Running around the airwaves: - ESPN personality Chris Berman, or “Boomer” as his close friends call him, will become a member of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. It is amazing the face time this guy gets, not saying he doesn’t deserve it, because he does. He is bigger than life. Congratulations Boomer! Read More

Evidence suggests Al Davis is no longer working alone in making personnel decisions for the Raiders. Davis would never admit that, of course, but the drafting and trading decisions this offseason don’t seem like the work of the same man who drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey last year, traded for cornerback DeAngelo Hall or signed wide receiver Javon Walker as a free agent. Read More

To suggest that Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger should be suspended from the NFL for the unimaginable behavior that led to his second sexual assault accusation in a year would hardly be original. Save for the Dream Team of attorneys that helped him avoid actual criminal charges in Milledgeville, Ga., last week, I can find no one who actually believes Roethlisberger should not receive a hefty ban for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Read More

If JaMarcus Russell wants to remove his name from the list of all-time busts, he needs to take a look at the careers of the great Raiders quarterbacks. In order, I’d rate the best this way: Ken Stabler, Jim Plunkett, Rich Gannon, Daryle Lamonica. Only Plunkett and Lamonica had strong arms, but all four had great leadership qualities. Read More