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TOP STORIES - AUGUST 29, 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 FOOTBALL IS HERE: QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS/KICKERS | TEAM DEFENSES  DALLAS MORNING NEWS SITE: This is a well-done fantasy section I found, lot of rankings updated to the minutes - writer also going big on some sleepers I happen to like and thinks highly of wide receivers such as Craig Davis (SD), Vincent Jackson (SD), and James Jones (GB)ANOTHER SOCCER DEATH: Zambian soccer player Chaswe Nsofwa collapses during a practice session and dies minutes later at a hospital. It was said that the temperature was approaching 100 degrees when the incident took place, which was said to be before a practice game. Nsofwa was playing for a second-division Israeli team. YI SIGNS WITH BUCKS: You mean it's over??? Where's the stalemate??? The season's still two months away for crying out loud!!! Maybe Yi wants to visit his new city before the first snowfall. Did that end with a whimper, maybe Yi should hire Drew Rosenhaus or Scott Boras next time. IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED!!! Brewers blow yet another lead, fall to third in NL Central, and plenty of time for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to overtake them.  4 PERCENT??? DID COUCH COMBACK INCLUDE STEROIDS, HGH??? Yahoo 'exclusive' has 1999 #1 overall pick allegedly taking steroids and HGH as he attempted a comeback from shoulder surgery after a three year hiatus from the league. Working under the guidence of a nutritionist, it's said that Couch went from 210 to 245 pounds while reducing his body fat from 17.5 to a mere four percent. Couch tried out this year for the Jacksonville Jaguars but was recently cut.UPDATE - SOCCER PLAYER PUERTA DEAD: Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta dies three days after collapsing during his team's Spanish league match. After being able to walk off the field after collapsing the first time, it is said that Puerta had a heart attack in the locker room and a second heart attack in the ER, and his condition worsened after that. Sevilla was scheduled for a Champions League qualifer with an Athens-based team this weekend, but that has been postponed not only due do Puerta's passing, but also due to the devastating fires that have struck Greece, killing 64 people. RAFER MADNESS: Troubled NBA guard Rafer Alston could be headed back to the street-ball circuit sooner rather than later after facing second assault rap just this month. Rafer was charged with allegedly 'slashing' a 41-year old man at a Manhatten club. Just three weeks ago Rafter was arrested after attacking a parking attendent while his car was being towed. As far as this weeks case is concerned, the Alston camp contends that the allegations are being blown out of proportion by 'individuals who stand to profit'. UFC FIGHTER CHOKES ON OPPONENT AFTER BELL: Mad about being called a mother------ during the previous day's weigh-in, leight heavyweight Renato Sobral kept choking on his opponent seconds after he had tapped out. When asked about his actions in a TV interview afterwards, Sobral replied 'He has to learn respect, He deserved that'. Meanwhile, Sobral's win bonus from the bout is now being withheld by the Nevada Athletic Commission. COUTURE BREAKS ARM IN WIN OVER GONZAGA: No, college basketball has not begun already, we're talking about UFC fighter Gabriel Gonzaga, who is anything but mid-major in that sport. But Gonzaga met his match over the weekend at the hands of 44-year old legend Randy Couture. Now we learn the Couture earned the third-round TKO despite breaking his left forearm earlier in the round. LANCE BRIGGS WRECKS HIS RIG??? Lamborghini found heavily damaged after crashing on I-94 at 3:15 in the morning, no one was found in the vehicle or was their any sign of injuries. Name on vehicle registration was found to be Lance Briggs. Chicago is a pretty big city, but I don't know how many Lance Briggs there are in the city who do not play linebacker for the Bears (developing...)ASTROS CLEAN HOUSE: Phil Garner, GM, out the door, bench coach Cecil Cooper appointed interim manager. Think Ned Yost in Milwaukee is far behind (to be replaced by Ozzie Guillen)??? LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS ESCAPE BURNING BUS: Bus carrying the Japan and Taipei Little League teams catches fire while en route from Williamsport for the Washington/Baltimore airport at about 6 AM. All the players along with their chaperones were able to get out safely. TRAVIS HENRY GOES 9-9: Already a first round draft pick in most fantasy drafts, you might even now have to put him in front of LaDainian Tomlinson if child support payments