O'[Neal], who spent one weekend in Bedford County in late September, wouldn't talk about the failed raid Tuesday, only smiling and saying "it wasn't me," even after being told the sheriff's office confirmed the event.

"I have made my apologies. In return I have never received the offer of a handshake," [Marco Materazzi] said Wednesday in an interview with French radio station RTL. "Let's not forget, I'm the one who received the head-butt."

In an article headlined, "The cap that killed the Cardinals?", ESPN.com's "Uni Watch" columnist Paul Lukas contends that [Kenny Rogers]' cap, not his hand, is the place to look for any possible foreign substance.