British gaming houses voided all bets placed on a Polish tennis match between 4th-ranked Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and 87th-ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina due to “suspicious betting patterns.” Davydenko retired with a “foot injury” against the much lower ranked opponent. Apparently he twisted his ankle on .357 Magnum. Wow, how bored are Britons that they’re betting on preliminary matches of a tennis tournament in someplace called Sopot, Poland? What happened, did the All-England Cheese Wheel Rolling Competition get postponed due to moldy conditions? Cricket match called due to old age? And excuse me - what Mob fixes tennis matches, for godsake? I think it’s the Palm Beach Mafia, which if I’m not mistaken is headed up by Don Maserati.

Mike Ditka said he’ll pass up this year’s Football Hall of Fame ceremonies and all future ones until the league and the Players Union gets their act together on players with disabilities. Kudos for calling the Mike Webster Payback option, coach. There are guys out there fighting disease, disability, poverty, you name it, and in order to get their bennies they’ve got to fill out more forms than a 16-year-old with a juvey record trying to get his own auto insurance. We’ve all had to take the long empty walk to the mailbox waiting for a check, now imagine doing it with a walker you had to borrow from your great aunt because your money’s coming via turtle shell pouch, if it’s coming at all. And oh yeah, did I mention, you’re only 43 years old? More Famers should join Ditka on this one.