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TOP STORIES - AUGUST 30, 2006 Get your NFL football tickets now at TickCo. They have all team Cardinals tickets, Cowboys tickets, Packers tickets, Colts tickets, Patriots tickets, Titans tickets and more. Get your Super Bowl tickets here! KACSPORTS FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS 2006: QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS/KICKERS | TEAM DEFENSES | LAST MINUTE ADVICE POLICE RAID HOME OF WSOP FINALIST??? While ESPN starts to show episodes of Richard Lee's improbable run to the final table at the WSOP Main Event, San Antonio police raid Lee's home for evidence of an EXTENSIVE illegal Internet gambling operation. A police spokesman who confirmed the search warrant says the operation is the largest in the city. The spokesman added that police have investigated the home for months before procuring enough evidence to secure the search warrant. Inside the home dozens of receipts for deposits on payouts from gambling proceeds was found - with payouts estimated at 'well over $500,000'. Authorities consider Lee to be the 'brains of the operation' which they say was run 'like a well-oiled machine'. Seized in the raid was a money-counting machine, 'high-end' computer equipment, two Lexus SUV's and three Lexus sedans, and a plethora of plasma-screen TVs along with a large amount of cash were seized. Lee won $3 million placing sixth at the WSOP which concluded just three weeks ago. Lee refused sponsorship offers (Full Tilt Poker, et al) as he got deep into the event, saying that he was only representing God and the City of San Antonio.  JAMIE GOLD BUSINESS PARTNER SAYS 'I GET HALF!!!': And the developments involving Lee was not the first controversy involving the WSOP Final Table. Winner Jamie Gold's $12 million prize has been placed on hold by a Las Vegas judge after a lawsuit was filed against him by a business partner who alleges Gold agreed to split his winnings with Leyser in return for his help in getting celebrities to wear clothing advertising Gold's sponsor. Considering the massive endorsement deals and exposure WSOP Main Event champs get, Gold's legal battle is small potatos compared to what Lee is up against.HOCKEY ENFORCER TASERED, MACED... Former NHL player Ryan VandenBussche has a court date after faceing charges that include assaulting a peace officer, assault causing bodily harm, resisting arrest and threatening death or bodily harm. The charges stem from a brawl involving roughly 40 people in a hotel near Hamilton, Ontario over Canada Day weekend. VandenBussche was Tasered and pepper sprayed by police outside the hotel after the altercation, after which his fans all grabbed their hockey sticks and tapped them against the ground in hockey's long-standing show of respect. The 33-year-old VandenBussche played 20 games with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins last season and is now an unrestricted free agent - not to worry, Bussche can always find temporary employment in the AHL or ECHL where his pugilistic skills are more appreciated anyways. In honor of the arrest, I have a clip of a 2 minute+ fight from a couple years back, the linesman probably wish they have mace at their disposal - it's the only way to stop this guy!!! B-WEBB SCORES EMOTIONAL VICTORY: Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb guts it out through seven-plus innings in a win over San Diego last night. The performance comes just a day after close friend and college teammate Jon Hooker and his new bride were among two of the 49 victims of Flight 5191 in Kentucky. In case you haven't been following the story, the plane crash occurred after the plane mistakenly attempted to take off from a 3,400 foot runway designed for small plane use, as opposed to the 7,000 foot main runway. The aircraft overshot the runway, crashed a wire fence leading to a grassy field, then bounced in the air before being clipped by a group of trees then bursting into flames a half-mile from the end of the runway. It is the first major plane crash on American soil since November of 2001.  