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Any1 who watched the Amazing Race and saw them go to Amsterdam cleanin up cow s***, well ...... nuff said.

The main terrorist group in Spain didn't claim responsibility for the attacks and codemned it afta the Spanish Governemnt accused them of it. Then an arabic letter was sent to a London Arabic Newspaper claiming responsibility for the attacks.

Yeah he's prob on da Angels board as we speak.

From da Cubune, TUCSON, Ariz. -- The battle for the fifth spot in the White Sox's rotation soon may become a two-man race between Dan Wright and Jason Grilli. Grilli made his second start of the spring Wednesday and allowed only a two-run homer to Kansas City's Joe Randa in four innings of work in a split-squad game. Grilli was a Rule 5 pickup in December and must be offered back to the Florida Marlins if he doesn't make the 25-man roster. Wright has a 1.80 ERA in two appearances covering five innings. Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said he doesn't want to rush a decision on who will win the spot and that the candidates will weed themselves out. Jon Rauch made his second appearance Wednesday night against Colorado and gave up six hits and three runs in three innings, including a home run to Colorado's Kit Pellow. … Left fielder Carlos Lee and Colorado pitcher Denny Stark had words after the third inning Wednesday. Stark hit both Frank Thomas and Joe Crede with pitches in the inning. Thomas and Jose Valentin hit back-to-back home runs off Stark in the first, and Magglio Ordonez and Lee hit hard doubles off Stark in the third. … In a split-squad game in Surprise, Ariz., a couple of hours from Tucson, the Sox blew a 6-2 lead when the Royals scored seven runs in the last three innings. Relievers Enemencio Pacheco, Jose Santiago and Gary Majewski took the shelling. … Majewski did strike out country music artist Garth Brooks, who had a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth. … The Sox released outfielder Marvin Benard and pitcher Carlos Castillo. Both were non-roster invitees. Benard didn't play in any games because of a calf injury, and Castillo gave up three runs in one inning of work. Pitcher Ryan Kohlmeier was reassigned to the minor-league camp. … The Sox began the day with a staff ERA of 3.38, best among American League teams. … Joe Borchard, back in the lineup after a couple of days off nursing a sore quadriceps, lined a double in his first at-bat Wednesday night, giving him hits in his first two at-bats of the spring.

That's why ppl loved Jurassic Carl around here, I'm not suprised he said sumthin like that. That's exactly why a change was needed, and all signs at the moment point to us being very competitive under Ozzie.

C'mon Steve, he probably hasn't had any professional training to be a troll ya know.

From correspondents in Beijing March 11, 2004 FORMER world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson wants to box in China, but finding a three million dollar appearance fee remains the key issue in negotiations, a Beijing promoter said Thursday. "The key to bringing this off is money. If we have enough money everything will go smoothly," Zhang Heng, director of the competition center of the Beijing sports bureau, told AFP. Preliminary talks between Tyson's people and Beijing sports authorities have been held in the capital with each side basically agreeing on an October fight with a yet unnamed opponent to be preceded by a promotional tour in June, Zhang said. "They've come here to talk. Tyson has also signed a letter, but things are still in the preliminary stage. The Tyson people don't want to talk to the press at this time," Zhang said. If a Beijing fight materializes, it would become the first-ever major heavyweight boxing match in China. Flamboyant American boxing promoter Don King tried to organize a "Brawl at the Wall" heavyweight title fight between Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz in Beijing in 2001, but due to difficulties in raising cash and injuries the fight was repeatedly postponed. In the end, the Beijing venue was scrapped altogether and the fight was held in the United States. Tyson, 37, retains a high level of interest in China's sports world, not only because of his once-devastating fighting skills, but also for his bad boy image and a prominent tattoo of the late Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong on his arm. He is reportedly in financial trouble and last month reunited with his former manager Shelly Finkel in an effort to return to the boxing ring. No opponent was mentioned. His last fight was more than a year ago when he beat Clifford Etienne in 49 seconds

