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(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at ShakedownSports. These are just a few of them.)

PacMan Jones is in trouble again. The Titans cornerback has been charged with a felony for his involvement in a strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting at the club. Jones surrendered earlier today and has been released on $20,000 bail. The felony charges aren’t the only recent bad news for Pacman. Because he met with Roger Goodell to discuss his suspension from the NFL, Pacman’s crime coach has fined him an undisclosed amount for spending too much time on football related activities.

A New York appeals court has dismissed Latrell Sprewell’s libel suit against the New York Post. Sprewell was suing the paper for what he claims was an inaccurate account of how he broke his finger in the fall of 2002. The suit’s dismissal means that for Sprewell’s children the only hope of eating this year is if Latrell wins his hot coffee lawsuit against McDonald’s.

A Chinese company that was attempting to sell bags of air from last summer’s World Cup will not be allowed to do so after the Bejing Administration for Industry and Commerce refused their application to “sell air from a special place.” The company planned to sell the bags of air for about $6.60, but there were a few exceptions. Because of a stale, uncreative, stinky feel, bags from the U.S.-Czech Republic game were to cost only 50 cents, while bags from any of the Netherlands’ games were priced at $25.

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summit has been released from the hospital after fainting yesterday due to dehydration. Summit credits her quick recovery to men’s coach Bruce Pearl, who raised her spirits by showing up in her hospital room with “Feel Better Pat” painted on his chest.

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