Thursday rundown

*Gilbert Arenas says he's ready to go and the team shouldn't hold him out anymore when training camp starts. (Washington Times)

*NBA Ref's rejected the latest offer yesterday. (NYT)

*Giants lose to the Rockies last night in the NL Wild Card race. (San Francisco Chronicle)

*Red Sox made a big comeback last night on their way to their seventh straight victory. (MLB)

*MLB suspended Jorge Posada and Jesse Carlson for their roles in a brawl Tuesday night. (MLB)

*Wednesday MLB Scoreboard.

*NFL levies fines against Mangini and Jets in response to the story started by Brett Favre when he said they didn't put him on the injury report last year when they should have. (USA Today)

*Two teens have admitted to vandalizing Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin's lawn. McKelvin has said he won't press charges. (Buffalo News)

*Jets coach Rex Ryan has made the rivalry with the Patriots a little more interesting. (Boston Globe)

*Colts are planning on signing Hank Baskett to the receiving core after Anthony Gonzalez went down for a few weeks on week one. (ESPN)

*Vince Young played dad for a day for McNair's sons. (Fox)

*Georgia Tech hosts Miami tonight in a battle of two ranked ACC teams. Canes could be without several players because of the Flu. (Miami Herald)

*NCAA President Myles Brand died yesterday from pancreatic cancer. (USA Today)

*Mayweather expects a tough fight from Marquez. (CNN)

*Reds honored Hall of Fame beat writer Hal McCoy last night as the end of the season and his career nears. (Dayton Daily News)

*Obama lets Kanye West have it. (Via thebiglead.com)



*Adam Schefter chokes on live TV.