The 61-year-old former football star and a golfing buddy, 54-year-old Clarence "C.J." Stewart, were tried on 12 criminal charges in the robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a casino hotel room last year. Deliberations began 13 years to the day after Simpson was acquitted of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. The Clark County jury heard 12 days of testimony, capped by prosecutors' arguments Thursday that the Las Vegas case had its roots in the 1994 slayings.

Prosecutor Chris Owens said Simpson planned — and Stewart helped carry out — a plot to retrieve personal items that Simpson lost after squirreling them away to avoid turning them over to Goldman's family to satisfy part of a $33.5 million civil wrongful death judgment levied in 1997 by a California court. Owens told the jury to convict Simpson, denouncing him for "arrogance'' of thinking he could commit a crime "against the dignity and the peace of the state of Nevada.''

"The kind of arrogance ... that would make them think they could come in and get away with this kind of crime and that nobody would report it and they thought they could spin it that, 'It's all OK; It was my stuff.'''

Simpson Guilty On Robbery, Kidnap Charges [MSNBC]

DEA agents busted Henry for a "multikilogram cocaine transaction" (that sounds bad) and are holding him "pending the filing of federal drug charges" later today. (That sounds worse.) It's a pretty sudden and unfortunate turn of events for the former Pro Bowler, but hopefully this will be the catalyst that helps him work out that "consistency" problem.

• DEA: Former Bronco Henry Allegedly In Cocaine Deal [CBS4 Denver]
• Ex-Bronco Henry arrested after alleged cocaine deal [Rocky Mountain News]
• Travis Henry [Pro Football Reference]

But yesterday, it was A.J. Nicholson's turn. Again. Last year, Nicholson was charged with burglary and grand theft, but displayed some versatility this time, getting arrested for domestic violence. Police responded to a 911 call from a woman who said she was hit in the face, and upon arriving at the scene, observed a woman with an injury to her eye.

The violence started when Nicholson politely asked the woman to perform a service for him that looked something like this. She said she wasn't the kind of girl to mimic filthy acts she had seen in newspaper circular hot dog ads, Nicholson said he'd just get Carson Palmer to do it, she called him a name, and then the violence erupted.*

Nicholson, like most Bengals, is currently on probation.

* = probably not true ... but maybe.

Bengals' Nicholson arrested on domestic violence charge [ESPN]
Carson Palmer Would Like To Sell You a Hot Dog [FanHouse]

It's the University of Montana, where the athletes are also entrepreneurs. From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle:

Former wide receiver Richard Demond Gatewood, 23, and his brother, Randy Lamar Gatewood, 21, both of Bozeman, appeared in federal court in Missoula Wednesday on two federal complaints alleging they were selling cocaine and conspiring to sell cocaine in Bozeman from June 2005 to May 2007, according to court records.

Both men are being held in Missoula County's jail. Bail has not been set.

According to federal court records, another former MSU football player who goes by the street names of "Demetrius," "D" or "DW" has been the leader of a drug-dealing gang with at least six drug "runners" in Bozeman for two years.

One of those runners, Rick Gatewood, allegedly used his athletic scholarship money to help bring cocaine to Bozeman from "DW's" supplier in Fairfield, Calif.

See, the universities make so much money off of the football players and refuse to pay them, and then the second they try to make some money of their own, everyone's like, "No, you can't sell cocaine!" It's so unfair.

Bobcats brought cocaine to Bozeman. Seriously. [The Grizzoulian]
Drug ring consisting of former MSU athletes busted [Bozeman Daily Chronicle]

Meanwhile, the Bengals organization has a new number that players can call anytime they need a designated driver. It's sadly necessary, but all kidding aside, that's a great idea. All teams should do this. Find some guy who doesn't drink, give him a car and about 1/8th of what Chris Henry makes, and tell him he's on call to drive drunken Bengals around, 24/7/365. And whoever this guy is ... he has some stories to tell. This is also a great way to spot problem behavior, such as guys calling the number for a ride home from practice.

And in even more Bengals news, a coffee-shop owner in Ohio has put a sign outside advertising free coffee to any sober professional football player. It's a noble effort, but they need the coffee to sober them up when they're drunk. No player has ever taken him up on the offer, but that's probably because the only time any Bengal is sober, he's at practice or in a team meeting.

