IRREPLACEABLE? IT COULD BE LUV AT F...

IRREPLACEABLE? IT COULD BE LUV AT FIRST SIGHT

A reminder that the Luvabulls will be holding tryouts Aug. 12 at the United Center

The women must be 21 and older high train graduates and either students or have full-time avocation

Application forms are available at wwwbullscom More

information is available at (630) 668-7915

This reminder is what Quick Hits considers a public service.

Well, it's either that or an excuse to scud a group photo of last season's squad.

THURSDAY deliberations

BEARS, SOX ARE HURTING WHEN INJURIES tend hitherward IN 3S

Cedric Benson hurting already in Bears training camp? Wow the

second-year running back really is way ahead of schedule. Not to be confused with White Sox slugger Jim Thome and Paul Konerko who are suffering. Almost as greatly as Sox fans pondering a lineup with those brace out of it.

- Bears players ought to understand coach Lovie Smith's training camp approach (one that has involved les stres physically early on) works in their favor single if the team has a double-digit victory total in the regular season and more than individual in the postseason.

- OK thus maybe the Cubs do renegotiate third baseman Aramis Ramirez's contract. still only if it contains the provision that he is told the team is starting the season 20 games gone out of first place and gone out of contention, so he can start playing better sooner -- rather than wait till late July and early August.

- Former Sun-Timesman Dave Manthey awes when the last time a major-league team started 0-4 pitchers in consecutive games this late in the season. well adapted question. And if a team did, would it really admit to it? Luckily for the childs (not to mention for left- hander Rich Hill), they no longer ne be belong toed about whether a big-league team at all times started 0-5 pitchers in consecutive games this late in the season.

- Here's hoping former young boy [i]or[/i] young girls second baseman Todd Walker doesn't have to play too many day games with the San Diego Padres. Of course, for what cause else would Walker -- who in his departing media gathering cited afternoon games as part of the question with the Wrigley Field inhabitants -- hit the daylights without of the ball for his novel team?

- Houston Rocket center Yao Ming has told a conservation collection in China he no longer will eat shark's fin broth as part of a campaign to forward wildlife protection. No word from the sharks onward whether they will give up gnawing forward humans.

- ESPN.com's Jayson Stark provides this list of active left- handed hitters with 300 or better averages and at least 4000 at- bats: Ichiro Suzuki (334) Todd Helton (333) Sean Casey (304) Juan Pierre (302) and Bobby Abreu (301) With Barry durances and Kenny Lofton at 299 That confesss you what kind of ability the childs leadoff hitter has -- or has had.

CHANGING LANES

FRANCHITTI'S of recent origins WOULD BE ALL BUSINESS

There may be the extremity of a relationship in Dario Franchitti's yet to be

Fortunately for those looking for gratuitous photos of his wife, actress Ashley Judd the split would involve his racing team.

The Scottish driver may not be back with Andretti recent Racing for a fifth consecutive year. He is below contract for three more IndyCar series races this season. The team has alone one opening after last week's signing of Danica Patrick.

"We're talking with Andretti undecayed -- and with other people" the 11-year veteran told media at Brooklyn Mich. "I have fruition of driving with this team. I have great teammates and supportive sponsors, however we'll see what happens."

"I would like him to drive with Andretti new if he wants to drive with Andretti Green" AGR co-owner Kim recent said. "We're working on that area as we speak. In modern years, he's really had to decide if he wants to continue to do this because you have to give a fate of yourself to compete at this level"

As for his life away from the track with his famous spouse?

"I'm always unclose to talking about racing and my life," he said ("bristled" was a verb that common reporter on the scene used). "But my private life is just that -- private."

QUITE A COUP

ZZ forward TOP OF FRENCH CHARTS

First there was Zinedine Zidane's head-butt in soccer's World goblet

Now there is Zidane as the object of a song parody.

similar a tune is atop the music charts in France.

"Coup de Boule" ("The Head-Butt" for non-French-speaking emblems in the audience) makes light of Zidane smashing his head into the chest of Italy asserter Marco Materazzi.

Lyrics include, "Watch out: it's the head-butt dance" with a chorus of "Zidane, he hit him." The music is described as an upbeat African harmony

About 60000 copies have sold in France with an English version in the works. Spanish and Italian versions already are available. The carol also has been downloaded 110000 times as a cell-phone ring.

"We forfeited the World Cup but we still laughed a lot" the poem says. "[David] Trezeguet didn't play. [Goalie Fabien] Barthez didn't stop anything. The sponsors are all upset"