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1. Tiger Woods and new bride Elin Nordegren were briefly detained aboard their yacht Privacy on Thursday, and then were turned away from port in San Juan, Puerto Rico, because they had failed to notify authorities of their arrival. New security provisions require many boats to submit an arrival notice at least four days before entering a U.S. port, which includes Puerto Rico. The yacht originally aroused suspicion by blasting Cat Stevens' Wild World.

2. Fox is reportedly upset that Yankees catcher Jorge Posada allegedly stepped on and buried the network's Diamond Cams in front of home plate during Game 1 of the ALCS. Curiously, nobody raised the larger issue of the Yankees stomping on the hearts of Red Sox fans yet again.

3. The NBA will experiment in its developmental league with a rule to outlaw 3-point shots until the final five minutes of regulation and overtime. The hope is that the change might increase the emphasis on ball movement and the mid-range jumper. But representatives for Kobe Bryant immediately accused Phil Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal of pushing for the rule change to hold his scoring down.

4. The NASCAR-related quote of the week comes from FedEx senior vice president of global marketing Laurie Tucker. The company announced on Wednesday that it will serve as the primary sponsor for a third Joe Gibbs Racing entry in next year's Nextel Cup series. Said Tucker of the company's decision to enter NASCAR team sponsorship: "We had a constant roar from our employee base and our customers about, 'Why isn't FedEx out there every week? We need to see FedEx on that track.' " Well, it's no wonder they made the call. Anyone who's ever lived or worked near an airport can tell you how hard it is to function amid a constant roar.

5. Tough fans: Liberia national team coach Kadalah Kromah quit after hooligans ransacked his house following this week's 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Senegal. It seems that Kromah's house was destroyed by one of many mobs that attacked cars, shops, and homes. That's even worse than what happened to Coach Nickerson in All The Right Moves. Where's Lea Thompson to make peace when we really need her?

6. Interesting story from Pat Forde of ESPN.com. Blake Buisson, a 20-year-old Californian, has transferred from Cal to LSU for this semester purely for the experience of being an LSU football fan. Though Buisson is from California, his dad was born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from LSU. Buisson was raised a Tigers fan, and even made a pilgrimage to watch LSU win the Sugar Bowl and the BCS title in January. That stoked his appetite for LSU football, and now he's a fulltime fan (and student). Though Cal actually is ranked higher than LSU this season, Buisson has no regrets. "At Cal, you could have a home football game and half the people on campus wouldn't know who we're playing, or if we even have a game," Buisson said. "At LSU, the girls are tailgating at 10 a.m." And LSU typically plays night games, mind you. The 10 Spot lauds Buisson's move. Our three seasons of covering LSU for a paper in Lafayette, La., got the fever in our veins as well. That's why I typically watch LSU games with New York-area Tigers fans at Blondie's, a bar on New York's Upper East Side, for the great atmosphere. Good for you, Blake. Geaux Tigers.

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7. Here's the latest piece of evidence to buttress the 10 Spot's campaign that sports owners should rarely be taken seriously when they cry poverty. New Bobcats owner Bob Johnson told the Charlotte Business Journal this about the $300 million he paid for the team: "I was never under the impression that the $300 million, plus or minus, could make as much money as if I put it into stocks and bonds or other types of investments." Exactly. Rich people don't buy teams because they think it's a great way to make money. Primarily, it's a vanity project. And there's nothing wrong with that; rich folks have every right to buy expensive toys. It's just that it's hard to take them seriously if they later cry about losing money. If it's that big a burden, sell the team. There will always be another rich guy willing to buy it.

8. Bad news for Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's reality show The Benefactor. The show has been downsized by ABC to six episodes from a planned eight. That might have something to do with the fact that the show ranks 81st in the season-to-date Nielsen rankings, last among ABC shows. Perhaps Cuban could salvage things by putting Shawn Bradley on the show, seeing how fellow Mormon Ken Jennings is tearing up the ratings on Jeopardy!.

9. Lock of the Week: Our record slipped to 3-2 last weekend, though that hardly seems fair. We took the Saints over the Bucs in large part because former UT quarterback Chris Simms generally can't win during the weekend of the Red River Shootout with Oklahoma. Of course, Simms got injured early and Brian Griese actually won the game. (Though we like the story of how retired quarterback Jason Garrett got picked up by Tampa Bay this week. He broadcast last week's game for Fox and was waiting to go to the airport when Bucs players, en route to the team bus, starting talking to him about making a comeback.) This week we'll go with the Broncos giving 1½ points at Oakland. We thought Kerry Collins would shine with the Raiders, but that hasn't been the case. Until this week, of course.

10. Jeopardy! update: Thursday's episode answered the question as to what NHL players are doing during the lockout. Maple Leafs enforcer Tie Domi introduced the show with a promo, saying, "Watch Jeopardy!, or you're going to have to drop the gloves with me." Then Alex Trebek appeared on the ice next to Domi in a Maple Leafs jersey, dropping his gloves and saying, "You want a piece of me?" The show itself was not as dramatic. Ken Jennings avoided the hockey category in Single Jeopardy like the plague, and caused the 10 Spot, a native Long Islander, to groan when he didn't know which team Bryan Trottier led to four Stanley Cups from 1980-83. (Incredulously, Ken guessed the Rangers). That didn't slow Ken down much, as he hit on Final Jeopardy for a total of $29,900. (Category: Famous Americans. A: After his public comments were criticized by FDR, he resigned his Air Corps Reserve commission in April 1941. Q: Who is Charles Lindbergh?) That gives Ken a 57-day total of $1,936,300.

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