Quote of the Day
"I don’t know what the hell is going on. It seems to change from hour to hour. You hear from one person that a merger is done and the next person tells you it’s not."
-- Champ Car driver Paul Tracy, on the possible unificationof IRL and Champ Car(TORONTO SUN, 2/21).
Top Stories
Family Feud
The relationship between the NFL and NFLPA is about to face its toughest test in quite some time, as the union is throwing around sports’ dreaded C-word -- collusion. The players are expected to fire the first salvo today, asking Special Master Stephen Burbank to overturn the NFL’s decision to lower teams’ debt cap, a move that could be used to decrease the available cash for player salaries. The NFLPA initiates the proceeding after charging that the league violated anti-collusion and anti-circumvention provisions of the CBA. The collusion charge is the first in the 15 years the current CBA has been in place. Meanwhile, union officials broach the subject of a lockout in 2011 during a meeting with several agents before the start of the scouting combine in Indy.
Failed Launch
Roger Clemens, amid growing steroid controversies, withdraws from ESPN The Weekend at Disney World.
Riding Tandem
IRL, Champ Car could announce unification tomorrow as execs are finalizing details.
The Great Outdoor Games
Pepsi becomes first major sponsor of Xanadu with 10-year deal worth near $100M.
Back On Track
Santa Anita set to replace its synthetic track this summer after yesterday's special all-day California Horse Racing Board meeting.
To Speak Or Not To Speak
USA TODAY front-page piece details how Olympic officials are wary of outspoken athletes at Beijing Games.
Food Fight
Angel Stadium union workers storm Aramark office to complain about working conditions.
Northern Likes
THE DAILY talks to Fuse Partner Bill Carter about surfing, Vermont and everything he likes.
