Today's Links

• Ok Ben, so if the Bulls are going to stay under the luxury tax threshold, they can offer you a max deal of 9.8 million a year for 6 years. So that adds up to a 58.8 million/6 year deal. I think thats less per year than last summer's offer. Oops.
• "It looks that way. I don't think they want to lose their leading scorer for nothing. Maybe they do, I don't know." -Ben Gordon, on the Bulls limiting their offer to what's left under the luxury tax, and sticking to the scoring = $$$ talking points. (via Blogabull)
• Israel tries to "Jew" Jason Williams out of his money. I just wanted to use Jew in a J-Will story. He's my boy now.
• Griffey leaves with a cramp, but he's such an ironman, I'm sure he'll be ok.
  
• Mark Cuban not a long shot to own the Cubs? The players seem happy, but I would be happy too if I was getting a home theater system in my locker.
• Wait, the Bears were going to sign John Lynch? I didn't even hear this was a possibility. Isn't he 40?
• I hate Jay Mariotti. Get off Favre's balls already. (Hey Judd, remember when Mariotti gave me that wake up call? I'm still going to get you back for that)