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Lollygagging is never cool

By Jeff Merron
Page 2

Friday, August 5, 2005

EDITOR'S NOTE: With the help of our readers -- THIS MEANS YOU! -- Page 2 intends to determine the winner in the Battle for the Soul of Sports by matching the seven deadly sports sins against the seven heavenly sports virtues in a series of head-to-head duels. Today, Jeff Merron pits Sloth vs. Diligence. In Shaq's last year in L.A., he let himself go so much that many fans thought his weight -- caused by laziness, or sloth, if you will -- was the main reason the Lakers didn't win another title ...

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