Lamar Odom and the Lakers resume contract talks … NFL looking into sexual assault lawsuit filed against Ben Roethlisberger … Manny Ramirez asked out of starting lineup last night … Substantive contract talks between Cardinals and Anquan Boldin still weeks away … Josh Hamilton is desperately seeking his swing … Harmon Killebrew is old and angry … Trail Blazers want to see improvement from Greg Oden at USA Basketball minicamp … LeBron admits to marijuana use in high school in new book … Population didn’t drive Marlins Stadium decision … Willis McGahee says he’s healthy and in shape for training camp … Vikings appear close to re-signing Antoine Winfield … Aaron Maybin likely a holdout in Buffalo … Robert Ayers expects to be signed before camp by Broncos … Eagles not interested in signing a veteran running back … T.J. Houshmandzadeh needs to calm down … Dan Haren not too concerned about his workload … OT: Thick Van Exel

I just crossed off Clinton Portis’ name (see above) on my fantasy draft board … Hypocrisy, thy name is … Dodgers fans? … The Tyler Hansbrough era starts today in Orlando … Quincy Carter cut at halftime by Arena League team …. Keith Olbermann doesn’t appreciate Dan Steinberg’s sense of humor … There is zero chance Brett Favre will not play for the Vikings next season … Where does Michael Vick fit in the NFL? … Police: Sahel Kazemi bought gun found at McNair crime scene … You honestly can’t make up the utter nonsense Jason Whitlock writes about … Serena got jokes … Dwyane Wade is an innocent bystander in free-agency drive-by … I would love to know the question that evoked this response from G.P. … OT: Rihanna’s feet can’t honestly be this big … no way.