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Ole Miss Legend Vaught Dies

John Vaught, the man who built a football dynasty at Ole Miss in 25 seasons as head coach, died on Friday night. He was 96. Vaught, who led the Rebels to six SEC titles, was to Ole Miss football what Bear Bryant was to Alabama football, and none of his successors has been able to live up to his legacy.

Party On, Big Ben

In case you haven't heard, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL on Sunday. Doctor S doesn't know if the Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is going to play like a champion, but dude definitely knows how to party like a champion. Hopefully he and Keith Richards can get together while they're both in Detroit.

NFL Girls Gone Wild: The Police Report

That's right, the police report on the Carolina Panthers lesbian cheerleaders has finally been made public. Doctor S has to agree with Deadspin that it reads like a letter to Penthouse. ("Dear Penthouse, I never thought this would happen to me ...")

Favre Wants To Hold Packers Hostage

This just in: Burned-out superstar QB Brett Favre tells ESPN he is leaning toward retiring. He would like to wait until the Green Bay Packers start training camp to make up his mind, which tells you what kind of "team player" Brett Favre is: a lousy one. Do us a favor and quit, BF. Or be quiet.

NFL Girls Gone Wild Update

Doctor S' favorite NFL story of the year (heck, of all time) continues. The Carolina Panthers lesbian cheerleaders who threw down in a Tampa night club's restroom are back in court. One of them agreed to six months probation the other day, but the cute one is still in trouble for giving police another cheerleader's driver's license when she was arrested. And now the cheerleaders are going to sue the woman they punched out. Doctor S wishes ESPN would do a movie on this case. On further review, maybe this is a job for Cinemax.

Archie Fires Back

Archie Manning is sick of FOX Sports talking head Terry Bradshaw. Manning tells Newsday that Bradshaw's latest comment about his son Colts QB Peyton Manning was "a cheap shot." Archie also didn't like what Bradshaw had to say about his other QB kid, the Giants' Eli Mannning, in 2004 when Eli forced San Diego to trade him after taking him with the first pick in the NFL draft.

2 Less Bulldogs

Walter Sharpe has broken his last team rule at Mississippi State. Coach Rick Stansbury kicked Sharpe and fellow sophomore Jerrell Houston off the team on Wednesday for "violating unspecified team rules." That can cover just about anything, but in Sharpe's case it was for missing a practice on Monday. This just over a week after the troubled sophomore was the subject of a team meeting (Sharpe wasn't invited). His teammates told Sharpe to fly right or fly away. He will be a star in Division II next year, or in the NAIA next week if he's impatient.

N.O. Now Payton's Place

Sean Payton will be introduced as the New Orleans Saints' new coach on Wednesday. Expect Payton to draft USC quarterback Matt Leinart and lead the Saints to a 4-12 season. Where will they play in 2007? Los Angeles.

That's How Little Vick Rolls

A lawsuit last summer revealed that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has used the alias "Ron Mexico." Now they're calling his younger brother, Marcus, "New Mexico." Little Vick hasn't even gotten to the NFL yet, and he's already put together an impressive rap sheet.

Rebels Add Assistants

The unemployment stats in the Miami area just went down. Ole Miss Ed Orgeron landed two new assistants on Monday, both of them former Miami assistants. Dan Werner is the Rebels' new offensive coordinator and Art Kehoe will be the new offensive line coach. Also, quarterback/fullback Robert Lane announced he's coming back next season and will play wherever the Rebels need him.

Ugly Day For Eli

Eli Manning's playoff debut was a disaster on Sunday, as the Carolina Panthers stomped the New York Giants 23-0 out in the swamplands of Jersey. Eli threw three interceptions and fumbled once. Who the heck does Eli think he is, Brett Favre? But it would be unfair to put it all the blame on the former Rebel. Panthers coach John Fox outcoached Giants coach Tom Coughlin, the Giants' running game did nothing and the Giants defense ... did anybody see the Giants play defense? But remember, Eli fans, it always can be worse. Just ask Carson Palmer.

Young Saint?

Biloxi Sun-Herald columnist Jim Mashek has seen the future and it's Vince Young wearing a Saints uniform. Sooner rather than later.

Bus On McNair, Favre

What will Mississippi's favorite has-been quarterbacks do next? Agent Bus Cook of Hattiesburg said he thought Steve McNair would be ''amenable'' to playing for the Dolphins if the Tennessee Titans cut or trade McNair. As for Brett Favre, however, Cook thinks his client is either a Green Bay Packer or is packing it in. ''If [Favre] doesn't play in Green Bay, he'll retire,'' Cook told the Miami Herald. "I think he's a Packer for life, and that's just the way it's going to be.'' Cook said that wouldn't necessarily be the case for McNair, who has played his entire career for the Titans organization, beginning in Houston. ''Right now, Steve is a Titan, and he wants to be a Titan, but you don't know what they're going to do,'' Cook said Thursday. "But if he's not with them, I'm sure he'd be amenable to playing for Miami. They've done a good job down there to turn the team around, and he's still a playmaker.''

It's Miller Time

Reigning world cup skiing champion and Olympic favorite Bode Miller tells "60 Minutes" "it's not easy" skiing when you're drunk. He says he's done it before and might do it again. Don't go off half-baked in Turin, dude.

Fred Smoot: Party Animal

Jackson's own Fred Smoot has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his part in the Minnesota's infamous sex-boat cruise on Lake Minnetonka. Smoot, you recall, brought new meaning to the term "cover 2" for his antics with the hookers/strippers who provided the entertainment for the orgy cruise.

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