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Little did I know that the story would still be raging this week, bigger and more blown out of proportional importance than even before. I think sports stories are important in the world, especially after doing this stuff for 50 years, but when should an isolated item about a rich, pro athlete and his ties to the unseemly business of dogfighting rate more attention on much of the print and boobâ€"tube news than thousands of soldiers from the U.S. of A and Canada dying for quesâ€" Athietes who do the crime should prepare to do the time ETIRTIS 95 King Street South 519.725.3937 tionable reasons in foreign countries that happen to be full of petroleum. Sure, 1 pocket a few extra dollars by churning out this deathless prose about hot topics in the playpen world of athletics, but I like to think I never rag on an issue unless it has some true merit A case in point would be my ongoâ€" ing idea/ push/suggestion/plea that Waterlooâ€"based billionaire Jim Baisillie, and/or his pal and partner Mike Lazaridis, take over the major sponsorâ€" ship of the Canadian Open men‘s pro golf championship under the banner of RIM, or the BlackBerry. As a lover of golf, amateur and pro, 1 think it is my journalistic duty to push this issue in order to save the Open, the third oldest pro event in North Ameriâ€" ca, from becoming extinct or virtually off the radar in world golf importance. However, that‘s different than conâ€" tinuing to flog the Vick item which has either bored or rankled sports fans around the Englishâ€"speaking world. When I first talked about it three weeks, Vick was "alleged" to have been involved with some crummy things as it relates to the world of dogfighting. Since that time he has admitted porâ€" tions of the allegations were true and that he was sorry, according to his lawyer spokesperson. Personally, I‘ve always felt enterâ€" tainment was in the eye/mind of the beholder. When it comes to television, I‘m a huge fan of the Law and Order shows and loved the now defunct Frasier and Seinfeld comedies. I‘ve never watched The Simpsons and have absolutely no time for what 1 think are staged "realiâ€" ty" shows like Survivor, The Apprentice, etc. But that doesn‘t mean my beliefs should be imposed on other people. Tune in to what you want to see and enjoy. However, dogfighting sounds like it might be crossing the line between entertainment and cruelty, especially if underâ€"achieving pooches were killed as has apparently been the case. When proâ€"basketball star Stephen Marbury came to Vick‘s defence, sort of, by comparing the dog battles to hunting and fishing, he evoked the wrath of millions of "sportsmen" who think blowing a deer away with a highâ€" powered rifle is, somehow, sport. Well, I don‘t have a problem with hunting and fishing but I suggested years ago that hunters should go after lions, elephants and rhinos with bows and arrows and fishermen should try catching sharks underwater with a knife. That would bring a better them versus us balance to the sport, if you get my drift. As for the pending â€" it may have already happened by the time this week‘s issue hits the streets â€" banish ment of Vick from the National Footâ€" ball League, I couldn‘t care less. Unlike my former Record colleague and buddy down at the Chronicle‘s litâ€" tle sister on King Street â€" one Cal Continued on page 27