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Smoltz Designated By Red Sox
August 07, 2009 by
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((HT: Boston Globe/Chad Finn))After eight starts and few glimpses of the repertoire that made him one of the dominant pitchers of his generation, John Smoltz's Red Sox career has come to a crossroads, and possibly an end. The Red Sox have designated the 42-year-old righthander...
Base-Brawl Pitcher Castillo Out Of Jail On Appeal
August 07, 2009 by
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((HT: Dayton Daily News/Grieco))Julio Castillo, the former Peoria Chiefs pitcher convicted of felonious assault for beaning a fan at Fifth Third Field last summer, was sentenced to 30 days in the Montgomery County Jail and placed on three years of probation on Thursday, Aug. 6. However...
Hal McCoy Got Screwed
August 07, 2009 by
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One of the best writers in the business was kicked to the curb by his newspaper yesterday.Newspapers... You remember those, right...???After 37 years, Hal McCoy was wiped off the landscape by the Dayton Daily NewsHere's his understandable reaction...The hammer fell today and it...
Sid The Kid's 22nd Birthday Bash
August 07, 2009 by
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((HT: Halifax Chronicle-Herald/Jackson))Sidney Crosby’s smile and the Stanley Cup sparkled under a sun-soaked parade through Cole Harbour Friday afternoon, thrilling thousands of fans who came to see the hometown boy return a champion.“I got cold shivers,” said Lois Doyle of...
USA Today Top 25 College Football Coaches Pre Season Poll
August 07, 2009 by
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1. Florida (53)2. Texas (4)3. Oklahoma (1)4. Southern California (1)5. Alabama6. Ohio State7. Virginia Tech8. Penn State9. LSU10. Mississippi11. Oklahoma State12. California13. Georgia14. Oregon15. Georgia Tech16. Boise State17. TCU18. Utah19. Florida State20. North Carolina21. Iowa22...
Insufficient Evidence Ends Hawai'i FB Probe
August 07, 2009 by
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((HT: CBSSports))A review of expenses rung up by the University of Hawaii when the Warriors traveled to New Orleans to play in the 2008 Sugar Bowl has ended with officials saying there is insufficient evidence the school violated the state's ethics code. Daniel Mollway, executive...
It's Whaler Football Season!
August 07, 2009 by
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As one of the adopted squads for football here at OSG HQ, it's time to keep up with the 2009 version of the Barrow ((Alaska)) High School Whalers ((pictured, thanks John Wagner/Fairbanks Daily News Miner)).Their regular season starts this weekend...((HT: Fairbanks Daily News Miner...
Next For JR: Dancing Without Skates...???
August 06, 2009 by
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((HT: NBCBayArea))San Jose Sharks forward Jeremy Roenick made it official Thursday, announcing his retirement as an NHL player after a career that spanned 20 seasons. Roenick is one of the best American-born players in NHL history. However, his colorful career ended on a sour note...
Stallworth Apologizes After Goodell Meeting
August 06, 2009 by
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((HT: CBSSports))Suspended Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth feels he has done "irreparable harm" to the family of the man he killed while driving drunk and said he is ready to accept whatever ruling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell makes on his future. Stallworth, suspended...
Lowe's Out As Charlotte Speedway Title Sponsor
August 06, 2009 by
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((HT: That's Racin/Valle))Lowe's will end its 11-year deal as the Lowe's Motor Speedway's title sponsor, the company confirmed today. It was rumored earlier this month that the Mooresville home-improvement retailer would remove its name from the Concord track ((pictured...
Lewis Will Sit for 10
August 06, 2009 by
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Well, lookie here. It appears that Major League Baseball isn't the only sport with some potential performance enhancing drug issues. The NBA today announced that Orlando Magic Forward Rashard Lewis is being suspended for 10 games for "having an elevated testosterone level...
Golf and Waffle's...they just go together.
August 06, 2009 by
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Does anyone else find humor in the story about Phil Mickelson and the investment group that he is involved with trying to take over Waffle House's largest franchisee? While those of us here in the South know that a good day of golf starts with a good breakfast from someplace such...
