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<em>Welcome Back, JaMarcus</em>: Russell Will Return To LSU In The Fall To Take Some Classes LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette tweeted yesterday that former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell would be returning to Baton Rouge to take classes in the fall. In his honor, we've cut you the opening credits of Welcome Back, JaMarcus....

Plaxico Burress Can Come Back As Long As He Stops Shooting Himself In The LegGiants GM, Jerry Reese: "Right now he is still a Giant and if things work out and he's on board with what we want coming back, we'd love to have him back." [SI]...

Welcoming Back The SmorgasbordLongtime sports blog aficionados will remember the weekly Sunday Afternoon Smorgasbord, a real-time account of a full Sunday of NFL action by the great Mighty MJD. We are humbled and honored to welcome it back to the Internets, on our little site here, starting today. Take it away, MJD....

You Cannot Destroy Priest Holmes

Of all the possible ways for a retired athlete to deal with the crushing blow of realizing that the only skill he's ever possessed is suddenly beyond his grasp, we supposed an "ill-fated comeback attempt" is above "winning 'Dancing With The Stars'" ... but just barely....

Finally, Some Damn Sports

Any other day of the season, tonight's abbreviated slate of baseball games would lack much noteworthy. But cripes, folks, it has been almost four days since we had any baseball. Around noon yesterday, we started to shake....