From the odds & ends zone: • Can't decide if I want to high-five Wright State soccer player Carl Ebers or kick Rowdy Raider. Seems Ebers landed a roundhouse on Rowdy's costumed beak following a loss to visiting Loyola last week. Rowdy's foul? The goofball held on to a wayward ball too long instead of heaving it back into play so WSU could quickly attack. Athletic Director Bob Grant issued a declaration of student-athlete appreciation. President David Hopkins was close to the blast, but missed it. Who among us hasn't wanted to deck an offending mascot? Or two? • The IOC will retest every blood sample from the 2008 Summer Olympics athletes. The suits have developed a new procedure that detects a new blood-boosting wonder potion. It's official: The drive to win gold...
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