Can You Spell FSU?: If you're an athlete at Florida State University, probably not. The NCAA releases nearly 700 pages of its report detailing academic fraud at the university, and could take away 14 of Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden's career 384 wins. One FSU tutor testified that some players read at a second-grade level, and one student was so helpless, she had to read test questions for him...because he couldn't read.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 09:38 AM - 12 comments

Bad: Your NFL Season Is Ended By A Hit. Worse: From A Teammate.: Cleveland Browns backup running back James Davis is on Injured Reserve, and will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery after being hit after practice by an unnamed teammate. The teammate, a linebacker, was wearing pads; Davis was not. Browns Head Coach Eric Mangini says he's "comfortable" with the situation. The NFL, apparently not so comfortable, is investigating the incident.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 06:16 PM - 6 comments

Kentucky High School Football Coach Acquitted In Player's Death: Coach David Jason Stinson was found Not Guilty on charges of reckless homicide and wanton endangerment in the death of 15-year-old Max Gilpin, one of his players at Pleasure Ridge Park High School. Gilpin, a sophomore offensive lineman, collapsed while running gassers during practice on August 20, 2008. He died three days later at Kosair Children's Hospital. The temperature that afternoon was 94 degrees. Medical personnel testified that Gilpin's body temperature was 107 degrees when he arrived at the hospital.

posted by The_Black_Hand to other at 08:03 PM - 23 comments

Cowboys Find A Cure For "Pac Man Fever...": The Dallas Cowboys cut troubled cornerback Adam "Pac Man" Jones. The second-year player's contract will be officially terminated on February 9, the first day NFL teams are allowed to process such transactions.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 06:38 PM - 6 comments

"I don't want sympathy; all I want is a chance to play.": Bert Shepherd, World War II aviator, and the first man to play Major League Baseball with an artificial limb, dead at 87.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 05:23 PM - 5 comments

Bush Booed By Beltway Baseballers! : The high heat shut 'em up a little bit, though.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 04:44 PM - 31 comments

Ultimate Fighting Robs The Cradle: Want to watch 6-year-olds in the Octagon? Welcome to Missouri, apparently the only state in the union that allows "youth fighting." Says one parent, "We're not training them for dog fighting...I'd rather have my kids here than out on the streets."

posted by The_Black_Hand to culture at 05:46 AM - 73 comments

What Part Of "Spring Training" Don't You Guys Get?: Spikes go high and benches clear between the Yanks and Rays. To paraphrase, Man, we talkin' practice here! With nifty spikes-to-crotch photo action!

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 04:00 PM - 39 comments

Carl Edwards Heavily Penalized For Cheating, But Doesn't Have To Forfeit Vegas Win.: Wait, what?

posted by The_Black_Hand to auto racing at 09:43 AM - 11 comments

Sampson Reportedly Out at Indiana: An official announcement is expected from the school tomorrow. Fox Sports is calling it a firing, while WTHR-TV in Indianapolis says it could be a buyout. Assistant Coach Dan Dakich, who started the season in an administrative position, but was pressed into service following the resignation of former Assistant Coach Rob Senderoff after allegations of improper phone calls to recruits, is likely to finish the season as Head Coach.

posted by The_Black_Hand to basketball at 03:22 PM - 13 comments

No Jokinen, Zednick's Throat Slashed During Hockey Game.: Florida Panthers' forward Richard Zednik had his throat slashed by teammate Olli Jokinen's skate in Buffalo Sunday night while playing against the Sabres. Zednik is in stable condition following surgery to repair a "deep gash" in his neck, and the Panthers are flying his wife Jessica to Buffalo to be with him.

posted by The_Black_Hand to hockey at 10:02 AM - 62 comments

Buy A Piece Of Baseball's Future!: Alright, kid, I've dropped my twenty bucks, you'd better start taking PEDs quick!

posted by The_Black_Hand to business and law at 07:36 AM - 2 comments

Penis Surgery Makes You Faster!: Just ask Clinton Portis.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 10:03 AM - 10 comments

Leyritz Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI, Manslaughter. : Former MLB catcher Jim Leyritz, one of the heroes of the Yankees' 1996 World Series Championship, was arrested early this morning following an accident that killed a 30-year-old woman in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Leyritz, who turned 44 on Thursday, refused a sobriety test after being told that the other driver had died.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 07:23 PM - 14 comments

