55-12, 58-3, 40-0, 72-18...
Rugby World Cup scores or Notre Dame's next four weeks?

Barry Bonds won't be back with the Giants next year.
This will be like the Dotcom crash for Bay Area custom hat makers.

SEGA Delays Launch of Online Virtual City-State

TOKYO, Japan - Sega said Friday it was delaying the launch of an online virtual city-state for Dreamcast where users will be able to socialize, shop and even go to the movies with a member of the opposite sex.
Sega had planned to launch Fourth Place this year but Dreamcast owners will now have to wait until early 2008, the head of Sega Corporation, Kazooie Suzuki, revealed at the Tokyo Game Show.
The delay is another setback to Sega, whose Dreamcast faces fierce competition from Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's XBox 360, Nintendo's Wii, cel phones, Viewmaster and kaleidoscopes.
The free service is envisioned as a cross between MySpace and Second Life, and will allow users to set up an apartment for life-like virtual characters, or avatars, which can invite friends over, share pictures and videos, and reminisce about the Saturn.
"We came up with the name Fourth Place after home, work and Starbucks," explained Suzuki. "This will be the special Fourth Place where people will spend their free time, and money."
Although the popularity of Dreamcast has waned in recent years, it continues to appeal to a core fanbase with titles targeting niche gamers, such as the upcoming CFL2K8.

The 82-year old boxing ring at Madison Square Garden was officially retired and donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
In other Garden news, the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum is being sent footage of Eddy Curry playing shutdown defense.

Excerpt from an actual resume cover letter received by a rocket scientist friend of mine:

"This summer, Barry Bonds thrilled the nation with his pursuit of the home run record. I hope to bring the same kind of focus and determination to NASA."

It's finally been revealed what memorabilia O.J. was trying to recover:
a glove, a knife, and a pair of Bruno Maglio shoes.

JaMarcus Russell finally signing with the Raiders means Josh McCown's job status is about to get more precarious than Larry Craig's.

Michigan's plunge from #5 to unranked is the biggest
one-poll drop since Britney Spears in Maxim's Hot 100.

Four football coaches at a South Carolina high school were
suspended for the season after they were caught drinking
on the field.
Watch for their saga on the upcoming TV series Friday
Night Coors Lights.