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Carl Edwards was pulled off the Atlanta Motor Speedway track Sunday by NASCAR after intentionally hitting Brad Keselowski and sending Keselowski's car airborne.
This is what separates racing from other sports. In baseball, a similar move only leaves a slight bruise on Prince Fielder's rear bumper.
A deal with a lot of bite
The Philadelphia Eagles will apparently exercise the $1.5 million roster bonus for Michael Vick in order to keep him on the roster for next season. The bonus is part of Vick's $5.25 million salary.
That's not a bad paycheck for a guy whose only requirements are to relieve Donovan McNabb in blowouts and live at least 1,000 feet away from any kennels.
Looking for QB protection
Several NFL teams have made some big offseason free agent deals, and there are a number of potential deals in the works. For example, the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking into signing a veteran nightclub bouncer who can protect Ben Roethlisberger from himself.
Just stoppin' by to chat
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress visited erstwhile starting quarterback Brett Favre at Favre's home in Hattiesburg, Miss., last week. Childress said he told Favre he was just there to “see how you're doing” and not to ask whether Favre would return or retire.
The fact Childress was clutching a photo of Sage Rosenfels and crying was purely coincidental.
A little light reading
Football players at Texas A&M-Commerce took 2,000 copies of the campus' newspaper last week because of an article about teammates getting arrested on drug charges. Football coach Guy Morriss said he told police officers he was “proud of his players for doing that.”
I should probably clarify. Morriss was proud of his players for stealing, not for the drug charges.
A one-time cab fare
University of Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn pleaded guilty last week to disorderly conduct for allegedly punching a taxi driver who honked at him last year.
Clayborn was fined $100 and an assault charge was dropped.
The court stopped short of ordering him to put a bumper sticker on his car that says, “Honk if I seem irrational.”
Gotta love teen drivers
Sage Karam, a 15-year-old from Nazareth, Pa., has been hired by Michael Andretti to drive for Andretti Autosports' team in the “Road to Indy” development program. Karam hopes to continue his rapid development, move into the IndyCar Series and, eventually, get a driver's license.
