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The injury-plagued season of Bartolo Colon took another hit on Friday when he learned he has a rotator cuff problem that could possibly end his 2006 campaign.

Friday’s NFL news briefs: One of Paul Tagliabue’s top aides and advisers, Roger Goodell will be the favorite to succeed him as NFL commissioner when the 32 owners begin meeting Monday at a suburban hotel to make their choice from a list of five finalists.

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson left practice Friday night on a cart after injuring his left shoulder.

Carson Palmer went 4-for-9 for 57 yards and a touchdown pass in Cincinnati’s scrimmage on Friday night, his first action under game conditions since tearing up his knee in the playoffs.

A week into training camp, Dallas Cowboys
coach Bill Parcells doesn’t like what he’s seen so far.

amicold asks: “For a while now my neighborhood has had to deal with an elderly neighbor who has displayed a slightly paranoid attitude towards myself and the fellow younger-adults of the neighborhood, believing us to be attempting to harass him in our day-to-day activities. Recently, he installed a Mosquito ultrasonic noise device as an apparent attempt to ‘get back at us’ for our harassment. As the Mosquito emits a sound that’s well out of his hearing range, he can’t hear it, while most of the rest of the neighborhood is under 40 and can; at which point it’s causing everyone a great deal of discomfort. Unfortunately, because the police also can’t hear it, we can’t get the authorities to do anything about it, leaving us empty-handed in our attempts at getting some peace and quiet back. What can we do to either help the police realize how disturbing this device is, or counteract it so that it’s no longer disturbing us? And is this the first of what may be a growing trend of civilians using high-tech discomfort weapons as a method of neighborhood warfare?”

Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson missed practice Friday with a sore neck, a day after colliding with teammate Igor Olshansky.

Accommodate Students writes “The Domesday Book has gone online. As one of the earliest public records goes online, anyone with an internet connection will be able to access this important document. Amongst other interesting facts, the BBC is reporting that the Book can still be used today in court for property disputes. In an interesting development, the National Archives are making online searches free, but downloads of data will cost £3.50 (approx $6.50 US). Similar launches of historical websites in the past have struggled to keep up with server loads in their first days and weeks, so it remains to be seen whether the Domesday Book online will be more or less fragile than the parchment originals.”

This issue includes a cover story comparing this year’s Summerselam line-up to those of the recent past and how the buyrates for each might give clues to this year’s financial success or failure. Wade Keller begins a five part series of Annual Roster Rankings with an in-depth look at ECW’s roster, evaluating where each wrestler ranks in relation to one another in the hierarchy. Also, the ROH Supercard of Honor DVD review and roundtable with Keller’s star ratings and staff commentaries and scores for the event. Sean Radican’s ROH Focus column looks at new wrestlers ROH is grooming for top spots this year. Pat McNeill is “At the Matches” for Rhino vs. Scott Steiner. Wade Keller’s “End Notes” lays out a three-step plan to WWE improving house show attendance and PPV buyrates…

A gentle family satire and a classic American road movie, “Little Miss Sunshine” harks back to the anti-establishment, countercultural comedies of the 1970s such as “Smile” or “Harold and Maude” — satirical fairy tales that preached the virtues of nonconformity over the superficiality of conventional American values. You just won’t see a better acted, and better cast, movie than “Little Miss Sunshine.” These actors (and their directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris) grasp how unspoken reactions can be funnier than dialogue or punchlines, and how pain can be the source of the most satisfying comedy.

Torch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell and Torch editor Wade Keller discuss the week in wrestling focusing Hulk Hogan’s value to Summerslam and the ramifications of him potentially being off the show due to an injury. Also, in-depth into the Ric Flair-Mick Foley feud, their on-air and off-air dynamic, examination of specific tactics being verbalized by both, and where reality and fiction are meeting…