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NORMAN, Okla. -- A mob of little kids, and a few not-so-little adults, ran around the Adrian Peterson Football Camp last week adorned in crimson or purple No. 28 jerseys.

But if a camper wants to catch Peterson's eye, here's a suggestion.

Wear one of those regal Viking jerseys, the purple with the gold trim, and put a big X on the back. Peterson will notice.

It's tempting to call the $57.12 million for defenseman Brian Campbell or the $23 million for goaltender Cristobal Huet crazy money, but really, what constitutes crazy money any more in today's National Hockey League?

The night before he resigned to accept the football-coaching job at the University of Michigan, Rich Rodriguez met with Mike Garrison, the president at West Virginia University.

WIMBLEDON, England -- Richard Williams never envisioned such a thing. He saw his two daughters taking over the tennis world, causing a great sensation, then bailing out early to pursue more serious endeavors. He couldn't have imagined that Venus and Serena would have an even better idea: playing into eternity, outlasting everybody, and still being the most well rounded people in tennis.

WASHINGTON -- D.C. United forward Luciano Emilio scores goals, and lately he scores more often than not. After starting the season in a slump (just one goal in his first nine games), Emilio found the net nine times in the last six.

Two of the goals came in a 4-1 win against David Beckham and the first-place Los Angeles Galaxy (6-5-3) Sunday at RFK Stadium.

This week the Los Angeles Lakers will enter the free-agent market, shopping for players and looking to improve.

VIENNA, Switzerland -- In that one substitution Sunday night, you could understand Joachim Loew's impossible dilemma.

Down a goal to Spain in the final of the European Championship, his German team struggling desperately to create any kind of chance, he sent his original starting 11 out on the field to begin the second half.

About an hour after Patrick Ewing Jr. is introduced at the Sacramento Kings' practice facility over the weekend, my cell phone rings. The voice on the other end is familiar, eager and emotional. The big fella wants to rave about his son.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rocco Mediate played in a charity event this week in Rhode Island and fans screamed his name and clamored for his autograph. Mediate played in a pro-am Wednesday in Michigan and elicited much the same response.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing," he said.

It isn't often an National Hockey League coach hosts his own conference call, but it's clear the Barry Melrose era is going to be different right from the beginning.