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Tony Mandarich Admits Steroid Abuse Mandarich, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 1989 and "best offensive line prospect ever" according to an infamous Sports Illustrated cover, admitted on this week's Inside the NFL that he abused steroids at Michigan State and faked a drug test before the Rose Bowl. These days, Mandarich is a decade out of football and runs a photography studio in Scottsdale, Ariz.
posted by rcade at 05:46 PM on October 03
Spanish Soccer Player To Play For Free Next Season Joseba Etxeberria of Athletic Bilbao has agreed to a one-year deal that will see him get paid exactly $0 for the 2009-10 season. The veteran has described the move as a gesture of good will towards the team and its fans. Team President Fernando Garca Macua has described the deal has unprecedented in Spain's Liga Primera.
posted by aupa_athletic at 02:52 PM on October 03
I'd be willing to bet he will get a good severance/retirement package out of it, though.
Though, honestly, this guy is smart. He knows that he has made himself a lot of endorsement deals now, and plus, as mentioned, he gets to stay with his team. And a classy move, too, bravo to Joseba Etxebarria.
posted at 08:13 AM on October 03
Video: Olympic Taekwondo Competitor Kicks Referee in Head Angel Matos, a Cuban taekwondo competitor, kicked the referee in the face after being disqualified at the Olympics. The competitor and his coach are likely to be banned for life. See the video
posted by TheQatarian at 01:18 PM on August 24
Addendum to previous: way to get yourself for suspended for nothing.
posted at 05:02 AM on August 24
Video: Olympic Taekwondo Competitor Kicks Referee in Head Angel Matos, a Cuban taekwondo competitor, kicked the referee in the face after being disqualified at the Olympics. The competitor and his coach are likely to be banned for life. See the video
posted by TheQatarian at 01:18 PM on August 24
C'mon, shouldn't the referee been able to defend himself? Isn't he supposed to be an expert in taekwondo as well?
In a serious vane, good job to Matos, way to get yourself suspended. Well done.
posted at 05:00 AM on August 24
Fantasy League Kicks Out Mike Holmgren's Daughter Seattle Seahawks Coach Mike Holmgren said that his daughter Calla was recently booted from her league "because of 'inside information.' But I will say, she was clean. It was the appearance."
posted by rcade at 04:08 PM on August 16
Fantasy football just became another degree lamer.
posted at 05:19 AM on August 16
NBA Trademarks 6 Possible names for Oklahoma's team... and they are 6 of the worst names I've ever heard.
posted by freeze_over98 at 05:40 PM on July 30
Oklahoma Rogers and Hammersteins Oklahoma The Musical Oklahoma Wherethewindcomesroaringdownth eplains Oklahoma T. Boone Pickens Oklahoma Boomers Oklahoma Pokes (in honor of the other college team, plus it can be shortened to Oklapokes) Oklahoma Territory(sp?) Oklahoma team-formerly-known-as- Seattle-Supersonics Oklahoma Hypersonics (the last two just to piss off Seattle residents) Of the ones presented, Barons and Marshalls aren't that bad, actually. Which is why I don't think they'll go for them.
posted at 03:34 AM on July 30
Not tonight, honey, I have a game tomorrow. The notion of pre-game abstinence from sex to enhance athletic performance is a longstanding one. But is that notion as fictional as Rocky Balboa? Sean Cupp thinks so. Chris Byrd is the guinea pig. Tom Fornelli resents his high school coach.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:35 PM on July 18
I agree that physiological benefits from abstinence prior to the fight are overrated (and have known that), but what about mental aspects? Namely, self-discipline, gained from strenghtening will power? Certainly a useful skill for any athlete. (I'm trying to come up with a counter-argument for this debate, and this is the best I can come up with so far)
posted at 10:12 AM on July 18
Kimbo Slice is Going Primetime A sport that was once derided as "human cockfighting" and banned in most U.S. states is airing live on CBS Saturday night. Mixed Martial Arts fighter Kimbo Slice will face James "The Colossus" Thompson in the first live bout on one of the big four networks, a sign the brutal sport has gone mainstream. "Anyone who thinks CBS will not come out of this with some kind of black eye is fooling themselves," says sports consultant Marc Ganis.