COWBOYS READY TO CUT THEIR LOSSES??? I'm surprised Jason Cole or Peter King haven't already fired this one up - the Cowboys could save $5 million by letting You Know Who go before the start of the regular season, in which case the Cowboys could make a run at Patriot holdout Deion Branch. Meanwhile Drew Rosenhaus has cashed in on being YKW's client, he is slated to recreate last falls infamous 'Next Question' press conference in an upcoming Burger King commercial, with 'The King' playing the role of star holdout. Now can Drew get Owens to recreate a Budd Dwyer press conference???EPL STARS STORING STEM SELLS AS 'REPAIR KIT'??? Well, it looks like the stem cell controversy is coming soon to a professional sports league near you. Some leading English Premiere Leauge soccer players are storing stem cells from their newborn babies as a potential future treatment for their own career-threatening injuries, according to a report in a UK newspaper. Players are freezing the cells taken from the cord blood of their newborsns as a possible future cure for cartilage and ligament problems. Stem cells can be used to regenerate damaged organs and tissue because they are the earliest form of cells. The paper quoted one unnamed player as saying: 'We decided to store our new baby's stem cells for possible future therapeutic reasons, both for our children and possibly for myself.' The player is one of five who have frozen their children's stem cells with a Liverpool-based commercial stem cell bank. TOUR GOLFER SCORES POCKET ACES: Two hole-in-rounds would be a major accomplishment for most even on a Putt-Putt course. But in what has to be the most astonishing accomplishment since Steve Lowery scored an eagle and double-eagle in the closing holes of the International a few years back, Yusaku Miyazato makes PGA Tour history on Friday by scoring aces with a 4-iron on the 230-yard, downhill seventh hole and with a 7-iron on the 173-yard, uphill No. 12 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Actually, I was expecting that to happen in the Greater Milwaukee Open first, but still I say they give the guy automatic invitations to all majors and WGC events for the next two years just for that. And just to prove how fickle golf is, Miyazato scored a par and double-bogey on the same two holes the very next day. It is said to be the first time in modern tour history (since 1970) that a player had scored two aces in one round, although a Connecticut newspaper historian says that the same feat occurred in the Hartford Open in 1955, but I'm pretty sure the USA network was not yet televising opening rounds of tournaments at that time so there isn't visual proof. HURRICANE SEASON ARRIVES IN MIAMI: Yup, a typical late August day in South Florida. The region keeps one eye on a developing storm in the Caribbean and another eye on UM football players reeking havoc on the community. Senior receiver Ryan Moore has been suspended indefinitely by coach Larry Coker - hours after Moore allegedly was involved in an altercation with a woman at an on-campus pub. According to reports, a fight started inside and continued outside after the club closed down. Moore already had been suspended for the first two games of the season for violating team policy, which was related Moore's suspension for the Peach Bowl that concluded the 2005 season. Like the hurricane season itself, I'm sure we haven't seen the last storm out of UM in 2006. AND ANOTHER VIKING ARRESTED!!! Look, it had been 11 days since a player had gotten busted - and you also have to realize that the Minneapolis/St. Paul area had just finished neck and neck with Milwaukee and Columbus, OH for the title of America's Most Wasted City. Minneapolis police cited safety Dwight Smith and a 24-year-old woman for indecent conduct about 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning in a downtown stairwell. That would had been about 3½ hours after the Vikings game with the Baltimore Ravens ended. Later Saturday, the organization released trouble receiver Koren Robinson, who also now faces a court date in Washington State for not staying clear.   PACMAN GOBBLED UP AT CLUB AGAIN: No, this is not a recording - Pacman Jones had been arrested at a club yet again. You may recall that Jones pac(ked)-up and bolted out of Nashville early in the off-season for his home in Pheonix, claiming that he had been scrutenized and targeted by the police. Jones then elected to skip the rest of the Titans OTA's before training camp. But now Pacman has been arrested after yet another nightclub dustup where he claims a woman stole his wallet. It wouldn't be the first time someone has stripped Pacman in his career. The 22-year-old Jones was described by police as slurring his speech, having bloodshot eyes and smelling strongly of alcohol. The arrest came the day after the Titans broke training camp, and the day before a pre-season game v. his hometown Atlanta Falcons in which he bought 60 tickets for friends and family. Pacman was also the host for a recent 'New NFL Millionaires Party' at an A-T-L nightclub which also included Vince Young and LenDale White. The Dress Code for the event was to be 'sexy'. Admission for the guys was $20 while ladies got in free. Yup, just making sure he isn't a magnet for trouble. PACMAN CLAIMS PEOPLE WANT HIM TO 'SNAP': 'I can't even breathe in Tennessee. Everybody acts like I killed somebody or something. Everything that's happened, it's either been a rumor or I wasn't involved. But I've been a target ever since I've been there. I'm used to it. I just hope it gets better.' AND THE GAS STATION DUST-UP: In an April incident, Pacman was reportedly only a witness in the incident - although a surveillance camera caught Jones in the background of a fight that included GUNFIRE. AND THE DRUG RING: The same week as the gas station incident, nine people were arrested for suspicion in two major drug rings, one of whom had apparent ties to Pacman. 