Brandon

Yep, she drove as well as anyone today. She definitely proved that she belonged on that race track. Had it not been for running low on fuel, she might very well have proved that she belonged in victory lane.

Danica Patrick just passed Wheldon to move back in front.

No, she didn't pit. However, her earlier incident put her out of sequence with the rest of the field. It was close without the caution, but with it, she should make the finish and may be able to turn the fuel mixture up enough that she'll have the speed to overtake Wheldon for the lead with about 10 to go.

Guess who's leading with 25 laps to go.

I think that *may* have been the cause as well. Usually, that happens when someone gets on the gas too hard, but you could clearly hear that she was not hitting the throttle when it happened. It appears someone checked up and she got suprised by it. At any rate, she is still showing in 9th.

She's in 9th right now, still on the lead lap.

Indy 500 speedway owner Tony George had a big hand in destroying the popularity of open wheel racing in the US. The CART series always had a somewhat small, but loyal fanbase and was suprisingly successful as a 2nd tier racing series up until Tony George decided to split from it to create the IRL. CART lost its big name race, the Indy 500, and fell into disarray once its stars began to retire and the younger drivers began to move onto other series with more visibility. Many of the old CART fans such as myself hate the IRL series for what it has done to US open wheel racing, and that's a big part of the reason the IRL has never even managed to achieve the success that CART was having a decade ago. The fact that the IRL is nothing more than a Nascar ripoff doesn't help, either. I liked the old road race circuits.

Someone should tell Robby Gordon that his fellow Nascar driver Mark Martin (my apologies to Mark; its an insult to mention him in the same sentence with Robby Gordon) weighs about 130lbs. Why isn't Robby complaining about that? Hmm, could someone be afraid of getting beat by a girl?

The formula is supposedly based upon production, salary, and any awards such as being named to the Pro Bowl.

That's pretty close to what I'd read as well ($299 for the standard, $399 for the enhanced). I've also read that Nintendo will target theirs for around $200, while the PS3 will have two versions, one at $400, another at around $700. As for backwards compatibility, there is some conflicting information, but I tend to believe the Xbox 360 will be. Is $400 too much? I don't think it is. A top of the line PC graphics card will run you that much. Given that these new consoles appear to be a major leap up the technological food chain from the last generation, I wouldn't complain too much about the price. You'll only have to pay it once. The games are another story entirely. If the games are $70-80 each, then I think its a problem.

I would not have accepted a 5th for Henry, either, for one reason. Even if he walks, the Bills will recieve a compensatory pick in the 2007 draft based upon the contract he signs and his performance during the 2006 season. There's a very good chance that this pick will at least match the 5th that they were offered and its not unthinkable that it could be as high as a late 3rd if Henry were to have a big year in 2006.

Go to the doctor. I had a very similar injury in high school (I also had swelling around the ankle joint and bruising over most of the top of my foot) and decided to see if it would get better on its own. It did after a month or two...to a point. However, it never fully healed, and even now, 10 years later, it still hurts a bit when I move it in certain ways and I don't have quite full range of motion in it, though thankfully, I can walk (and run) normally on it, though it is occasionally painful. So my advice is to play it safe and just go to the doctor and pay the bill.

The only way Doug Flutie will ever get into the NFL Hall of Fame is if he pays the fee for admission as a fan.

I think you're right. Mularkey has never really had a good recieving TE on any of his teams in Pittsburgh or Buffalo. He may be willing to utilize the TE in the passing game if he's got a dangerous reciever at the position. There's also the injury consideration. The top two TEs on the team are both coming off major injuries, and though both are expected to recover, there are no guarantees. Considering those injuries, its that much harder to pass up a guy in R3 of a weak draft who has a much higher potential ceiling than the players already on the roster.

He ran a 4.70 and a 4.72 at his pro day workouts.

6'0" 223lbs

If Wilkerson and Munoz are such good prospects, why are they still sitting there on the board in R7?

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/gates_lionel

Well, there's the 2005 draft class. WR Roscoe Parrish TE Kevin Everett OC Raymond Preston CB Eric King OG Justin Geisinger RB Lionel Gates

RB Lionel Gates, Louisville

Sounds good to me. We'll know in about 10 minutes.

If a post-draft trade occurs, I think they'll probably get a pick next year instead of player-for-player.

I think Everett and Geisinger are both excellent picks and both could be future starters. Everett, in particular, has the potential to be a very good NFL TE, not bad for 3rd round pick in a bad draft. I also think the Parrish pick is a good one. He gives the Bills one more dangerous kick returner and he'll also be a nightmare for the opposing third CB to cover. Preston may turn out to be a good pick if the Bills know something that the scouting agencies don't (and they probably do; for a 'slow' player, his agility times at the combine were pretty good). I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt since they brought him in for a pre-draft workout. The Eric King pick is the only one I'm really not too high on. It sounds like he's a good college player without a ton of ability and who lacks size.

I'd rather take a RB or K here. I think a guy like Kay Jay Harris would be a great pick and would help McGahee wear defenses down for the fourth quarter. T.A. McClendon might be a good pick at RB as well. Not only is he a powerful runner, he's also an excellent reciever. Problem is, he may not have much speed.

I don't know if you guys have noticed this, but the Bills have taken right at 2 minutes so far with each selection today. I think they know exactly who they want with these picks.