Simpson had not been arrested or indicted and Orihuela wouldn't discuss his connection to the investigation. Nine other homes in Miami were also being searched by the FBI along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Agents arrived at about 6 a.m. and the former football great was at home. In a shot from a television helicopter, Simpson could be seen walking in the backyard in a bathrobe. About two hours after agents arrived, Simpson left the home alone in his sports utility vehicle without talking to reporters.

Seriously, I don't think OJ would be stupid enough to get involved in a drug smuggling ring, with all the prying eyes that'll be stuck to him for the rest of his life. Well, maybe he is stupid enough, but I highly doubt that he's smart enough to get involved in a complicated drug ring such as this. The extent of his "drug ring" would involve Kato or A.C. and a rickety old van full of hippies.

Soldier Field -- Raygun @ 6:47 pm

"no company is ever going to buy the naming rights to Soldier Field. It is out of the question. It is always going to be Soldier Field. It is not going to be `John Jones-Soldier Field.'

"Someone could sponsor it, but not change the name."

--Mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, concerning the rumored coporate renaming of historic Soldier Field.

The mayor and I may not see eye to eye with many issues in his political machine but Da Mayor did Chicago proud with his firm stance against the detestable practice of corporate sponsorship for every goddam thing we love. Great places are not meant to be dubbed silly names such as "United Center" or "Pepsi Arena". Names like these do not evoke tradition or pride. They are the polar opposite of all the things that make sports great.

Tradition is not something to be trifled with. Ask any Marine, retired or otherwise about his career and the first thing they will call to mind is the tradition, the brotherhood, the feeling of belonging. While something as simple as an area designated for overpaid professionals to play a game does not seem to be a thing that is rife with tradition and history. It almost invariably is.

Speaking from experience, going to a Bears game IS like being in a brotherhood. You pack a cooler with beer and brats, you park your car as close as you can get it to the field (usually about 2 miles), there's below-zero temperatures and face-biting flurries. Yet we are outside drinking it all in (figuratively and literally). Suffering but not really suffering. You form temporary kinships with people around you whom you don't know and almost assuredly will never meet again. For those few hours they are your best friends in the trenches.

Bears fans don't want high scores and glamorous play. We want grind-it-out running games and intense defense. High scores are for show-boaters. The Bears don't want to win so much as they want to punish the opposing team. It's a tradition in the city of wide shoulders. Keep the glamor, we'll take the bruises and the W.

You may not like The Bears or Soldier Field but give it up to one of the last great places to play or watch professional sports. There are only a few left (Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Soldier Field), so even if they aren't your own, enjoy them while you can and keep your own historical places of interest alive, even if it's only in your memory. I will.

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