http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8275940/Shaq-takes-shots-at-Kobe-in-rap# Just when you thought the war of words between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant had finally been laid to rest, the battle now appears to be back on. This time, it's taking on a lyrical tone. In a video released on TMZ.com, O'Neal is shown doing a freestyle rap in a New York City nightclub in which he takes several shots at his former Lakers teammate. "Kobe (expletive), tell me how my a** tastes," went the chorus, which O'Neal repeatedly encouraged the crowd to sing along with him. O'Neal also referenced Bryant's inability to lead the Lakers past the Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals: "Last week Kobe couldn't do without me." The Celtics downed the Lakers in six games, keeping Bryant from claiming his first title since L.A. traded O'Neal to the Miami Heat following the 2003-04 season. O'Neal, meanwhile, has won a championship without Bryant, helping the Heat to the 2006 NBA title. foxsports.com 6/24/08

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080624/SPORTS/806240358/1287 NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints will report to training camp at Millsaps College on July 23, with the first set of two-a-day practices scheduled the next day. The team will break camp and return to New Orleans on Aug. 12, giving the Saints roughly three weeks to bake in the sweltering Mississippi heat. This will be the Saints' third straight year in Jackson, a tradition that has met with mixed results. In 2006, new coach Sean Payton used the grueling getaway to set the tone for one of the most remarkable single-season turnarounds in NFL history. Last year, however, the Saints got off to an 0-4 start and failed to reach the playoffs. clarionledger.com 6/24/08

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3458377 NEW YORK -- Don Imus said Tuesday morning on his radio show that he was trying to "make a sarcastic point" with his latest on-air remarks about race, but that they had been misunderstood. Imus resurrected his radio career six months ago with a pledge to mend the wounds caused by a racist and sexist comment he made about a women's basketball team. On Tuesday he said he was following the spirit of that promise by calling attention to the unfair treatment of blacks -- in this case the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. "What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason," Imus said Tuesday. "I mean, there's no reason to arrest this kid six times. Maybe he did something once, but everyone does something once." Jones told The Dallas Morning News in Tuesday's editions that he's upset by Imus' comments and plans to pray for the radio host. espn.com 6/24/08

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/8276712/Georgia-comes-back-to-win-Game-1-of-CWS-finals OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Gordon Beckham's teammates had given him a hard time for a week because he hadn't hit the home run that would make him Georgia's career leader. "Tonight," he said, "was a pretty good time to do it." Yes, it was. Beckham's two-run shot to left-center started a four-run eighth inning that brought Georgia from three runs down to defeat Fresno State 7-6 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night. Matt Cerione and Joey Lewis followed with consecutive doubles for the tying and go-ahead runs, and then All-America closer Joshua Fields pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to finish off Fresno State. Georgia (45-23-1) now stands one win from a second national championship to go with the one it won in 1990. Fresno State (45-31), 4-0 in elimination games in the NCAA tournament, will try to keep its improbable postseason run alive when the teams meet in Game 2 on Tuesday. "We're a loose ballclub," Fresno State third baseman Tommy Mendonca said. "We can't play tense and tight. That's when errors and mental mistakes come. We can't be all angry about every little thing. It's baseball. You're going to fail. We just have to be calm, be loose, be easy." Fresno State appeared to take control in the top of the eighth when it scored three runs to go up 6-3 against Alex McRee and two other relievers. But Georgia, which had rallied in the seventh inning or later to win its first two CWS games, wasn't finished. foxsports.net 6/24/08