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Roast more about respect than revengeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:55PMGUNTERSVILLE — Sen. Hinton Mitchem didn’t get roasted Saturday night. More like respectfully broiled. But the guest speakers did tell some entertaining stories about the ol’ Georgia boy turned Alabama statesman who held the two most powerful posts in the Senate.

Chris Tucker Owes the IRS $11 MillionThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:44PMAccording to E! Online, Comedian Chris Tucker owes more than $11 million in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Can you say "Rush Hour 4?" What about "5," "6" and "7."

New Orleans Saints did not plan on re-signing defensive end Bobby McCrayThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:26PMSaints General Manager Mickey Loomis said Thursday the odd off-season circumstances that saw defensive end Bobby McCray cut and then re-signed was not planned. Although he spoke in rather opaque terms about what transpired, Loomis indicated the roster shuffle was...

Marblehead Softball Magicians still in the hunt for firstThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:02PMThe Magicians now stand at 7-0-1 good for third place in the 39-team Middlesex Division. There are six games remaining on the schedule. They hosted Swampscott July 28 after press deadline, before heading to Malden to face the undefeated Malden Hurricanes in a contest that could determine first place.

Ware, Willis right behind Lewis as NFL top LBTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:38PMSporting News solicited the help of one NFL team's assistant director of player personnel to rank and analyze the top 20 linebackers going into the 2010 season. A look at the scout's rankings.

Vikings, Everson Griffen come to agreementTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:37PMThe Vikings have had a harder time than most getting late round draft picks to sign, but they knocked out an agreement on Tuesday evening.Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports that USC product Everson Griffen agreed to terms with Minnesota.  The...

5 burning questions entering NFL seasonTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:36PMWith NFL training camps getting into full swing this week, we look at five burning questions.

Updated draft pick signingsTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:01PMMy understanding is that we're down to seven unsigned draft choices here in the NFC North. Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen is the latest to agree to terms. Here are the players who still haven't agreed or signed as of Tuesday evening: Detroit Lions Round 1(a) defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh Round 1(b) running back Jahvid Best Green Bay Packers Round 1 offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga ...

Investor behind US Grand Prix event in AustinTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:44PMAUSTIN — Former San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs is a key investor backing the new U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race to be run in Austin beginning in 2012.