http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3424737 GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers running back Noah Herron thwarted a would-be burglar by hitting him with a bedpost during a break-in at his home. Brown County Sheriff Dennis Kocken said Tuesday that the break-in happened late last Friday and the injured intruder remained hospitalized but is expected to recover. "Noah Herron used necessary, reasonable and justifiable force in protecting his life and property," Kocken said in a statement. "Herron, the victim in this random home invasion, is cooperating with law enforcement." Herron, 26, missed all of last season with a knee injury. espn.com 6/3/08

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8205288/Pacman-and-T.O.-...-how-'bout-those-Cowboys? Any day now at Valley Ranch, two of the NFL's troubled sons, Pacman Jones and Terrell Owens, will line up against one another. Only Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys could create this scenario. The only thing missing is Bill Parcells. I mean, wouldn't it be interesting to watch him coach this manic duo? Granted, Jones is rolling the dice with Pacman, who received a temporary reinstatement from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He has a three-month leash, enough time to hang himself and get himself in even more outlandish trouble. Or you can look at it from the Cowboys' perspective: there's no way that Pacman will jeopardize in three months what's likely to be his last shot at a million-dollar career, right? To make the Pacman gamble an even-money bet, the Cowboys hired a full-time four-man security team, meaning Pacman never drives or walks around Dallas without a guardian angel. foxsports.net 6/3/08

http://www.sunherald.com/251/story/600148.html Evaluating football players while they're wearing jerseys and shorts is like testing a NASCAR driver speeding around on an empty track. It's hard to gauge just how well New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister can really hit the hole after his knee surgeries or how explosive rookie defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis can actually blow through an offensive line. Positions like wide receiver and cornerback are the few spots where some determinations can be made and those still remain suspect until the players suit up in pads once training camp commences in late July. SunHerald.com 6/2/08

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8200468/Milestone-HRs-have-lost-luster-thanks-to-Steroid-Era Can you have baseball heroes anymore? Can you believe in anybody? As of this writing, Ken Griffey Jr. is sitting on 599 career home runs. There was a time in my life — from age 1 day to 20 years — when I did not think I'd see anybody hit home run No. 600. Yet Griffey's accomplishment will not resonate. Why? Steroids. And not Griffey's steroids — which, as far as we know, don't exist. The whole Steroids Era (which may have been reined in, but surely isn't over) has taken a good chunk of the joy out of these accomplishments. Griffey is not the only victim. Manny Ramirez just hit homer No. 500. I didn't even know he was nearing that milestone until he reached it. This is why the whole argument over whether to put an asterisk by Barry Bonds' home-run total is silly. Career home-run totals will never have the same meaning again regardless of whether there's a mark next to Bonds' name in the record book. And that's a shame, because some of these numbers are surely legitimate. The human race did not stop producing great home-run hitters in 1952. Foxsports.net 6/2/08

http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/8202768/Woods-starts-playing-holes-ahead-of-US-Open BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Tiger Woods has started playing some holes, taking another step in his comeback from knee surgery. With the U.S. Open just a week away, Woods is not worried about how he and his left leg will fare. "Hopefully, it will be close to a hundred percent," Woods said Monday. "But if it's not, no big deal." The world's No. 1 golfer had surgery on his left knee April 15 and plans to end his layoff June 12-15 at Torrey Pines in San Diego. "I've been practicing quite a bit," he said. "I've just started to play some holes. I've been kind of slowly building up towards that. I'm not trying to take it too hard. My practice sessions have increased. "Everything's been holding up well, which is a good sign." Woods said he will start playing 18-plus holes to prepare to compete, adding he would play next week even if it wasn't a major. "I really do miss being in that competitive environment," he said. Woods also had a two-month layoff before the U.S. Open in 2006, coping with the death of his father. He missed the cut at Winged Foot - the only time he has failed get past the first two rounds at a major. Foxsports.net 6/2/08