Ouch! Tough Training Camp for the Falcons
August 06, 2009 by
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The Atlanta Falcons, last seasons NFL darlings in a near worst to first turnaround are already showing the signs of this year not being quite as smooth. For those who don't know, they parlayed a chaotic 2007 into a Playoff berth in 2008. The thing that most folks in Atlanta and...
OSG College Football 2009 Predictions: Mountain West Conference
August 06, 2009 by
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TCU Horned Frogs2008 Record: 11-2 Overall, 7-1 In The MWCDefeated Boise State 17-16 In The Poinsettia BowlThings to Like About TCU:Explosive Offense: This is a group that gobbles chunks of yards thanks to a constant rotation of fresh legs are running back. The Frogs can go 5 deep at...
Another Arrest in Forrest Case
August 06, 2009 by
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The count is now at 2. A second accomplice in the murder case of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest was arrested last night in Atlanta. Police say that Jquante Crews drove the car that the gunmen drove up to and away from Forrest on the night when he was shot and killed in a Southwest...
Coyotes Auction Open To Everyone
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: Arizona Republic/Watters))The September auction of the Phoenix Coyotes will be open to any and all bidders, according to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court decision Wednesday afternoon.Judge Redfield T. Baum spent a couple of days deliberating whether the auction would be limited to bidders...
Okay, You Try And Stop Prince Fielder When He's Pissed
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: LA Times/Bolch))Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Cortney confirmed this morning that Bob Watson, baseball's chief disciplinarian, is investigating Tuesday night's altercation in which Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder ((pictured thanks LA Times/Gus Ruelas))...
Stinson Attorneys Want Certain Testimony Blocked
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: Louisville Courier-Journal/Riley))Attorneys for former Pleasure Ridge Park football coach Jason Stinson ((pictured, thanks SI.com file)) want a judge to keep out testimony from his trial that players were denied water or ran more than normal at a practice last year where sophomore...
HS Coach Fired For Inappropriate Relations, Cash For Grades
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: Louisville Courier-Journal/Kenning))Jefferson County Public Schools has fired the girls basketball coach for Butler High School for having an inappropriate relationship with a female student — and for taking money from students who wanted to avoid running in his gym class,...
Forrest Suspect Appears In Court
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: AJC/Cook))The grandmother of a 20-year-old suspect in the death of boxer Vernon Forrest cried as Damario Ware ((pictured, thanks AJC/John Spink)) made his first court appearance wearing a jail jumpsuit and handcuffs.“I taught him right from wrong,” Rose Thomas said outside...
Eil finally tops Peyton
August 05, 2009 by
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It looks like little brother may take one title from his older sibling. Eli Manning has apparently agreed to a mammoth contract from the New York Giants. The contract would make him the highest paid player in the NFL. Estimates are ranging from $96-$110 million dollars for 6 years...
Hateing On The 4-Letter Word
August 05, 2009 by
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Frank Deford is a respected sports writer who now does radio commentary for National Public Radio. ESPN was in Deford's cross hairs Wednesday and gives the 4-letter word a beat down.(Thanks NPR)Those of us at the OSG HQ think Deford is right on target.
Untitled
August 05, 2009 by
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East Carolina Pirates2008 Record: 9-5, 6-2 in conferenceLost to Kentucky in the Liberty Bowl 23-19Things to Like About East Carolina:What is it that wins championships…? Oh, yeah… defense. Last year, the Pirates were in the Top 30 in the country in eight defensive categories for...
Insider Questions Arise With Glendale And Reinsdorf
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: Phoenix New Times/Fenske))Something is rotten in the city of Glendale.That's my conclusion after poring over bankruptcy files for the Phoenix Coyotes, reading hundreds of pages of municipal records, and getting an earful from some insiders.I can't say for sure what'...
Moyes Questioned Reinsdorf About "Collusion"
August 05, 2009 by
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((HT: GlobeSports/Shoalts))U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum allowed Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes ((pictured, thanks CP file)) to ask bidder Jerry Reinsdorf’s group about collusion with the City of Glendale and the NHL yesterday. Moyes was also ordered to appear in...
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