Caught on the fly.(Know It All)(sports news briefs)

A tradition at Rams camp is players getting speeding tickets while driving the two-lane roads to remote Macomb, Ill.--and then Mike Martz challenging the radar readings.

Hey, Bettman, Clark Griswold can relate

You want to know how wildly successful the NFL, with its cash-stuffed pockets, is? Last week, team owners unanimously approved extending Paul Tagliabue's contract through the 2007 season and paying him about $8 million per year. Oh, and in related news, NHL team owners have enrolled Gary Bettman in the jelly-of-the-month, club.

Really, it's just a formality

Georgia coach Mark Richt has suspended punter Gordon Ely-Kelso for the season opener against Georgia Southern. Richt would not specify the reason for the disciplinary action, saying he considers the case closed, though an independent committee plans to investigate why Richt planned to dress a punter in the first place.

Eddie! ... or not

It was the end of an era last week when veteran running back Eddie George was released by the Titans. For months, It was believed this parting would be avoided and, when it came to a new contract, the two sides would meet halfway. The Titans, though, grew weary of waiting for George, ...