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COUNTDOWN TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL: This is an ongoing countdown of the Top-50 Division I teams heading into the 2007 season: #50 Central Michigan | #49 Kansas St. | #48 Arizona | #47 Cincinnati | #46 Michigan St. | #45 BYU | #44 Texas Tech | #43 Iowa | #42 Georgia Tech | #41 Wake Forest | #40 Purdue | #39 Maryland | #38 Kentucky | #37 Alabama | #36 Missouri | #35 Oklahoma St. | #34 Oregon St. | #33 TCU | #32 Oregon | #31 Notre Dame | #30 South Florida | #29 South Carolina | #28 Arizona St. | #27 Boise St. | #26 Clemson | #25 UCLA | #24 Arkansas | #23 Florida St. | #22 Texas A&M | #21 Hawaii | #20 Miami | #19 Rutgers | #18 Nebraska | #17 Tennessee | #16 Boston College | #15 Penn St. | #14 Georgia | #13 California | #12 Auburn | #11 Virginia Tech SOCCER STAR'S MESSY DIVORCE: Acting on mere rumors a couple years back, a fan ran onto the pitch just before kickoff of Arsenal's game and tried to hand Thierry Henry a Barcelona jersey. At least the act was more creative than the constant banana peels and other racist garbage that Henry endured from English fans. Well, now Thierry has inked a big-money contract with FC Barcelona, and we're now beginning to find out the reasons why - turns out that Henry wants to get away from everything English, and that includes his soon-to-be ex-wife. Henry has hired Mishcon de Reya for his divorce case, his clients over the years include Princess Diana as well as Paul McCartney's soon-to-be-ex. It's said that the settlement could be the biggest ever involving a soccer player, Henry's worth is estimated at a cool $51 million U.S.. But if Thierry really wants to get away from it all, perhaps he should follow David Beckham's lead and join MLS - I'm sure the Columbus Crew could open up the checkbooks for him and Thierry would immediately become the second biggest name in town next to James Laurinaitis.  SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES REBORN!!! In one of North American sports biggest travesties since the demise of the Cleveland Browns, the San Jose Earthquakes were allowed to move following the 2005 season, where they became Houston 1836 and immediately won a league title. Now MLS has awarded an expansion franchise to San Jose, and they will get their own name and colors back. The team is expected to begin play in 2008 and becomes MLS's 14th team.MORE CONFLICTING REPORTS ON YI: Beijing newspaper standing by story that Chinese club team will not allow Yi sign with Milwaukee Bucks, however club officials deny saying anything to the paper. WHAT ELSE IS NEW - TDF DOPING SCANDAL: Cycling's premier event reaches it's midway point with yet another cloud following revelations that a preliminary test before the race detected high levels of testosterone in Germany's Patrik Sinkewitz, the disclosure coming only days after one of his teammates led a rallying cry against doping. Sinkewitz withdrew from the Tour earlier in the week after colliding with a spectator, before the news of his positive 'A' sample. Bike riders running into spectators, and I thought foul balls were a bitch... TIGER IN EARLY MIX AT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: Birdies 257-yard par-3 hitting a 2-iron off the tee. K.J. Choi and Justin 'Cracklin' Rose were also among those making an impression among the early golfers. Aside from rain and temperatures cold enough that players are wearing beanies, conditions are not that bad - although the heavy stuff is due to roll in on Saturday, and since there is usually no lightning the British Open usually plays right through rain. HERE COME THE YANKEES (AGAIN): Didn't I call the election and declare the Red Sox division champs a couple weeks ago??? Someone must of hung a copy of that somewhere in the Bronx. Yanks win fifth game in a row to pull within seven games of the suddenly stumbling Red Sox. And of course the Yanks will add some players at the trade deadline. The payroll is already $200 million, you might as well add Todd Heltons $15 million to the mix. But then again New York might not be the best fit for Helton, first that goat would have to go and I hear hunting and fishing opportunities are not that great in the NYC area. PACMAN NOT ALLOWED IN CLUB!?!? Miami Herald reports that Pacman was not allowed access to a South Beach club allegedly because his shorts were not long enough - and that the bouncer wouldn't let him in even after being offered money. Would any bouncer in the world in their right minds allow that man in - you would think his mugshot would be at the door of every watering hole. In other developments, Pacman is hoping to be able to partake in training camp although at the very least he is suspended for the first ten regular season games. The Tennessee Titans are not happy about that twist, as they don't want the distraction anywhere close to their training facility.  