Believe in the Young LBs

This article in USA Today asserts what we should all already expect -- that the LB corp will be okay, and besides, it's not like the young guys are replacing a group of All-Pros. Last I checked the unit wasn't so great last year even if you account for some strong play by Earl Holmes down the stretch. We can do better with the young guys, and odds are good that at least one of them emerges as a real stud.

In other news.... still no news on the Celtic match at CBS. This has gotten very, very annoying. How can ChampionsWorld call itself a "promoter" when it lets a huge event linger with such uncertainty? Their website has been useless too, as it still lists AC Milan and touts the availability of tickets. Somebody get them a copy of FrontPage. Heck, I've even emailed the PD's Roger Brown looking for the scoop on this and will be anxiously awaiting his next column....

Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th. It was a wonderful weekend in Cleveland. A little hot and humid, sure, but you can't beat a home series at the Jake and the still awesome Grand Prix on the lakefront. By the way, cheers for holding the race at night too.

There are rumours that the owner of Formula 1 may purchase CART -- this is something Clevelanders should definitely root for as it would provide a much needed influx of cash and hype to the racing series, and keep the Grand Prix the big event that it is. If you follow auto racing you already know that the Cleveland race is a unique type of race that is held on one of the most prime weekends of the summer. Now with the night racing and a possible series sale, there's reason to believe the race will grow. That would be quite a reversal of fortune from a few years ago.