are a category in your league. It has been disclosed that Henry has been ordered to pay $3,000 in support and set up a $250,000 trust fund for a boy fathered out of wedlock three years ago. Not that big a story, until it is disclosed that Travis HAS FATHERED NINE KIDS BY NINE DIFFERENT WOMEN IN AT LEAST FOUR SOUTHERN STATES. It is known that Henry has been ordered to pay support for seven of them, and even had to borrow money from the Tennessee Titans to keep up with one payment last year and stay out of jail. That is the Elijah Dukes/Shawn Kemp high-rent (or support) district folks, got to give him credit for never knocking up the same girl twice... WALKOFF HOMER DECIDES LLWS: Forget the Falcons, as Georgia at least knows how to put some pretty good Little League baseball teams on the field. The solo blast in extra innings gives Warner Robins a 3-2 win over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series. The downside of 12 year-olds playing in such high-pressure situations is that the pitcher who gave up the blast was Byung-Hyun Kim-like inconsolable afterwards. It makes the second straight year that a Georgia-based team has won the title, anyone think that the Braves might be scouting these guys already???  SOCCER PLAYER SURVIVES TWO CARDIAC ARRESTS: By saying cardiac arrests that would be plural. Spanish League fullback Antonio Puerta collapses during the first half of his team's 4-1 win over the weekend. Puerta is actually able to walk off the field (see right) after the first episode, but collapsed again moments later in the locker room, where he did code. The 22-year old player is said to be in 'very serious' condition.SWING AND A MISS!!!! NO BREAK FOR JILTED FAN: If you attend Major League Baseball games with any regularity you've probably seen it. Out of nowhere, betweeen innings it is posted on the Jumbotron in huge letters, with some romantic song in the background - 'JILL, WILL YOU MARRY ME - JACK'. There is no possible downside, she always says yes, although some sickos always pray for the would-be groom to be rejected just once. Well, it happened this past week during a game in Houston. The scoreboard message appeared, the guy got on his knees - AND WOUND UP WITH POPCORN THROWN IN HIS FACE as the (ex)-girlfriend hotailed it towards the exit to a chorus of boos, and maybe some scattered cheers. A bad enough night for the guy holding the rock, but it gets worse. The Astros still plan on sticking the jilted lover with a $300 bill, which includes the game tickets, a 'donation' to put up the scoreboard message, and also a 'souvenier' video of the proposal. HE'S PAYING MONEY FOR THIS??? You probably couldn't pay him $3,000 dollars to watch that on tape. An Astros spokeswoman has basically said tough luck, noting 'We hope these proposals will be serious and special, so people have to think before they do it.' Ouch.  COLLEGE CAREER OF TYRONE PROTHRO OFFICIALLY OVER: You may remember the Alabama wide receiver from a couple of instances a couple years back. With a skill set that some compared to Reggie Bush, Prothro made arguably one of the greatest plays in college football history on an incredible touchdown catch v. Southern Mississippi. Unfortunately that was only Prothro's #2 most remembered play of the 2005 season. Already enjoying a huge game and with his team up on Florida 31-3 midway through the fourth quarter, Alabama made an ill-advised decision on a fourth down play which ended with Jack Hamilton/Tony Conigliaro-type consequences. QB Brodie Croyle launched a bomb intended for Prothro in the end zone. Tyrone was interfered by the Florida defender on the play, and when Prothro landed his leg bent in a direction that is never intended to go. Tyrone ultimately needed three surgeries on the leg, on had complications with infection following one of the procedures. The second-guessers also had a field day questioning the play call and Prothro's presence on the field - and in the end proved to be the turning point in Mike Shula's Alabama coaching career. New coach Nick Saban has now placed Prothro on medical hardship, effectively ending his football career.PHILLIES PITCHER, REPORTER GO AT IT IN POST-GAME FRACAS: Crazy weekend in Philadelphia, where the Phillies are having their playoff hopes extinguished at the hands of the San Diego Padres. First the benches cleared after a Phillies player goes out of his way to get Marcus Giles trying to break up a double play, which led to some less than complimentry comments to the media by the usually quiet Greg Maddux. Then the always-volitile Milton Bradley hits a couple of home runs then rubs it in on the Philly fans, I'm surprised that didn't result in a National Guard deployment. Then Padres mop-up man