Yeah I think both da Kiwi's and us do hav that law in existence at the moment obviously. These are our other current immigration laws, According to Australian immigration law, a person who tries to enter Australia without a visa or travel documents is in the country illegally (unlawfully) and is termed "illegal entrant", "unauthorised arrival" or "unlawful arrival". There are three categories of unlawful immigration; the first is arrival by air without proper documentation or visa; the second arrival by sea without proper documentation or visa and; thirdly the overstaying or breaching of visa requirements. A person seeking asylum in Australia must apply to an office of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA). After an application for a protection visa has been made, DIMA assesses the person's claim as a refugee against the definition set out in the 1951 UN Convention. After a thorough evaluation of the persons' background and the human rights situation in his/her home country, DIMA decides whether or not to grant a protection visa (PV). The decision is also subject to a character assessment and health examination. Where an application is refused, a person can seek a merits review of that decision from an independent tribunal - either the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), depending on the basis for refusal. Protection visa applicants rejected by the RRT (and who have no other legal reason to be in Australia) have 28 days to depart Australia. After that the person may be deported.

I wonder if he still hasn't had any professional training?

Samoyed are great dogs. When I was a little kid, we had bout 8 of em, 6 puppies. Very happy dogs they are.

Sapp wants more than the $14 mill signin bonus Grant Wistrom got. He won't be going to the Bears.

Paris Hilton probably couldn't tell da difference b/w da 2 of em.

I'm actually not too sure about the laws we currently have concerning asylum seekers that hav been abused, althoguh we do get quite a lot of asylum seekers trying to sneak into country from the North. It was used as an election issue in the last federal election we had, when asylum seekrs began jumping off boats when they were refused access into the Australia.

Maybe u can get Brock Lesnar to replace him.

Kit Pellow, heard of him bf, think he's a bit of a journeyman.

Must have been Terrell Owens coming up with that rumor.

Good chance for Felix to make an impression with Racuh strugglin a little.

Nice article there Alex, Benard leavin will certainly giv a chance to sum1.

Miles tripled!? Damn he's clubbin da ball already.

Welcome aboard da_sox, always nice to hav more members postin.

Damn that's big news there. Yeah big chance for Valenzuela absolutely, but could sumthin bigger be in the works with Borchard or Reed, and Maggs possibly bein moved?

Personally I'd punch da coach.

Boston's a headcase and a loner but he's da type of guy Miami needs for their offense to take the next game. I think they need sum more O-Lineman as well to help protect Feely better especially since they lost Todd Wade to Houston.

1. San Diego Chargers - Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss 2. Oakland Raiders - Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh 3. Arizona Cardinals - Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Miami (OH) 4. New York Giants - Robert Gallery, OT, Iowa 5. Washington Redskins - Kellen Winslow, TE, Miami 6. Detroit Lions - Sean Teaylor, S, Miami 7(coin). Atlanta Falcons - Roy Williams, WR, Texas 7(coin). Cleveland Browns - Shane Andrews, OT, Arkansas 9. Jacksonville Jaguars - Will Smith, DE, Ohio St. 10. Houston Texans - Kenechi Udeze, DE, USC 11. Pittsburgh Steelers - Steven Jackson, RB, Oregon St. 12. New York Jets - D.J. Williams, LB, Miami 13. Buffalo Bills - Tommie Harris. DT, Oklahoma 14. Chicago Bears - Kevin Jones, RB, Virginia Tech 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Reggie Williams, WR, Washington 16. San Francisco 49ers - Vince Wilfork, DT, Miami 17. Cincinnati Bengals - Chris Gamble, CB, Ohio State 18. New Orleans Saints - DeAngelo Hall, CB, Virginia Tech 19. Minnesota Vikings - Derrick Strait, CB, Oklahoma 20. Miami Dolphins - Philip Rivers, QB, North Carolina State 21. New England Patriots (via Baltimore) - Jonathan Vilma, LB, Miami 22. Dallas Cowboys - Chris Perry, RB, Michigan 23. Seattle Seahawks - Randy Starks, DT, Maryland 24. Denver Broncos - Antwan Odom, DE, Alabama 25. Green Bay Packers - J.P Losman, QB, Tulane 26. St. Louis Rams - Dunta Robinson, CB, South Carolina 27. Tennessee Titans - Darnell Dockett, DT, Florida State 28. Philadelphia Eagles - Rashuan Woods, WR, Oklahoma State 29. Indianapolis Colts - CB (upgrade), LB, DL 30. Kansas City Chiefs - LB, DB's (Upgrade), DL 31. Carolina Panthers - WR, LB, FS 32. New England Patriots - RB, LB (youth), DL, FS

