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By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

Do you realize the Dodgers haven’t lost a game since October 29th, 2025?

I’m anxious to see a high school player appear in a local commercial. Something like, “Hi, I’m Steve Stunning, and I don’t always eat pizza, but when I do…I prefer Lampost Pizza.”

I’m open to selling my name, image, and likeness for some shells, clams, bones, lettuce, and/or cheddar.

Time to come clean, I root for the Clippers, but I’ve never forgiven them for moving off of Corey Maggette…not that I’m one to hold grudges.

Watching the Lakers rally late but lose 113-110 in Phoenix last night, I noticed that they recently hired former Virginia HC Tony Bennett as a draft advisor.

Has any NCAA tourney champion been forgotten faster than Bennett’s Virginia Cavaliers, who won it all in 2019?

Do you ever get the feeling that Keith Olbermann, at some point, is going to be visited by three ghosts and given a chance at redemption?

Back in the day, before streaming, and before everyone had access to ESPN…Olbermann, first at KTLA channel five, and later at KCBS channel two, was appointment viewing before going to bed. You’d say, let’s check out Olbermann, because he was so good at sports.

He introduced me, and a lot of us, to Fred Merkle…and “Merkle’s Boner”…that he would document every September 23rd.

These days, this guy’s about as happy as a hemorrhoid…or someone sentenced to life without parole from watching “The View”… It’s sad to see.

Dallas Cowboys officially Franchise Tag George Pickens…which means he’s guaranteed roughly 28-Rocks this year…and odds are he will be unhappy about it…well, when it comes to Pickens, odds are he’ll be unhappy finding a hundred bucks walking down the street.

The New York Jets trade Edge Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for DT T’Vondre Sweat. The deal reunites Johnson with his former Jets HC Robert Saleh.

Think about this…The Jets have traded CB Sauce Gardner, DT Quinnen Williams, and Johnson—all number one picks.

I like the 6-4/362-pound toilet clogger, Sweat, more than an edge player whose position can be found in the draft each year.

Like Texas Tech’s David Bailey, who had a great first day at the NFL Scouting Combine…and Sonny Styles, an off-ball linebacker out of Ohio State who ran a 4.4/40.

The Indianapolis Colts have granted permission to Anthony Richardson, taken 4th overall in 2023 out of Florida, to seek a trade. If I were the Rams, I’d be willing to take a flyer on this guy.

What I mean by a flyer is a sixth or seventh round pick. Fifth-round picks for the Rams are premium choices. (See Puka Nacua, Warren McClendon, Kyren Williams, Tyler Davis, and David Edwards.)

We brought this up on Wednesday’s “RamView”…and will likely touch on it again today at 3:30PM PST.

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