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Checked out "Iron Man" the other night. Fun flick, cool cars. My over-under on the appropriate age for kids is 10. The kid sitting behind me probably was 4. His mom acted like she was 6, chomping on popcorn. Luckily, the movie was loud enough to drown out the continuous banter one row back. Maybe it's time for a minimum age for PG-13 movies.

All the marbles: Nothing beats a Game 7 in sports, so slip into those Witness T-shirts, break out the chips and salsa and get ready for the Cavaliers and Celtics. Let's just hope the millionaire ballers can shoot better than 30 percent.

I can't see Cleveland winning in Beantown, although it would be refreshing to see a road team win an NBA playoff game. I'm thinking it'll be close, then the refs call a phantom foul, and Boston moves on.

Signs of life: What's this, a Cincinnati Reds team with heart? I clicked over to the Preakness and missed Adam Dunn's game-winning homer against the Tribe. I thought a Reds loss was a lock. The only lock, though, is Big Brown winning the Triple Crown.

Anyway, it's good to see the Reds fight for our attention. And congrats to Paul Janish on that game-winning hit and bloody nose.

Work ethic: I love Bronson Arroyo's attitude about pitching on three days' rest. Arroyo — who in 2006 led the National League with 2402/3 innings pitched — would be perfect for a four-man staff.

Those days are gone. The last big-leaguer to throw 300 innings in a season was Philadelphia's Steve Carlton, who worked 304 in 1980. Thirty-five years ago, the Reds' Jack Billingham went 2931/3 innings. Last year, workhorse Aaron Harang went 231.

Hot stuff: I read on our Web site that Megan Fox is the world's sexiest woman. I have a problem with that, mainly because I'd never heard of Megan Fox. As a card-carrying member in the Guys Club In Favor Of More Bud Light Dude Commercials, this concerns me.

Things hit crisis mode when I examined the list more closely. Kaley Cuoco? Nope. Hayden Panettiere. No clue. These women must not get much time on "SportsCenter."

Quick hits: Indiana University paid a settlement of $185,000 to Dan Dakich, the interim coach who took over after serial dialer Kelvin Sampson was canned. Sampson was given a $750,000 buyout. What's wrong with that picture? ... Barry Bonds must be proud. He'll easily have more indictments (15) than home runs this season. ... Joe Paterno's body is trying to tell him something. Let's hope he listens.

Knuckleheadof the Week

It's no secret that Charles Barkley is the worst gambler this side of John Daly. Last week, Barkley was flirting with criminal charges after forgetting (or refusing) to repay a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas casino. Barkley admitted the "mistake" and said he'd take care of his seven-month-old debt. Barkley's lucky he's not dealing with old-school Vegas. They might've passed on the legal action and shown Chuck some desert real estate — and a shovel.

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