ESPYs' tribute to Tillman will be time to tune out

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 7/13/2004 | Carol Slezak

[GallopingGhost]

Afew things I need to get off my mind:

Tom Cruise will present a tribute to Pat Tillman during the ESPY Awards. You remember Tillman, who quit the NFL to join the Army Rangers and was killed in Afghanistan earlier this year. You remember Cruise, who in lieu of a box-office hit will happily reach millions of homes via ESPN.

Words I expect Cruise to use during the Tillman tribute: hero, courage, warrior.

Sentiments I don't expect Cruise to express during the Tillman tribute: unjust war, his poor widow, what was he thinking?

Remind me not to watch.

cslezak@suntimes.com

[the_devils_advocate_666]

And then she goes on to rip on Lance Armstrong!

My sister Julie and I stopped in the Nike store on Michigan Ave. Sunday. When did it become the Lance Armstrong store?

T-shirts, tank tops, jerseys, huge banners -- Nike has gone all out for the Tour De Lance. Does anyone care?

I thought about buying a black Armstrong tank top. My sister talked me out of it.

''Why would you want a Lance Armstrong shirt?'' she said.

Besides the fact that it was cute, I couldn't think of a reason.

He's only a cancer survivor who is attempting to win an unprecedented 6th Tour de France (arguably one of the toughest events in sports).