Doug Brocail plays fourth-line enforcer and beans the player that took out Giles. Then closer Brett Myers gives up a couple of ninth inning home runs to lose the game. Afterwards a reporter asks Myers about the home runs, Myers contended that they were 'pop-ups' (they just happened to travel 380 feet). Reporter asks Myers to expand on that, and Brett goes nuts - calling the reported 'retarded' and a 'fill-in'. Reporter then asks Brett to spell retarded, and Myers started to approach the reporter before being restrained. But then again we all know about Philadelphia Inquirer writers, they even write articles saying America needs another 9/11, and that IS retarded. America needs another 9/11 about as bad as the Phillies can afford to be swept on Sunday. BOSTON LEGAL MESS: Please come to Phoenix, please come to San Diego, please come to Miami, please come to Tampa. We just say no, why don't he settle down, there are just too many clubs and too many cops laying in the weeds. David Boston did appear on the verge of an incredible comeback by making the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster, but that was before a strange incident where Boston was found in his car dozed off with the motor running and the car in drive, and was charged with DUI. In Boston's defense, he did pass the field sobriety test, and the Buccaneers organization believes that he will be cleared and did in fact participate in the team's pre-season game Saturday night. But authorities continue to run tests to see if Boston was possibly under the influence of other substances. Please come to the CFL to toil forever perhaps. TRIPLE OT WNBA THRILLER PRE-EMPTS BECKHAM!!! Thursday nights have to be a rating bonanza for BSPN, as a MLS-WNBA doubleheader would be four hours of programming that Versus would kill for. Only one problem, the WNBA game turns into a triple-overtime classic, splicing off the opening 12 minutes of the LA Galaxy/Chivas game. How does that one taste Becks, he's used to coverage of Armageddon being pre-empted for games he's in on Europe TV. Way to be rewarded for playing the whole game on one leg. Ratings for pre-season game where Brett Favre plays a quarter and a half, I'd say about a 10. Ratings for a MLS Super Clasico, about a .3. And I haven't even mentioned the real groin kicker, Galaxy loses 3-nil, if this were a real soccer league the Galaxy, Columbus Crew, and Real Salt Lake would be relegated to MISL. Again, a hearty welcome to America Becks. MORE TROUBLE FOR ANDY REID SON: Britt Reid, already awaiting sentencing in a road-rage case, was detained Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Britt struck a shopping cart in a parking lot at 3:45 PM (not AM), which activated the lights on a squad that happened to be in the area. Reid then failed a field sobriety test. Bitt is currently free on bail pending sentencing in the January road-rage case, in which police say he brandished a handgun at another driver. He pleaded guilty last week to gun and drug charges and faces a possible six to 14 months in jail. You may recall Britt wasn't the only Reid son busted that day, Garrett Reid faces at least three days in jail after pleading guilty last month to drug and traffic offenses.  FANTASY FOOTBALL COSTS U.S. EMPLOYERS $435 MILLION PER WEEK!!! If I'm not mistaken, these are the same idiots who also tell us how much NCAA basketball pools cost in worker productivity. But the report confesses that while the typical fantasy player spends five hours per week managing his team (and no doubt some of it on company time) it is not as big a money waster as other office gossip - and adds that the morale loss would not be worth it if employers were to crack down on fantasy football. Just remember the IT department is watching your every move on-line. I'll say it one last time, fantasy football is used by the Government to distract Americans from the installation of the New World Order and upcoming globalist economy including the introduction of the 'Amero'. VICK'S DOGS TO BE PUT DOWN??? More than 50 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property face a Thursday deadline to be claimed by their owners, or the dogs could be euthanized. Federal prosecutors filed court documents condemning the 53 pit bulls as part of the investigation into dogfighting on the Vick's property. The animals are being held at several unidentified shelters in eastern Virginia. A PETA spokesperson says their is no dispute on the owners of the dogs (they're all in jail) and no one is going to ask for them back. It's said that the dogs are 'ticking time bombs' and cannot be rehabilitated for adoption. The exact location of the dogs is kept a secret over fear of the animals being stolen because they're 'hot commodities' in the dogfighting world.RED SOX MANIA: It only seems like the Red Sox have in reality 162 home games each year. But they do now outnumber home fans for many road games. Even Green Bay Packer and Pittsburgh Steeler fans have to be impressed.  