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TOP STORIES - MAY 3, 2007 Get your NFL football tickets now at TickCo. They have all team Cardinals tickets, Cowboys tickets, Packers tickets, Colts tickets, Patriots tickets, Titans tickets and more. Get your Super Bowl tickets here! 2007 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS ARE HERE: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF (AL) | OF (NL) | SP (AL) | SP (AL) | RP  TALLADEGA TRACK PRESIDENT WANTS HOOLIGANS BANNED NATIONWIDE After showing all the maturity of high school students brawling after a basketball game, Talladega Speedway president says he's going to talk to his colleagues at other NASCAR tracks, and will seek to have the 14 fans that received 'lifetime bans' from Talladega Speedway earlier this week to also not be allowed at any other NASCAR venues. The earlier announcement by the speedway was mocked because (a) they didn't catch nearly enough offenders and (b) the track admitted that although they could refuse to sell tickets to them, that they could still get in by buying from third parties. And this has not been a new development, five of the last six races at Talladega has ended with debris raining from the stands.  PLAYER TRADED TWICE IN 72 HOURS: Nice job by the Braves trading outfielder Ryan Langerhans out of the division the other day. Only one problem - the A's have now traded Langerhans to the Washington Nationals. Hope Ryan hadn't unpacked yet.POSSIBLE STRIKE THREATENS NHL ARENA VENUE: If an NHL playoff game were to be postponed, would it make a sound in the U.S.??? We may actually get an answer to that question. The union that represents workers at Ottawa’s ScotiaBank Arena, which includes ushers, vendors, and even the Zamboni driver, are ready to walk, or at the very least hold all of Ottawa hostage. The workers can legally strike at 12:01 AM on Monday, and Game 6 (if necessary) between the Senators and New Jersey Devils is scheduled for later that night. The Senators are guaranteed at least one more home game in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, as they lead their current series with the Devils three games to one – meaning their next game would either be the aforementioned Game 6 or Game 1 or Game 3 of the Conference Finals depending on who the Senators opponent might be. Whatever the case, I’m sure negotiations will drag until the last possible minute. KOBE - LAKERS ARE AT 'GROUND ZERO': Kobe Bryant has demands for management after Lakers go out meekly in five games in first round - saying that the team needs help, and now. We thought Kobe liked needing to score 60 points every night.  TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL MYSTERY: If you blinked last Sunday you probably missed one of baseball's most overhyped accomplishments - the Atlanta Braves got the first two runners on in the top of the seventh inning and Chipper Jones was up with a 3-2 count, leading to the perfect storm that had only occurred 12 times previously in MLB history. Manager Bobby Cox sends both runners and Chipper hits a screaming line drive up the middle. But Rockies rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has it played perfectly, grabs the liner, touches second base, then tags the runner who was on first, in about 1.5 seconds, Troy had recorded all three outs - but not sure of the situation Troy touches second again, then throws the ball to first base, leading to the Mystery of the Unassisted Triple Play Baseball. Now a Denver radio host who was at the game claims to have the ball, and is willing to trade it for the right price. A similar controversy ensued in 1992 when the Phillies Mickey Morandini recorded an unassisted triple play in a game in Pittsburgh, unimpressed at the time of the feat, Mickey simply tossed the ball on the turf, video evidence afterwards (per TWIB episode at the time) suggested that the ball was then used by the opposing pitcher until the Phillies first batter of the next inning fouled it off, it is thought then that the ball then got mixed up and saw it's life end in an ensuing batting practice, although another player claimed he had it. The Hall of Fame has already asked for Troy's jersey and cap from Sunday's game. As for Troy himself, he's probably more pumped about going 4-4 the next night, you can see the video of the TP yourself here - chances are you won't be moved to much. By the way, I also talked to someone who claimed to have been part of a quadruple play in grade school kickball once, must be the format where each side gets an 'at-foot' each inning.HALL-OF-FAMER BUSTED FOR DRUG POSESSION: Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was arrested