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The San Antonio Spurs send some players home: Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich elects to send home Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili to rest them from a long road stretch. This rendered them unavailable for Thursday night's game against the Miami Heat. NBA Commissioner David Stern took note of this and promised "substantial sanctions will be forthcoming." The Heat won 105-100.
posted by NerfballPro to basketball at 11:45 AM on November 30, 2012 - 51 comments
Amare Stoudamire out after postgame injury: After last night's Game 2 in Miami, New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudamire punches a fire extinguisher case, lacerating his left hand badly enough to require stitches. The Knicks lost to the Heat, 104-94 and are down 2-0 heading back to New York for Game 3 Thursday night.
posted by NerfballPro to basketball at 11:45 AM on May 01, 2012 - 5 comments
"I'd hide it if I had a concussion": In a recent poll of a few NFL players conducted by the Associated Press, slightly more than half said that they'd try to play through injuries, including head injuries, than take themselves out. However, more than two-thirds also favored being shielded from their own instincts: they favor having independent neurologists on the sidelines of games making decisions to remove players they think have sustained a head injury of some degree.
posted by NerfballPro to football at 01:20 AM on December 26, 2011 - 2 comments
Who wants to bet Tiger never set a golf course on fire like this?: Over the weekend, a golfer at Shady Canyon Golf Course caused a fire when he inadvertently struck a rock while swinging his club in the rough. Ground and air units responded to the blaze, which scorched 12 acres before being put out.
posted by NerfballPro to golf at 03:18 AM on September 01, 2010 - 7 comments
Stafon Johnson dislocates ankle: Tennessee Titans rookie RB Stafon Johnson suffered a major setback in the third quarter of last night's pre-season game against the Seahawks, being carted off the field after dislocating his ankle following a short reception. Johnson was signed as an undrafted free agent out of USC; this is the guy who had 275 lbs. of weights crush his larynx requiring emergency surgery to save his life last year.
posted by NerfballPro to football at 05:48 PM on August 15, 2010 - 2 comments
Apparently, a video of the game as originally broadcast does exist. Not complete, but a major find nonetheless.
posted by NerfballPro at 07:10 PM on January 15, 2016
St. Louis really has gotten the stiff arm from major league sports over the years
It all started here.
posted by NerfballPro at 07:20 PM on January 13, 2016
The Black Monday tally so far:
Chip Kelly
Mike Pettine & Ray Farmer
Jim Tomsula
Tom Coughlin
Ruston Webster
One was last week, three last night. Seems a little tame this year so far, in my opinion.
posted by NerfballPro at 02:52 PM on January 04, 2016
The owners have a nightmare PR scenario brewing. Firing a head coach because he's not playing your son as often as you'd like?
posted by NerfballPro at 02:04 PM on November 09, 2015
Hey, has anyone been following the story about Daily Fantasy sites like FanDuel and DraftKings? There's been an ongoing debate about whether or not it's gambling, based on whether you win based on skill or chance. Just recently, the state of Nevada has weighed in with its own opinion on the matter.
posted by NerfballPro at 02:17 PM on October 16, 2015
Well, the Cubs have a long way to go. But taking out the Cardinals? Yep, we're officially on notice now.
posted by NerfballPro at 10:27 AM on October 14, 2015
Honestly, I thought Philbin should've been canned after the 2013 season due to the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin flap. Not to mention not making the playoffs during his time there.
posted by NerfballPro at 05:37 PM on October 05, 2015
Papelbon, Harper brawl in Nationals' loss to Phillies
Captain Obvious says: Matt Williams will be looking for a new job starting next week.
posted by NerfballPro at 07:16 PM on September 28, 2015
Some ways to become a Padre....
1. Get drafted
2. Get traded from another team
3. Have this happen
posted by NerfballPro at 04:50 PM on September 25, 2015
It seemed pretty obvious to me why they didn't go with the Roman numeral for 50
If only.....ONLY....you could've found and posted a pic of Roger doing that.....
posted by NerfballPro at 04:04 PM on September 10, 2015
Even if the coach didn't have anything to do with this, it's a reflection of how he's running the team.
And probably one incident away from having the team shut down for the season, too. I know if I were a coach in the same league I'd be concerned for my players' safety after this, if my team is on John Jay's schedule.
Coach Gutierrez has a serious shitstorm brewing he won't have any control over.
posted by NerfballPro at 01:44 PM on September 07, 2015
According to the article, and a similar one in Yahoo, two other players were ejected in separate players, which allowed the opposing team a first down late in the game that sealed the win, letting them just take snaps to wind the clock down. That's probably when these two smarty pants decided to send their message.
posted by NerfballPro at 10:43 PM on September 06, 2015
I figure Goodell's current shelf life is good for another five years, when the current CBA expires. If he's still the commish, and there's no re-wording to reflect a fairer punitive system, expect a players' strike. And if that prediction comes true, I'd also bet one demand the NFLPA will have is a new commissioner.
posted by NerfballPro at 11:05 AM on September 04, 2015
Also, Goodell won't be in Foxboro next week as originally planned. Can't say I blame him; New Englanders anxious to burn an effigy of the commissioner wouldn't have minded swapping out for the real thing, as if it were late 17th century Salem.
posted by NerfballPro at 09:32 AM on September 04, 2015
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