Quote:MONTREAL — Metallica are taking legal action against independant Canadian rock band Unfaith over what they feel is unsanctioned usage of two chords the band has been using since 1982 : E and F.

"People are going to get on our case again for this, but try to see it from our point of view just once," stated Metallica's Lars Ulrich. "We're not saying we own those two chords, individually - that would be ridiculous. We're just saying that in that specific order, people have grown to associate E, F with our music."

Anyone going to watch this tonight. Also Robin Givens will talk about their marriage. It is on Fox SPorts net at 10pm

not to read or watch the news. i am going to get all of my news from what you guys cut and paste here. save time that way

Quote:Yanks will go
with Benitez

Trade in place, to Mets' relief

By SAM BORDEN in New York and BILL MADDEN in Chicago
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS


It looks like Armando Benitez will be wearing pinstripes soon.


Benitez makes his last appearance in Met uniform, taking a walk with Barry Bonds, before last night' s All-Star Game.

The Mets and Yankees have tentatively agreed to a blockbuster deal that would put Armando Benitez in pinstripes, sources told the Daily News last night.
The two clubs were under strict orders from commissioner Bud Selig not to make any announcements that would steal the spotlight from the All-Star Game, which is why the trade won't be official until today. Benitez was a member of the National League team last night in Chicago, though he didn't see any action.

But he will be a Yankee today, with the Bombers sending three minor leaguers to the Mets in exchange for their much-maligned closer. The three righthanded pitchers - Jason Anderson, Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa - are not top-level prospects, which is why the Yankees will pay the rest of the Benitez's nearly $7 million salary.

When asked for comment on the deal last night, officials for both clubs said only that talks were ongoing. Benitez's agent Mike Powers said he was not aware that a deal had been reached.

Benitez, a free agent at the end of this season, has 21 saves this year, but has also blown seven chances - including an infamous four-walk meltdown to the Yankees and one last Sunday in what now looms as his final game as a Met. Cracking under pressure has always been the biggest knock against Benitez, but the Bombers will use him as a setup man - as he was earlier in his career - and give Joe Torre a bridge to Mariano Rivera.

Owner George Steinbrenner said he wanted to "settle down" the pen two weeks ago, and after Ugueth Urbina was traded from Texas to Florida, Yankee brass figured Benitez was the best arm available.

Trades between the two teams are rare. The last one was in 2001, when the Mets sent Robin Ventura to the Yanks in exchange for David Justice.

But this is a deal of far greater magnitude, if only because of Benitez's history. In addition to a litany of catastrophic moments in big spots (notably a blown save in Game 1 of the 2000 Series vs. the Yankees), Benitez also sparked an ugly brawl with his new team, by hitting Tino Martinez in 1998 while with the Orioles.

During the ensuing melee, the righty was chased into the dugout by Graeme Lloyd and Darryl Strawberry and grabbed by David Wells. Although there has been significant turnover in the Yankees clubhouse since then, several current Yankees - Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, among them - were furious with Benitez afterward.

GM Brian Cashman was there then, too, and had harsh words for the player he will welcome today.

"That was the most chicken--- stuff I've ever seen in my life," Cashman said of Benitez's drilling Martinez.

Williams, who hit a long homer one batter before Benitez hit Martinez, said, "You give up a homer, be a man. Be professional about it."

In his book "Perfect I'm Not," Wells refers to his former Oriole teammate's "career-long series of big-game collapses" and describes him as "about as reliable as a schizophrenic on crack." He also describes grabbing Benitez around the neck when they were opponents in the Martinez game, saying he squeezed hard enough to make "reliever juice" as the Oriole screamed "Lemme go!"

One can only wonder how the clubhouse introductions will go when Benitez first shows his face in the Bronx, but the fact of the matter is, he gives the Yankees what they need. Although the Mets and Yanks are usually averse to dealing with each other - partially because of Steinbrenner's fear that a Yankee prospect would bloom with the Mets - fate seemed to keep pushing them together.

For the Mets, the move is a continuation of interim GM Jim Duquette's youth movement. Roberto Alomar was traded to the White Sox on July 1, and Jeromy Burnitz was sent to the Dodgers on Monday. The Mets are determined to bolster their minor-league system, and want to give their young players every opportunity to play.

There had been discussions of a three-way deal with the Giants, in which the Bombers would get Felix Rodriguez, but that fell through. Once Urbina went to the Marlins, the Yankees' options for a high-level reliever were limited.

Similarly, the market for Benitez was small because of his contract and impending free-agent status. Duquette, however, was determined to move the most maligned of few remaining Mets vets, but knew there were only a few teams that would be willing to rent Benitez's services for half a season.

As it turned out, he didn't have to look far to find one.

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Rakim Says Wait Is Almost Over: Dr. Dre-Produced LP To Drop Soon
07.11.2003


Rakim
Photo: MTV News
"Me and Dre, we about to do full-steam on it. ... We finally got everything on track like we wanted." — Rakim


HOLLYWOOD — Almost three years after signing with Aftermath Records, Rakim is finally near finishing his first album under Dr. Dre.

The legendary MC has been competing with Eminem, 50 Cent and others for the producer's time, but he's now a priority.

"Me and Dre, we about to do full-steam on it, [and] hopefully we should have a single out towards the end of the summer and the album will follow shortly after that," Rakim said two weeks ago at the BET Awards. "We finally got everything on track like we wanted."

Rakim has logged 16 songs with the producer and hopes to finish seven more (see "Rakim Out To Change The Game Again, With Help From Dre"). The first single will be selected after all are in the can.

"He can bring the best out of me, and I want to make sure that I bring the best out of him," Rakim said of Dre. "He goes in the studio from 3 [p.m. and] goes home 6, 7, 8 in the morning, so to me, that's all right. My man wants to work, so let's get it poppin'."

Rakim refused to reveal whether other Aftermath artists, which now include Ice Cube and Eve, will be on the album, but he said to expect a few surprises. "There's a lot of anticipation on this album right here, so at this point we really want to keep it bottled up. Bottle it up and let it blow."

—Corey Moss


I can't wait :5:

I dunno if anyone cares but I figured I would give a heads up.

They've expanded the boxing schdule as of late on ESPN & ESPN 2. So now they have Tuesday, Friday and sometimes Thursday night fights on one of the two channels.

Usually it's not anything too special, or something the casual fan would be interested in.

But if you're not doin much tonight, at 10Pm I think the fight is on.

There's an up and coming fighter than I think is gonna be very, very good. I have been watching him for the past 2 years or so since his 1st pro fight. His name is Jeff Lacy, he's already got a small title but nothing big. I am not sure who he is fighting but it may be good or it may not depending on his oponent. But Lacy is an exciting fighter usually, he's a strong puncher and well developed, he reminds me of a younger Shane Mosley when he was at 135 pounds and ruled the division.

Lacy usually fights on showtime, he was on a few big undercards and did very well.

So Like I said, it may or may not be good but keep an eye out if you're channel surfing later on.

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