1,653 pounds of marijuana, 128 pounds of cocaine, more than 20 vehicles, and $608,000 cash were recoverd. 'Pac Man' was embroidered on one of the cars, a 2004 Cadillac XLR. Jones was not charged. Said his agent at the time 'It says Cadillac on the car, too.' Carnell Williams was unavailable for comment. FIGHT BETWEEN BLUE JAYS PITCHER, MANAGER??? And you thought things had gotten bad in Boston. Staked to an early eight-run lead, Toronto starter Ted Lilly gives up six runs in the top of the third before being pulled by manager John Gibbons. According to early reports, Lilly refused to give skip the ball - then Gibbons angrily followed Lilly into the runway where an apparent confrontation ensued, with players and trainers rushing in to break it up. Just last month, infielder Shea Hillenbrand was designated for assignment after an ugly dust-up which supposedly saw Gibbons challenge Shea to a fight after Hillenbrand supposedly wrote disparaging remarks on a clubhouse blackboard. (developing...) UPDATE 1: First wire report on the incident - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons wound up with a bloody nose after tangling with Toronto pitcher Ted Lilly near the dugout during Monday night's game against Oakland. It was not known whether any punches were thrown. Lilly was pulled in the third inning, when Oakland scored seven runs to pull to 8-7. Gibbons chewed out the pitcher, who refused to give him the ball. When Lilly left the mound for the locker room, Gibbons followed him. A team trainer and a number of players then ran down the stairs of the tunnel leading to the clubhouse. Cameramen near the dugout saw Gibbons push Lilly first. A television camera later showed Gibbons with a bloody nose. So let's get this straight, we don't know if punches were thrown, but Gibby has a bloody nose - maybe he just ran into a doorknob.JESSE BARFIELD SHOVED DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS!?!? Former All-Star outfielder Jesse Barfield was taken to a hospital Sunday after he suffered a head injury when he was allegedly shoved down a flight of stairs by his 18-year-old son. Barfield, 46, was treated and released, but Jeremy Barfield was arrested shortly after 8 a.m. according to a Houston newspaper. The younger Barfield, a ninth round draft pick by the New York Mets in June, is expected to be charged with a misdemeanor according to a sherriff's department spokesman. Older brother Josh Barfield is a rookie second baseman for the San Diego Padres. TONE IT DOWN DUDE!!! Phillies Aaron Rowland in ANOTHER brutal collision... LITTLE LEAGUER OR NFL TIGHT END PROSPECT??? Saudi Arabia first baseman Aaron Durley checks in at 6'8" 256 lbs, wears size 19 shoes - and looks like he ought to be playing D-1 college basketball right now. You think those 225-foot fences are any match for him??? Aaron does also plays basketball, and his father manages the team and is roughly the same height. Another player on the team checks in at 6'3" 190. The team does not consist of native Saudi's, the players are mostly children of parents who work for oil companies. DALE JR. UNPOPULAR??? I never thought I'd be writing that headline. In fact I have always joked that the only way Dale Jr. would ever lose his lock on the annual 'favorite driver' award was if he somehow joined the Democratic party. Well, that was until the closing lap of a Busch Series race Saturday at Michigan International Speedway, when Junior spun out Carl Edwards to earn a controversial victory. Edwards would almost darn near took Jr's arm out smashing into the side of his #8 car on the cool down lap (Jr. was holding his arm out trying to apologize). The boos grew louder as Junior pulled into victory lane, then turned to cheers when Edwards showed up TO CONFRONT HIM!!! I guess this is showing just how popular Edwards is becoming, among other things. Where are these people who don't want the Cup regulars racing in the Busch Series now???  