O.J. Simpson is in the news again. No, he’s not publishing any books or getting kicked out of steakhouses. Nope, instead, he’s become a suspect in a hotel room break-in. Simpson allegedly went into a Las Vegas Palace Station room to retrieve memorabilia that belonged to him. Problem? Las Vegas brass aren’t so sure it belonged to him in the first place.

Simpson, who was in Las Vegas for a friend’s wedding, said he arranged to meet auction house owner Tom Riccio at the hotel and conducted a “sting operation.”

“Everybody knows this is stolen stuff,” Simpson said. “Not only wasn’t there a break-in, but Riccio came to the lobby and escorted us up to the room. In any event, it’s stolen stuff that’s mine. Nobody was roughed up.”

What is it about sports memorabilia that brings out the best in athletes? First, there was Ruben Rivera’s legendary Sticky Bandit job when he stole shit out of teammate Derek Jeter’s locker. And now, we have Orenthal breaking into some hotel rooms to reclaim what’s rightfully is. And come on OJ, Palace Station? An off-strip dive in Vegas? I expected better of a killer proud man like yourself.

What’s also amusing about this story is the fact that Simpson felt like breaking into hotel rooms rather than appear in Miami court in his daughter’s bankruptcy case. Rather than be in Miami to give a desposition, O.J. chose to swipe some autographed footballs. O.J. may have said he was involved in a sting operation ala Jack Bauer and/or Vic Mackey but either way, he’s found himself in the news…again.

The Kentucky Derby brought all kinds of celebrities to Louisville this past weekend, most notably Queen Elizabeth. But another person was there, one with slightly less popularity than the Queen: OJ Simpson. Simpson and his friends went to Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse to write a book about the hypothetical killings eat dinner the night before the derby. That was their intention anyway. Simpson and his party were thrown out of the steakhouse by the owner.

?I didn?t want to serve him because of my convictions of what he?s done to those families,? Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. ?The way he continues to torture the lives of those families … with his behavior, attitude and conduct.?

You have to wonder how many times this has happened. The owner of the steakhouse explained that the attention Simpson gets “makes him sick to his stomach.” Ruby deserves credit in this situation, not many people would confront Simpson inva restaurant filled with steak knives.

The owner said that Simpson was polite after being asked to leave and did not cause a scene. Simpson’s lawyer has already come out and suggested racism, adding that Ruby “screwed with the wrong guy.” If you’re representing someone as infamous as Simpson, couldn’t you choose your words a bit better? With steak out of the picture, Simpson and Co. went back to Churchill Downs and feasted on a large Clydesdale.