Cowboys’ Williams bags on

The Detroit Lions always seem to struggle on the football field, but they probably would prevail in a Halloween costume contest among NFL teams.

Last year, quarterback Jon Kitna and his wife showed up at the Lions' annual Halloween party dressed as defensive line coach Joe Cullen and Wendy -- from the hamburger chain -- shortly after Cullen had been arrested for picking up an order naked at a Wendy's drive-thru window.

This year, the Web site theworldofisaac.com reports former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams attended an ex-teammate's charity Halloween party in Detroit dressed as a bellhop wearing a T. Bell nametag.

The tag was a reference to running back Tatum Bell, who stole some luggage from running back Rudi Johnson this year after Johnson replaced him on the Lions' roster.

Since Bell ended up with Johnson's Perry Ellis boxer shorts, Williams also wore a pair of boxer shorts over his costume, with "Rudi" written on the front and "Johnson 32" on the back. Williams apologized for wearing Polo boxers.

"I couldn't find Perry Ellis this afternoon, so I came with the Polos," said Wiliams, who got the blessing of the unemployed Bell, via text message, to wear the costume.

• TEN IS ENOUGH -- Jason Caffey was a role player for the Chicago Bulls on two of their NBA title teams in the 1990s. But off the court, he apparently was a major player.

Caffey has fathered 10 children with eight women, and many of the mothers are expected to sue him for child support now that his bankruptcy case has been dismissed, The Associated Press reported.

Caffey attempted to explain his failure to pay child support after he served an eight-day jail sentence for it in his native Mobile, Ala.

"It's never that I didn't send child support," said Caffey, 35. "It's just that I didn't send the amount that was said to be sent by the courts."

• PATHETIC PUGILIST -- He's billed as boxing's biggest loser. And on Friday, when the bell rings for the final time in his sorry career, Peter Buckley will try to avoid his 257th loss in 300 bouts.

Buckley, 39, a super featherweight from England, has the worst record of any current fighter, at 31-256-12, and he hasn't won in five years, The Associated Press reported.

A prolific fighter, Buckley is always ready to trade punches and sometimes enters the ring with a black eye from his previous fight. For instance, last Friday, he lost a six-rounder in Wales.

Buckley's last victory was a decision over Joel Viney in October 2003. He's 0-84-2 since then, though some of his losses have come against future world champions such as Prince Naseem Hamed.

Buckley, who long has planned to retire after 300 fights, will face Matin Mohammed on Friday in his home city of Birmingham.

After battling Mohammed to a draw Oct. 5, Buckley will be given the favorite's corner Friday.

"It's great to get my final fight in my home city, but I'm not sure about being in the home corner," he said. "When the bell goes between rounds I'm not sure if I'll know where to go."

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