by a CHP officer who pulled him over for speeding and then discovered drugs in the car. Cepeda was stopped about 3 p.m. Tuesday after his 2001 Lexus was clocked going 83 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 80 northeast of San Francisco. The officer arrested Cepeda after finding a 'usable' amount of a white-powder substance believed to be either methamphetamine or cocaine. Marijuana and a syringe was also found. The 69-year-old Cepeda was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, along with possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe and possession of marijuana. A seven-time All-Star, Cepeda was a .297 career hitter with 379 home runs and 1,365 RBIs, including an NL-leading 46 HR/142 RBI in 1961. WHITE NBA REFS CALL MORE FOULS ON BLACK PLAYERS!?!? Academic study of the NBA suggests that bias found in other parts of American culture may exist in the NBA world as well. A coming paper by a Pennsylvania professor and a Cornell University graduate student says that from 1991 through 2004, white referees call fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players. The report also says that black referees also call more fouls on white players, but at a less noticable rate. The group goes on to claim that the disparity 'is large enough that the probability of a team winning is noticeably affected by the racial composition of the refereeing crew assigned to the game.' WEED FOUND IN HANCOCK VEHICLE: Speaking for the first time since the weekend tragedy, Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty said he had little knowledge about Josh Hancock’s off-field endeavors, saying that he was aware that the pitcher was a ‘social drinker’ but nothing besides that. Meanwhile sources close to the crash investigation disclosed that a small amount of marijuana was recovered from Hancock’s demolished vehicle, it is said that the Cardinals organization has been made aware of the finding. Jocketty also spoke up about the Hancock incident occurring on the heals of manager Tony LaRussa’s DUI arrest – Jocketty says that he does not feel that LaRussa’s own legal situation has compromised his ability to confront his players on alcohol or drug abuse. Jocketty stressed that the club is cooperating with police, is still learning details about the incident – and that no attempt at a coverup is being made by the organization.  FACING TRUTH ON HANCOCK'S PASSING: Desire to honor Hancock understandable, but circumstances somewhat different.LAST TIME ME-SHAWN WORKS THE DRAFT FOR ESPN: Serving as an analyst during ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage, Keyshawn Johnson cheers the selection of fellow USC alum Dwayne Jarrett in the second round – saying the team needs a third wheel ‘to play with me and Steve Smith’ during the telecast. No, actually the team was looking for a younger version of Me-Shawn that they could develop, while moving Keary Colbert into a starters role and giving Me-Shawn a pink slip to save some cap room. In his lone season in Carolina, Me-Shawn caught 70 passes for 815 yards and four scores. Heck, maybe the Packers can get him on the discount rack. SAN ANTONIO MORNING DJ CANNED FOR DOING IVERSON SKIT: For those of you who still think what Imus did with Rutgers was the worst incident in broadcasting history. A sports radio producer for a Clear Channel-run station has been canned after airing a parody of Allen Iverson, which referenced drugs, sex, Mexican women (the majority of San Antonio’s population is Hispanic), and shooting an illegal alien. After the offensive skit aired, Spurs coach Greg Popovich pulled out of his weekly interview segment with the program. In an official release, the station made a statement that they do not condone or approve of such content. The Spurs currently lead Iverson’s Denver Nuggets three games to one in their first-round playoff series. I think even that shock jock in Phoenix who tried to hit on Darryl Kile’s widow (during 2002 Cardinals/D-Backs playoff series) thought that was over the top – the name of that show by the way was ‘Morning Sickness’. Yep, and you really thought Imus was bad.  