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The Flip Side - June 8

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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 7, 2008

Thinking 'out loud until it started to hurt...

Quite 'a brawl involving the Rays. Three ejections, one missed haymaker, a few sucker punches, a little blood, some hair pulling but enough about the St. Petersburg City Council stadium vote.

Reacting to public outrage over character-challenged Jerramy Stevens' signing, the Buccaneers are hoping to prove their sensitivity to community standards with a fan outreach promotion. Something to do with a giant flag just off I-75.

Green Bay Packers running back Noah Herron thwarted a would-be burglar by beating the home invader senseless with a bed post. Police called it "necessary, reasonable and justifiable force," even suggesting he's a hero. Bucs officials immediately announced no interest in ever bringing Herron to Tampa.

Although Pacman Jones remains under suspension for various misdeeds, the Dallas Cowboys defensive back is being allowed to work out with his new team. Well, sure. Otherwise, how could he skip practice?

After winning for the third time in his past five races, NASCAR bad-boy star Kyle Busch was booed by fans at Dover. Call me confused, but NASCAR fans rejecting a Busch?

Jose Canseco, that noted author and one-time baseball player, will box former NFL special teams player Vai Sikahema next month in a celebrity bout in Atlantic City, N.J. I suppose the good news is he has no reason to worry about potential brain damage.

New England Patriots starting lineman Nicholas Kaczur reportedly wore a wire to help federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the painkiller oxycodone without a prescription. Bill Belichick wasn't impressed. No video.

Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, with an estimated $100 million in career earnings, reportedly is broke, and his $10 million estate in suburban Atlanta is under foreclosure. Isn't that how it always happens, first you lose an ear and pretty soon it's the house?

After a Porsche SUV belonging to Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was involved in an alleged hit-and-run, police found the vehicle sitting in the player's driveway. Lynch, of course, is refusing to cooperate until he gets a call from Bruce Allen.

For the opening two rounds of this week's U.S. Open, the USGA has paired the world's top 12 ranked golfers in four threesomes, including the grouping of No. 1 Tiger Woods, No. 2 Phil Mickelson and No. 3 Adam Scott. And I thought the television execs were kidding when announcing only one camera would be needed for the broadcast.

New Dolphins football operations director Bill Parcells says he is not feuding with Jason Taylor and wants the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end on the field this season. Not sure that's music to Taylor's ears, but definitely it's hard to dance to.

Barry Bonds renewed his claims of innocence, pleading not guilty to 15 federal charges of lying to a grand jury about his performance-enhancing drug use. Personally, I'm surprised. Only 15 charges?

The World Anti-Doping Agency that oversees Olympic competition is funding a study to determine if Viagra helps cyclists' endurance at high altitudes. If you have a race lasting more than four hours, you should be sure the remaining route is downhill.

Before he is to take over the broadcast booth Thursday and Friday for ESPN's U.S. Open coverage, Chris Berman defended his shtick and called heavy criticism of his golf play-by-play "unfair." And that's not all. He thinks his comb-over is really cool.

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