Cuban update

McClatchy denies that the team is for sale. I don't think that's really the point. Guys like Mark Cuban buy things that aren't for sale, especially things like the Pirates that guys like Kevin McClatchy can't really afford. Cuban knows what he's doing though. If he's serious, look for him to keep the story in the news and rally the public behind him (because he knows we will be).

And really, I didn't put much stock into a story from "TheDeal.com". No one else picked it up, not the PG, not ESPN, not CBS, not CnnSI, not even Deadspin, just TheDeal. McClatchy commenting on it is a little like Mike Piazza's "I'm definitely not gay" press conference. Not sure anyone thought you were, but now that you mention it...

UPDATE (12:06 PM)- And now we have this coming off the wire.

In an e-mail response to The Associated Press, Cuban said Monday he looked into buying the team recently, but "they told me they have no interest in selling."

Well, at least we know he's interested.