'THE EDGE' (COMING SOON!!) |
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STEVE IRWIN R.I.P. TIPS APPRECIATED!!! |
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MICHAEL BUSH DONE FOR YEAR  |
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TOP STORIES - SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 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! KACSPORTS FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS 2006: QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS/KICKERS | TEAM DEFENSES | LAST MINUTE ADVICE WEEK 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS... Now available in the KACSPORTS blog section. UT STARTER ARRESTED ON DRUG, WEAPONS CHARGES... Texas cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested on misdemeanor drug and weapon charges early Monday. Brown, a senior starter, was arrested with Tyrell Gatewood, a backup junior linebacker and special teams player, along with former Texas linebacker Aaron Harris. Brown was charged with unlawfully carrying a loaded 9 mm handgun, and possession of less than two ounces of marijuana. Gatewood and Harris were charged with drug misdemeanors. All of this comes on the eve of #3 Texas's Saturday showdown with Ohio State.  STEVE IRWIN'S FREAK END... The shock wasn't that famed 'Crocodile hunter' Steve Irwin died, but the fashion in which it happened. Irwin, 44, died almost instantly after the poisonous 8-inch barb (tail) of a stingway piereced Irwin in the heart as he snorkelled off north Queensland at about 11:00 AM local time Monday morning. Footage of the attack shows Irwin swimming above an eight-foot stingray before the creature, feeling threatened turns on him, sending what turned out to be a lethal barb that apparently penetrated straight through his aorta. It is believed to be only the second or third such death caused by a stingray ever in Australia. Irwin appeared in an ESPN spot earlier this year when he 'wrestles' down a Florida Gator mascot, and also spoofed himself in a memorable Fedex ad a few years back (see above).GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT... Nine home runs in the last 11 days has brought Ryan Howard up to 53 on the year, putting him within striking distance of Roger Maris' supposed 'natural' home run record - however writers are already asking questions, never mind that there is no evidence. BLOW UP SUNDAY... Ryan Howard hits his 50th, 51st, and 52nd home runs of the year. Albert Pujols also hits three homers. Alex Rodriguez hits five home runs in four days. Roy Oswalt flirts with a perfect game into the seventh inning. Also, Vijay Singh - looking to end Tiger Woods' four-tournament winning streak, shoots a -10 par 61, while Annika Sorenstam goes 62 in an LPGA event.   BIG BEN LOSES APPENDIX: No stranger to the operating room this year, Ben Roethlisger is absent from Steelers practice on Sunday, it turns out he was undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Had the Steelers opener not been till Sunday, he would still have an outside chance at starting Week 1. But since the Steelers are in the Thursday game, you can write off Roeth for this week - I say he has a decent chance at starting Week 2 however. HEISMAN CANDIDATE MICHAEL BUSH INJURED: Star Louisville back had shredded Kentucky to the tune of 128 runs and three scores before being carted off with a broken leg in the third quarter - ESPN graphic says the Senior is done for the season. (developing...)BERT 'YOU CAN'T SAY THAT BEFORE' LEVEN... Twins TV analyst Bert Blyleven in hot water after slipping up with a couple of bad words during a pre-game segment thinking he was on tape. According to Wikipedia he dropped a couple of F-bombs, the official wire story verison is that the word(s) are on the Federal Communications Commission's list of words that can't be broadcast between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. - myself I thought that word was one of the seven magic words (per George Carlin) that are banned 24/7. It is also said that Blyleven has been making a number of off-color comments on-air as of late, which have been met with stony silence (or an attempt to change the conversation) by play-by-play man Dick Bremer. SPEAKING OF AN 'F' WORD: Notice how this things form right as one system finally dies out??? Tropical depression #6 forms out in the Atlantic... KYLE BUSCH STIRRING UP TROUBLE??? Caught the raff of teammate Jeff Gordon early in the running of the HDTV 500, with Gordon saying over the radio that he's just treating Kyle like he treats everyone else. Then Kyle and Greg Biffle nearly get together on pit road - which apparently resulted in the two drivers crew chiefs getting in each other's grill - and I mean their faces, not the front of the cars. (developing...)STEVE FOLEY SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES BY COP: Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was shot near his home early Sunday following a bizarre incident by an off-duty officer, Foley's injuries are not beleived to be life-threatening. The incident started when the off-duty officer started following a suspected drunk driver at 3:30 am (all bad things seem to happen at 3:30 AM). The vehicle was described as weaving with its speed ranging from 30 to 90 mph and nearly hitting several vehicles. The officer