A lot went on in the world of sports this week, and there are a few images that we wish had been captured by the cameras, actually there are a few images we just wished happened.

Ricky Williams was kindly welcomed back to the NFL this week, if only his teammates and fans had supported him with this banner, we think the welcome back would have been that much better.

Barry Bonds is going to have to get used to his new home.  His indictment this week will most likely end his playing career, and if we’re lucky, could wind up with him behind bars.  On a lighter note, Bonds may no longer have to protest the Hall of Fame, because with this on his record, he might not even be let in.

Phil Jackon’s reference to the Lakers-Spurs game as a “Brokeback Mountain” type of game, was probably the highlight of the week.  Combined with his apology, it launched him into the number one spot of my favorite current coaches.  If only we had seen Kobe and Tony Parker sporting this look before the game we would have found the comments a little more believable.

Ricky Williams will have to find a new dealer when he returns to the NFL. The Dolphins, under new head coach Cam Cameron have come out and publicly said that Williams will not be there next year. I only wish that the Dolphins fans were there to boo again, just as they did when Ted Ginn Jr. became their first round draft pick.

I understand where Cameron is coming from, he cannot allow his team to be let down again by Williams, that has happened too many times already. Then again, the Dolphins could probably use the talent that Williams brings to the table. I think it would be a hard decision if it weren’t for previous promises by Williams to straight up his act. You can’t afford to have someone like this on your team, just ask the Bengals about that. Also, the fact that Williams is certainly moving out of his prime probably helped make this decision. The guy isn’t getting any younger, and he has been out of the league for awhile, and has no doubt lost a step. This extra year layoff isn’t going to help that either.

Williams will probably struggle to find a team. He may find himself landing with just a flat out bad team that needs to fill a hole at running back, but he won’t ever be a top shelf commodity like he used to be. His fall from grace has been tremendous to watch, and it continues to get even worse.

Remember the formerly dominant Ricky Williams? The one who could rush for 1000+ yards per season? The one who took a year off (which turned into more than that) to go find himself, aka smoke a whole lot of Marijuana. Well the Dolphins running back who was attempting to be reinstated into the NFL has suffered another set back.

A positive marijuana test for Williams in April means that he will have to wait until September to be reinstated. It also means that he probably won’t be playing for any NFL team for a long time. Williams has proved that he can’t be trusted to lay off of weed, and that loss of trust will probably spread to most teams. Not that many teams want a pot head on their team (the Falcons being an exception) and even fewer teams want a pothead that they can’t trust to test clean. Any team that has Williams playing for them has to contend with the fact that at any given time he could suddenly receive another suspension, because clearly he is addicted.

There is already an attempt to play this off on his social anxiety disorder, claiming that many people who suffer from social anxiety smoke a bowl before going into a social setting. Perhaps this means his doctors should get him on some other type of sedative. Williams was a very good NFL player, but he clearly has problems that he can’t solve, and as such I don’t expect to see him in the league much longer.

The walking circus that is Ricky Williams may be making a stop in Miami this fall. The running back has applied for reinstatement to the NFL. He missed the entire 2006 suspension due to a drug suspension, which allowed him to put in some work for the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts. And now, he’s ready for a return to South Beach.

“He’s told me that his interest in eastern philosophy has overcome his desire for mind-altering substances and has given him another outlet,” Steinberg said. “He’s in outstanding shape and he hasn’t taken a lot of hits for a running back. I think he’s still at the top of his game.”

There’s no doubt Ricky is a hell of a back, with or without dreads. But his last sabbatical from the league didn’t help out his love for the sticky icky. The fact remains: Ricky Williams loves marijuana. His interest in holistic medicine didn’t kick him off weed because that definitely came up in his system in his recent suspension. If he’s serious about playing football again, I don’t doubt that he’ll have lots of success.

We’ll see how the new Eastern approach works. Maybe Ricky will study his playbook under a Bodhi Tree, allowing him to reach some sort of enlightenment on how to run for 2500 yards.I’m all for reinstating Ricky because there’s no doubt in my mind he’ll give us some entertaining material to write about. Run Ricky Run.

Remember Ricky Williams? He was the Heisman Trophy Winner now playing for the Toronto Arganauts after his second suspension from the NFL. Remember his tenure as the bearded guy in bamboo sandles smoking weed all day? Turns out there’s some new news on him, which is always a welcome site.

Not only has Williams rushed for an average of 48 yards per game in his first (and presumably, only) season in Toronto, but he’s also had a recent altercation with a locker room door. After scoring versus the Calgary Stampeders, Williams sustained a serious gash after having his heel smashed in the locker room door. Only Ricky is capable of something like this.

However, no reports have surfaced about who slammed the locker room door. While it was likely a current teammate, I’m going to assume it was a sneak attack by former Argonaut (and longtime awful announcer) Joe Theisman. I have to assume he’s laughing, considering he was angry at Toronto for signing an “addict”. Joe fails to realize he’s an addict as well: he’s addicted to being the worst announcer on the planet.