Sporting News
Welker Suspended Until Week Six
Wes Welker had a great time at the Kentucky Derby last spring, a little too great as it turns out. Why anyone would need to take speed to attend the biggest horse race of the year at Churchill Downs is anybody’s guess, but that appears to be what Wes did that day. And, somehow or another, there was a bit …
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The Half Million Dollar DUI
Deputy Roger Goodell was waiting behind the billboard with his ticket book for Jim Irsay to walk out of the courtroom and awarded the Indianapolis Colts’ owner with a nifty $500,000 fine, just to top off his day. Irsay had just pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, publicly, as it were. It was an …
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Court Is Not The Place To Fix College Athletics
The lawyers certainly don’t want the NCAA and its affiliated universities and colleges to fix their own problems. Let’s take it to court and spend tons of money on over priced attorneys who probably aren’t as smart as the folks who run the universities anyway. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken, whom many believe has the fate of the NCAA in …
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Little Brother Set To Go This Time Around
Avery Peterson has been trying to follow in his big brother’s footsteps at LSU for the past three years. However, Avery has been having a hard time just getting started on the steamy campus down in Baton Rouge. He tried first in 2012, but his grades were not quite up to the standards demanded by Les Miles and LSU. Avery …
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This Guy Owes The World A Drink
In the old days a guy could get a little drunk and make wild predictions and boasts which no one remembered in the morning. Then, along came the internet and, for some unfathomable reason, people seem compelled to voice their boisterous opinions to the whole entire world online. Most of the time it’s just a lot of hot air and …
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Calipari On The Cavs New Coach
John Calipari has got the best coaching job in basketball, college or pro. There is no University, nor any NBA franchise, that can offer him more than he already has where he is. No way. When Coach Cal turned down the chance to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA, some sports writers wondered how he could possibly turn away …
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Ten Million Bucks Up For Grabs At The Barclays
Hunter Mann was not among the favorites listed to win this year’s FedEx Cup match at the Barclays in New Jersey. He was mentioned as a possible, but not seriously, all eyes were on Rory McIlroy and rightly so. The FedEx Cup is somewhat of an enigma in that no one has ever come up with a satisfactory clear explanation …
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Big Papi Slams Number 400
Big Papi, otherwise known as David Ortiz, has just earned admission into a very exclusive club. Only the legends of the game of baseball are considered for membership. The Boston Red Sox are one of the oldest and most fabled franchises in professional big league baseball. Club records honored on the walls of Fenway Park rival any others in the …
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The Pillars Of Hercules, Texas Style
Handicappers had Johnny Manziel going to Houston as their first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. It seemed like the perfect fit for Texas born Johnny football. Instead, the Texans went the other way and made what could turn out to be a very wise move to bolster their sagging defense. They took Jadeveon Clowney out of South Carolina, …
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Graham Giving Up Dunking Goalposts
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is going to have to confine his dunking to dipping hot beignets into steaming chicory coffee down at the Café DuMonde in the French Quarter on the River. Graham’s signature finish to his touchdown celebration has been dunking the football over the goal posts. He is, after all, a converted basketball player. Who …
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