Rutger defensive tackle suffers spinal cord injury.: Rutgers junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal-cord injury in the Scarlet Knights' 23-20 overtime win over Army on Saturday and is paralyzed below the neck, the school announced Sunday.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 09:55 AM - 8 comments
Dwane Jarrett arrested for DWI....again. : Carolina Panthers cut Ex USC star, Dwane Jarrett after his second DWI in less than three years. Jarrett has only 2 catches for 40 yards for the Panthers in 2010.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 07:32 PM - 3 comments
Patrick Crayton finally gets his wish to be traded.: Dallas received only future considerations, likely a late-round draft pick. The club figured it was better than cutting him and getting nothing, plus it puts him in the other conference.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 10:52 PM - 1 comment
Longhorn coach Mack Brown believes Vince Young deserves 2005 Heisman. : "I think you have to go back and really give that choice to the Heisman Trust. If they take it away, I think Vince should be awarded the trophy . . . Vince was second in the voting, so even if they re-voted I would like to see Vince get it,"
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 11:36 PM - 3 comments
Remember this guy?: Jim Weber from Yahoo Sports catches up with former Nebraska Cornhusker Heisman quarterback Eric Crouch.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 10:35 PM - 1 comment
Couture makes short work of boxer Toney: As almost everyone expected, mixed martial arts legend Randy Couture dominated and then defeated boxer James Toney at UFC 118, causing the heavyweight boxing champion to tap out with an arm triangle that choked Toney in 3:19 of the first round.
posted by sgtcookzane to boxing at 10:19 AM - 12 comments
Derek Lee headed to Atlanta: Braves trade 3 pitching prospects for Cubs 1st baseman.
posted by sgtcookzane to baseball at 08:27 AM - 6 comments
Brian Cushing blames positive test on medical condition.: Texans LB Brian Cushing claims his condition triggers certain hormones when training, thus giving him a positive test for fertility drugs.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 08:28 AM - 6 comments
Anderson Silva defends Middleweight Title in UFC 117: Chael Sonnen dominates fight until late in fifth and final round, Silva pulls off a miracle armbar submission to retain championship belt.
posted by sgtcookzane to other at 01:20 AM - 3 comments
Kevin Durant youngest ever to win NBA Scoring Title: At 21 years old Durant is the youngest NBA scoring title champ in league history.
posted by sgtcookzane to basketball at 07:16 PM - 5 comments
OSU wideout Dez Bryant ineligible: Oklahoma State Big XII title hopes takes a huge hit today as the Cowboys lose star receiver Dez Bryant. Bryant is in the top 10 on Kiper's big board.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 08:51 PM - 21 comments
Shawne Merriman Accused of Choking Tila Tequila: San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested for allegedly choking Tila Tequila, star of the reality series A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, when she attempted to leave his house at 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 01:28 PM - 19 comments
Rubio inks deal to stay in Europe until 2011: The Wolves are out of a high draft pick after Ricky shuns them to play basketball outside of the NBA for two more seasons.
posted by sgtcookzane to basketball at 12:42 PM - 9 comments
Tiger wins for the second week in a row: Tiger Woods wins the Bridgestone Invitational. Thats two consecutive tournament wins and 5 wins out of 12 events in 2009. Can he put it all together to win the last major in 2009 to avoid being shut out of majors in '09?
posted by sgtcookzane to golf at 08:00 PM - 7 comments
UFC 101: Anderson Silva makes quick work of former lightweight champ Forrest Griffin while B.J. Penn returns to old form and dominates Kenny Florian.
posted by sgtcookzane to boxing at 02:52 PM - 2 comments
For the love of the game: Good move or bad move? Doesn't seem J.P. cares, he just wants to get out there and have fun. How many other backups in the NFL out there are willing to take a possible hit in pride and wallet to play the game.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 11:18 PM - 11 comments
Jesse Holley, the Cowboys can use you: Jesse Holley wins the rookie contract thanks to SPIKE TV's 4th and Long reality series. While Holley makes the 80 man roster before training camp, the road to playing on Sundays in the billion dollar stadium is far from over.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 09:23 PM - 1 comment
Barry Sanders Jr. trying to making a name for himself.: Sophomore running back for Heritage High School, Barry Sanders Jr. is turning some heads. No one, including his family is expecting him to pick up where his father left off, but there are people wondering how good could this kid get.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 09:47 PM - 4 comments
MMA the new boxing?: As UFC 100 approaches, the audience for MMA is as large and diverse as it has ever been. Is this something boxing won't be able to overcome? The superstars in UFC are bigger than ever (No pun intented, Lesnar) and coming from all parts of the world. Boxing will never be dead, but do they need to do something to get back into the main stream audience?
posted by sgtcookzane to boxing at 06:10 PM - 9 comments
Madden Jinx?: Shaun Alexander rushed for 187 yards through three games, which is less than a thousand projected yards throughout the entire season (997 to be exact). Not to mention he was on pace for only eleven rushing touchdowns. Terrible numbers for a guy who rushed for 1880 last year and had 27 rushing tds.
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 06:24 PM - 23 comments
"Seperation Saturday" Blowouts, blind refs, and defensive struggles: Saturday ended with controversial calls, and top five teams falling. A Saturday to remember!!
posted by sgtcookzane to football at 01:48 PM - 23 comments