Bengals Players Now Have a Designated Driver Number They Can Call Anytime [NFL FanHouse]
Bengals' Henry out of jail after serving two days [ESPN]
Will coffee work better than fines? [NKY.com]

Police pulled Pujols over when they noticed him driving erratically, but hey, you'd drive erratically too if you had that much of the rock stuffed into a very uncomfortable place. They searched him and found a total of 130 bags of crack, 118 of which were stuffed in his underwear. Even if those are really small bags, 118 of them is still a lot to have crammed in your jockey shorts. This man had a lot of extra room in his underwear... which probably isn't something he wants to advertise.

Pujols was already suspended for fifty games for testing positive for performance enhancers, and is now being charged with drug possession and distribution and driving without a license. The Dodgers, for some reason, released him.

Dodgers Prospect Released [Hot Foot]
Cops: L.A. farmhand charged with crack [NJ.com]

There's really enough in this article to just cut and paste the whole damn thing, and you'd never be bored. Randolph is accused of striking the man in the chest, telling the guy that he would get "handled," and telling him later, "Where I come from we don't fuck with snitches." Woods is accused of beating the man outside of Roseland Theater in 2004, with (naturally) Randolph standing nearby shouting, "Get him, dog. Get him." I guess you hear that a lot when you hang out with Qyntel Woods.

And there's more. It all revolves around a group of people associated with Randolph that call themselves "Hoop Family," that, you know... don't sound like the greatest guys in the world. Oh, and Randolph and/or the Hoop Family isn't officially accused of it, but Bacote's car was also shot up. Bacote's gone through hell, evidently, but the stray dogs of the greater Portland area are very appreciative.

The picture, by the way, was the best screen cap I could get of Zach Randolph showing off a picture he has of him meeting Nelson Mandela. Whatever Mandela told him... it just didn't sink in.

Randolph hit with second lawsuit [Local News Daily]
Zach Randolph's Crib [YouTube]

Miscreant Chris Henry was handed a two-game suspension by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday by violating the hell out of the league's conduct and substance abuse policies. I'm actually not sure which specific violations this suspension is for. I've lost track, and I think Roger Goodell has, too. He should probably just suspend and/or fine Chris Henry every month or so until Henry's agent starts to complain about it.

The Bengals are off this week, and then Chris Henry will sit out the next two weeks, leaving him with absolutely nothing to do until October 29th when Cincinnati plays the Atlanta Falcons. Twenty-two days, and no responsibilities... if the worst thing that Chris Henry does in those 22 days is puke out the side of a car that a drunk teammate was driving, I would be very very surprised.

Henry's giving up $41,176 in base salary for missing two games (Henry only makes $350,000 a year), and was fined additional $20,000 on top of that. That's a total of $61,176, and man, that's a lot of weed. The fines bring Henry's salary down to under $300,000 for the year, and no wonder the guy is committing crimes while wearing his own jersey. He can't afford a Chad Johnson jersey.

Bengals WR Henry suspended two games [NFL.com]

Yes, a Smoothe King. If this guy ever gets to the NFL and ends up on the same team as Randy Moss, there could be trouble.

Anyway, Lazear is accused of providing the gun and driving the getaway car in the incident. But other than that, he won't talk about it, and his teammates, coaches, parents, and interested colleges all want to act like it never happened. His high school coach says he doesn't care, and neither, evidently, do Alabama and Ohio State, who are still recruiting him heavily. Not much of a surprise, I guess, that Ohio State is recruiting a guy who currently wears an electronic monitor around his ankle. I love this paragraph.

Lazear said his ankle monitor is light enough that he hardly notices it when he plays, and it will not encumber him. Even though Maryland high school players are not allowed to wear jewelry on the field, Lazear will be able to play with the monitor. "The umpire will inspect it before the game and make sure it is adequately padded," said Ned Sparks, executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.

Lazear had two touchdowns last night in a losing effort.

Despite Charges, Prep Football Standout Remains Tackle-Eligible [Washington Post]
Perry Handles the Load for Seneca Valley [Washington Post]
"...And A Banana Cognac, Bitch." [Deadspin]

It happened around 3:30 Sunday morning..when an off duty Coronado police officer started following a man who was driving erratically. Police say the driver is Chargers linebacker Steve Foley.

The officer identified himself several times as a police officer, but Foley would not pull over. Foley then drove to his own neighborhood in Poway where he got out of the car and his girlfriend got behind the wheel. Police say Foley came at the officer who fired a warning shot. The woman then drove the car at the officer. The officer fired into the car, then shot Foley. But police say Foley kept coming, and the off duty officer shot him several more times.

