Former NHL player, Wade Belak, who retired in March after playing with five different NHL teams during his 15 year career, was found dead in his in Toronto. Toronto police are investigating the cause of death, according to Canadian Press. […]
Month: August 2011
Montreal Impact forward arrested on shoplifting charges
Montreal Impact forward Mignane Diouf was arrested Sunday at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, accused of shoplifting a $600 pair of headphones. Airport spokesman, Patrick Hogan, told reporters that Diouf was apprehended for allegedly trying to steal headphones from a […]
2012 Olympic Games in 3-D
From one shout out, to another. Now, flimmaker Brendan Nagle might be wetting himself. Discussions are rumored to be taking place between Panasonic and the 2012 Olympic Games in London to offer broadcasts in 3-D. Organizers are reportedly teaming up […]
NFL, NFLPA discuss HGH testing
The NFL and the NFL Players Association will discuss HGH testing during a conference call Wednesday. The NFL wants to implement testing immediately while the NFLPA’s executive board wants to ensure player safety and privacy. As of now, the two […]
Euroball Championships start, Gasol in championship form
I’m sure Nick Gibson at EuroLeague Adventures is about to wet himself in excitement. I can’t blame him. The European 24-team championship started today. Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 29 points and helped the defending champion Spain beat […]
Texas A&M plans to leave Big 12
Texas A&M has told the Big 12 Conference it plans to leave the league by July 2012 if it is accepted by another conference. “After much thought and consideration, and pursuant to the action of the (Texas A&M University System) […]
Cincinnati Bengals RB Cedric Benson begins serving jail time
The Bengals No. 1 running back, Cedric Benson, won’t be playing for the first regular season matchup. In fact, the powerful seventh-year pro won’t even be on the sidelines. He’ll be in a jail cell. Not exactly the way the […]
Versus adds shows, not sports, before changeover
Versus is adding a ESPN-like show to their weeknight line-up. It will be a live in-studio talk show. The show, “NBC SportsTalk,” will air from 6-7 p.m. on Monday through Friday starting Sept. 8. It is one of the first […]
Stasburg’s official MLB start date announced
Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson confirmed to reporters that young gun, Stephen Strasburg, will make his 2011 debut for the Nationals on Sept. 6. If everything goes according to play during his rehab start for Double-A Harrisburg on Thursday, he’ll […]
Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals complete trade
The Seattle Seahawks traded former first-round pick Kelly Jennings to the Cincinnati Bengals for defensive tackle Clinton McDonald. More to come…