Barry Bonds moved past Hank Aaron last night into the top spot on the all-time home run list.

The game stopped for a few minutes as Bonds hugged his family and Willie Mays and then the fans and Bonds were treated to a video message from Aaron.

Aaron, who last month responded badly to a question about Bonds, paid a great tribute to Bonds, and more important, the game with his kind comments.

I figure if Aaron can honor Bonds, then the rest of us should think the same way.

Just in time for the first game, Brady Quinn signs.

I still don't think he will see much, if any time, on the field in the regular season.

And if he does, then it won't be a good sign for the Browns.

It should make for an interesting subplot all season-long.

I am going to try to point out good writing when I come across it on the Internet and give you all some links to these stories.

Here is a well-done piece by Wright Thompson of ESPN.com on Michael Vick and Atlanta.

– I must admit that I am surprised how easy the Tigers and Indians have allowed the races to tighten in the American League. With the resent poor play by the AL Central leaders, the Mariners and Yankees are now only a half behind the Tigers for the wild card. And don't forget the Twins, who are just 4 1/2 behind the Tribe. Should make September interesting but it didn't have to be this way for either the Indians or Tigers.

– The Browns can point to good signs at camp, including big back Jamal Lewis seeming to have something to prove. But with Orpheus Roye getting hurt, Ryan Tucker getting suspended, Brady Quinn causing bad PR league-wide, something doesn't smell right, and I am not talking about the Stadium.

– Dario Franchitti's crash at Michigan International Speedway shows just how well all racing cars are built these days. Take a look at ESPN for the video.

– Dale Earnhardt Jr. draws the most fans to the race track and to the souvenir shop but right now, he would not be in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. It is kind of like the NBA not getting as much attention whent the Knicks, Celtics and Lakers all are not in the playoffs.

– Mike Tomlin won his first game with the Steelers on Sunday in Canton. He won't remind many of Bill Cowher, but astute observers might see a little Chuck Noll in the rookie head coach.

– Ohio State football is No. 10 in the coaches' poll behind Wisconsin and Michigan in the Big Ten. Seems about right for a team that doesn't know who will be quarterback.

– Tiger Woods … really, whatelse can you say? Maybe it is time for a statue next to the historic water tower at Firestone.

How long will it take for Browns fans to turn on Brady Quinn?

It seems to me that it already has started. There really is no reason for the 22nd pick in the draft to not be in camp, I don't care if he is a QB or not.

If Quinn, who obviously didn't impress too many folks in the NFL scouting ranks, believes that he will be a starter some day in this league, he needs to get to camp and start improving. He had a bad spring, and now, it is turning into a worse summer.

Maybe that first-round pick of next season would be more valuable than a fourth-string QB.

Many folks thought that this day would never come but the University of Akron will have a on-campus football stadium.

It will be called InfoCision Stadium with the turf being called Summa Field.

The 30,000 seat stadium is set for its first game Sept. 12, 2009, against the University of Kentucky.

Congratulations to UA, and some good news for downtown Akron.

Here is a link to UA's stadium Web site: UA Stadium

Tribe GM Mark Shapiro said he would never make a trade like dealing Brian Giles for Ricardo Rincon.

If he is afraid to make a deal like that, then I am not sure if the Tribe will ever get over the hump to win a World Series — and I think that is the objective.

If the Indians would have got to a spot in the playoffs where getting one left-handed batter out and Rincon would have come in the game to get it done, then that 1 out would have been worth giving up Giles.

The Pirates of the early 90s traded a young Moises Alou to the Expos for Zane Smith. Sounds horrible now, but Smith helped the Pirates make the playoffs twice and nearly put them in the World Series.

Those are the trades that make GMs great.

Shapiro has to get over the fact that dealing prospects like Ben Francisco or Franklin Gutierrez is how you go from competing for titles to winning titles.