• Former Spartan hockey great Jim Slater, now with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, scored his first
We're still waiting for Agim Shabaj to score his first NFL touchdown.
• The Sacramento Kings are in a bit of hot water after last week's game against the Detroit Pistons, in which they showed images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars and trashy streets on their overhead screens during Detroit's pregame introductions.
• If the Pistons are looking for a little revenge, here's a suggestion. The next time the Kings are in town, put a giant number zero on the big screen — for the number of playoff series Sacramento won last season.
• Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were arrested at a Tampa, Fla., nightclub last week after allegedly having sex with each other in a bathroom stall.
In a related story, millions of college-age males nationwide are revising the No. 1 item on their "Things I Wish Would Happen" lists.
• The MSU men's and women's basketball teams both turned in disappointing efforts in their final preseason games over the weekend.
Haven't these teams learned anything from MSU football? You're not supposed to fall apart until the end of the season.
• Here's how you know it's gotten bad for the Spartans' football team: Drew Stanton has thrown fewer touchdowns in the last two weeks than Joey Harrington. Yeah, it's OK to cry now.
