If John Daly was feeling lonely in sports' stupidity ward, he needn't fret. Here comes Ben Roethlisberger barging ... er, skidding in ... helmetless of course.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' cocky Super Bowl gifted quarterback - let's face it, he played about as well as Joey Harrington did in Detroit during the big game - almost trumped Daly's sound gambling recovery strategy with his motorcycle prowess.

All Big Ben did was play Big Dummy by driving his sports bike without a helmet or a valid motorcycle license - and getting the expected close encounter of the fender kind. Daly may throw his money away and blow short putts - and more talent than anyone since Mickey Mantle.

But it's not like he ever set himself on fire while chainsmoking those Marlboros. That's pretty much equivalent to what Roethlisberger did on his bike.

Of course, Steeler fans - one of the biggest, most annoying bandwagon bunches in all of sports - are having trouble dealing with this. TravelGolf.com's own William K. Wolfrum has gone as far as hiding behind his K. and weeping like Michael Jackson at the closing of an amusement park.

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