eventually pulls besides Foley's vehicle, identifying himself as a police officer. Foley gets out of his car as approaches the officer, according to police. The officer again identifies himself, pulls out a gun, and orders Foley several times to stop. Foley apparently was not convinced that it was a cop, or that he was holding a legitimate weapon allegedly saying 'THAT'S A BB GUN!!!' Foley then drives off until reaching the cul-de-sac in front of his home, followed by the cop. Foley again approaches the officer, with his female passenger now driving the car alongside him. The officer again pulls out his weapon, firing a warning shot into the bushes. The report then says the female then drives at the officer, who ducks out of the way and fires at the vehicle. It's then said Foley reached into his pants, again approaching the officer who shoots the linebacker. Undeterred, Foley still charges the cop before being shot again - after which he finally drops to the ground. You may recall that just last April Foley was in another dustup with multiple officers in an incident when Foley again attempted to drive off. But I just have one question here in Foley's defense - off-duty officer chases someone clear across town, couldn't he called for backups??? Did this guy even have flashing lights??? Sounds like there's plenty of fault on both fronts. WHERE FOLEY LIVES: The guy lives in Poway but the officer is from Coronado, that's a ways away. They say Foley has a long alcohol history going back to his Cincinnati days in 1999-2000, but I say the officer went a bit out of his jurisdiction - you'd think he'd call on-duty officers there. Meanwhile Foley has been placed on the non-football injury list, meaning the Chargers don't have to pay Foley - I'm guessing there's a lawsuit forthcoming... SOMETHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK... For hours the shocking picture appeared on Yahoo's main soccer page. A streaker invades the pitch during a game in Denmark (nothing new there) and a photographer catches him in mid-cartwheel with his junk in clear view. Discretion advised.ANOTHER HOCKEY ENFORCER IN TROUBLE... Guess training camp dan't come soon enough the way these guys are going, as Minnesota Wild 'tough-guy' Derek Boogaard has been charged with beating the crap out of a fellow patron at a Saskatchewan nightclub. Boogaard, who checks in at 6'7" two-fity, appeared in 65 games last season, collecting 158 penalty minutes. It sounds like the Wild organization is still on his side saying 'Derek denies the allegation and will defend himself in any legal proceeding that may take place as a result of the allegation.' Bet you there are some players on the Vikings who wish management had their back... SCHOOL CANCELS SOCCER SEASON OVER THEFT... Tusculum College has canceled its men's soccer season after several team members were accused of stealing cash from a fundraiser at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend. No criminal charges were filed after the money was returned, according to athletic officials. The student-athletes are not being expelled, but they may be subject to further punishment by the dean of students. Also both of the teams coaches have resigned over the matter. Athletic officials at the Presbyterian-affiliated NCAA Division II school plan to reinstate the program next season with new coach. I guess as long as no hazing was involved. COLLEGE FOOTBALL JERSEYS... I'm still trying to get what this guy is getting at - Penn State's uni's are plain, but cool, while Nebraska is plain and boring. UCLA blue is cool, but Carolina Blue doesn't work. And Texas orange is great, but Tennessee orange is downright awful. In most cases it's a matter of perspective. I think everyone can agree though that even Jonathan E. and the Houston Energy beleive that Oregon has gone over the top - look back just a decade ago and they had a very clean, Packer-like design. And if you're curious on how Michigan came up with the winged-helmet, just take a look at the stitching on the old leather helmets. Someone just decided to paint the front and side panels gold one year to make the players more identifiable to teammates and fans. I will say I can't stand Texas' pumpkin pie orange and Texas A&M's cranberry sauce maroon - they should play each other every Thanksgiving!!!  LOOK AT THAT MEGGETT GET BUSTED... Former Bill Parcells favorite Dave Meggett, who had a ten-year career with the Giants, Jets, and Patriots, has been charged with second-degree rape of his former girlfriend. This is not the 40-year old's first time with the rodeo, Meggett was arrested in 1998 on a sexual assault charge in Toronto when still with the Patriots. That charge was dropped. Meggett was also charged with lewdness after allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover Baltimore while a rookie with the Giants. In 2004, Meggett was ordered jailed unless he came up with nearly $200,000 he owed in child support. He surrendered after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Meggett had been working as a Parks and Recreation director in North Carolina.RED SOX PITCHER DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER... Has this team had one of the worst months of anyone in recent memory??? And I don't mean just merely losing games, I'm talking about two