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We\u2019ve got a little bit of everything to send you off on your weekend today: bickering between Hall of Famers and current players, doping accusations and more.<\/p>\n
Cycling news: Landis ordered to provide proof that Lance Armstrong doped <\/strong><\/p>\n Considering that Floyd Landis had, er, honesty issues in the past, it\u2019s no surprised that the IOC and World Anti-Doping Agency demanded today that Landis provide concrete evidence that Lance Armstrong doped.<\/p>\n Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen denied Landis\u2019 claim that he helped cover up a positive drug test from Armstrong in 2002; Verbuggen said Armstrong has never tested positive.<\/p>\n NFL news: Favre will return if Southern Miss reaches\u00a0 College World Series; Gale Sayers and Brian Urlacher feuding? <\/strong><\/p>\n Nothing can really shock us in a Brett Favre offseason anymore.<\/p>\n So, sure, it makes perfect sense that he says he\u2019ll return for one more NFL season if Southern Miss\u2019 baseball team reaches the College World Series. Good luck, Golden Eagles.<\/p>\n At 30-20, you better string together some wins in a hurry to reach the big dance.<\/p>\n You know the Bears are in a trying time when their legends are calling out their current players. Gale Sayers fired a shot at the Bears this week, criticizing Jay Cutler and Lovie Smith and, most of all, Brian Urlacher: \u201cI don\u2019t know how good he\u2019s going to be coming back. He\u2019s 33 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n Urlacher retaliated:\u00a0\u201cLet me ask you a question. How many championships did Gale Sayers win? How many playoff games did he win when he played? None. None. None.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Easy, children. Do you need to take a timeout or what?<\/p>\n Happy trails, Zach Thomas. The All-Pro linebacker signed a $1 ceremonial contract with the Miami Dolphins yesterday so he could retire with his original team after 12 seasons.<\/p>\n MLB news: Journeyman Brooks Conrad plays hero for Atlanta with walkoff grand slam<\/strong><\/p>\n We couldn\u2019t have scripted it better. The Atlanta Braves trailed 9-3 entering the bottom of the ninth inning against the Reds yesterday. After they pulled to within three, 30-year-old Brooks Conrad got the nod to pinch hit with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n He launched a walkoff grand slam off the glove of Laynce Nix to give Atlanta the 10-9 victory.<\/p>\n Dramatic stuff.<\/p>\n NBA news: Referee suspended for throwing ball at fan; Mark Cuban courting LeBron?<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s no Tim Donaghy, but Joe DeRosa (sounds like Crazy Joe Davola from\u00a0Seinfeld,<\/em> doesn\u2019t he?) made his own notorious headlines this week when he threw a ball at a fan at halftime during an Orlando Magic playoff game.<\/p>\n The fan, who happened to be the CEO of Wyndham, yelled at him from behind the scorer\u2019s table and he took exception, tossing a ball at him.<\/p>\n The throw was relatively gentle but a throw is a throw, so DeRosa has been suspended without pay as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n Throw another team — and a deep-pocketed owner — into the race for LeBron James.<\/p>\n Hotshot billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban openly expressed interest in LeBron yesterday. He said “anybody” would be interested in himand that the Mavs would explore a sign-and-trade. Is this even news? Is anyone not interested in LeBron?<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Friday May 21st, 2010. 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