The perjury trial of seven-time Cy Young award winner and former University of Texas pitcher Roger Clemens began Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court. Clemens arrived shortly before 8:20am EST with his wife Debbie and his attorney Rusty Hardin. An […]
Month: July 2011
Eugene Emeralds have record-setting night.
EUGENE, Ore. — The Emeralds continue to keep to their winning ways — winning a Northwest League record 14th-consecutive victory — with a 9-3 win over the Vancouver Canadians. The record was previously held by Rogue Valley (1969) and Walla Walla […]
Sources: Pacers to hire Frank Vogel
According to multiple reports, the Indiana Pacers will hire interim Frank Vogel as the team’s next head coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move had not been made official yet by the team. More to come…
Nebraska self reports $28,000 NCAA rules infraction
For three years, Nebraska gave student athletes a leg-up with academics. The Cornhuskers Athletic Department told the the NCAA it distributed nearly $28,000 in recommended textbooks to student-athletes from 2007-10. The recommended texts are often categorized as supplemental readings, study […]
Chazz Anderson transfers to Buffalo
Cincinnati quarterback Chazz Anderson has decided to transfer to play his final year at the University at Buffalo, according to The Associated Press. Anderson was a backup to Tony Pike and Zach Collaros while in Cincinnati. He graduated in May […]
Michael McAdoo seeks reinstatement after NCAA deems him ineligible
According to the Associated Press, UNC football player, Michael McAdoo, is seeking unspecified damages and reinstatement into the NCAA. The NCAA declared McAdoo permanently ineligible for academic misconduct. The defensive end is seeking damages from the school and the NCAA. […]
NFL, lawyers, players sort out paperwork in hopes to end lockout sooner
They might be getting closer to an end. For the next two days the NFL, the players and a handful of lawyers from each side will be meeting to “speed the process” by working through paperwork – in hopes of […]
USA U-19 team beats Lithuania
From one championship to another – Jeremy Lamb is a busy guy. The soon-to-be-sophomore at Connecticut led the USA U-19 basketball team to a 107-105 win over Lithuania in the second round of the FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Lamb finished […]
Illini football player arrested
The university of Illinois is scrambling after the long holiday weekend. An Illinois football player was arrested for – what police are saying – a possible hate crime. The player involved, Chris Jones, already has a previous felony conviction for […]
Washington Kastles stay undefeated, beat Lasers
Where else are you treated to a man on stilts (who my colleague Nick Lilja proclaims to be the best hype man in the game), guest appearances from the likes of Venus and Serena Williams and are ordered to fill […]