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Television cameras caught Chris Carpenter shouting something after Mike Napoli flied out to the deepest part of the ballpark to end the sixth inning. Several Rangers players thought Carpenter was yelling at Napoli, though it’s unclear if that’s the case. The Rangers’ catcher said he didn’t hear anything but was told about it later. “Somebody […]
October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
The ongoing tragedy that is Scott Hall’s health and addiction problems has garnered the attention of one of the world’s top sports media outlets. ESPN’s E:60 series – which has covered athletes and personalities from a number of sports and sports entertainment franchises including Brock Lesnar, Kimbo Slice, Lee Murray, Dana White and Vince McMahon […]
October 20th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
First, the New York Jets demoted wide receiver Derrick Mason. Then, late Tuesday night, they traded him to the Houston Texans for a conditional seventh-round draft pick – ESPN New York reported. The move comes after a swirl of reports that Mason was unhappy with the team’s offense. In the latest twist for Team Drama, […]
October 12th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
Chris Cooley plays for the Washington Redskins. The Redskins play in the NFC East, the same division as the Dallas Cowboys. Tony Romo is the Cowboys’ quarterback. So it should come as no surprise that the Redskins’ tight end took pleasure in the late-game collapse by Romo against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. But this […]
October 5th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
Though the alleged run with Home Depot didn’t go as planned, former Cavaliers guard Delonte West has found himself some gainful, stateside employment as a stock boy for Regency Furniture. The DC-based furniture store will provide West with some time-killing, money-making opportunities (allowing the veteran shooting guard to ‘stay afloat durin the lockout’) thanks to […]
September 30th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
One of the moves the Patriots made yesterday to get down to the NFL-mandated roster limit of 53 players was releasing safety Brandon Meriweather, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2007. Though Meriweather played in his second straight Pro Bowl at the end of last season, there have been rumblings that there would be some […]
September 4th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
A 61-year-old college junior in Alabama said he will become the oldest man to play football with a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics team. Alan Moore (who will turn 62 in February) said he left school in 1968 to fight in Vietnam and he decided to return to college and try out for football after […]
September 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
While Danica Patrick is reportedly in the final stages of finalizing a deal to move full time to NASCAR in 2012, many questions still remain about her racing future if she was to complete the transition to stock cars from the IZOD IndyCar Series. Currently, Patrick is running a limited schedule for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s […]
August 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
UFC President Dana White slipped backed into old habits when talking about Saturday’s Strikeforce main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson. Clearly forgetting that he was now ultimately responsible for promoting the fight between two legends of the sport, he explained what he thought was the problem with Emelianenko’s third fight in the Strikeforce […]
July 30th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
The Minnesota Vikings have their quarterback of the future in rookie Christian Ponder, but they still have to get through the games right now before handing the ball to him. The word from NFL.com is that Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb is being sent to the Vikes and they will ‘work out a new deal’ […]
July 27th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off