TEXAS LAYS 30 ON ORIOLES: And I kind of liked the Orioles chances when they were leading 3-0 after three innings. Doing their best impersonation of Taiwan v. Canada at the Little League World Series (has the eligibility finally ran out on that Prince Fielder-sized first baseman for Dubai??), the stat-piling Rangers set modern-day (post-1900) record for runs scored in a 30-3 romp, a span than encompasses somewhere in the neighborhood of 160,000 MLB games. More amazing, the Rangers only scored in four of the nine innings, but finished with a flourish with 16 runs in the final two frames. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (I told you to take him in fantasy baseball) was one of two Texas players with seven RBI in the game. Texas' 29 hits was the most in a single game since the Brewers hung 31 hits on the Blue Jays in a 1992 game. The Orioles started the night with a 4.39 team ERA which was good for seventh in the AL, at the end of the game the Orioles fell to 10th in the league with the team ERA now at 4.60. And one more stat for you, the Baltimore RAVENS have not allowed 30 points in their last 21 regular season games. Mop-up reliever Wes Littleton worked the final three innings and actually got credit for the save. Oh, and that was only the first game of a doubleheader - but just in case that wasn't enough scoring for you for one night, the Dodgers put 15 on the board in a win at Philadelphia. REPO MAN GETS SPREWELL'S YACHT: Armed with an order from a U.S. Magistrate Judge, a federal marshal has seized Latrell Sprewell's yacht 'Milwaukee's Best' out of drydock. It's said that Latrell's firm, LSF Marine Holdings, has not made monthly payments of $10,322 on time and hasn't maintained the necessary insurance on the vessel. Sprewell has been out of pro basketball since being 'insulted' by a 3-year, $21 million contract offer a few years back, saying that he had 'a family to feed'. ANOTHER PRO ATHLETE DEFENDS DOGFIGHTING: Yeah, and I was just thinking of Clinton Portis today. Now NBA guard Stephon Marbury becomes the latest to defend Michael Vick and his dogfighting escapades. Like Portis a few months back, Marbury brings up the apples and oranges comparison of dogfighting to hunting. First off, hunting goes back to literally the beginning of time, and for much of history was a necessary skill for man just to survive. And if you think Vick is the only professional athlete to ever be in the dogfighting business, you're kidding yourself - there have been more than a few athletes known to own some nasty dogs, and not just for security purposes. Hopefully those who've been involved have taken notice of the Vick case. HAS CLUBHOUSE ATTENDENT ROLLED ON STEROID BUYERS??? George Mitchell's steroid investigation may have finally scored it's breakthrough as former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski has supposedly told Mitchell the names of players who purchased PED's, according to a published report. Radomski's testimony with Mitchell is significant because federal investigators contend he became a leading steroid distributor in the wake of BALCO's demise. GIANTS RAISE EYEBROWS WITH BEREAVEMENT LOOPHOLE: Due to what was said to be an 'ill family member', rookie pitcher Tim Lincecum is placed on the bereavement list following his previous start last Friday - and returns in time to make his scheduled start Tuesday. What's beginning to get noticed is an increased use of the bereavement list by MLB teams, especially in this case a starting pitcher being put on the list for four days between outings. Theoretically, a team could place all it's starting pitchers on such a list and be able to carry four extra relievers/position players on the active roster. Even Roger Clemens and Jimmie Johnson crew chief Chad Knaus think this loophole is way too obvious. ELI GIVES IT TO TIKI BARBER!!! In a rarity for a member of the Manning clan, NY Giants quarterback actually comes out firing after Tiki Barber rips on Manning during NBC segment Sunday night. Among other things, Eli notes that it was Tiki who distracted the team by announcing his retiremenet mid-season and also specialized in throwing his head coach under the bus - and wonders what Tiki is going to say on TV about players who are NOT on the Giants. Hey, Tikster makes good money for that TV gig, even more than a #1 overall pick of a recent draft. NBC is probably contemplating putting the Giants on for all eight of their flex-games as I speak... |
