The New Jersey Nets continue to make a push for Stromile Swift, and have apparently offered center Jason Collins this time. It is not known if this is a straight-up proposal. But it could be (unlike the one Memphis turned down earlier this season involving Jamaal Magloire and other players) because Collins and Swift’s salaries essentially are equal this season and next.

As of this morning, however, the Grizzlies balked at acquiring Collins. The Griz coaching staff is said to be less enamored with Collins, who is not even as athletic as Darko Milicic.

Swift, meanwhile, returned to practice Thursday ready to put his one-game suspension behind him. The 6-9 forward/center did say, however, that it’s time to move on if the Grizzlies don’t intend to play him.

Stay tuned.

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Don't forget to sign on tonight at 7 to join us for our fifth online wine tasting. After two weeks of white, this week we're back to red. Robert Dean of United Liquors is our host and he thinks we're going to love this Italian wine, which is a blend of 20 cabernet sauvignon and 80 percent sangiovese.

He's recommended duck for dinner, and I'm planning to stop and pick up one already cooked at Viet Hoa. See you all back here at 7, and remember, keep refreshing your browser so you can see the new comments.

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Looks like Mitt Romney has some catching up to do in the race to pick up celebrity endorsements.

Today, rival John McCain picked up the endorsement of actor-turned-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. And of course actor-turned-exercise equipment pitchman Chuck Norris has been stumping for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for weeks.

So what should Romney do? Well, why not enlist the help of the most famous Mormon celebrity in the world?

That’s right, I’m talking about Marie Osmond. (Oh, wait. I think she already has endorsed Romney.)

Anyway, I’m sure she could be a big help to Romney on the campaign trail. Just don’t ask her to dance.

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I found some interesting bits of news from around the country while surfing the outdoors Net this morning:

Here’s a sampling:

In Maryland, an angler has landed an 11.18-pound largemouth bass that will rank as the new state record for tidal water bass.

In Alabama, a grand jury is set to investigate last year’s Monster Pig fiasco. You remember that one, don’t you? That was the incident when the 11-year-old kid killed a 1,000-pound wild hog that turned out had been someone’s pet. This is a very interesting story that sheds a lot of light on just how dirty that operation really was.

In Massachusetts, A 27-year-old man fell through the ice while walking home in the dark and survived only because his neighbor executed a rescue mission in a canoe. Everyone should have a friend like that.

In Mississippi, a visiting out-of-state hunter killed a banded pintail duck. Conservation officials who examined the duck say it was actually banded and released in Japan. That’s unbelievable.

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Not only did this guy hit a kid on a bike with his car and kill him, he then turned around and sued the kid’s family, for the damage to his car! From CNN Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed HARO, Spain (CNN) — A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the [...]Continue Reading »

… anything, what would you tell them? Yep, I’m speaking Friday to a BIG group of high school guys — no girls allowed — soon and I really want to do something like “10 Things You’ll Wish Someone Had Told You About Girls.” I want to be funny, of course, but maybe give them something to think [...]Continue Reading »

BLUZAPALOOZA, the first blues concert tour to go to a war zone, ships out to military bases in Iraq and Kuwait on April 1, 2008 to entertain our troops.

Created by blues producers Steve Simon and John Hahn and presented by Armed Forces Entertainment, this inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour stars blues icon Bobby Rush, Beale Street Entertainer of the Year Billy Gibson, Janiva Magness, and Tony Braunagel from The Phantom Blues Band heading up the BLUZAPALOOZA All-Stars Blues Band.

“For our men and woman serving on the front lines, BLUZAPALOOZA is like attending a great blues festival right in their own home town,” says BLUZAPALOOZA co-producer John Hahn.

This inaugural BLUZAPALOOZA tour has been made possible with the help of Armed Forces Entertainment, The Blues Foundation, Blind Raccoon, Blues Revue, Alligator Records, NorthernBlues Music, Delta Groove Music, Blind Pig Records, Telarc Records, Sony Corporation and Ruf Records.

Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) is the lead Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas. Founded in 1951, AFE brings a touch of home to more than 500,000 troops each year.

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