ViCKO!!! Among other things, we now know that Michael Vick has yet another alias - and as of this morning you can still order your very own Falcons #7 'OOKIE' jersey, although be rest assurred the NFL will close up that loophole as soon as they notice the 86th Ookie order of the day being processed before noon. Call the NFL's sales arm a bunch of nazi's, but it takes something to say no to a personalized jersey sale at up to $300 a pop. We wish this was the worst we can say about the Michael Vick indictment - but unfortunatley that is far from the case. It is said that Ookie allegedly established 'Bad Newz Kennels' in early-2001, and the rest as they say is history,. the star athlete and his codefendants used as the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls involved in the dog fighting venture and hosting dog fights. Vick and his partners used the Virginia home as the 'main staging area' for housing and training the pit bulls and hosting dog fights, which were eventually sponsored for purses for as much as $26,000. In the indictment's most damning evidence, investigators describe what happened to the dogs that either lost matches or even those who did not past muster in training. It's said that one dog was electrocuted after losing a match to a female dog. Animals were also put down by other horrible methods including hanging, drowning, and slamming 'at least one dog's body to the ground'. You have to think the NFL (if the team doesn't do it first) has no choice but to suspend Vick pending the outcome of the trial. Which leads me to the same questions as I have had ever since this hit the fan. First off, what the hell were the Falcons thinking of when they traded Matt Schaub??? But then again, this is the same organization who traded another young QB who they thought was too much of a project 15 years ago. And secondly, what was Bobby Petrino drinking when he accepted the Atlanta job??? He got a good whiff on what the Vick family was all about when Marcus stomped on the leg of one of his Louisville players - if anyone has a reason to do a Billy Donovan 180 Petrino is it. Or maybe we can just say that's the way Ookie crumbles.YAHOO!!! JERRY YANG WINS WSOP MAIN EVENT: In case you do not know, this is a different Jerry Yang than the man who founded Yahoo, that Jerry Yang would had probably had played in this although rumor has it that the $8.25 million first prize would had been mere chump change to him. This Jerry Yang stormed from eighth place at the start of the day and wound up with a commanding chip lead for the rest of the night, eventually holding a 5-1 chip advantage by the time heads-up play started. Yang took the title at just before 4 AM Las Vegas time when his pocket 8's ended up besting his opponent's A/Q. In case you are wondering if the game goes as quick as it seems on TV, at one point hands were averaging about four minutes in length - and you thought the first round of the NFL Draft drags. A 39-year old father of six, Yang has announced that 10 percent of his winnings will go to Make-a-Wish, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald house. Guess some poker players DO have a life!!!  TROUBLED EX-NBA STAR IN DUI RAP: Former NBA All-Star Vin Baker, whose 14-year career was marred by bouts of depression and alcoholism, pleads not guilty to drunken driving in Connecticut. The 6'11" forward had his best years with Milwaukee and Seattle, and was a member of the gold medal 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. Off the court, Vin was known for his many charitable contributions in the Hartford area. But Baker's alcoholism caught up with him later in his career, forcing the Boston Celtics to cut him midway through the 2003-04 season. Baker later admitted drinking in his hotel room after playing poorly and showing up to practice with alcohol on his breath.TABLE FOR NINE - $8.25 MILLION ON THE LINE: Perhaps setting a trend for future years considering that there are no on-line poker bans for most countries outside the U.S., only three of the final table players at the WSOP are American-born. The other finalists reside from Russia (on-line gaming OK there!!), Canada, South Africa, Denmark, and England. The Danish player was also born in England and one of the three U.S. players was born in Laos. Ages range from 22-year old Rain Khan, who has played up to 43 games on-line at one time, to 62-year old retired father of six Raymond Rahme. American Lee Watkinson has the best resume from the final group, with one WSOP bracelet and nearly $1.3 million in career earnings with Russian Alex Kravchenko second at $278,000 - but is the highest rated player in Bluff-ESPN rankings.  