Braylon Edwards Rumor

Cleveland.com/Branson Wright:

Rumors continue to circulate about the Cleveland Browns trading wide receiver Braylon Edwards.

The latest comes from arrowheadpride.com on how the Kansas City Chiefs could use Edwards and make a deal for the wide receiver with some draft picks. The biggest question is how much the Chiefs would give up for Edwards.

The Chiefs, with new quarterback Matt Cassel, could use a weapon like Edwards (as long as he catches the ball). And the Browns could use more draft picks.

A new environment may do Edwards some good, and the Browns, especially under the new regime of coach Eric Mangini, could use the influx of new players.

This deal would especially work if the Browns could get a first-round pick from the Chiefs and use it on Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who was in town visiting the Browns

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Diplomat: Pirates Capture 21 US Sailors

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 21 crew members aboard, a diplomat and a U.S. Navy spokesman said. The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama and said all the crew members are American. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. The U.S. Navy confirmed that a U.S. flagged ship with 21 members of crew was hijacked early Wednesday off the eastern coast of Somalia. Spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen said the attacked happened in the early hours of the morning hours, about 280 miles (450 kilometers) northeast of Eyl, a town in the northern Puntland region of Somalia. Christensen said there were U.S. citizens aboard the ship, but he did not say how many. He declined to release the name of the ship until the family members of the crew are notified. He said the ship was operated by the Danish company Maersk, which deals with the U.S. Department of Defense. Christensen said the vessel was not working under a Pentagon contract when hijacked. Maersk Kenya Managing Director Rolf Nielsen said the company was still verifying reports of the hijacking. An U.S. embassy spokeswoman was not immediately able to confirm the incident. Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers' Assistance Program said the ship was taken about 400 miles (640 kilometers) from the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The vessel is the sixth to be seized within a week and the first with an all-American crew.

Salty's Thoughts: Maybe now SOMEBODY will step in and stop these Pirates. Johnny Depp must be disgusted.

Don't Skimp on the Shrimp

HALTOM CITY, Texas -- A woman called 911 to report she didn't get as much shrimp as she wanted in her fried rice at a Texas restaurant. Haltom City police on Tuesday released the taped emergency call, in which the customer is heard telling the dispatcher "to get a police officer up here, what has to happen?" The customer also said: "He didn't even put extra shrimp in there." The upset customer had left the Fort Worth-area restaurant when an officer arrived Monday afternoon. Restaurant workers said the woman had been denied a refund after leaving with her order, then returning to complain. Cook June Lee said nothing was wrong with the meal, and that "some customers are happy. Some are not." ___ Information from Fort Worth Star-Telegram & KDFW-TV: www.star-telegram.com & www.myfoxdfw.com

Salty's Thoughts: If anything was Full Gump (no Gump Shrimp pun intended), this is it. Why is calling 911 to complain the new trend? It should hold a mandatory jail/Community Service sentance. That may stop these Gumps from dialing emergency over problems with food.

Liquor License Suspended at MLB Stadium

TORONTO -- Beer and alcohol sales were banned at the Tigers-Blue Jays game Tuesday night, a day after their season opener was delayed when unruly fans littered the field with baseballs and debris. The clubhouses were cleared of booze, too, after the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario suspended the liquor license at Rogers Centre for three dates because of past infractions. The panel cited five broken rules at baseball and football games and concerts dating to the Canadian Football League championship game in 2007. The stadium will also be dry on April 21 when Toronto plays Texas, and for a CFL game on Aug. 1. Both affected baseball games fell on dates when the price of upper deck seats was cut to $2, a promotion called "Messin' With Recession." The ban covers everything from concessions, vendors and restaurants to the beer refrigerators in both locker rooms. Signs posted Tuesday at stadium entrances listed five reasons for the license suspension: permitting drunkenness, permitting the use of narcotics, selling and serving to apparent minors, failure to request approved identification and permitting illegal liquor on the premises. The Blue Jays' 12-5 win Monday was delayed nine minutes in the eighth inning when fans threw two baseballs in the direction of Detroit left fielder Josh Anderson and tossed a handful of paper planes and empty beer cups onto the field. Anderson was pleased to hear alcohol would not be sold Tuesday. "That's good," he said. "These people can't handle it." Mario Coutinho, vice president for stadium operations and security, said the three dry dates were jointly selected in talks between stadium staff and the alcohol commission. "We proposed some dates that were suitable to their criteria," Coutinho said. "They came with 'X' number dates of suspension and we suggested some proposed dates based on the events that we've had in the past." Fans who want to exchange their tickets for the affected dates will be allowed to, subject to availability. Last season, the Blue Jays halted alcohol sales in the upper deck for three games in May and June after fans brawled in the stands, leading to almost 100 ejections. On Tuesday, the team increased security by checking bags and patting down fans in a bid to stop alcohol from being smuggled into the stadium. Tuesday's ban meant little to Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "That has no bearing on me," Leyland said. "I don't drink beer, particularly not during the game."

Salty's Thoughts: Beer and Baseball go together like BBQ Sauce and...well everything. BBQ is good on anything. Believe-dat.

Elway's Son Quits Football

Redshirt freshman quarterback Jack Elway is leaving the Arizona State football program but remaining in school as a student. "He's just tired of football and wants to do something else with his life," ASU coach Dennis Erickson said Monday. "He made a decision, and we all understand it. He would have played here eventually." Elway, son of Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, was the only scholarship quarterback in the 2008 recruiting class out of Cherry Creek (Colo.) High School. He redshirted last season and was among five quarterbacks competing for the starting job vacated by Rudy Carpenter. Now the quarterback competition is down to four: senior Danny Sullivan, sophomores Samson Szakacsy and Chasen Stangel and true freshman Brock Osweiler. Scottsdale Saguaro High School quarterback Cole Rarrick plans to walk-on at ASU in the fall.

Arizona Republic

Truth or Rumor?

The doctor who administers the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs told highly regarded USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr. on Friday that neither tested positive for banned substances, including steroids, according to sources close to both players. Cushing and Matthews were included in previous reports indicating that up to six prominent players had tested positive for performance-enhancing or recreational drugs in tests administered in February at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. Also named were Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji, Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis, Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin and UTEP kicker Jose Martinez. Cushing, Raji, Davis and Harvin all are projected to be first-round picks in the NFL draft later this month. NFLDraftbible.com reported that Cushing and Matthews tested positive for steroids and the other four for marijuana. SI.com, meanwhile, also reported that Raji had tested positive for a banned substance.

Yahoo! Sports

Tampa Paid Bucs

Signing Kellen Winslow, 25, to an extension was not a condition of the trade, but rather what the Bucs viewed as an opportunity to lock up one of the league's best young tight ends rather than lose him to free agency after two seasons. "We made the trade with the future in mind," general manager Mark Dominik said Monday. "We consider Kellen a leader on the football team and when you trade away multiple draft picks, you obviously want the player for the long haul. Kellen has demonstrated he's very excited about being part of our community and part of the Bucs. We're excited to have him." Winslow only participated in the first day of a three-day, voluntary minicamp last week.

St. Petersburg Times

Salty's Thoughts: Big money for a player I feel is damaged goods. We'll see. I wish K2 the best. When he was healthy, and playing hard, he was really fun to watch.