Perfect No More: The Miami Dolphins beat the Baltimore Ravens 22 - 16 Sunday in Miami, thus ruining their chances of becoming the only team in NFL history to post two perfect regular-season records. In other news, Baltimore Ravens now NFL's most embarrassed team.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 04:00 PM - 18 comments

Chuck Norris Didn't Invent the Internet; He Simply Scared It Into Existence: University of Florida quarterbackTim Tebow gets the Heisman, then gets the coup de grace: a congratulatory note from Walker, Texas Ranger.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 04:41 PM - 12 comments

Knicks Disappoint The Entire World: New York Knicks owner James Dolan promised free tickets to all remaining Knicks games to UN ambassadors if the team won Tuesday night vs. Golden State at Madison Square Garden. How'd that work out? Not too good. After the Knicks got pounded by the Warriors, 108 - 82, even a seasoned diplomat like UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was moved to say of the Knicks, "they're playing poorly, very poorly, and I'm disappointed."

posted by The_Black_Hand to basketball at 08:23 AM - 12 comments

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: Wisconsin youth football coach threatens to kill one of his own players, then administers a helicopter slam, just to drive the message home. You know, maybe we should sign the kids up for the Debate Club instead.

posted by The_Black_Hand to football at 08:29 AM - 82 comments

Kobe Booed on Home Court, Lakers Win Opener For Houston: Los Angeles loses by two points, the margin provided when the Lakers' Kwame Brown and Luke Walton teamed up to tip a rebound into their own basket. The Jazz and the defending NBA Champion Spurs open with wins on Opening Night.

posted by The_Black_Hand to basketball at 08:24 AM - 11 comments

NBA Offers New Rules For Referees: NBA Commissioner David Stern revealed that over 50% of the league's officials violated league gambling rules, but maintained that Tim Donaghy is the only ref to have bet on basketball games. Stern said the league is introducing new rules and procedures for referees, such as not revealing the officials for a game until the morning of the game, and allowing referees to gamble in casinos during certain times of the year, and to play state lotteries. The Commissioner also pledged to be more forthcoming with the public regarding officials' mistakes, and said he'll take no action against Isiah Thomas and the Knicks until their appeal process is completed.

posted by The_Black_Hand to basketball at 09:30 AM - 7 comments

Had Enough Steroids Yet? Marion Jones, You're Next!: Multiple Olympic medalist Marion Jones has admitted using the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999. Jones, once considered the best female athlete in the world, says her former coach Trevor Graham gave her the steroid, telling her it was flaxseed oil.

posted by The_Black_Hand to other at 05:41 PM - 80 comments

Great Bowler, Lousy Texter (and Possibly, Lousy Husband, Too!): Shane Warne, declared one of the Five Cricketers of the Century by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanac, is busted by his wife Simone after erroneously sending her a text message meant for his mistress. Warne retired from international cricket after taking 708 wickets in a spectacular 15-year career. If the rumors of his sex life are to be believed, he may have taken just as many "sticky wickets" as regulation ones.

posted by The_Black_Hand to other at 08:52 AM - 6 comments

MLB Suspends Umpire Winters for Remainder of Season: Major League Baseball today suspended veteran umpire Mike Winters for the remainder of the season after an investigation of his run-in with the San Diego Padres' Milton Bradley Sunday in San Diego. Bradley suffered a torn ACL after being restrained and ultimately wrestled to the ground by San Diego Manager Bud Black.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 04:02 PM - 25 comments

More Trouble For Vick: Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick tested positive for marijuana in a urine sample submitted September 13th, just over two weeks after his guilty plea regarding federal charges stemming from a dogfighting operation in Virginia that Vick bankrolled and took part in. As a result of the positive test, Vick has been restricted to his residence every day from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m; his restriction will include electronic monitoring which Vick must pay for. Judge Henry Hudson also ordered Vick to continue in a substance therapy program and participate in mental health counseling.

posted by The_Black_Hand to culture at 03:16 PM - 44 comments

Yanks' Shelley Duncan Crushes Poor Child's Hopes, Dreams, Future, Then Laughs And Sacrifices A Black Goat To The Dark Lords: Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad.

posted by The_Black_Hand to baseball at 05:07 PM - 143 comments