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“KSHB in Kansas City is reporting that Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez has requested a trade, and that one of the teams in the running is the New York Giants.” [Link]
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“Canceco was detained at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing Thursday after agents searched his vehicle and said they found human chorionic gonadotropin, which is illegal without a prescription, said his attorney, Gregory Emerson. Emerson declined to say if Canseco — who admitted to using steroids in a 2005 book that also alleged steroid use by other baseball players — had the drug, which is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for use in males.” [Link]
NFL Cheerleaders
“The FCC says Comcast should carry the league’s NFL Network on its popular digital cable package. The commission ruled that Comcast discriminated against the NFL Network by agreeing to carry the channel only on a more expensive sports cable service.” [Link]
“In a statement on Tuesday the club said Kiffin had been sacked. Oakland are 1-3 this year and tied for last place in the AFC West.” [Link]
“Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will headline the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday. Springsteen joins a high-profile roster of stars who have played the halftime spectacle — including the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Janet Jackson.” [Link]
Wide receiver Edwin Baptiste stretches out to catch a great pass in this football video
“The Lions have finally removed team president and GM Matt Millen from his post, FOXSports.com has learned, unseating one of the most criticized executives in Detroit sports history. Millen was informed of the move Tuesday night during a late-night high-level meeting.” [Link]
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“General manager Jerry Reese and coach Tom Coughlin informed Burress of the suspension Wednesday morning before the team held a bye-week practice. The suspension takes effect immediately, meaning Burress will miss the Giants (3-0) game against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 5.” [Link]
“According to state police reports, a group of juniors assaulted several younger teammates over two days, holding the victims down while a broomstick was forced into their rectums over their athletic shorts. Police did not find out about it from school officials; instead, a state police officer whose son is on the team learned of the allegations through his wife, a camp volunteer. The alleged ringleader was expelled from school. The others — some of them veteran members of the highly successful team — were suspended through the end of the school year. The six victims returned to the team.” [Link]
“New York City police say they arrested more than a dozen people for stealing pieces of Yankee Stadium during the 85-year-old ballpark’s final game. Police say 18 fans were charged with possessing stolen property.” [Link]
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“Former UFC Octagon Girl and current UFC TV talking head Rachelle Leah has announced that she is the next lady we’ll be waiting in line to see naked in a edition of Playboy.” [Link]
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“After the football team dumped the school logo from the buttocks of their new pants, the university in Moscow got complaints that new two-piece cheerleader uniforms were too skimpy. ‘A number of fans were concerned that the uniforms were inappropriate,’ said Bruce Pitman, dean of students. ‘To be fair, there were a number of fans who liked them.’” [Link]
“According to Nielsen’s preliminary estimates, NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ coverage averaged about 19 million viewers during prime time, almost 7 million more than the 12.2 million viewers who watched the Emmy’s from 8 to 11 p.m.” [Link]
“New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey will have sports hernia surgery this week and will miss three to six weeks.” [Link]
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“The United States won the Ryder Cup for the first time in nine years at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday. ” [Link]
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“Coach Norv Turner doesn’t know if Tomlinson will practice on Friday. ‘He’ll come out like he did today, move around a little bit, get treatment, do exercises inside, and I’m sure if he feels like he can go, he will,’ Turner said.” [Link]
“Charlie Haas and his wife, former WWE and TNA performer Jackie Gayda Haas are the new proud parents of a new baby girl. Taylor Suzanne Haas, weighing 7lbs 1oz was born yesterday afternoon. Both mother and child are doing well.” [Link]
“Former Eagles quarterback turned entrepreneur Ron Jaworski is being sued in Superior Court here by the owner of Running Deer Golf Club, under claims his allegedly deceptive business practices forced the club to file for bankruptcy. The civil suit was drawn up on behalf of Edward Carman, who designed, built and has operated the Pittsgrove links alongside his family since its creation in 1998.” [Link]
“Alex Rodriguez became the first player with 35 homers and 100 RBIs in 12 seasons — one more than Babe Ruth — and the New York Yankees slowed the Chicago White Sox’s pursuit of the AL Central crown with a 5-1 victory Wednesday night.” [Link]
“On Wednesday, Childress turned to 15-year veteran Gus Frerotte to run the offense for the rest of the season. ‘I’m just not seeing right now the aggressiveness from Tarvaris that I saw throughout the offseason, training camp, the two preseason games that he played in,’ Childress said. ‘And part of it may be experience. I know Gus will give us that. And I know his approach will also lend itself to that.’” [Link]
