June 16: 1909 RHP Jim Thorpe makes his pro pitching debut for Rocky Mount of the Eastern Carolina League. It is this game that causes Thorpe to be ridiculously stripped of his track and field medals at the Olympic Games in Sweden. MLB POWER RANKINGS (as of June 9) TEAM Last Week Start of Spring1St.2009 Indianapolis Colts (142; lost Super Bowl): With a perfect season on the line, the 140 Colts shut things down in the second half against the Jets, losing their last two games. But they still made it to the Super Bowl, and led 100 against New Orleans. Behind an aggressive decision to do an onsides kick to start the second half, the Saints rallied for a 2417 lead.

The union has challenged the structure of the NFL's TV deals in a pending case before the sport's special master, Stephen Burbank. The union's case contends the TV contracts give the owners what amounts to a lockout fund.NFL officials said Thursday that because the players would be paid based on a percentage of league