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Good morning and welcome to Friday, June 6, 2008. The tone has been set for a historic NBA Finals, with last night’s instant classic. Boston’s Paul Pierce did a fine imitation of Willis Reed, first going down after something went "pop" in his knee, and then abandoning his wheelchair to march back out and lead the Celtic comeback. (AP photo/Charles Krupa)
We also liked that violent put-back jam that came in the late going from Kevin Garnett, the poise young Rajon Rondo showed and we suspect the Kobe Bryant’s off night will have him fired up to be The Man in Game 2. After all, when’s the last time a Laker team finished with only two points off the fast break?
Now then, let’s all put our rivalries aside as we roll out today’s game balls for recommended reading, conversation starters and significant fluff that may have surfaced while you were sleeping.
Hoping to avoid another debilitating holdout like the one they had with JaMarcus Russell, the Raiders give Darren McFadden the keys to the bank vault.
Say what? Tampa Bay contends Jake Plummer owes them $7 million, even though he never played for the Bucs.
The D.A. says Bills’ Marshawn Lynch is the "principal suspect" in the hit-and-run involving his vehicle.
Peyton Manning begins his second decade in the NFL, hoping to stay healthy . . . Joe Flacco’s first day goes well with Ravens . . .
More setbacks for the NFL in the canine world. Former linebacker Steve Foley is charged with a felony in a pit bull attack.
And that ringing sound in your ears is Sen. Arlen Specter making another call for more Spygate investigations.
Larry Wayne Jones — or Chipper to his pals — hits career homer No. 400. Jason Giambi launches a walkoff homer for Yanks. No word on the current location of his golden, slump-busting thong.

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