Yikes.

Foley underwent surgery at Sharp Hospital, and his condition is unkown at this time, though the wounds aren't thought to be life-threatening. He took shots in the hand, stomach, and leg.

Chargers Outside Linebacker Shot Mulitple Times [Fanhouse]
Charger Shot [KUSI News]

I'm no detective, but it sounds like some kind of exchange of bodily fluids was about to take place. And the Vikings are leaving me with no choice but to believe that they have some kind of a pool going about who can have sex in either the most unusual public place, or in the most public places. Nice try, Dwight Smith, but Fred Smoot still has you trumped with the double header on a cruise ship. Just imagine all the ones we haven't heard about. I wonder if Jermaine Wiggins has given it to anyone on the Metrodome roof.

This has got to please Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, who's vowed to clean up the club's sullied image. In fact, they just released Koren Robinson because of it. Depth at free safety might be a little harder for the Vikes to come by, though, so Dwight Smith might be safe. Regardless, it might be a good idea for the Vikings to write some kind of a "fuck at home" clause into all future contracts.

Apparently, Dwight Smith Likes To Do It In Stairwells [10,000 Takes]
Robinson is released by Vikings [StarTribune.com]
Vikings' Dwight Smith cited for indecent conduct [StarTribune.com]

Tyrone Nelson, forward at New Mexico State has been arrested and charged with robbing a pizza guy. I thought this sort of activity would be reserved for bench players, not for guys who average 17.8 points and 8.7 rebounds a game, and are first-team All-WAC performers. But hey, we all have our vices.

Nelson, who has a bad case of Michael Sweetney syndrome and appears to be 46 years old, has been suspended by the team for a period of 72 hours while the investigation is ongoing.

The Realest of the Week [The Realests]

After a night of good conversation, Chandra and the chubby forward decided to go back to his place - and that's when things began to go wrong. Chandra explained, "he was coming on to me very strong and I told him I was tipsy." And when she finally agreed to have sex with him, it wasn't at all what she bargained for. Chandra tells us, "he laid on top of me with all his weight ... breathing hard like he was out of control and kissing on my neck." And after it was all over she claims, "I went into the bathroom to spit several times and then I finally threw up."

When Chandra got home the next day she realized that she forgot her $600 Avirex jacket in Butler's jeep. She immediately contacted Butler and asked him to return the jacket, but he refused. Chandra, a receptionist, even offered to pay to have the jacket shipped to her, but the $7 million NBA player still refused. Finally, Butler stopped taking her calls.

That's what the life of an NBA superstar is all about: vomit-inducing sex and Avirex jacket thievery. San Antonio's probably a much better place for Butler, as you're way less likely to find a woman wearing a $600 jacket there. I'm sure there are still plenty of girls he can make puke, though.

Busted: NBA's Jackie Butler Steals Womans Jacket [Media Take Out]

Now, I don't want to get into sort of an argument over the merits of beating your kids vs. not beating your kids. I don't have any of the little bastards, so I'm no kind of an expert on what kinds of household items you should strike your children with when they get bad grades. But why a surge protector? I don't know much, but I know you should never leave your appliances subject to an electrical surge when you're beating your children.

Police also say that he picked his son up by his throat (ouch), and elbowed him in the chest. He was sentenced yesterday to three years probation.

Ex-Giant draws 3 years probation [NorthJersey.com]

Judges are funny that way. When a guy's making "I'm about to kill myself" phone calls, wearing a bulletproof vest, pulling from a Grey Goose bottle in front of cops, and storing his gun next to his lint roller, judges sometimes question their sanity. They like to err on the side of caution in those cases.

This trial, by the way, actually has nothing to do with the recent arrest. This one's about the New Year's Day accusations of Clarett allegedly sticking up a couple of people at gunpoint. Mo's lawyers didn't want to do the mental health evaluation, in part because they believe they can get an early acquittal on these charges and get Maurice sent home early. I don't think they've been reading the papers.

Clarett trial postponed for mental health evaluation [Columbus Dispatch]

Barrett ended up getting caught, cuffed, arrested, and charged with reckless driving, driving at an unsafe speed, as well as fleeing and eluding. It's rare that an offensive lineman gets an opportunity to flee and elude. And his lack of experience showed, as the chase lasted only five minutes. It just wasn't a fair fight for the guy.

