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    A seller's market?

    Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 09:59 AM EST [General]

    Barry Bonds' 756th home run has been hit and now the only question (well, other than the Giants' slugger ultimate legacy) is ... what should the lucky fan who caught the ball do with the piece of baseball history?

    That's the dilemma that currently faces New Yorker (and Mets fan!) Matt Murphy, the 22-year-old who emerged from Tuesday night's scrum with the ball.

    Memorabilia experts have estimated the value of the ball at somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 and Bonds has said he's not going to make a big deal about getting his hands on his historic home run ball (although he probably wouldn't turn it down if Murphy decided Bonds should have it).

    Cooperstown undoubtedly would have an interest in displaying the ball that made Bonds the new home run king. Although the Hall of Fame probably doesn't have an interest in paying market value for it.

    So what would you do? Give it to Bonds? Give it to the Hall of Fame? Would you have thrown it back onto the field in protest of Bonds' alleged steroid use ... or would you try to cash in on your good fortune?

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    Can the UFL even survive?

    Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 11:24 AM EST [General]

    Vince McMahon's XFL failed.

    So why does Mark Cuban believe the UFL will be different?

    While the UFL is a total longshot, our NFL Czar says that the UFL could get the NFL to focus on having its developmental league in the U.S.

    Can the UFL succeed? Or, is this a doomed ambition for Cuban and Co.?

    Will sports fans even attend games that have decidedly less-talented players than those in the NFL? Would you support an NFL developmental league in the U.S.?

    What about NFL Europa? Would you even be sad to see it go?

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    Who's got it worse?

    Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 10:24 AM EST [General]

    Native Clevelander Mike Kahn is hopeful that the Cavaliers will be able to end one of the longer runs of futility in sports.

    But even if LeBron James is unable to get the Cavs past the Spurs in the NBA Finals, "The Mistake By The Lake" only ranks second on Jeff Gordon's list of the longest-suffering sports cities.

    But we wanted to see what you think.

    Which city has it worst when it comes to the long-term ineptitude of their respective sports franchises?

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    Trent Green trade finally happens

    Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 05:38 PM EST [General]

    The on-going off-season saga that was the Trent Green trade to the Dolphins is finally happening.

    FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer reports that the Dolphins have agreed to send the Chiefs a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft -- which could become a fourth-rounder depending on how much action Green sees for Miami in 2007.

    Is this a good move for the Dolphins?

    Or, would the Dolphins have been better served by drafting Brady Quinn? Or, would they have made a better decision by signing David Carr, a young quarterback who had some bad luck in Houston?

    Why did it seem like the Dolphins were so singularly focused on acquiring Trent Green, who will turn 37 before the 2007 season starts?

    And, are the Chiefs better off having granted Green his wish to be traded?

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    NFL's turbulent off-seasons

    Monday, June 4, 2007, 02:35 PM EST [General]

    Randy Hill is here to rank the teams tipping those turbulence scales from each end. From the wild off-seasons of the Bears, Falcons and Titans, to the peaceful past few months of the 49ers, Jets and Saints.

    See if your favorite team makes either list (you might already have a good idea where they may land).

    What do you think?

    Agree with the rankings?

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