We laughed, we cried

We laughed. We cried. OK, we just laughed at all these bizarre sports happenings of 2006, writes Patrick Hruby.

Stars, cars and nacho cheese

Page 2 sends Sam Alipour to the "Talladega Nights" premiere, where NASCAR meets Hollywood.

Daily Quickie: Crazy eight

Dan Shanoff on the NBA Playoffs, LeBron, Richard Seymour, Pedro Martinez, JJ Redick, NASCAR Cat Fight and more.

Off with the helmets!

Fights are going to happen in sports. But helmet-to-helmet fighting is about as stupid as it gets, says Patrick Hruby.

And down the stretch they come

We're about to witness maybe the greatest "horse" race ever, says Scoop Jackson. And it's baseball season.

You hate going to work? You think you want to work in sports? Not if you have one of these jobs.