so, periodically i read this column on ESPN.com : BILL SIMMONS, SPORTS GUY. my boy, dan, got me hooked for awhile. the column is quite funny, quite often - and he writes about all sports, which is fun. variety is the spice of life and all...

anyhow, he also posts stuff that other people send in to him.

this one is great! for all those who know craig sager - it's f*%^#' off the meat-racks funny!

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There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to come right out with it: I think TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager is a centaur. You know, one of those half man/half horse things? It's crazy, I realize, but consider the following three things:

1. All of his TV appearances are from the waist up ... perhaps to cover up his freakish horsey legs.

2. He dresses like a character from that "Narnia" movie.

3. Between timeouts, he likes to snack on oats.

OK, so the last one is mostly speculation, but is there anyone else out there that you'd be less shocked to discover that they were secretly centaurian (and shouldn't that be the name of some new reality TV show)? I've racked my brain, and I think Paul Shaffer is next in line, and he's not even close. Who else is there? --Brooks, Boston