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2 UCONN Basketball Players Arrested For Theft Nice way to get your college career started . Getting caught stealing laptop computers . I'll bet they will be back in time for the basketball season to begin though . I'd think the Universities would want to players with better character instead of bringing in punks and thugs . They must know sooner or later something bad would happen .
posted by evil empire at 07:39 AM on August 17
The Quarterback Has Strong Hands and a Quick Release In the new issue of GQ Magazine, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady confesses that he surfs the Internet for porn and poses with a goat. "It just sounds worse when you explain it so I won't explain it," he's quoted as saying. "It is what it is.''
posted by rcade at 11:41 AM on August 17
Damn! came thisclose to getting through without a T.O. reference.
posted at 03:30 PM on August 17
Schools consider appeals to NCAA Even PETA is involved. This is turning out to be a huge mess.
posted by dbt302 at 09:53 AM on August 12
at least there's some foundation and history linked with the colleges and there choices of nicknames, in most cases. Some of theses institutions go back 100+ years. I'm more offended by professional teams that choose to use a person's heritage, or ethnicity, i.e. Washington Redskins, with no regard to how Native Americans feel or if they are offended. once again, the NCAA has missed the boat.
posted at 01:46 PM on August 12
Outfielders Collide Diving for Catch Mets outfielders Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron collided face-to-face while diving for a ball last night, breaking Cameron's nose and fracturing his cheekbones. MLB.Com offers the cringe-inducing video on the game page, which left Cameron motionless for minutes and other players visible in anguish.
posted by rcade at 07:59 AM on August 12
you're right g-dam, plus Cameron still has that centerfield mentality. he's still a centerfielder playing in right and insticts just take over!
posted at 11:42 AM on August 12
He Hate Them Randy Hill lists his 10 most despised NFL franchises.
posted by curlyelk at 12:23 PM on August 11
easy on the cowboys hatred, chico, (Dallas fan for life)!! seriously, though, it's natural to have a dislike/hatred for some franchises, but usually there is some merit to it, i.e. rivalries. I can even understand disliking teams that win all the time as i did for so long to the Steelers back in their heyday, but this guy's rationale is skewered for sure, notice he narrowed it down to 10!! even though i think some of it tongue-in-cheek. But the Favre bash is totally out of bounds!!
posted at 02:29 PM on August 11
He Hate Them Randy Hill lists his 10 most despised NFL franchises.
posted by curlyelk at 12:23 PM on August 11
this guy obviously has a PHD- Player Hater Degree- and is taking it to the extreme...what's his problem; was he cut from every team he ever tried out for and trying to exact some sort of revenge? I can think of a chant for him," A-S-S H-O-L-E!!! yea!
posted at 01:26 PM on August 11
Owens leaves after verbal spat with Reid BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens exchanged words with head coach Andy Reid at a team meeting Wednesday and was asked to leave, according to news reports. Owens then got his belongings and cleared out of Eagles training camp at Lehigh University, according to two television reports. He was expected to return to his home in New Jersey, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reports. Earlier Wednesday, he had missed practice for the fifth time in six days because of a left groin injury. Owens worked out with the team's assistant trainer for about 20 minutes on a separate playing field from his teammates, catching balls from a machine and doing some light running. He did not speak to reporters or acknowledge the fans who chanted his name. The All-Pro receiver sat out practices last Friday and Saturday. He returned Sunday for both the morning and afternoon sessions, but hasn't practiced since. Owens is unhappy the Eagles have refused to redo his contract as he enters the second season of a seven-year, $48.97 million deal. Last season, Owens had 77 receptions for 1,200 yards and a franchise-record 14 touchdowns receptions before severely injuring his ankle late in the season. He missed the final two regular-season games and the first two playoff games before returning for the Super Bowl, in which he had nine receptions for 122 yards. When asked about Owens leaving camp, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said it was a matter between Owens and Reid. Rosenhaus declined to talk about it further.
posted by dbt302 at 03:28 PM on August 10
but what do they do about wide receivers? he's got them in a bad position right now
posted at 04:13 PM on August 10
REJECTED Nets president Rod Thorn pulls the rug (and 6 year sign & trade deal) out from under Shareef Abdur-Rahim. This on the heels of the Hawks ownership trying to oust managing partner Steve Belkin over the logistics of the Joe Johnson trade.
posted by lilnemo at 05:21 PM on August 10
I agree there must be something to the Nash factor. Last I looked Atlanta still hasn't addressed the point guard issue, and there aren't many like Nash to begin with. The Hawks are a team full or players with "potential" at best! Young players that haven't really proven themselves yet. We all know how dangerous that "P" word is! But there is virtually no chance of Johnson staying in Phoenix. Although it's easy to look at the Nets now and say what a bonehead decision they made, what if Shareef does have knee problems 1-2 yrs down the road?! Who's the idiot then. I'm sure the Alonzo fiasco has made them a little cautious, granted maybe too cautious.
