Posted on 08 August 2013.
Remember when Michael Beasley was getting mad buckets at Kansas State? Yeah, that was a while ago.
The 24-year-old Phoenix Suns forward was arrested early Tuesday morning for marijuana possession.
Beasley just finished the first year of a three year, $18 million dollar contract with the Phoenix Suns.
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Posted on 08 August 2013.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings hasn’t been shy about trashing the Green Bay Packers since making the jump from Lambeau Field to Mall of America Field this offseason, but his most recent accusation may be the most noteworthy of all.
Jennings claimed in an interview with Paul Allen and Ben Leber of KFAN radio that the Packers organization “brainwashed” him and others into thinking that they were part of the NFL’s model franchise: When I came over here, I was kind of brainwashed. There’s no “kind of” to it. Being over in Green Bay, you’re brainwashed to think anyone in the division is tiers below. And so coming over here I meet the people within the organization and I’m like, “Wow, these are really great people.”
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Posted on 08 August 2013.
The allegations surrounding Johnny Manziel—that he brokered a deal to sign autographs for pay—have set off a chain reaction throughout college football, forcing schools across the national landscape to investigate similar instances on their own teams.
South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney is, perhaps, the second-biggest star in college football, so it only made sense that the Gamecocks would do their due diligence. But after looking into some of Clowney’s signed memorabilia on eBay, the school found no violations. “We have investigated things that have been on eBay with him and student-athletes before.
In the situations I can say we looked into, there was no further for us to go, and we determined there was no violation,” USC associate athletic director Chris Rogers said.
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Posted on 05 August 2013.
CANTON, Ohio — Those Super Bowl rings had a blinding shine to them at Saturday night’s Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions.
From a championship coach to linemen on both sides of the ball, the 2013 class features an enviable resume of success.
There’s Bill Parcells, winner of two NFL titles as a coach and master of the franchise turnaround. Jonathan Ogden, one of the premier offensive tackles of his time and owner of a Super Bowl ring. Larry Allen, to whom the same accolades can be applied, and a 1995 champion.
Warren Sapp, an outstanding defensive tackle with a personality as big as any football stadium — and a 2002 champ.
Dave Robinson, a major cog in Green Bay’s championship machine under Vince Lombardi, winning the first two Super Bowls. Curley Culp, one of the original pass-rushing demons at defensive tackle who got his ring with the 1969 Chiefs.
Indeed, only wide receiver Cris Carter, merely No. 4 in career receptions and TD catches, is the only member of this year’s class who never won a title.
Quite a group for the Hall’s 50th anniversary celebration, which began last Friday with a record 120 hall members attended the ceremonies.
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Posted on 05 August 2013.
Tiger Woods cruised to a seven-stroke victory Sunday in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. He closed with an even-par 70 to finish at 15-under 265.
Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson shared second at 272.
With his fifth PGA Tour win of the year, Tiger has now won the Bridgestone Invitational and Arnold Palmer Invitational eight times. The win marked the 18th WGC triumph in 42 starts for Tiger, who has also posted 33 top-10 finishes.
Tiger extended his lead in the FedExCup point standings and money list as well.
Woods collected his 79th win in 290 career starts on the PGA Tour, second only to Sam Snead, who has 82. Tiger improved to 53-4 when tied or leading after 54 holes. Woods has now captured five or more tournaments in a season 10 times, a PGA Tour record.
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Posted on 05 August 2013.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 38, has missed the entire 2013 season thus far with a hip injury.
It remains to be seen if his potential involvement with performance-enhancing drugs will cause Major League Baseball to block his comeback attempt.
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Posted on 05 August 2013.
Houston Rockets forward Terrence Jones has been arrested after shouting at and stomping on the leg of a homeless man in Portland.
Jones was charged with harassment and is scheduled to appear in court next week.
Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau says, while watching the group walk away from the bar, the sergeant observed a man, later identified as Terrence Jones, walk by a doorway where two homeless men were sleeping. Jones yelled, “Wake up,” then raised his leg and stomped down on one of the men’s legs.
The reported victim was 46-year-old Daniel John Kellerher, who suffered a minor leg injury from Jones.
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Posted on 01 August 2013.
LEBRON JAMES
James, whose Miami Heat have won back-to-back NBA titles, has been a top topic for all things ESPN since he entered the league as a highly-touted teen back in 2003. ESPN’s web site even has an entire tab dedicated to the Heat team known simply as the Heat Index.
James has been the most discussed and dissected athlete over the past decade,
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Posted on 01 August 2013.
PERCY HARVIN
The Seattle Seahawks made one of the biggest moves of the offseason in acquiring Percy Harvin from the Minnesota Vikings, but it appears the versatile offensive weapon will be on the shelf for much of the 2013 slate.
As reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Harvin will require surgery for a hip injury he sustained last week and is expected to miss three to four months of action:
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