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Frank Thomas, in his words, has "turned the corner" on his career. At 35, Thomas knows his best days, the days when he was perhaps the most dangerous hitter in baseball, are behind him. But he doesn't plan on going meekly into retirement, whenever that may be. "My focus is on a [World Series] ring and giving the best individual effort that I can," Thomas said. But now that he's closer to the end than the beginning, Thomas has begun to look back on what he has done, what he still might do and where he will rank in the history of the game when he's finished. "He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer," Sox first baseman Paul Konerko said succinctly. Whether Thomas is worthy may be influenced by his personality and issues that have surrounded him off the field as much as by the numbers he has produced on it. From 1991—his first full season in Chicago—to 1998, Thomas became the only player in history to hit better than .300 with at least 20 home runs, 100 RBIs, 100 walks and 100 runs scored for seven consecutive seasons. Only Lou Gehrig and Ted Williams accomplished that feat for as many as four consecutive seasons. "It's very difficult to be a dominating hitter for 10 years," Sox catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. said. "He was one of those guys." Last season Thomas surpassed 400 home runs and 2,000 hits. Discounting the 2001 season, when he missed all but 20 games because of a torn triceps, Thomas has averaged 34.5 home runs a season over 12 years. That puts him on pace to reach 500 home runs during the 2007 season. "If he puts three more solid years together, all of a sudden he's at 500 and getting up to 2,500 hits," Sox hitting coach Greg Walker said. "It's a matter of him staying healthy." Despite those numbers, Thomas has detractors who point to his reluctance to play first base, his contract squabbles and his spring training battles with former manager Jerry Manuel as evidence of a me-first attitude. "Frank is a guy who when he goes on the field, he does his job," shortstop Jose Valentin said. Thomas, Valentin added, isn't the first player to have off-the-field issues: Barry Bonds is anything but a media darling, but his numbers are so overwhelming that he is universally respected as a great player. If Thomas has a reputation for being a sourpuss, he hasn't shown it this spring. Those who have been around him for most of his career insist that reputation is unwarranted anyway. Being one of the best players in franchise history brings intense scrutiny, and Thomas concedes he used to be overly sensitive. But as the end of his career approaches, he has had enough of the drama and says he is at peace with himself. Walker says that serenity should carry over into his play. "The biggest difference I see in Frank this year is he's having fun," Walker said. "He comes to the cage and he's working and it's carrying to all parts of his game. He was out there taking infield and having fun." In addition to a World Series title, Thomas would like to reach the 500-homer, 3,000-hit plateau, which should guarantee first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. Only Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray have accomplished that double. "Those are the two main goals," Thomas acknowledged. While 500 homers is realistic, Thomas probably would have to turn back the clock a bit to reach 3,000 hits. Subtracting again the 2001 season, Thomas has averaged 171 hits a season. At that pace, it would take him about 5½ seasons to get to 3,000. "Not a lot of big guys have a lot of hits," Thomas said. "Most big guys are free swingers—home run, doubles guys." Aside from the personality issues, Thomas also will have to deal with a bias against designated hitters. Paul Molitor, a member of the Class of 2004, is the only Hall of Famer to have spent significant time as a designated hitter, and persistent injuries forced Molitor into that role. If Thomas reaches 500 home runs and approaches 3,000 hits, it might not matter that he spent the last half of his career as a DH, his preferred role. But if he falls short of both numbers, it might be a factor. "I would like to see a guy who plays in the field make the Hall," Alomar said. "But Frank put his time in at first base. He had his best numbers [while he played] first base." In fact, Thomas' numbers while playing first base dwarf his numbers as a DH. While playing 967 games in the field, Thomas has hit .337 with 247 home runs and 811 RBIs compared with .281, 170 and 575 in 867 games as a DH. "I think it's tougher than being out there every day," said Konerko, who doesn't like to be the DH. "When you DH it seems like four separate pinch-hitting appearances." Hall of Fame aside, where will history place Thomas? Some might consider him the best hitter ever to play in Chicago, but it's not likely he ever will be as popular as Ernie Banks or Ron Santo or Sammy Sosa or Minnie Minoso. Thomas isn't worried about it. "You don't think about those things," he said. "You just keep going forward."