GORDON WIN EXPOSES NASCAR'S IDIOT FANS: Do I have to say it again??? I'm convinced a lot of these 'fans' don't just want Gordon to lose, they want him absolutely lynched. When Philadelphia Eagle fans are considered an improvement over you, that is not a good testimonial. Anyone wonder why Charles Barkley made a U turn before coming to attend a race several years back??? Incidentally, interesting story in USA Today about NASCAR's attempts at diversity last week, it quotes ABC commentator Brad Daugherty as saying he was at a track not too many years ago that had a banner reading N-N-N - doesn't take much imagination to figure out one of the words in that acronym. Daugherty is a made man, he can handle it - but NASCAR remains perhaps the last bastian of the white racist South.HANCOCK STORY ABOUT TO EXPLODE: Some unfortunate developments are about to break in the Josh Hancock story, which threatens to overshadow everything by the time services are held for him Thursday in Mississippi. It is now being said that Hancock was in ANOTHER car crash early Thursday NEAR SEVERAL NIGHTCLUBS when his SUV inched past a stop sign and into an intersection and was plowed by a tractor-trailor going full speed, sheering off the front bumper of Hancock's vehicle - no charges were filed against Hancock or the driver of the other vehicle. It was later that day that Hancock 'overslept' and was late for the Cardinals day game. It was a rented SUV in which Hancock had the fatal crash with In addition, an anonymous couple has told a St. Louis paper what went on with Hancock at Mike Shannon's restaurant Saturday night. The couple says Hancock was in a conversation with ESPN's Dave Campbell, where Hancock told Campbell about a $500 fine and how LaRussa was upset about him being hung over. Both the husband and wife said the pitcher was drunk with the Mrs. adding that Hancock 'couldn't put a sentence together'. The media contacted Campbell Monday night - as is his custom the vetern analyst pulled no punches and had the following to say: 'I was standing there minding my own business. A kid named Josh Hancock introduced himself to me. I've never met him before in my life. A couple people at ESPN have asked 'Did you think he was inebriated?' In my opinion, I couldn't tell. I'm not a toxicologist'. Campbell then says that to his knowledge, Hancock did not mention anything about getting in trouble with LaRussa, then added 'I'm not the story. He is. I didn't want to throw him under the bus. I didn't want to talk about the fact that I had run into him. I'm not that type of journalist. I did not want the family to suffer any more, so I didn't want the fact to be known I was having a drink with him.' Meanwhile, Tony LaRussa is warning his players to be leary of the media and their possible agendas, saying 'I'm just talking about people who really don't care about us, who are out there trying to further their own agendas.' Should alcohol become a story in this case (and it sound like it quickly will be), one of the angles would put LaRussa in an awkward situation considering that he is only one month removed from his own late-night DUI case. (STL TODAY STORY) CRASH VIDEO: This is kind of tough to see, you see the tow truck, then two sets of headlights going side-by-side, the second one was Hancock. Notice that the tow had it's lights on and it was a pretty well-lit area with plenty of traffic that was able to navigate around the tow truck.SOUTHEAST DIVISION GOES 0-12: Didn't it seem like the Washington Wizards season ended when someone threw the ball up in celebration, only for someone for the opposition to catch it before the clock run out and then hit a game-tying three pointer??? That may be the biggest curse since Steve Bartman. But the Wizards at least have company, as division rivals Orlando and Miami also went 0-4. That makes the Southeast Division the worst division in the worst conference in sports.  ANOTHER OBIT - FORMER NFL LINEBACKER DEAD: Former NFL linebacker Kevin Mitchell died in his sleep in Virginia at the age of 36 - the cause of death at this time is unknown. Mitchell had a 10-year NFL career beginning with being a member of the 49ers Super Bowl 29 Championship team. Mitchell spent four years with the Niners before moving on to the Saints and Redskins.RAT CLUBHOUSE ATTENDANT COULD BE KEY FIGURE: Look for this looming hurricane in the coming days, as this could prove to be more damaging than BALCO, Jason Grimsley, Jose Canseco and this year's internet sting combined. Kirk Radomski's latest 'errand' is to deliver a devastating blow to the integrity of Major League Baseball, which the 37-year old Radomski claims could destroy and embarrass some of the game's biggest stars. Former Met Brian McRae used to observe Radomski in both the home and visiting clubhouses and had this to say, 'Let's just say I saw a lot of people coming and going from the clubhouse that had no business being there. It led me to believe there was some shady sh*t going on. The clubhouse was an open door with people coming in and out at all times. You'd ask yourself, 'What the hell are they doing here?'' There was too much access. During that time, and what was going on in the game, it was easy for guys