Enter the Warzone, a sparkler that never flames out.
Like how Alphonso Bigelow says he only went public about his $10 million donation to Fresno State at the university's insistence.
We'd have an easier time believing that if he hadn't arrived at his congratulatory news conference in a stretch Hummer.
This doesn't prove Bigelow lacks the ... um, financial wherewithal to make good on his pledge, but the other day we thought we saw him at Subway haggling over a $5 footlong.
Some folks say it would be pretty embarrassing for the university if Bigelow turns out to be a phony philanthropist. (Try saying that three times fast.) From what we've seen over the years, Fresno State doesn't easily blush.
Web headline: Manny Ramirez apologizes to fans and teammates before rejoining the Dodgers Actually, Manny smirked and grinned through the whole thing. At least his sunglasses were blue.
No one paid much attention to Ryan Sadowski while he was a member of the Fresno Grizzlies.
Throw 13 scoreless innings for the San Francisco Giants, and suddenly he's The Big Sadowski. Considering his 6-foot-4, 195-pound frame, maybe Slim Sadowski is a better fit.
Guys like Sadowski (and ex-Grizzly Matt Palmer) who experience surprising early success in the major leagues are pretty easy to root for.
Here's what Sadowski told us following a 1-0 loss to Tacoma where the only run came on a Prentice Redman blast that dented the top of the Chukchansi Park scoreboard: "When you give up a home run, you might as well not get cheated."
Crazy times in the NBA with star players changing teams more often than they change sneakers. Ron Artest to the Lakers -- didn't see that coming. Shaq teaming with Lebron. Richard Jefferson reinvigorating the Spurs. Too bad the Finals were such a bore.
Steve McNair, shot and killed Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., was quite an impressive physical specimen in person. Atlas would've been jealous of those shoulders.
Between the sparkling Mosqueda Bike Park and the dirt track facility at Woodward Park, Fresno is fast becoming California's BMX capital.
This is a positive trend. Kudos to the city for supporting an activity that gets kids off streets and away from computer screens while testing their limits.
For no particular reason: William Van Landingham.
We see Fresno State coming out in its season opener against UC Davis in a spread offense with Ebahn Feathers at the controls.
Sorry. Must've been daydreaming.
In case you missed it, Joey Chestnut devoured a record 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes Saturday to defend his world title.
To be frank, it was pretty disgusting.
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