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It\u2019s NFL draft day! And there are rumors abound. Naturally, we\u2019ll start the daily news with all that crazy chatter.<\/p>\n
NFL news: Rams to trade top pick? Big Ben to stay? Clausen to fall? <\/strong><\/p>\n I suppose it\u2019s common for rumors to fly all over the place on draft day but, even so, I can\u2019t remember hearing as many as I\u2019ve heard leading up to tonight\u2019s draft. First off, there\u2019s the St. Louis Rams and Sam Bradford. They\u2019re reportedly listening to offers from Washington, which remains high on him. There\u2019s also a rumor that Bradford has a knee injury but the source who leaked it could very well be from a team who wants Bradford to slip.<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s Ben Roethlisberger. He\u2019s already been suspended for six games and we\u2019ve heard that the Jaguars, Bills, Rams and Raiders were all interested in acquiring him, but now it appears Pittsburgh may be stuck with Big Ben. Only the Raiders were left as a serious suitor entering today and they don\u2019t want to part with the eighth pick in the draft.<\/p>\n Jimmy Clausen\u2019s draft-day stock is plummeting, so much that some experts believe the Vikings can get him at 30th<\/sup> overall. I suppose that would make sense, as Clausen could learn under Brett Favre if No. 4 returns for another year.<\/p>\n I could go on forever. Albert Haynesworth could well get dealt back to Tennessee before the Titans pick at 16th<\/sup> and Darren McFadden could be on the move too. If you\u2019re superstitious, don\u2019t count on a New Orleans Saints Super Bowl repeat. Fans voted in Drew Brees as the cover model forthe next\u00a0Madden NFL <\/em>video game. If you believe in the Madden Curse \u2013 I do \u2013 Brees could be in for a world of pain this year! Just ask Daunte Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Troy Polamalu…and I skipped a few names.<\/p>\n MLB news: Piniella ships Big Z to the bullpen<\/strong><\/p>\n Ouch. Carlos Zambrano\u2019s history of slow starts finally caught up to him yesterday when Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella demoted the big, fiery hurler to the bullpen.<\/p>\n I have to say \u2013 it\u2019s a curious move. Sure, Big Z is starting slowly, but he\u2019s a $17.9-million man and we don\u2019t see Justin Verlander or Jon Lester getting sent to the bullpen, do we? Big Z has posted an ERA under 4.00 in all eight of his full seasons and he\u2019s one of nine active pitchers with 100 winsand <\/em>a .600 winning percentage.<\/p>\n Looks like Lou \u2013 and the Cubbies \u2013 have lost it.<\/p>\n NBA news: Brooks named Coach of the Year; LeBron loves Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n Atta boy, Scott Brooks. He deservedly took NBA Coach of the Year honors yesterday. He\u2019s pretty deserving when you consider that Oklahoma City started 3-29 last season and won 50 games this year.<\/p>\n After the Bulls\u2019 Joakim Noah dragged the city of Cleveland through the mud, the Cavs\u2019 LeBron James opted not to return the favor about Chicago. He told reporters yesterday that he loved the city, the restaurants and the shopping, and that he\u2019s vacationed there before.<\/p>\n Good for LeBron for taking the high road. On the other hand, did he have a choice? He couldn\u2019t have tried to make Cleveland sound better than Chicago. That would be like saying \u201cYeah, I\u2019m dating Rosie O\u2019Donnell, but you\u2019re dating Megan Fox…and she…uh, has bad breath.\u201d It just doesn\u2019t work, does it?<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Thursday April 22nd, 2010. 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