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By Ben Maller

Everyone keeps asking me which NFL team will move to Los Angeles? If I had to make a Vegas line I would make the Chargers a heavy favorite followed by the Raiders, Colts and Vikings in that order...

I'm thinking the Vikings are the most unlikely to move and here's why... The NFL got crushed for letting the Browns leave Cleveland for Baltimore. I'm sure they don't want a repeat of that...

When I watched Cade McNown play at UCLA I thought he would be a productive NFL quarterback. Its hard to believe that Cade has now been dumped by the Bears, Dolphins and Niners and now can hang at trainees in long beach during the football season...

The first time Jason Sehorn gets burned and it costs the Rams a game watch out for the media to hammer Mike Martz. It was Martz who said he wished he could go against Sehorn every week during their feud a few years ago...

Its been a good offseason for Randy Moss, he's yet to be arrested...

I'm thinking its a safe bet that after Cowboys coach Bill Parcells gets a good look at Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson during minicamp that he'll call Phil Simms to see if he wants to make a comeback...

I wonder if OJ Simpson will make it to any Bengals games this season to watch his pal Carson Palmer hold a clip board...

If I'm the Lakers I don't return calls from David Falk about Juwan Howard... The Lakers need a defensive power forward and not a soft career loser like Howard.

When Jerry Buss calls me to take over for Mitch Kupchak I'll have alot to tell him. I'll start by signing Shaq's buddy Brad Miller away from the Pacers. Then I'll make a run at Kenny Anderson or Gary Payton to be my point guard. I would fill out my bench with Jon Barry and Tony Massenburg...

I don't understand why anybody is talking up Brad Miller? He averaged 13.1ppg and 8.3 rebs for Indiana and is a good foul shooter. He would be a perfect power forward and backup for when Shaq takes one of his midseason break...

How much do you want to bet that LeBron James would rather be drafted by the Nuggets than the Clippers...

You'll know this years draft lottery is fixed if LeBron ends up in A.) New York or B. Chicago...

I'd like to apply for the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Clippers... I guarantee I'll be a good quote and what the heck the team is going to stink anyway. Why not get some fresh young blood in to coach...

The Dodgers are looking like another solid 92 win team that will run out of gas down the stretch... If Dan Evans could only pick up someone that can hit then they would have a chance...

Do you think the Dodgers will realize that Adrian Beltre is just an average player by the time he's 40?

How bad could super prospect Joe Thurston be that he's still stuck in Las Vegas while Alex Cora stinks up Dodger Stadium...

Miguel Tejada would look really good in Dodger Blue...

The Giants are an old team that will breakdown before the season is over... Barry Bonds, Benito Santiago, Marquis Grissom and JT Snow aren't getting any younger...

I'm happy for Eric Karros that he's playing like a stud for the Cubs when he gets the chance... I hope EK gets a chance to start for some team like the Padres next season.

Raul Mondesi another friend from my Dodger days is batting .313 with 8 HR's and 26 RBI's for the New York Yankees... Mondi looks good in those pinstripes...

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