If he was looking for attention, he forgot the two biggest factors that went into the Roethlisberger incident. One, he failed to smash up his face. And two, and this one is big, people have actually heard of and enjoyed watching Ben Roethlisberger. I don't know too many Barrett Brooks fans.

I'd expect Steelers contracts to start including anti-motorcycle clauses real soon.

Cops: Steelers' Brooks fled on 'cycle [SI.com]

According to officers, Askew was asked to move his illegally parked car, and he ignored the warning. He then refused to give identification. He then resisted arrest, and then the officer sent some voltage through his 6'5", 302-lb. body.

A lot of Bengals have gotten arrested for a lot of things, but really, Chris Henry's league-record arrest streak notwithstanding, this one takes the cake. Making the difficult progression from parking violation to taser gun is rare and remarkable. Most guys would probably just move their car. Matthias Askew took a much bolder stance, and I think he deserves some credit for it.

DT Askew charged with resisting arrest [ESPN.com]
The Bengals Scoff At Notions Of Character [the mighty mjd]

Bush and his agent are unhappy, evidently because the Saints said they'd pay him as if he was the #1 pick, but now are unwilling to do so. And given that statement, and the fact that the city's in love with him, pretty much gives Reggie all the leverage in the world.

I seriously doubt that draft re-entry is a real possibility, and eventually, the Saints will find the scratch to get Reggie's signature on a contract. But I'd really hate to see the people of New Orleans shafted again. I don't know if Kanye West could handle it.

Will Reggie run a reverse? [Yahoo! Sports]
Kanye West - Hurricane Katrina & George Bush [YouTube]

First and foremost, Cooper's OK. He was walking immediately afterwards, and he was treated and released from South Miami hospital. Which is why I think it's OK to find the rest of the story kind of amusing. At about 6:30 in the morning, Cooper and Meriweather noticed a suspicious vehicle outside of their house. They went outside to check it out, and someone then got out of the car and then hid by the side of their house. Cooper and Meriweather yelled at the guy, and that's when the guy shot Cooper in the ass. That's when Meriweather opened fire with his University-issued .380 semi-automatic.

Okay, it probably wasn't actually University-issued. But it is legally registered and owned, and police said he used it legally. Maybe we all shouldn't have been so quick to laugh at Kellen Winslow's assertion that he's a soldier.

Miami safety Cooper shot, teammate returns fire [ESPN.com]
Kellen Winslow, Soldier (In Pads, And With Free School And A Big Contract And Little Chance Of Actually, You Know, Being Killed) [Deadspin]

Davis was driving on a highway last night at about 5 a.m. A car pulled up next to his Chevy Impala and unloaded multiple shots. Police are currently investigating.

It's actually not the first time in his career that Davis has been shot. Back in 2003, he was shot three times outside of a Dallas strip club. Bill Parcells cut him soon after. Davis sat out that year, but has since returned to the Cowboys, and was their regular starter at free safety last year.

Cowboys' Keith Davis shot and wounded [Dallas Morning News]
Tuna axes Davis after shooting, sends message [ESPN.com]

The culprit? The English. Their motivation? Evidently, German happiness. In one instance, German fans were celebrating their own win and singing their celebratory songs when some chairs and bottles began raining down on them. In the same area earlier in the day, 122 English fans were arrested for throwing bottles at people walking by. 122 people. That's a lot of bottles.

Still, considering all the hooligan fears that were prevalent before the World Cup started, things are going pretty well. According to a British official of some kind, this wasn't even a hooligan incident. Hell, it might have even been a good thing:

"You will not see any English hooligans here in Stuttgart - what you will see is English drunks. I apologize now for that, but it is very good for the economy."

So yeah, you might get hit in the head with a bottle, but hey, at least that bottle was purchased at a local German pub. Those stitches are a small price to pay for economic growth.

English soccer fans disturbance halted [Yahoo! News]
Police Arrest 122 English Soccer Fans [Forbes.com]

The words are by Nick Strini and Chris Isenberg, and the illustrations by James Blagden, as you can see, are top shelf.

A couple of my favorites...

1970 - Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter will tripping on LSD. "The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me."

1993 - Robert Parish, the oldest player in the NBA is arrested when police find marijuana in his home and in a FedEx package addressed to him. Parish and Alaa Abdelna are rumored to be called "Chief and Chong" by teammates.

This is what the Internet is for.

