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The Buzz
By Times Staff Writer
Published August 21, 2005
WHO'S HOT?
Vinny Lecavalier. The Lightning's all-time leading scorer signed a four-year deal worth $27.5-million. Now steaming: Martin St. Louis.
WHO'S NOT?
The NL West. Do you realize if the Rays were in this division, they'd still be within striking distance? Enough said. Somebody get Bud Selig on the horn.
OVERRATED
Nick Saban
The Presidents Cup
Will & Grace
UNDERRATED
Phil Fulmer
PGA Championship
Sanford and Son
WEEKLY MEMO
To Urban Meyer: Just remember, pal, everybody loved Ron Zook two weeks before his first game in Gainesville, too.
WHINE OF THE WEEK
"Why do we rail against steroids and giggle about marijuana? Is it because we might have gotten high a few times in a college dorm and went on to lead normal lives? Is it because steroids enhance athletic performances and muddle statistical comparisons while pot, in some households, might augment a good time? Is it because steroids can make heads and bodies swell grotesquely while weed only gives you the munchies?"
- Jay Mariotti, Chicago Sun-Times
FINAL THOUGHTS
The motto for Zook's new team, the University of Illinois, is "I Believe." After looking at the Illini's schedule, here's what I believe: 4-7, with an opening-day loss to Rutgers. (Okay, that's a cheap shot at the Zooker, but it's not like the guy's Knute Rockne for crying out loud).
- Compiled by Times staff writer Keith Niebuhr
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