A news conference will be held today discussing Major League Baseball's plan to investigate alleged steroid use by Barry Bonds & others. It's being reported former US Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will lead the charge.

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When I was on SportsCall, one of the most worn out excuses in defense of Bonds was all the steroid talk is racism against Barry. USA Today tackles that very subject.

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The NFL has outlawed props or going to the ground to celebrate touchdowns. What if a player is already on the ground when he scores? He must jump up to celebrate. What are props? The football, goalposts, pylons, even cheerleaders.

To me the issue of a TD celebration is a difficult one. What constitutes excessive celebration? I believe that is hard to define. I am kind of like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart on his definition of obscenity: "I know it when I see it."

I have no problem with the Lambeau Leap; I don't care for cell phones hidden in the endzone. The 1984 "Fun Bunch" AKA the Washington Redskins offense lived up to their name, fun. Heck, even the "Ickey Shuffle" seems tame compared to Steve Smith's snow angels after a Carolina score.

I don't want the NFL to become the No Fun League, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. As the ol' football cliche says, "Act like you've been there before."

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Other rules changes by the NFL this week:

• A turnover can overturn a down-by-contact call by the officials if challenged by replay.

• The time allotted for instant replays was reduced from 90 to 60 seconds in a further attempt to speed up the game.

• The horse-collar tackle has been expanded to include tackling by the neck of the jersey.

• On kicking downs, defensive players will not be allowed to line up head-up on the deep snapper anymore.

• The size of the roster at the first mandatory reduction after the third preseason game has been increased to 75 players.

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Seattle coach Mike Holmgren calling it quits after 2006?

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New Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy is keeping assistants Tracy Dildy & Michael White on staff.

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Spring football:

Former Rebels find football more to liking at Memphis

Walk-on QB Adams drawing notice in Oxford

MSU safety position peachy keen with Georgian Fitzhugh

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Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer weighs in on the story earlier this week that new Kansas State coach Bob Huggins had lured away a Charlotte recruit.

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