Rudi Johnson cut and links for the day

Veteran running back Rudi Johnson has been told he’s no longer a member of the Cincinnati Bengals after the last day of cuts are to be announced later today. Johnson was unable to play in any of the preseason games with the Bengals, something that is important to head coach Marvin Lewis. I would assume some team will pick up Johnson at least as a good number two back, who could challenge for the top spot on the depth chart.

With the college football season fully underway today, here are some links from all different sports for those halftime and in-between game breaks. Hey, I can promise these links will be better than listening to the new “Dr. Lou” section with Lou Holtz on ESPN.

InGameNow looks back at the seven most demoralizing opening game losses in college football history. Appalachian State anyone?

New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk received a one game suspension for a drug violation. This could be good news for Laurence Maroney fantasy owners.

Courtesy of Inside the Ballpark, Barack Obama has some fighting words for those Chicago Cubs fans that attend games at Wrigley Field and don’t pay attention.

Thanks to Hoops Fantasy, John McCain’s new running mate, Sarah Palin, can relive her basketball past. Palin was known as Sarah Barracuda on the court.

From NBA Obsessed, the New York Knicks have added Patrick Ewing to their roster. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, it’s the Junior version.