5. marcus stroud - at 6 foot, 6 inches and 306 pounds, marcus stroud set the record for largest man to get swept under the rug. he's about to get suspended for violating the league's steroid policy/no steroid policy, yet because he's a large, large football player this story is being largely, largely ignored. it isn't even on either of the nfl front pages of cnnsi or espn. apparently, steve mcnair starting and subsequent horrible play is more important.
4. todd jones - as joel zumaya was trying to save some of his father's things from the southern california wildfires, a heavy box fell on him and severely injured his shoulder. now zumaya's out for at least half of the 2008 season which means todd jones will likely be re-signed as the closer. it also means todd jones' plan of strategically placing heavy boxes throughout joel zumaya's dad's house worked perfectly.
3. kevin durant - in what appears to be the last home opener in seattle, kevin durant gave sonics fans their first glimpse of what he's going to blossom into elsewhere. regardless, the sonics appeared to have beaten the suns 82-79 before the suns miraculously forced a fourth quarter. the suns eventually won, but durant led all scorers with 27 points which i figure is more important than the suns leading all teams with 106 points.
2. the reid brothers - yesterday andy reid's two insane sons managed to deflect the blame for their legal troubles, which includes crashing a car while on heroin and pulling a gun on another motorist, onto their parents. according to espn, a judge "likened the coach's home to 'a drug emporium' and questioned whether his adult sons should live there." does the judge think the "drug emporium" is going to continue even after these two misfits move out? well congrats britt and garrett, your dad must be proud. or embarrassed. what do i know, i'm not a father. but if i was, my kids wouldn't be such damn misfits.
1. tracy mcgrady - with yao plagued with foul trouble and the other rockets plagued with general ineffeciveness, mcgrady scored 47 points in the rockets first game against utah since their crushing first round loss last year. after the game, yao told reporters that the game felt like it was "game 8 for us". someone needs to explain to yao how the playoffs work.
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