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* Fly hears when the Bears finally were able to trade Cade, his last act showed typical 'tude--all atti-/no grati-. That translates into naked (insert: "Bear ass" joke here) disrespect. Guy blew camp without a word to Dick Jauron. Like, for instance, "Thanks for makin' me a starter, standin' by me in public, stickin' with me when I was 3-12 as a starter, coverin' for me when I torched my teammates, lettin' me ruin your head-coaching future."

* Leave it to the NHL to hook up with a corporate sugar dad that runs out of money, honey. Nortel Networks, which had been pickin' up the tab for All-Star Weekend, has dot-bombed 30,000 worker bees this summer. Now, the Spies say, Nortel's pullin' back the Coolest mil it's spent on this here garage league's midseason showcase.

* OK, class, raise your hand if you didn't know B-squared was PacBell clubhouse island. Clearly you haven't been followin' Fly, who'll hook you up with the slow-learners class.

* Guess an Air-engraved invitation doesn't carry the same weight as it used to. The Spies say some big-time NBAbies--Kobe, Vince and The Answer, to name three--were "DNP/star's decision to stiff MJ" for that show-me-I-can-still-play confab in ChiTown, even though they topped the you-guest-it list.

* Speaking of invitations, OI' SC's "Salute to ...