ESPN.com Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bill Simmons tackles an entire mailbag of basketball letters ... except the real letters were so bad he had to make up his own. Story

Replacing a legend isn't easy, but Aaron Rodgers says he's prepared to handle the scrutiny and pressure he'll face as the Packers' starting quarterback, writes Pat Yasinskas.

Carl Edwards' first stint atop the Sprint Cup Series points standings was short-lived.

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Dallas Mavericks' forward Dirk Nowitzki was suspended one game by the NBA for his flagrant foul on Utah's Andrei Kirilenko during Monday night's game in Salt Lake City.

Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball -- which owner Marc Ecko said he would brand with an asterisk and send to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- could be on display in Cooperstown by Opening Day.

Robby Gordon had the commission rescind NASCAR's fine of 100 driver and 100 owner points for having an unapproved nose cover on his Dodge Charger following an eighth-place finish at Daytona.

Mets outfielder Moises Alou will have hernia surgery and miss the start of the season.

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The Cleveland Browns moved quickly to acquire former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers after a trade with the Bengals was nixed, but the team moved just as fast in securing him to a long-term deal.

Former NBA star Kevin Johnson is jumping into the Sacramento mayor's race.

A streaker ran into more trouble than expected during a cricket match Tuesday in Brisbane, Australia. As Robert Murray David Ogilvie dashed across the pitch, eluding security guards and police, he got a tad too close to Australia's Andrew Symonds.

John Wooden's medication was adjusted for an irregular heartbeat.

Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless was suspended indefinitely Wednesday for an unspecified violation of team rules, the sixth player suspended in the offseason.

The Ivy League and Harvard will review whether recruiting violations were made by the Crimson men's basketball program.

While the team's spending spree might have the Jets' fan base energized, some of the team's veteran holdovers reportedly are wondering when the Jets will show them their money.

Randy Moss' return to the New England Patriots was no sure thing, but Tim DiPiero, Moss' agent, said in The Boston Globe there were "certain intangibles" that pushed matters in the Patriots' favor.

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