I love this column. Papa Cass is back with his latest version of "The Master List", which is a ranking of the twenty most valuable current sports stars in Cleveland. The criteria? Importance to the organization, how much the player means to the fans and the city, and also their marketability. LeBron, Grady, Pronk are 1-2-3 ... but who's in spots 4 through 20?

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The way I see it, if I continue improving this website in some way each month, I could have something really special 2-3 years from now. Today, we unveil Click Em & Pick Em here at The Blurbs. A free contest, with cash prizes, and absolutely no strings attached. Just another enhancement to the best damn Cleveland sports website in the land.

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It's so easy to get down on the state of world sometimes. Hey, we're Cleveland sports fans. We know all about down. But we don't like to be down. And we don't want you, the valued readers, to feel down. So let's take a break from LeCharles Bentley, Bob Hallen, and the fourth-place Indians. Let's cast our troubles aside and be thankful for what we have. It's better than what some other people have. With that in mind, Papa Cass brings you a list of 10 people in the world of sports that you can be glad you aren't.

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8,772 entrants. A 12 million dollar first place prize. And a new champion crowned. Jamie Gold, a Hollywood talent agent is pokers new king for a year after prevailing at the final table of the main event of the World Series of Poker. Inside is the story of what went down, from the folks at CardPlayer.com, a phenomenal website for any poker enthusiasts out there.

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