 3/2

The Contenders

Steve Flesch -8: He's even par so far today, but he's shown the ability to go low, with the only round of 67 in the field. Current Odds: 7/1

Paul Casey -8: Casey is a machine at Augusta and he seems almost incapable of playing poor rounds. Casey should find himself in contention until the end. Current Odds: 5/1

Stewart Cink -6: Of all the guys out there Cink is playing the best golf so far today. He's gained two strokes while the Immelman has given one back. Current Odds: 10/1

Hanging On

Tiger Woods -4: Tiger has been a bit off all week, so the chances of Tiger winning the major from behind for the first time were pretty low (but I'm an idiot). He's compounded his problems by dropping s stroke thanks to a gagged put, something he seemingly never does on Sundays especially at Augusta. Current Odds: 9/1

Leaderboard via Masters.org
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Mr. Heredia told prosecutors in December 2006 and The Times recently that Mr. Greene had paid him a total of about $40,000, including the $10,000 wire transfer, for advice and steroid creams, EPO, insulin and stimulants in 2003 and 2004. Mr. Greene had already won two Olympic gold medals when Mr. Heredia said Mr. Greene first contacted him after the 2002 track season. By then, Mr. Greene had lost the title "world's fastest man" to Tim Montgomery and was also losing races to Dwain Chambers; court records later showed that those sprinters were being helped by taking Balco drugs.

Wake up Kansas, science has overtaken your God.

Hey folks, only four more months until the Olympics... catch the fever!

The Visitor's Locker Room compares Green to a legendary infomercial pitchman, but I've always enjoyed this guy...

Video courtesy of ESPN via The Visitor's Locker Room

• Hockey Town defeats Honky Tonk Town. The pucks are bouncing/sliding/careening in the right directions for Detroit in their series against Nashville. The Red Wings scored a go-ahead goal off of a deflected Kris Draper shot to take a 2-0 series lead over Nashville.

• Is anybody not up 2-0? Boston evened the game with two goals in the third period, but it was Montreal's Alex Kovalev that scored the overtime winner. The Canadiens are also up 2-0 in the series.

There's one afternoon game between the Caps and Flyers on the schedule, with three more games coming tonight.

Huzzah!

• Arizona, still amazing. Another game, another win, and another breakout performance by Justin Upton. The Diamondbacks prized rookie pounded out another three hits, including his fifth home run of the season. The 20 year-old phenom drove in four runs while scoring two himself. Dan Haren came through with his second masterful performance of the season, striking out seven over six innings of five-hit ball. Franklin Morales took a battering for the Rockies, who lost 10-3

• Yankees/Sox blah blah. I understand that the Yankees and Red Sox have a tremendous rivalry, that is often quite compelling. But good god, I can't watch them play each other on television in April. Boston won the first of 19 when Papelbon came out of the bullpen following a lengthy rain delay to ring up A-Rod. So I guess it kind of felt like September in a way. Manny was the hero in Boston's 4-3 victory, with Josh Beckett picking up another win.

• Everybody Fears the Wiz. Even the Cleveland LeBrons can't feel too good about playing the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. Although they've dominated similar post season match-ups in recent history, this Wizards team is a whole different beast. Caron Butler sat out last night's win over the 76ers to rest a sore knee, but the trio of Jamison (25/13), Stevenson (19/7/4), and Arenas (20/7/5 off the bench) locked it up for Washington. They outscored Philly 31-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 109-93 victory.

• Nobody wants the 8 seed. The Hawks had a chance to lock up an exceedingly rare playoff birth, but they couldn't get past the Celtics. Fortunately the only team that can catch them is the Pacers, who couldn't manage to beat the woeful Bobcats. Danny Granger had 37 points in the 107-103 loss.

Image courtesy of Getty, via Yahoo! Sports