JEREMY MAYFIELD BLAMES BOSS'S AFFAIR W/FEMALE DRIVER: Disposed driver of the #19 car says that owner Ray Evernham hadn't been around the day-to-day operations because he had been 'spending a lot of time' with developmental driver Erin Crocker. Now we're beginning to find out just how much time. Mayfield alleged in a recent lawsuit in a North Carolina court that Evernham was an 'absentee manager' largely because of his 'close personal relationship with a female driver he engages to drive in NASCAR's Truck and Busch Series.' The document did not directly name Erin Crocker, but she is the only female driver in Evernham Motorsports payroll. Adds Mayfield's business manager in a recent letter, 'Unfortunately, as we all know, Ray has been distracted this year by outside events, I don't need to elaborate, and the leadership void that developed assured that the 19 team would never get what it needed to be competitive.' During NASCAR qualfying on Friday, Evernham did not comment on the lawsuit, saying he's looking forward to working with new driver Elliott Sadler, getting Kasey Kahne into the Chase for the Championship, and continuing to develop #3 driver Scott Riggs. Mayfield was released by Evernham after dropping to 36th in points a couple weeks back. Incidentally, Sadler has qualified second for Sunday's race, fueling more speculation that Mayfield may have been tanking recent races to get fired (kind of sounds like an old Gary Sheffield stunt). Meanwhile, in case you're wondering, Evernham is 49, and according to Wikipedia, currently separated. Erin Crocker is 25. KEVIN BROWN PULLS PISTOL ON NEIGHBOR!?!? And I was just wondering about him the other day (along with Maurice Clarett...). Former All-Star pitcher Kevin Brown, shown here after a 1998 playoff loss before he took a bat to several urinals - allegedly pulled a pistol on a neighbor in a yard property dispute. The story goes like this, Brown was dropping some yard clippings on the neighbor while the neighbor and others were supposedly leaving trash on Brown's sprawling estate, which leads to his MANSION. Brown and the neighbor start arguing, neighbor threatens 'to take Brown out', at this point Brown pulls a pistol out. In an interview with the media Brown adds 'I think it was something anybody would have done in my situation' Brown also says he had the pistol in the first place because he often finds snakes on the property. Incidentally, the neighbor had no idea that he was living next door to a hot-headed former pitching ace. You'd think with that $105 million contract Brownie could had bought a personality to go along with that crib - even Kenny Rogers and Randy Johnson think that was over the top... DEAD MAN WALKS MEDINAH... Yeah, the rumor regarding John Daly cashing out has to be true. How can I tell??? Whoever stood in as the double of the perennial dead-pool favorite at the PGA Championship shot a -1 par 71. Furthermore, if you play David Feherty's commentary backward and listened very closely you can hear him say 'GOSH DARN...', which sounds a hell of a lot like 'JOHN'S GONE...'. Actually, I think Daly now has full license to win the who tournament now, it can only add to the legend. But you know how these things go, Paul McCartney is dead, Elvis is alive, Castro is dead, Jim Morrison is alive...and you can hear the Ohio Players whacking that model right in the middle of 'Love Roller Coaster'. I can't tell fact from fiction anymore.BUCK SHOWALTER v. MIKE SCIOSCIA... BEFORE Wednesday night's game which ended with a bench clearing brawl (video above) leading to eight suspensions, Angels manager Mike Scioscia calls Buck Showalter asking for an 'explanation' for the recent rash of Rangers pitchers throwing at Angels hitters. Scioscia would not comment on what was said, but I don't think they agreed on a cease fire. Actually I can answer that one, Texas was sick of giving up three-run homers to Vlad Guerrero so Buck decided it was better for their pitchers to plunk him. And Ozzie Guillen also has to be laughing somewhere. Also, I heard a report that Carlos Lee (out of the game for defensive purposes - good managerial move there) stayed in the clubhouse during the festivities. If true that's a baseball no-no, in fact I think the men of the squared table have ruled on that. You come out of the dugout, find someone you know from the opposition, grab them from behind and ask how the wife and kids are. You know, baseball etiquette. HOCKEY PLAYER RESURFACES... Evengi Malkin bolted from his Russian League team earlier in the week amidst reports that he was about to defect from behind the Iron Curtain. Sure enough, Malkin surfaces at the Los Angeles Kings complex. This supposedly clears the way for Malkin to sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who own Malkin's NHL rights. The Russian team Malkin is contracted to is likely to sue, but based on precedent doesn't have much to stand on. Malkin is generally considered the best player in the world not currently in the NHL. |
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