Like Dale Earnhardt Jr. Don't like him driving for Hendrick Motor Sports. Give Clint Bowyer or Martin Truex the same ride and they are instant contenders. Leaving Step Mommie Dearest was a no brainer, but going to Hendrick is a no winner. If Junior wins he was supposed to, if he loses the second guessing will be quick and nasty.

Is Canseco lying about Ordonez? Could be. Ordonez' power numbers in the minors projected to what he's done in the majors. Production is consistent, with no unexplainable spikes. You can make the argument Ordonez numbers go back to his status as the rare power hitter who has never struck out or walked 100 times in a season.

Chuck Knoblauch still hasn't been located by the feds to testify before Congress. Let's see. The Unabomber, Eric Rudolph, and Osama Bin Laden. I'd have to say time is on Knoblauch's side.

Who is Jared Camp? The player Minnesota traded to the Florida Marlins in 1999 for Johan Santana. Never made it to the majors. One other bit of trivia about Santana (93-44 lifetime). He first signed with the Astros, who lost him in the Rule V draft to Florida. Go figure.

Someone has to say this other than me. What is with Eli Manning trying to grow a mustache? Payton, how about a priceless pep talk for your brother?

Top three Petty picks the NFL won't want to hear at the Super Bowl halftime show. "The Criminal Kind". "Last Dance With Mary Jane". "Dogs On The Run".

O.J. Mayo took court side tickets to a NBA game from Carmelo Anthony. To the NCAA this is a problem. That Mayo is attending a college he has no intention of graduating from? Not an issue. That the NBA and the NCAA collude to prevent him from making a living at a profession he very soon will practice? Not to be discussed.

From a story about Urban Meyer and the girlfriend of a player he was recruiting. "I used to talk to him every day......He wanted me to come here and do gymnastics." Naturally, an investigation is under way because Meyer was recruiting outside his sport. Bigger question. How much of your dignity and self respect would you have to sell out to be a college coach?

The former Duke lacrosse coach is suing the school over slander allegations. Mike Pressler was hung out to dry by the school in the wake of rape allegations against his players. Who do you pull for? A college administration that couldn't wait for legal proceedings to take their course, or a coach who (giving him the benefit of the doubt) was clueless about his player's conduct off the field?

From today's "Raleigh News and Observer" 'Tyler Hansbrough (UNC) Rates His Top Three Dunks Of The Season". A six eleven guy dunks and we're supposed to be impressed? Talk about your three best passes, three screens you fought through, three blocks on the paint. But three inch layups? Yawn.

Senator John McCain was quoted today as saying he respected Rush Limbaugh. No word on his opinion of Donovan McNabb.

And finally, the San Francisco Giants.