to bring stuff in. You didn't know exactly who was doing what, but you knew the best way to do something like that is through the clubhouse kids.' If you don't think that statement is telling then hear one federal prosecutor who ways the following - 'The players have been enormously lucky up until now. The information that has been leaked to the public has been relatively narrow.' Radomski listed his occupation as a 'personal trainer' according to his tax returns, and received more than $34,000 from 23 checks from May 2003 to March 2005. He also shipped steroids twice in 2005 to clients in the Bay Area, and according to court documents, a player who was also involved in the BALCO case. Personal trainer??? He should had listed Waste Management.  SKY HOOK - WNBA PLAYER ARRESTED IN ISREAL!!! There's one way for that league to get some ink. Chicago Sky player Deanna Jackson (who in this picture looks like Allen Iverson in drag) has been arrested on an assault charge after breaking an opposing player's nose in a parking lot following an Israeli Leauge playoff game, and will not be allowed to leave Israel before her WNBA team breaks camp. Jackson was detained after attacking Ina Gourevitch following the league championship game which Jackson's team lost. In the closing minutes of the game, Jackson and Gourevitch got into a skirmish and shouted insults at each other. The clash spilled into the parking lot, where Jackson sought out Gourevitch and ultimately busted her nose. Police say the 27-year-old Jackson was arrested and her passport has been confiscated. I think there is enough bloodshed in that country without WNBA players going off. HANCOCK'S LAST HOURS RETRACED: Investigators are tracing Hancock's steps from the time following the Cardinals Saturday afternoon game until the time of the accident. No alcohol containers were found in Hancock's vehicle, which had been rented from a local agency. It's said Hancock dined with a group of friends at Mike Shannon's restaurant Saturday evening. The restaurant manager says Hancock declined an offer for a cab, the manager declined to say whether Hancock consumed alcohol, referring the question to police. Evidence suggests that Hancock did not see the tow vehicle in the fast lane until the very last possible split-second, where he possibly swerved to the extent of the SUV being sheared on the drivers side. ON THE REBOUND - DUKE WINS ACC LAX TITLE: Just one year after unfounded rape charges ended it's team's season early, Duke is ranked #2 in the nation after defeating Virginia for the ACC title 12-9. Duke earns an automatic berth for the NCAA tournament, and are the favorites of many to win the national title.GORDON WINS AT DEGA - ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE: So much for Junior's plea, as the nightmare Junior's Red Army had feared all week occurred with Jeff Gordon passing Dale Earnhardt on NASCAR's career victory list. The officials who orchestrate the races (just ask T.S.) order the #24 go on the apron after final caution flies to avoid the flying debris. Law enforcement made good on some of their warnings to make arrests - but Gordon's spotter needed an escort to safely get out of the grandstand. NASCAR fever, catch it. CARDINALS PITCHER KILLED, GAME V. CUBS POSTPONED: For the second time in five years, tragedy strikes the St. Louis Cardinals. Josh Hancock, a key member of the bullpen in the teams World Series run last season, was killed in a car crash early Sunday. As was the case when starting pitcher Darryl Kile suddenly died five years ago, the tragedy occurs on the weekend when the Cards were playing the Chicago Cubs. The Kile situation broke before a scheduled game at Wrigley Field, which wound up being postponed with most of a sell-out crowd not being aware what had gone down. The teams did wind up playing the next night as scheduled in a ESPN Sunday Night telecast. The Cubs and Cardinals were playing this weekend in St. Louis, and again were scheduled to play Sunday night, that game has been postponed. The Cardinals are to play Monday night in Milwaukee, as of now that is a scheduled ESPN telecast beginning at 7 PM ET. Hancock, 29, pitched for four major league clubs, including the Red Sox, Phillies, and Reds. Hancock pitched three innings on Saturday in the Cards 8-1 loss at Busch Stadium. HORRIBLE IRONY, HANCOCK WAS LATE FOR GAME THIS WEEK: Three days earlier, the team (some of whom remembering how the Kile sitiuation played out) got a scare when Hancock overslept and showed up late for a day game in St. Louis. Hancock said he thought the starting time was later and didn't get up until getting about the '20th call' from anxious teammates. |
