"The one thing that I wanted to make sure that was explained when people started getting pieces of this is no steroids" San Diego Padres center fielder Mike Cameron has been suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant, the league announced Wednesday. via 99.9 KRKT

  "It demonstrates that they're not a model of intelligent management. There were many checkpoints along the way where more decisive action would have eliminated this issue." Even with the NBA season under way, commissioner David Stern hasn't forgotten the New York Knicks' embarrassing offseason. via North County Times

  "So there's nobody doing it better than they are." The Indianapolis Colts have won a franchise-record 12 straight home games and are off to the third-best start of any defending Super Bowl champion. via Edmonton Sun

  "We were all thinking it was looking like overtime" Valtteri Filppula gave the Detroit Red Wings a rare win in Edmonton and kept the Oilers from salvaging a point from overtime. via ESPN.com - NHL

  "It's just a decision we've come to. This is all personal. There's a lot of belief I've been dealt an injustice here. That couldn't be further from the truth. My plans? To play with my grandkids." Grady Little resigned as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, paving the way for Joe Torre to take the job.Little said it was a move he considered for some time, and he told general manager Ned Colletti of his decision Tuesday. First, Little called it 'a mutual resignation.' Later, he said it was his choice to leave with a year remaining on his contract.'I've got my own personal reasons,' Little said on a conference call.When asked if reports that the Dodgers were speaking with Torre influenced his decision, Little replied firmly: 'No.' Read more

  "And no matter how many times you attain that goal, you want to do it again." San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan reacts against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio in this June 7, 2007 file photo. via The Examiner

  "Don was extremely disappointed to learn today that he wasn't the organization's choice to fill the managerial vacancy" Joe Girardi has yet to manage a game for the New York Yankees and already he has one loss. via Boston.com

  "But I'm sure there's a lot of people that aren't very happy about it. Other baseball people, the commissioner's office, the Red Sox." Major League Baseball had this message for Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras: Shame on you. via Courier News

  New Chinese women's team coach Elisabeth Loisel said she is aiming for a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after her appointment was sealed yesterday.

  "George Washington sustained an open fracture of the right front fetlock joint, and both sesamoids were broken" On paper, it was the most talented field ever assembled for North America's most lucrative race, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.On Monmouth Park's sloppy strip, they deviated from the script for the dream run.Curlin ran a monster race when he won Saturday's 24th running of the Classic, and the thoroughbred sport's worst nightmare became reality when Irish colt George Washington lost his life after breaking down with less than an eighth-mile remaining in the 1 1/4 -mile race. Read more