Illustrated History of Recreational Drugs and Sports [No Mas]
No Mas x Frank 151 Sports Issue [No Mas]
More Recreational Drugs! [Mister Irrelevant]

"Mr. Henry agreed to the test and he was polite, courteous and cooperative the entire time," Long said, citing the police report. "He was issued a traffic citation and he [eventually] left with a friend. There was no bail involved and he was issued a court date."

I guess that's progress. Chris is at least learning to handle his arrests with more dignity and class these days. He is now a veteran of the booking process, and it shows. The Bengals have to be pleased with his ability to learn on the fly. The other two arrests, in case you're curious were for possession of marijuana, and a felony gun charge. A pretrial hearing for that one is scheduled on August 8th.

Joe Theismann was unavailable for comment.

Your Chris Henry Arrest Update [Sports Frog]
I am not inviting Chris Henry to my Super Bowl party [the mighty mjd]
Bengals' Henry arrested for third time since December [ESPN.com]

• America's first opponent in the World Cup, the Czech Republic, hammered Trinidad & Tobago earlier today. Jan Koller had two goals and assisted on a third. Now would be a good time to start working up that lather of hatred from Jan Koller. Just for comparison's sake, the last two times the United States has played T&T, they've won 2-1, and 1-0.

• England's manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, has named Peter Crouch as a starter for England's opening game against Paraguay. And it makes sense, considering that Crouch had a hat trick today in England's final warm-up, a 6-0 ghetto-stomping of Jamaica. Michael Owen also had a goal in his first full 90 minute game of the year. And we've still got quite a ways to go to heal Wayne Rooney's foot.

• And, finally, your hooliganism update: The Germans want to beat the hell out of the Poles. Last November, when the two teams played a friendly, 46 Polish hooligans took on 38 German hooligans, and the Poles just whooped some ass. And, as bad of a person as it makes me, if the rematch was televised, I'd watch it, and if Vegas had odds on it, I'd put some money down on the Poles. I hope there's at least a reporter there to tell us who wins.

Holmes told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he stepped off a sidewalk to avoid a crowd outside a restaurant when a police officer yelled at him. When he asked the officer why he yelled, he was arrested.

"I wasn't trying to cause a problem," Holmes told the newspaper. "I'm upset about this."

A police report said Holmes was obstructing traffic. The officer wrote, "I gave the defendant (Holmes) a verbal order to get out of the street and the defendant began to say several offensive words and he refused to get out of the street. The defendant's actions caused a crowd to form and traffic to come to a stop."

So it's hard to tell what actually happened, and hopefully, at some point, the truth will surface. Either way, it doesn't seem like Santonio is going to be in that much trouble. His mother would probably agree, and also seems to be in some sort of denial. She claims that her son is studying in Ohio, and that whatever happened in South Beach is a case of mistaken identity. Maybe she should consider putting a leash on him.

Ex-Buckeye Holmes arrested in Florida [Columbus Dispatch]
Steelers top pick Holmes arrested [Post-Gazette.com]
I am Indy: We Keep Our Children on Leashes [Jalopnik]

Last week, some insane extremists who have lost a grip on anything that even relates to reality distributed leaflets throughout the neighborhood where the murders took place. The leaflets warned people about wearing shorts and other evil attire, and authorities do believe that the attacks and the previously-issued warnings are related.

Just disgusting and sad and depressing. These people make Richard Petty seem completely progressive and enlightened. I really hope that Iraq doesn't have a beach volleyball team.

Iraqi players killed for wearing shorts [SI.com]

And given these new rules for streaking from CityRag, the young man in question displayed some very poor form. I agree, streaking is pretty much played out, with a few exceptions. But this chap wasn't particularly creative, or funny, or female... he was simply unappealing in every possible way. Here's some video of the event (kinda). They refuse to show anything but the guy being cuffed and led away while sticking his tongue out, but the commentators are appreciative of the bat boy who went after him.

KC cracks up after taking five-run lead [KC Star]
New Rules for Streaking [CityRag]

Edit: I'm told that the flag-stealing and the streaker were, in fact, seperate incidents. Still would've been nice to see one of those cops use their billy clubs, though.

At least, that's what happened to these young Orioles fans. They enjoyed a lovely day at the ballpark, watched the O's hammer the Royals, and decided to make their way home. But they'd never been to Camden Yards before, and didn't how how to get to I-95 South. They ended up in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore, they asked a police officer for directions, and were promptly incarcerated.

