Doomed

Just so you all know...the football power rankings are taking me a little longer than expected. It's going to be quite a lengthy entry, but as it stands now, hopefully I'll have them out tomorrow sometime. Hey, I've got a real job ya know, this isn't just magically done. Anyway, quick multi-sport thoughts and things:

• Mike Brown just can't catch a break. Finally starts Daniel Gibson, and "Boobie" repaid all of us with a 1-10 (0-5 from beyond the arc) 2 point, 1 assist performance.
• My guess? Spurs close it out tonight in Cleveland by 10. Get out your brooms!
• That golf thing called the U.S. Open starts today. Don't worry, Tiger Woods is there.
• This will scare Knicks fans... Isiah Thomas working the phones hard to make a deal
• Jacksonville Jaguars are looking into Daunte Culpepper, Jack Del Rio reportedly loves statuesque quarterbacks with cannons for arms. Maybe he should bring Drew Bledsoe out of retirement.
• Vilma: Dog fights equal horse races He's no Clinton Portis, but...
• Head coaches Mike Nolan (49ers) and Jack Del Rio (Jaguars) have been allowed by Roger Goodell to wear Reebok suits in all eight of their respective home games.
• Apparently Bud Selig is ready to suspend Jason Giambi unless he starts cooperating with George Mitchell. Can we suspend Bud Selig for allowing the steroid issue to come this far? Seriously...
• Yankees win their eighth game in a row...and considering they're about eight back with about 100 games to be played...well, don't count your chickens, Red Sox nation.
• DAVID STERN ON BILL SIMMONS PODCAST! DAVID STERN ON BILL SIMMONS PODCAST! Check it out over at http://www.espn.com/ because if you don't know, you better ask somebody...

And since this was posted earlier, the Spurs won the championship (83-82, sweeeeeeep). Finally we can put to rest this disappointing season and move onwards to the draft, free agency, and hopefully some clever trades.

Oh, the Yankees won their ninth straight and Josh Beckett and the Red Sox lost, putting the Bombers only seven and a half back, you've got to love it.

On a side note: I am not in any way a Yankees fan, nor do I hate them as much as the rest of America. I rooted for the Red Sox's comeback that fateful post-season and have regretted it ever since. They're more annoying than the Yankees at this point, thus my rooting for their collapse. I digress...

The power rankings will be here within the next two days...