Unlike our beloved baseball All Star Game, we’ve tended to skip the NBA's version in recent years. However, with our hero Brandon Roy, in Sunday's game we can’t wait to watch our fellow ex-Bulldog cram some FANtastic™ action down the East’s face. However, we’ll be in Vancouver--sorry TNT. Local Connections: Brandon Roy--Played for Garfield High School and the University of Washington. Currently for the Portland Trailblazers. Steve Nash--Native of Victoria. Then U-Dub coach Lynn Nance......

--Who's more depraved? Wisconsinites or Washingtonians? Guess it depends on whether you think getting the d from a horse is worse than giving the d to a dead deer. --Maybe it's Minnesotans: the Twins are finding trying Jeff Cirillo at shortstop. --The future looks bright for your Portland Trailblazers; with Zach Randolph a late scratch, rookies LaMarcus Aldridge (25 pts., 8 rebs.), Brandon R.O.Y. (19 pts., 12 rebs.), and Sergio Rodriguez (9 pts., 9 assists)......