posted by rcade at 08:13 AM on June 01
There's a few things that I see holding MMA back the most right now. This is coming from the perspective of a guy who is a pretty decent fan of boxing, just to explain where I come from on this (one quick thing-I notice a lot of people talking about how boxing has declined in American society, and how this is due to brutality. This is true. But it is not just boxing's violence that drove people away, it was also the terrible management of boxing itself. I think UFC right now is about a thousand times better-managed and run than any of the alphabet soup of boxing organizations). 1. The Bloodsport perception, largely unfairly earned, about how brutal the sport is. Witness large elements of this discussion. Kimbo Slice (3-0 now, BTW) I think actually hurts them in this regard because he is regarded as a brawler, a skilled street thug rather than a true fighter (and that perception is reinforced in a lot of MMA circles, as well). As long as Kimbo Slice continues to be the prime attraction for MMA Heavyweights (in this regard, I feel like MMA follows boxing-the Heavyweight Champeen of da Woild is considered the premiere fighter, even if there are much more talented guys in the lowerweights), MMA won't be taken seriously as a sport and not glorified barfights, which hurts the truly talented guys in lower divisions/other networks (I am aware that EliteXC is really Jay-V compared to UFC/WEC, but then again, which of them has big network TV deal?). 2. The fights. MMA fights tend to be real short, a lot of times not going out of the first round (at least from the ones I've seen). To me, this is a drawback because I'm used to the longer stretch of boxing matches, where we go up to 12 rounds, and a fight has time to build up momentum and atmosphere. Now, the shorter fights make for safer environments for the fighters, and probably make for better television, as well, but don't help the transition in the meantime. 3. The different organizations. Refer to boxing on how well it works out to have numerous groups giving away titles. And the earlier comment about perceptions especially applies here. A vicious screw up on PRIDE fighting or EliteXC hurts UFC and WEC, because no one can tell them apart. 4. Last but not least, stars. As boxing and tennis have shown, it's hard to make an individuals sport huge if you can't make people recognize the stars. Sure, there's a few in both (Floyd Mayweather and De La Hoya in Boxing, Sharapova, the Williams Sisters, and Federer in tennis), but for the most part these people are unknown to us. So it is in MMA-guys rise up and appear. The real thing that hurts this is the lack of major network television deals-UFC has tried to supplant this with cable shows, which I think has helped out a lot. Now, UFC has to try and develop some of those stars into people who can transcend the sport and become huge outside of it, to help market itself (as it's trying to do with Chuck Liddell).
posted at 12:17 AM on June 01
FIFA suspends Iraq soccer association. Endangers qualifying for WC 2010
posted by Landis at 09:16 AM on May 27
Maybe they can compete in the Developing Nations Football Championship instead. Man, I love The Onion.
posted at 08:53 PM on May 27
Harkleroad fulfils naked ambition with Playboy shoot I had a hard time picking the category for this one, since it's not all that much about tennis, and spofi doesn't have a category for salacious. A 61st-ranked women's tennis player's who wasn't doing anything else at the moment further fuels the controversy of mixing court and camera.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:45 PM on May 27
Amazed she made it in, as she doesn't meet Playboy's normal requirements (ie huge fake boobs). Interesting article from Times Online about life on the women's tour, featuring our lovely and liberated Miss Harkleroad.
posted at 08:46 PM on May 27
Minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats. “They just wanted some bats, good bats—maple bats,” Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said.
posted by BoKnows at 11:23 AM on May 24
I think this was a better trade. Leon does not agree with me, though.
posted at 02:01 PM on May 24
How soccer prepares athletes for the NBA NBA'ers credit much of there skills to playing soccer as young'uns
posted by Landis at 09:58 AM on May 20
Which would explain how international teams were able to field good basketballs so quickly...
posted at 09:08 PM on May 20
There is an "I" in "Team"? Rochelle High School track standout Bonnie Richardson wins the state track title, the TEAM TRACK TITLE, all by herself.
posted by Chargdres at 09:49 AM on May 12
Did she thank her teammates, like is required of all athletes in victory speeches? She certainly could have.
posted at 07:18 PM on May 12
This is my #1 draft pick... Well maybe a little lower than first. Size, strength, aggressiveness, quickness. With a little help on his technique, he could be an excellent offensive lineman.
posted by canstusdis at 10:11 PM on April 27
Mel Kiper thinks he's got a nasty streak, technically sound, and great explosion off the snap, but doesn't feel he can pull and get around the edge. Todd McShay, on the other hand, feels he's a liability on pass pro. Overall, a good late day pick for someone willing to let him develop, put him in an NFL-weight room, and teach him some pass protection technique.
posted at 08:43 PM on April 27
The Ten Worst Number One Overall Picks A look back at the surefire picks that weren't.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:11 PM on April 24
The worst overall number one pick? The first number one overall pick. In a similar vein of argument, you could probably argue for John Elway, inasmuch he didn't help out Baltimore too much.
posted at 08:10 PM on April 24
Past Steroid usage in baseball=Outrage. Controversy. Firestorm.
Past Steroid usage in football=Ehhhh. Move along.
Granted, Mandarich sucked as a pro, but it is fascinating how steroid use is treated in football and baseball.