Purdue players drafted

Purdue had four players taken in the NFL draft this weekend.

Bernard Pollard - 2nd rd - Chiefs
Ray Edwards - 4th rd - Vikings
Rob Ninkovich - 5th rd - Saints
Charles Davis - 5th rd - Steelers

I wonder if Brandon Kirsch is regretting leaving school one year early to enter the draft?

Bears draft picks

The Bears decided to try and upgrade their 2nd ranked defense instead of adding players to their 29th ranked offense.

Rd. 2/10 (42 overall): Danieal Manning, S, Abilene Christian
Rd. 2/25 (57): Devin Hester, CB, Miami (Fla.)
Rd. 3/9 (73): Dusty Dvoracek, DT, Oklahoma

That's right the Bears picked a guy who is named Danieal (pronounced Danielle). Dusty Dvoracek was kicked off the Oklahoma football team in 2004 after severely beating a friend and sending him to the hospital. He was allowed to come back in 2005. The Bears are confident his issues surrounding alcohol are behind him and were impressed at his speed and aggressiveness on the inside. I really hope this isn't really Dusty's webpage. Be sure to check out his resume.

Church Softball

The church team's first game is Monday at 6:00. The meters are up on the right side so everyone can track our prodigious power.

I thought I had a bad temper

I never did this, but now I wish I would've. Consider yourself warned church league umpires.

Zambrano is loco

Check out what Z did last night after striking out.

Just when I thought 24 couldn't get any better...

They go and bring in Rocket Romano from ER. If you're wondering, he does have both arms now.

Bears sign CB to offer sheet

The Bears signed Carolina's Ricky Manning Jr to an offer sheet today. The Panthers are not expected to match the offer within their 7-day window. If the Bears get Manning, they will have to give up a third round draft pick to the Panthers. Manning has 13 interceptions in his 3-year career.

D-Lee headed to the DL

Derrek Lee suffered two broken bones in his right wrist during Wednesday's collision with Rafael Furcal and is expected to be in a cast for up to six weeks.

Lee could miss the next two-three months with the injury, which came on a freak play during the seventh inning of Wednesday's 5-4 win in Los Angeles.

As Adam would say, "John Mayberry is going to play in D-Lee's spot." For you non Cubs fans, it's John Mabry.

Cubs win but lose two key players

The Cubs defeated the Dodgers last night but lost Derrek Lee and Scott Eyre in the process. Lee suffered a sprained right wrist. X-rays taken at the ballpark were inconclusive and Lee will return to Chicago to be examined Thursday. Eyre has a right knee contusion and his availability will be evaluated day to day. Both players were injured on the same play. Rafael Furcal layed down a bunt and collided with D-Lee while he was fielding the throw from Eyre. Lee immediately went down clutching his right arm. Eyre injured himself when he fell down while throwing the ball to Lee.

Homeowner

Looks like Angie and I have purchased our first house. The current owners accepted our offer today. We meet with the loan guy on Friday.

Cubs ink D-Lee

Looks like the Cubs have signed Derrek Lee to a 5-year contract extension worth $65M. My fast math tells me that he'll be taking home $13M each year.

A tip for homeowners

If you have a fireplace, it is a good idea to have your chimney cleaned out once a year. I recently found out just how combustible creosote can be. Check out this site for some chimney fire facts.

Get out the brooms

The Cubs completed a sweep of the Cards last night, 8-4. Michael Barrett's 8th inning grand slam propelled the Cubs to the victory. The Cubs are now 4-1 and face the Reds tomorrow at Wrigley.

Three more seasons of Jack

According to this, Jack Bauer has signed on for three more seasons of 24. Long live Jack!