posted at 02:06 PM on August 10
Ah, Yankees fans... they're so cute when they're this age.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 10:08 AM on August 10
anymore doubts about cutting off alcohol after a certain time?
posted at 12:56 PM on August 10
Ricky Williams: 'I Never Really Was Away OK , Red flag here NFL hierarchy ..... ``It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week,'' the former NFL rushing king said. ``Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever. ``It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere.'' Ricky ,you were gone . Check the record books , ask your teammates you stabbed in the back if you were gone . Sounds like Ricky needs a drug test already .
posted by evil empire at 01:27 PM on August 09
I don't have a problem with Ricky being a flake, Weedy. In fact i think people who are a little different are actually good for sports. The problem and difference between a T.O., Manny Ramirez and Ricky is for all of T.O.'s distractions and Manny being Manny, is they never left their teams hanging and quit on them at the last minute without much of an explanation. that IS harmful to his teammates! In a team sport setting that is the ultimate betrayal. In an individual sport it's no-harm-no-foul.
posted at 02:20 PM on August 09
Ricky Williams: 'I Never Really Was Away OK , Red flag here NFL hierarchy ..... ``It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week,'' the former NFL rushing king said. ``Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever. ``It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere.'' Ricky ,you were gone . Check the record books , ask your teammates you stabbed in the back if you were gone . Sounds like Ricky needs a drug test already .
posted by evil empire at 01:27 PM on August 09
maybe he can be the NFL version of a talented, misunderstood player in another sport and say, "That's just Ricky being Ricky"
posted at 01:47 PM on August 09
Millions of people saw Justin ... Millions of people saw Justin Gatlin claim the title of 'world's fastest man' in the blue riband 100m at this week's world athletics championships in Helsinki. Americans also claimed gold in the men's shot put. What, you didn't know? You must be American, where coverage is primarily online via PPV streams, with a grand total of eight tape-delayed hours on PAX TV. It's one of the summer's highlights. But hey, what about those X Games and poker players on ESPN?
posted by etagloh at 08:15 PM on August 08
...you'll catch no hell here Texan!... It's a little disappointing that ESPN now seems to be more about the E than the S. WSoP can be interesting bet it is E(ntertainment) not S(port). You'd think they could allocate a few of those hours for real sporting events such as the track & field championships; maybe that would help generate some interest more often than every 4 yrs in the olympics!
posted at 12:31 PM on August 08
Coyotes Appear Set To Name Gretzky New Coach As someone who's always liked Wayne Gretzky, why do I just get the feeling this will end up bad?
posted by dyams at 08:37 AM on August 08
Larry Robinson was a great player but only moderate success as a coach although he won a stanley cup he still had a below .500 coaching record. Fact is most of the "elite" athletes don't do well as coaches; maybe it's their expectations of others or maybe the players they coach are intimidated by their greatness, who knows. But these greats have earned the right to try their hand at whatever they want given the great memories they've provided us.
posted at 12:07 PM on August 08
Baghdad Basketball This is funny shit but fucked up at the same time
posted by slimfire66 at 03:52 PM on August 04
ah, the dualities of life..... This is funny shit but fucked up at the same time
posted at 04:32 PM on August 04
Baghdad Basketball This is funny shit but fucked up at the same time
posted by slimfire66 at 03:52 PM on August 04
you have to be able to laugh at stuff like this, though the PC police are gonna have a field day w/ this....
posted at 04:07 PM on August 04
In every industry and every environment there is good and bad. the punks and thugs mentality statement pertaining to professional or college athletics is unwarranted. It's so convenient to publicize the wrongdoings that occur but how often do we see the stories of the underprivleged kid who DOES make a change for the better, that never gets involved in trouble? not often enough, because that doesn't make for big headlines and discussions like these! I, too, work with kids both male and female, some that come from homes/families with situations you probably couldn't imagine, but certainly would put you on your knees thankful for what you do have. The "product of my environment" theory is a cop-out for the most part. If a person wants to make a change in their lives they can and will. But it is also very easy to sit in a Lay-Z-Boy and criticize or say what you would or wouldn't do given a situation you're not familiar with I also seem to recall that kids from good homes/families in the suburbs, with wealthy parents, that want for nothing, commit crimes as well!! As one reader pointed out elite athletes come from good areas as well, not just the inner cities. So although it was a stupid thing to do and by no means does it warrant just a slap on the wrist, step back and look at the big picture.