Americarnage #110: While the Mike's Away...

Nat and Dan are fine upstanding members of the community and in no way prone to the fits of puerile banter they've been accused of. Ever. Honest. Joining them in the absence of Mike this week is super-utility player and HdP's arch-nemesis: Phil 'The Producer' Spooner.

In other news: Von Miller will miss the first 10 games of the season for violating the league’s drug policy, no one knows what it was for, although Denver has denied it was a performance enhancing test; Michael Vick will be the Eagles’ starter after after he acquiited himself well on the weekend against the Panthers; fter many rumours that Tom Brady was injured, he turned out for the Patroits as he threw to Danny Amendola again and again and again; in the NHL, Henrik Lundquist will be staying between the pipes in New York as he comes to the end of his six year 41.5 million contract. “I love it here,” he says and for that money, who wouldn’t?; Vinny Lecavalier has been relased by the Lightning, one of the shining stars of a team that has hit the rocks recently; NBA-wise, Denver guard Ty Lawson is in trouble with the law - arrested and charged with physical harrasement and criminal mischief; Boston Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster received a five-game suspension and undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez; Dempster will not appeal the penalty and will begin serving the suspension Tuesday night; loads of great questions fom the mailbag; more smack talk and much, much more...