players in one week checking into the hospital to be checked out. Although David Ortiz (heart palpatations) says he's OK and ready to play this weekend, rookie pitcher Jon Lester is not. He has indeed been diagnosed with a TREATABLE form of lymphoma, and treatment (you'd have to think chemo) is to begin in the next week. Add all this to Beckett and Schilling pitching batting practice, David Wells already dealt, ManRam's bum knee - this team might be below .500 before it's over, and even that pales in comparison to the Lester situation.HELLAS NO, GOLD STILL GREEK TO U.S. HOOPS TEAM... Greece, with zero NBA players on it's roster, storms back from 12-point deficit to shock the United States 101-95 in the semi-finals of the World Basketball Championship. The U.S. gets an even stiffer test in the third place game, where they will face either Argentina or Spain, who both figure to be much tougher on paper than Greece.  VANDY SHANKS AGAIN!!! Wasn't I the one who said that a Mike Vanderjagt relationship with Bill Parcells and Terrell Owens had all the ingredients of a Norman Chad marriage??? After battling a groin-pull for most of the pre-season, Vanderjagt blows FG attempts of 32 and 33 yards in overtime as the Cowboys and Vikings play to a rare pre-season overtime tie. Curiously enough, Bill Parcells had a chance to avoid overtime after Tony Romo threw a touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation, but instead elected to kick the PAT instead of going for two. By contrast, Vikings coach Brad Childress went for a touchdown from 20 yards out rather than kick a game-tying field goal a few weeks back. But look at the bright side, it gave Vikings players 40 less minutes to have sex with anyone on the way to catching a flight back to Minnesota. I also think Parcells will be going back to signing kickers off the street for minimum wage after this. And I think we can all put away the ridiculous conspiracy thoery once and for all that Vandy shanked in last year's playoffs just to get even with Peyton Manning - Alex Jones can't even argue that case anymore. But don't cry for V-Jagt, he can always last another ten years in the CFL, at least he still gets a point for being wide right there - hell, he probably still has time to wipe out all of Dave Cutler's records. DAVE CUTLER FLASHBACK: ESPN's Tom Mees interviewing Cutler on the sidelines during the closing minutes of the 1982 Grey Cup, asking him if being part of the Edmonton Eskimos dynasty could possibly start to get dull. Cutler's response, 'It's like sex, YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF IT!!!!!'MY PRE-SEASON MVP'S... 1. Tony Romo (QB-DAL) 30-45, 349 yards Thursday night, 2. Jerious Norwood (RB-ATL), 30 carries/215 yards, 3. Matt Schaub (QB-ATL), 4. Stephen Gostowski (K-NE), cutting ties with Vinnie appears to be right move, 5. Michael Koenen (K-ATL), accurate as well as powerful leg, he appears secure as well, 6. Noah Herron (RB-GB) late arrival to the list, 7. Jarrett Payton (RB-TN), quickly becoming a perennial - just takes over in the fourth quarter of exhibitions.  USC/ARKANSAS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST WEEKEND: Key question to be bandied by the GameDay crew is who Arkansas goes with at quarterback, do they insert Dick or Johnson on the Trojans???SPREWELL ACCUSED OF CHOKING WOMAN!?!? Would this officially make Latrell a serial choker?? Milwaukee police interviewed former NBA star Latrell Sprewell on Wednesday after a woman accused him of choking her while they were having sex on Latrell's yacht in the middle of Lake Michigan. The woman told police that she and Sprewell were on his yacht having CONSENSUAL when it's said that Latrell suddenly had a P.J. Carlesimo flashback. The woman fought Spree and, after returning to shore, Sprewell even drove her back home. The woman then admitted herself to the ER, where police say they observed red marks on the woman's neck. Sprewell did give police consent to search his yacht, according to MPD spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz. This might rank behind Sprewell yelling a derogatory comment towards an opposing Los Angeles Clipper fan 'SUCK MY ...' at the Staples Center a couple years ago - That one was probably heard in Santa Barbara he yelled it so loud... KNOCKOUT HOOPS PLAYER KNOCKED-UP BY MATT LEINART: USC women's basketball program announces that Junior guard Brynn Cameron will miss the upcoming season due to 'personal reasons'. According to reports, the exact reason is that Brynn has sustained a season-ending pregnancy with the father reportedly being a certain former USC quarterback. Matt Leinart just got around to reporting to Arizona Cardinals camp because let's just say there aren't a whole lot of quality woman in Flagstaff. Says Brynn Cameron's father, 'It might not be the best timing in the world, but we are obviously very happy to have a new baby in the family. Brynn does not want to get married. She wants to finish school and let Matt do his thing and then figure it out'. The two reportedly dated at SC but broke up last year as Leinart decided to fry bigger fish such as Paris Hilton. However the baby is due in November, if my math is right they spent at least one quality night together after USC's Rose Bowl loss. |
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