According to the couple, they spotted a female police officer and asked her how to get on I-95. She told them to pull over; as they'd just run a stop sign. The couple said "Fine, we'll pay it, but can we have directions?" And then... well, then they were arrested for trespassing and spent eight hours in the hoosegow. As if watching the Royals play wasn't punishment enough. And the guy pictured... well, he doesn't look like the sort of chap who would do well in prison.

Couple Arrested For Asking For Directions [WBAL-TV]

• Police are called in response to a fight involving as many as 100 people.
• The fight was taking place on a pecan farm in Little River, Texas.
• Ramonce Taylor, running back for the defending national champion Texas Longhorns, was the one who called police.
• Officers at the fight scene say that Taylor was involved in the fight, left, and threatened to return to the fight with his gun.
• Taylor feels the handcuffs go on.
• Taylor gives police permission to search his vehicle.
• Police find a live round of ammunition.
• Police find over five pounds of marijuana in a backpack.

See, life's a little different on the pecan farms. It's not like your cushy suburban existance. The cats on the pecan farm are hard. Oh, and possession of marijuana over five pounds is a second-degree felony, by the way, which is punishable by up to 20 years in the joint. Uh-oh.

Texas RB Taylor arrested for felony marijuana possession [CBS Sportsline]

The car is registered to someone in Nevada, but it does appear to have some kind of connection to Pac Man Jones. Pac Man says he lent it to a friend who was making a rap video, and after that, he didn't know what happened to it. And police have confirmed that one of the main targets of the investigation, a guy named Darryl Jerome Moore, is an acquaintance of Pac Man's.

Now, none of this means that Pac Man did anything wrong. But you might enjoy, however, the video of Pac Man Jones threatening to "slap the shit out of" a reporter, and threatening to "bust [his] fuckin' head" if he were to come back on his property. Again, to reiterate, Pac Man has not been accused of or charged with any crime. But I think you will enjoy the video.

And a huge thanks to Jerloma of the Sports Frog's always reliable Swamp.

Titans' Pacman Talks Back [WKRN.com]
The Swamp [The Sports Frog]
Police Take Down Major Drug Ring [NewsChannel5 Network]

Inter actually won a league game inbetween the Champions League loss and their return home, but I guess that wasn't sufficient time for the fans' wounds to heal. So, to help themselves through the grieving process, they opened up a small wound on the head of midfielder Cristiano Zanetti and also injured a couple of cops.

This comes just a couple days after Inter Milan was fined about $30,000 after their fans hit an African player, Marc Zoro, with some racist taunts. They even made a racist banner. They are thorough in their racism.

Also, the Vatican is mad at them for playing a game against rival AC Milan on Good Friday. The Pope should probably watch his back.

Hooligans Assault Inter Milan At Airport [Playfuls.com]
Inter Milan fined for fans' racism [The Star Online]
Cardinal criticizes Good Friday soccer match [USAToday.com]

The passenger in Hodge's vehicle got out and flagged down a random good samaritan, who drove Hodge to the hospital. Authorities have no motive or suspects, and have asked that any witnesses to come forward.

Frightening. Let's just hope the prognosis is accurate and he does make a quick and full recovery.

Nuggets' Hodge shot and wounded on highway [ESPN.com]

The Arizona Attorney General's Office said William J. Joachim, 35, was arrested on four felony charges of theft, fraud schemes, aggravated taking the identity of another and misconduct involving weapons. Two other men were arrested in the case and booked into the Maricopa County jail on forgery charges as well. Arizona authorities received information from the NFL last month that Favre's credit card account was "comprimised" and that 40 unauthorized transactions were made in Maricopa County.

40?! Honestly, we're not the best at keeping track of our credit card bill either, but that's something we'd hopefully notice. But again this is another testament to Favre's amazing focus during the season. Hey, the guy just likes to have fun out there.

Favre Allegedly Falls Victim to Credit Fraud [Fox Sports]

Reardon told the arresting officer that he was sorry and to also apologize to his fans and friends. Reardon lost his 20-year-old son last February and has been taking anti-depressants since then, plus he was taking heart medication after a recent angioplasty which may have further contributed to his uncharacteristic, wacky behavior. We've already started plotting our "Crazy Jeff Reardon" Halloween costume for next year.

Reardon blames meds for robbery attack [MSNBC]
When Bearded Closers Attack [Deadspin]