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Monday musings

November 13, 2006

The Detroit Tigers traded three pitching prospects to the New York Yankees last week for disgruntled power hitter Gary Sheffield.

The Tigers then traded another minor-leaguer to get a muzzle for Sheffield.

Several tennis players at this weekend's WTA Championships reportedly were upset that models were used as ball retrievers.

Event officials counter that it's the only way they can get Anna Kournikova on the court for the finals of a tournament.

Three different Johnsons — Jeremi, Rudi and Chad — scored the Cincinnati Bengals' first three touchdowns Sunday.

It was the first time three players with the same name scored in one game since Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck.

Two-time major champion John Daly filed for divorce last month with his fourth wife.

Tabloids are already predicting how long it will take for Daly and fellow recent single Britney Spears to become Hollywood's new power couple.

Rasheed Wallace has been called for a league-leading four technical fouls in the Detroit Pistons' first seven games, part of a league-wide crackdown on in-game complaints by players.

NBA commissioner David Stern said if Wallace doesn't stop complaining to the referees soon, the league will have no choice but to send him to his room and put him in timeout.

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