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 Patriots' Bruschi Out With Broken Wrist |
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Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 06:36 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi has a broken wrist and will not play in any preseason games, coach Bill Belichick said early Wednesday through a team spokesman.
It was not clear whether Bruschi, 33, will be available for the Patriots' regular-season opener Sept. 10 against the Buffalo Bills.
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| Former OSU Star Clarett Arrested With Guns |
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Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 06:34 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Maurice Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle.
Officers used Mace to subdue Clarett after a stun gun was ineffective because the former Fiesta Bowl star was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, Sgt. Michael Woods said.
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| Goodell Named New NFL Commissioner |
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Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 06:30 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The National Football League on Tuesday appointed its number two executive Roger Goodell as its fourth commissioner since World War II, ending its search for a successor to the retiring Paul Tagliabue.
The 47-year-old Goodell was elected unanimously by the league's 32 owners after a series of ballots reduced the five-man shortlist to Goodell and lawyer Gregg Levy.
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| Wie Fires Caddie After Women's British Open |
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Wednesday, August 09 2006 @ 06:29 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Michelle Wie didn't make it through her first year as a professional without firing her caddie, getting rid of Greg Johnston after a tie for 26th in the Women's British Open.
Johnston began working for the 16-year-old from Hawaii when she made her pro debut last October in the Samsung World Championship, where Wie was disqualified over an illegal drop in the third round.
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| Redskins’ Safety Taylor Fined Four Game Paychecks |
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Tuesday, August 08 2006 @ 08:09 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fined four game paychecks by the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
In June, Taylor reached an agreement with prosecutors to drop felony charges against him and pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors in an assault case, avoiding any jail time that might have derailed his NFL career.
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| More Bengal Woes as OL Arrested for Booze Cruise |
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Tuesday, August 08 2006 @ 08:06 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Bengals guard Eric Steinbach was arrested and charged with boating under the influence on the Ohio River, becoming the fifth Cincinnati player in three months accused of breaking the law.
A Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officer stopped Steinbach because he was violating an idle-only zone Saturday night, agency spokesman Mark Marraccini said.
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| Clips Owner Allegedly Wouldn't Rent to Blacks |
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Tuesday, August 08 2006 @ 08:04 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday sued Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling for housing discrimination, claiming he refused to rent apartments to blacks and families with children.
Federal prosecutors contend that Sterling, his wife, Rochelle, and their family trust refused to rent to many prospective tenants, treated them poorly and misrepresented the availability of apartments to them in the city’s Koreatown section.
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| Martin Might Miss Entire Season |
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Tuesday, August 08 2006 @ 08:02 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
New York Jets running back Curtis Martin told the team to draft a running back in the first round in April because he was concerned he might not be able to play this season because of his injured right knee, the Newark Star-Ledger reported Monday.
"You know it has to be serious for Curtis to do something like that," said a Jets official, who requested anonymity. "That tells you a lot about Curtis. He's always concerned about the team."
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| NFL Expected to Name Commish This Week |
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Monday, August 07 2006 @ 07:47 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
What is expected to be the final act of the NFL’s search for a new commissioner begins Monday, the first of three days of meetings that seem likely to end with Roger Goodell being picked as Paul Tagliabue’s successor.
Nothing is likely to be determined until late Tuesday at the earliest. The first day and a half will be given over to introducing the five finalists to the 32 owners, who will begin gathering Sunday night at a hotel in the Chicago suburbs.
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| Another Steeler Involved in Motorcycle Incident |
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Monday, August 07 2006 @ 07:46 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Steelers tackle Barrett Brooks was arrested early Sunday after police said he fled from them on a motorcycle.
The 34-year-old offensive lineman was charged with fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, driving at an unsafe speed and other traffic violations. He was taken to Allegheny County Jail, police Sgt. Dennis Washington said.
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| Raiders Beat Eagles in Hall of Fame Game |
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Monday, August 07 2006 @ 07:41 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
All Art Shell asked to see in his first game back as coach of the Oakland Raiders was some progress.
He got that, and strong placekicking by Sebastian Janikowski in a 16-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night as the NFL preseason began with the Hall of Fame game.
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| Landis Begins Campaign to Win Hearts and Minds |
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Monday, August 07 2006 @ 07:28 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Embattled Tour de France winner Floyd Landis vowed on Monday to clear his name. "I have a new goal, to prove myself innocent," Landis told ABC's Good Morning America.
Samples taken from Landis during last month's Tour revealed excessive amounts of the male sex hormone testosterone and the American faces being stripped of victory and a two-year ban.
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| Bonds’ 715th HR Ball Bought for $220,100 |
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Friday, August 04 2006 @ 07:20 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Barry Bonds’ 715th home run ball fetched a winning auction bid of $220,100 on Thursday, much better than experts predicted for the shot that moved the troubled Giants slugger past Babe Ruth for second place on the career list.
Winning bidder Marc Chase is an exotic car merchant who owns dealerships in La Jolla, Las Vegas and Silicon Valley. The 44-year-old Chase plans to pick up the ball from owner Andrew Morbitzer next week. The ball will then be shown off at his car businesses.
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| Maddux No-Hit Bid on Dodgers Debut a Washout |
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Friday, August 04 2006 @ 07:08 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Greg Maddux took a no-hitter through six innings in his Dodgers debut on Thursday before a rain delay forced him to surrender the mound, but Los Angeles went on to shutout the Cincinnati Reds 3-0.
Four-times Cy Young winner Maddux (10-11), obtained by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs at Monday's trade deadline, came away with career win 328 but the no-hitter continues to elude the 40-year-old pitcher.
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| Wood Done for Year, Will Return as Reliever |
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Thursday, August 03 2006 @ 08:19 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood has decided against having surgery to repair his injured right shoulder.
Wood made just four starts this season following shoulder surgery on Aug. 31 and will miss the rest of the year with a partially torn rotator cuff. He hopes to come back next season as a reliever.
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| NBA Changes Seeding Format for Playoffs |
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Thursday, August 03 2006 @ 08:10 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The NBA is changing the way teams are seeded in the postseason, looking to avoid the controversy that surrounded last season's playoffs.
Under the change, the top four seeds - the three division winners and the second-place team with the best record - will be seeded according to their win-loss total, guaranteeing that the top two teams in each conference can't meet until the conference finals, the league announced Wednesday.
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| Oklahoma Dismisses Starting QB Because of Job |
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Thursday, August 03 2006 @ 08:08 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Oklahoma starting quarterback Rhett Bomar was kicked off the team Wednesday after an investigation revealed he broke NCAA rules through his employment at a local business, according to a television report.
Oklahoma confirmed that two players had been dismissed by the team but did not identify them. The school said in a statement that the players violated NCAA rules by working at a private business and taking "payment over an extended period of time in excess of time actually worked."
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| Saratoga, Other Tracks Cancel Racing Amid Heat Wave |
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Wednesday, August 02 2006 @ 08:53 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Saratoga Race Course canceled all nine of its thoroughbred races Wednesday because of high heat and humidity.
Trainers, jockeys, the track veterinarian and New York Racing Association officials met in the morning and unanimously decided to call off the day’s card.
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