Taking a Gigabyte Out of Crime

What did people do before computers and e-mail? It’s a terrible feeling not to have access to a computer, and it apparently drove boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho Sr. to extremes.

According to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Miss., Camacho was without his computer after taking it in for repairs to a store next door to his office in Gulfport, Miss.

Desperate to send some e-mails, he tried breaking into the store by climbing up to the ceiling and crawling along the beams.

Problem was, the ceiling gave way and Camacho went crashing down into the store.

Asked by police why he would try such a stunt, Camacho said, “I guess I ran out of ideas.”

Trivia time: This week at the Nissan Open, Mike Weir will be trying to become the first player in the 79-year history of the tournament to win it three years in a row. Six players have won it back to back. Who was the first?

Not in the box scores: Josh Paul, the Angels’ third-string catcher, had only 70 at-bats in 46 games last season and was mainly used to warm up pitchers.

He avoided arbitration recently by agreeing to a $450,000 contract, but had he gone to an arbitration hearing he was prepared to support his case.

“My big statistic was the number of innings caught between innings,” Paul said at Saturday’s Angel fan fest. “I think I set a record last year.”

Limited wardrobe: David Witthoft, 8, of Ridgefield, Conn., has become attached to his Brett Favre jersey.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported he has worn it every day since getting it as a Christmas gift in 2003.

“David has a lot of stick-to-itiveness,” his father told the newspaper.

Wrote Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “And after 400-plus days, we assume the same can be said for the jersey.”

Who is that man? Lester Holt, since becoming a regular on NBC’s “Today” show, is recognized wherever he goes. But not by everyone in his household.

Holt, serving as the host of the USA Network’s coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which concludes tonight, says he believes that some dogs watch television. Just not his.

“My family has told them, ‘That’s Daddy on TV.’ But there’s no reaction.”

Think blue: A headline in the New York Post, after Jason Giambi’s less-than-forthcoming session with the news media last week: He’s No Yankee, He’s a Dodger.

Looking back: On this day in 1978, Leon Spinks won a 15-round split decision over Muhammad Ali in a world heavyweight championship fight at Las Vegas.

Trivia answer: Macdonald Smith in 1928-29.

And finally: Regarding the 2006 Winter Olympics, which begin next February at Turin, Italy, Mike Downey of the Chicago Tribune wrote: “I can’t speak for figure skaters, but the U.S. and Canada hockey teams are going to be well-rested.”

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Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.