My take: Maybe "win" isn't the right word. Right now, they could turn the Orioles' hunt for viable starters into a new reality show, though they might be stuck for a title because Survivor is already taken.
News item: The St. Louis Rams released wide receiver Torry Holt.
My take: Don't know whether the Ravens have enough cap room to make a run at him, but Holt probably still has enough left to help in the education of a certain quarterback.
News item: Terrell Owens, after agent Drew Rosenhaus insisted he had offers from several teams, signed with the Buffalo Bills.
My take: Don't really know what to make of this. Because the Bills will play a regular-season game in Toronto this year, maybe T.O. was just looking for an opportunity to make a spectacle of himself in two countries this year.
News item: Mark McGwire broke his long media silence, agreeing to an interview with The New York Times about working on hitting with major league players Matt Holliday, Bobby Crosby, Skip Schumaker and Chris Duncan in the offseason.
My take: Technically, that's talking about the past, but he was not sitting in front of a congressional committee at the time.
News item: The Oakland Athletics are stiff-arming city officials, who seem willing to build a new stadium in the vicinity of McAfee Coliseum.
My take: How's that for a classic case of role reversal? Apparently, the A's want to move someplace where they might be able to draw a crowd once in a while.
News item: The Bowl Championship Series extended its contract with the Rose, Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls through the 2013 seasons.
My take: I'm disappointed. I was kind of hoping Barack Obama would have the new playoff system in place a little sooner.
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