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Here are some updates on some wildly disparate sports stories we've followed here:

Jen Harris settled her case against Penn State and their lesbian-hating coach Rene the Weenie Portland. Terms were not disclosed, although Harris's lawyer said in a separate statement that Penn State would be taking steps to "further protect all students who have experienced discriminatory treatment". Read opinions on the settlement here, here, and here. As a veteran of many sexual harassment claims, I'm sure Penn State had dug up enough dirt on Harris that she didn't want to go to trial and be embarrassed. Even though Rene Portland probably knew none of it when she kicked Harris off the team for being a lesbian, courts have routinely allowed defendants to embarrass victims of sexual harassment in this situation. I hope the kid got a bucketload of money.

Ranger dancer Courtney Prince won a victory in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the New York Rangers. She will be given all paperwork generated by the Rangers in their internal investigation of her claims, and their investigation of five other claims, including the claim by Anucha Browne Sanders .

Liverpool's Welsh firebrand Craig Bellamy tells the truth about him teeing off against John Arne-Riise before their ChampionsLeague clash with Barcelona last week. Yup, he threatened his teammate with a golf club. Idiota.

Despite more and more national attention to his case, Genarlow Wilson still rots in jail in Georgia. The Georgia state senate has voted the bill that would allow his case to be reviewed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but they are on a two week recess.

Bellamy Tees Off

Liverpool's Craig Bellamy, center, celebrates scoring a goal against Barcelona by pretending to swing a golf club in the Champions League first knockout round, first-leg soccer match at the Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2007. The gesture appears to be a reference to claims that Bellamy allegedly hit team mate John Arne Riise in the legs with a golf club in a fracas while Liverpool was in Portugal at a training camp preparing for a Champions League match against defending champion FC Barcelona. Bellamy now faces a fine of 80,000 pounds (US$155,000; 118,000) and an uncertain future with the 18-time English league champions, who were recently taken over by a pair of American businessmen. At right is Liverpool's Steven Gerrard. (AP Photo/Peter Byrne/PA)
BBC: Barcelona 1-2 Liverpool

What a game, what a game. Can the defending title holders recover from giving up two away goals? Unfortunately for me I had to watch it time-delayed on ESPN Classic, with Seamus Malin and some other ill-informed boob sitting in the booth in Bristol, Connecticut mailing it in. They didn't even give the line-ups, and maybe that's why it took the morons a full half to figure out that Liverpool newboy Arbeloa was playing left back, not right back (the Stevie Finnan position). And how could they say nothing when Bellamy did the golf swing celebration. How could you not mention the Bellamy-Riise bust-up at that moment? How could you not be aware of it? ESPN, bringing you the very worst in soccer announcers consistently. I guess I should be thankful that I didn't have to listen to Dave O'Baseball. And Liverpool with another improbable win. Can't win in the Premier League, can't lose in Europe. Go figure.

Telegraph: Bellamy tees up Liverpool success (hey, that headline was my idea!)

Telegraph: Bellamy swings it as Barcelona are stunned

Independent (uk): Barcelona 1 Liverpool 2: Bellamy and Riise get in the swing for Liverpool

Richard Williams, Guardian SportBlog: Bellamy rewards the pragmatism of Benítez and stuns Camp Nou
Craig Bellamy repaid Rafa Benítez's faith in him by silencing his critics at the Camp Nou.

Times (uk): Bellamy and Riise swing into action for Liverpool

Guardian: Player Ratings

How can Pepe Reina get an '8' when he waved harmlessly at THREE balls in the box in the final 10 minutes?

Bellamy's coming after me with a driver! Heeeeeellllp!