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Kansas City dropped to 0-3 after being upset by Houston at home, 24-21. After the game, Dick Vermeil was sobbing in Larry Johnson's diaper.

Earlier in the week, Vermeil said if Priest Holmes was unavailable, Johnson would have to "take off his diaper" and play. This raises an interesting question of comedy etiquette: Should a 67-year-old man be making any jokes using the word "diaper?"

Wheaties now featuring a special cover with Pedro Martinez

Pedro was supposed to be on the box for a week, but Terry Francona convinced General Mills to leave him out a little longer.

I don't understand this, but an angry Curt Schilling just called three sports radio stations in Boston and told them he had already hugged three boxes.

It ain't the Heat for Jordan

Michael denied rumors he was coming out of retirement to play for Miami. Good move. At his age, Michael should be doing the responsible thing ... and going all-in on The River.

Shaquille O'Neal allegedly told his Heat teammates he didn't want to play with MJ. Sorry, I won't believe that until he raps it.

CBS fined $550,000 for Super Bowl halftime malfunction

The fine was originally $1 million, but Janet Jackson got her brother to treat a bunch of FCC guys to unlimited rides at Neverland.

Here's how the fines break down: Twenty CBS stations pay $27,000 each, and Dan Rather hands over a forged check to cover the rest.

Sad end for the European Ryder Cup team

Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington were arrested by customs officials at Heathrow trying to smuggle NHL players in their bags.

According to a recent phone survey among Canadians about the NHL labor dispute, 27 percent said the players' union should compromise, 21 percent said the owners, and the other 52 percent blamed the whole mess on Alan Thicke.

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