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Is the Gilbert Arenas era finally over in D.C. for real? That\u2019s the first of several questions on our mind today.<\/p>\n
NBA news: Arenas could be out in Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n It can\u2019t be considered a massive surprise that the Washington Wizards want to give Gilbert Arenas one final nudge out the door. After all, he\u2019s played 34 of a possible 164 games since signing his $111-million contract and was just released from a halfway house after serving 30 days for a gun conviction.<\/p>\n But what is fascinating is the deeper reasoning behind Washington\u2019s imminent decision.<\/p>\n The Wizz don\u2019t want Agent Zero anywhere near John Wall.<\/p>\n That\u2019s right \u2013 allegedly, they\u2019ve already decided on drafting Wall out of Kentucky with the first overall pick in next month\u2019s draft and don\u2019t want Arenas around as a negative influence. Sounds like smart management to me.<\/p>\n MLB news: Strasburg first runs in AAA \u2013 MLB debut next week?\u00a0A League of Their Own <\/em>star dies<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephen Strasburg finally proved himself to be remotely human when he allowed his first two runs at AAA with the Syracuse Chiefs. Between Syracuse and AA-Harrisburg, he has a 0.99 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 45.1 innings.<\/p>\n Yep, he\u2019s ready for the bigs. The Washington Nationals may agree, as he was yanked from last night\u2019s game after just 52 pitches. Rumor has it he\u2019ll debut on June 4 against the Cincinnati Reds. Mad respect to\u00a0A League of Their Own<\/em> for parading a still-hot-back-then Geena Davis around in a skirt and getting her all dirty. But today is sad day because the character Davis played, Dottie Kamenshek, died of natural causes in California yesterday.<\/p>\n She was 84 years old. Her .292 lifetime batting average was likened to the MLB equivalent of hitting .400 and Wally Pipp of the Yankees once described her as \u201cthe fanciest-fielding first baseman I\u2019ve ever seen, man or woman.\u201d Cool.<\/p>\n NHL news: Three teams, three straight Stanley Cup finals for Marian Hossa; Flyers peeved over Sandgate<\/strong><\/p>\n Can third time be a charm or is Marian Hossa becoming the Buffalo Bills (Buffalo Bill?) of hockey? He\u2019s played for three teams in three years and is about to start his third straight Stanley Cup final. Will he finally get a ring?<\/p>\n Forgive me for being slow to report the \u201cSandgate\u201d scandal in the now-finished Canadiens\/Flyers series, but it\u2019s worth mentioning. During Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final, several Flyer players noticed sand in the hallway around their dressing room. They also noticed that their skates were getting very dull very quickly.<\/p>\n Kimmo Timonen reported that he never has his skates sharpened during games but that he had them done three times in Game 4. Mike Richards had his sharpened five times.<\/p>\n NFL news: Shaun Rogers suspension looming?<\/strong><\/p>\n Shaun \u201cBig Baby\u201d Rogers (Another guy named Big Baby? Glen Davis and Marcus Jones weren\u2019t enough?) could be suspended based on his arrest at Cleveland\u2019s airport this offseason for possessing a loaded handgun.<\/p>\n Mike Holmgren will discuss the issue with Roger \u201cIron Fist\u201d Goodell this week at the league meetings in Dallas.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Tuesday May 25th, 2010. 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