UNACCEPTABLE - RUTGERS ASSISTANT CHARGED WITH BEATING UP WOMAN: Here's an episode David Chase never got around to writing - Rutgers top assistant football coach Chris Demarest was charged with assault after an altercation in a bar at the Jersey shore. The name of the alleged victim has not been released, but published reports say that it was a woman who was in a relationship with the coach. Demarest, 42, is free on bail of $2,500 - and will be required to appear in municipal court at a later date. WISCONSIN RUNNING BACK ARRESTED: Possibly following in the high standards set by Booker Stanley, backup Lance Smith-Williams booked following an incident with his girlfriend and is tentatively charged with kidnapping/abduction, robbery and battery. The bizarre weekend saga started over a dispute regarding cab fare - was he expecting to go Dutch??? UTEP SIX-STEP: While veteran coach Mike Price recovers from an angioplasty we bring you this - five underage Texas-El Paso players as well as a linebacker recently kicked off the team arrested after a weekend brawl outside a downtown bar. Two 20-year-old sophomores were arrested on charges of assault on a public servant and interference with public duties, with one also accused of attempting to take a weapon from a law enforcement officer. The third player was charged with disorderly conduct while two 17-year old freshman are charged with public intoxication.CALL NANCY DREW - GOLFERS CLUBS MISSING: There was good news for Lucas Glover on Monday, as he made the British Open as first alternate when another player withdrew - but his trip across the pond may still be for naught, as the clubs for he and at least five other American golfers have been lost, Included are Masters champion Zach Johnson, along with those of Lucas Glover, Carl Pettersson, Pat Perez, and 1997 Open Champion Justin Leonard. The golfers attire was lost as well, so they were seen strolling around in blue jeans on Monday. At the very least, they are losing valuable practice time, and if the gear don't arrive by the time the tournament starts just after midnight U.S. time Thursday??? This could get ugly. ELIJAH DUKES ACCUSED OF STEROID USE: How much would those TV shows offer to get this case??? The estranged wife of Elijah Dukes testifies during divorce proceedings that the troubled baseball player uses steroids and also drinks heavily. However, when the judge asked if she had any hard evidence on possible steroid use she said no. Elijah however did admit to smoking marijuana under oath. The judge ended up ruling that Dukes must pay his wife $3,300 per month in alimony as well as $2,800 in support for two of his already many children. Dukes also will not be allowed to see the kids until the judge gets the findings of a psychiatric evaluation. Meanwhile Dukes remains on a leave of absence from the Devil Rays organization. SCOTTY NGUYEN IN THICK OF WSOP HUNT: Only two tables remain in the World Series of Poker Main Event, and a well known name actually has a chance to buck the recent trend of seasoned pros who have been sitting ducks for amateurs. Scotty Nguyen began the day near elimination being at 26th of 27 players, but kept himself more than alive with two big hands today - the first saw him go all-in with two overcards, a 42.5% chance of surviving v. pocket tens, an ace on the board saw him through that. A pair of pocket nines got Scotty another big hand later on and he now sits 11th out of 16 still vying for the $8 million top prize.  BROTHERS GORED BY SAME BULL!!! Not to get confused with Al Gore or even Frank Gore, but this picture has to be a candidate for photo of the year. Thursday's edition of the running of the bulls began like most others, with most of the bulls getting herded successfully to the bullring with some, but not too much carnage - in just over two minutes time. But one of the animals didn't get the memo, and decided to go down swinging, making a U-turn with way too many spectators eager to goad him on. That's when things really get nasty, and leads us to 26 year-old American Lawrence Lenahan and 23-year old brother Michael, who were two of 13 that wound up being injured by the stray bull. But it wasn't just the fact that they were both dotted - the bull scored both of them in the backside IN ONE SHOT!!! Yup, they have two horns for a reason, and make good use of them. The idea of traveling to Spain was Michael's idea - he had recently beaten testicular cancer, and wanted to do something exciting to celebrate. Lawrence Lenahan says he will definitely run at the festival again, but his brother says that while he may attend, he will not partake in the run. Incidentally, both brothers expect to remain hospitalized for a week, running of the bulls has to be a real revenue boon for the Spanish health care system - just follow the green diamonds to the billing office when you get out.PHILS LOSE 10,000TH 10-2: Except for a couple of ninth-inning runs, it was a pfitting pfathetic result for pro sports all-time losingest team. For the record, the Phillies all-time slate stands at 8,810-10,000, a winning percentage of .468 - not bad, but the cold reality that the Phils will have to go undefeated for the next 12 seasons just to get back on terms cannot possibly sit well. As you might expect, the New York Yankees are baseball's winningest team, at about 2,200 games over .500 playing approximately 15-20 percent less games than the original eight National League franchises. The Houston Astros just got back to .500 a couple years back (and might be back under soon) for the first time since very early in their inaugural 1962 season. Or as Milo Hamilton would say, the first time WE got back to .500. Freakin' homers. BONDS THROWS TANTRUM: Mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, Barry Bonds flips a laundry cart after the Giants lose to the Dodgers at home for the 11TH CONSECUTIVE TIME, says Barry 'It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this f'ing uniform 'cause of the way I'm playing. There, that's it. Now go away!!' Bonds is sure to be warmly greeted in Wrigley Field this week as the slumping Giants play the surging Cubs. AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR FRIDAY THE 13TH WAS BAD??? French long jumper Salim Sdiri has a good reason to become a triskaidekaphobiac after a freak incident at a track meet. Javelin thrower Tero Pitkamaki slipped during his run-up, resulting in an out-of-bounds throw that wound impaling Sdiri in the side. Fortunately Sdiri was said to be not seriously injured and was later able to return to his hotel. Earlier this year, Olympic decathlon champion Roman Sebrle was impaled by a javelin in a training accident, resulting in 11 stiches to his shoulder. But look at the bright side - at least it beats taking a header at the hands of a discus.DIVERSE WSOP MAIN EVENT WINDS DOWN: Just over 100 players remaining as of early Saturday morning - as of Friday a 22-year old internet player named Josh Evans was the chip leader. Of the 337 who started play Friday, 74 are from outside the United States, with 27 nations represented. Of the majority who have been eliminated, there are plenty of bad beat stories - but perhaps none worse than the very first player eliminated. Ten minutes into the competition, a 21 year-old rookie holding pocket aces called a suited A/K pre-flop - and lost when the opponent hit a river flush. In case you are wondering, the aces went into the hand with only a 11.5% chance of losing. GARY SHEFFIELD AGAINST THE WORLD: The man who likes you to think that there are two strikes against him before he even steps in the batters box takes target practice on Yankee organization, and Joe Torre in particular, in upcoming HBO segment. Sheffield rips Torre for supposedly treating black players different than white players, saying that Torre used him to get his message across during meetings. Sheffield stops short of calling the legendary manager a racist. Sheff then calls out captain Derek Jeter, saying he 'ain't all the way black' (like Jeter has a choice in that matter???). Sheffield also denies steroid use in his career, saying 'steroids is something you stick in your butt, period.' Gary then adds that if he were a steroid user, then why does his face not look like Barry Bonds. The segment is scheduled to air for the first time next Tuesday night at 10 ET. ACTOBER SUPRISE FOR ESPN: Notice during Home Run Derby someone hit a ball onto a empty platform in deep right center field - you may have wondered, isn't that where ESPN broadcasts from??? Well, Baseball Tonight was supposed to air from there, until the network pushed their hand with MLB a week earlier. As you might recall, TBS had exclusive rights to announce the All-Star teams during a one-hour show scheduled to air at 4 PM Eastern. However the Atlanta Braves telecast preceeding the show had a rain delay, then wound up going to extra innings, delaying the official All-Star announcement. At this point ESPN jumped the gun and announce the National Leauge starters, they were acting on an AP copy that had been accidently transmitted, then quickly retracted through an advisory. That leak could had been understood, but then the four-letter network decided to release the rosters during Baseball Tonight. Only one problem, the TBS program had not cleared the air. Thus MLB decided to go NASCAR on ESPN and told them they could do their All-Star programming from the studio. ESPN reporters were allowed inside the ballpark, but were treated like any other non-rights holders. And guess what, Baseball Tonight was done from the studio and somehow the world survived.  OU FORCED TO MUCK 2005 HAND: If you're an Oklahoma fan, you may remember your team going 8-4 - and perhaps even paid good money to witness the wins in person. Well, forget about it, the NCAA says it never happened. As punishment for 'failing to monitor' it's players (Rhett Bomar et al) the NCAA has ordered OU to erase 2005 from it's record books. Among other ramifications coach Bob Stoops career record will be amended from 86-19 to 78-19 - so I guess the losses still happened, along with that guy who blew himself up outside the stadium.VARGAS BABY - MELEE BREAKS OUT DURING PRESSER: Everyone has seen boxing press conferences - Don King runs his mouth off, the fighters claim they going to beat the snot out of each other, and one may really go over the top and claim that their opponent will end up going back to their country 'in a box'. But talk about someone's wife or family and all bets are off - as Ricardo Mayorga found out the hard way. After Mayorga said that he was going to do Fernando Vargas' wife 'a favor' by sending him into retirment, it was Mayorga who found his own face slightly rearranged by a flurry of Vargas punches across the podium. |
