The firstdegree murder charge against Aaron Hernandez is only the beginning of the legal aftermath of Odin Lloyd's death. Under Massachusetts law for wrongful death, families can recover damages from those who wrongfully kill their loved ones. Hernandez, who owns several properties and has earned more than $10 million playing in the NFL, is an obvious target of a wrongful death lawsuit.Our eyes should have been opened wider when it became known that the National Football League, making it sound like they were being benevolent, would loan the Vikings $200 million that they can pay back using game receipts over 15 years. Hmmmm. the governor can wail and moan all he wants to about the overly optimistic electronic gambling proceeds, but he has a chance here to take a bigger step and call a timeout.

"First and foremost the Dolphins need to be about winning football," Garfinkel said. "Everyone in the organization, including me, is here to support that. Fans don't