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TOP STORIES - NOVEMBER 24, 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! IS YOUR FANTASY TEAM WHAT YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE??? Week 12 fantasy rankings are here. TURKEY WEEKEND BLOWOUT!!! College locks 8-1 last three weeks, a DOCUMENTED 75 percent (26-8-2) on the season - can you possibly get this kind of record from a Vegas tout??? Also have THREE big NFL MEGA-LOCKS on the board. Get all the stone-cold picks in DENGENERATE CENTRAL. ANN LADD CHARGE DROPPED: Following up on a story from earlier this year involving Milwaukee Brewer fan Ann Ladd, who was hit with a restraining order by long-time announcer Bob Uecker barring her from Miller Park. Per information I received from Ms. Ladd this week, a felony charge has been dropped regarding the case - the story appeared as a local brief in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on October 19th. The last national coverage of the story was in September when a judge ordered Ladd not to attend any games involving the Milwaukee Brewers, or any game in which Bob Uecker may be broadcasting, for the next four years. Ms. Ladd also noted to me her dis-satisfaction on how the media (and my site included) monopolized the situation and only reported on the claims made by Mr. Uecker. Fair enough - there are two sides to every story. EL CABALLO INKS FOR $100 MILLION??? That would buy some cattle - that what Carlos Lee is said to be signing with the Houston Astros for. That would be $100 million for a power-hitter who's a butcher in left field, swell guy, but a butcher in the field. This comes on the heels of the Red Sox paying $51 million just for the right to negotiate with someone who has never thrown a pitch in the majors - you say baseball's salary structure is again starting to spiral out of control???  CLEMENS CLOSER TALK SCUTTLED: A recent report had Roger Clemens returning to the Red Sox, but as the team's closer. One recent e-mail sent by the Clemens camp to a media outlet basically said 'no way'. That doesn't take much to figure out, for one it would mean Clemens would have to physically show up at the ballpark for all 162 games. CHIEFS OWNER HOSPITALIZED, UNABLE TO GET NFL NETWORK FEED!!! Is this the ultimate irony??? Lamar Hunt, 74, was unable to attend historic third Thanksgiving Day game that he endlessly lobbied for, as he was admitted to a Dallas-area hospital. Hunt is said to be doing better, but was unable to watch the game because the hospital, like most of the nation, does not carry the NFL Network. Hunt had to settle for a radio broadcast that was sent into his telephone.NASCAR OUT, COLLEGE FOOTBALL IN AT SPORTS WEEKLY: Noting that their readers have made it clear that they enjoy coverage of the core sports of baseball and football, the USA Today-run publication announces in a statement this week that they are ending their coverage of motor sports on a weekly basis, but will publish three annual Special Editions per year dedicated to NASCAR. Sports Weekly also announces more comprehensive baseball coverage in 2007 along with the return of college baseball coverage, and that college football will be added for next season. Move evidence that while NASCAR may be popular, it doesn't necessarily mix with the classic ball and stick sports. Dissapointing news on a least one front, although the addition of college ball will make up for it.  COKER RUN OUT OF THE OB: After an emotional victory over Boston College last night Miami coach Larry Coker said that he planeed to remain at Miami 'a long time'. Kind of like how we all suspected Brittney Spears marriage would go a long time. UM president Donna Shalala wastes no time this morning kicking Coker to the curb, leaving a star-studded list of possible successors including Steve Spurrier, Rutgers coach Greg Schiano (possible), and former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez (doubtful).COSMONAUT BIFFS GOLF SHOT??? What if you had all of space to aim at and you still managed to miss the fairway??? In what was billed to be a promotional spot for a Canadian golf club company, comsonaut Mikhail Tyurin hit a six-iron off the deck of the International Space Station. The shot was delayed for an hour as Tyurin's spacesuit was overheating, and it took Tyurin more than 15 minutes to position himself as the space station rotated in orbit at over 17,000 MPH. Tyurin ended up slicing his shot, leaving open the possibility that the ball could end up hitting the station on it's next orbit - I think the spaceship would somehow survive. The ball is expected to orbit downwardly until reaching Earth's atmsoshpere, if it survives re-entry and lands five feet from the pin on the 9th hole somewhere - then we got a real story.  SCOTTISH LEAGUE POWER CROWNED??? Not like anyone in Glasgow would need it, but most of the town has been in a major bender since Celtic FC advanced to the Round of 16 in the Champions League with a dramatic win over Manchester United, it is European soccer's answer to a Mountain West team cracking the BCS. The win came courtesy of a free-kick by Shunsuke Nakamura, not to get confused with the Shunsuke Nakamura in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. Nakamura's curving free kick cleared the heads of the Man-U wall by inches, and ended up square between the crossbar, the right upright, and the lunging keeper's hand, it's like asking an NFL placekicker to hit a small target from 35 yards up, as opposed to simply kicking it between the uprights. But there's more to the Celtic story, as they have run roughshod on their league like Ohio State to the rest of the Big Ten. Just how dominating has the team been??? A betting website known as Paddy Power has already called the election regarding the 2006-07 Scottish League season, announcing that they will immediately pay off bettors who had laid action on Celtic winning the league before the season started - that announcement being made a mere 13 games into a 38-match season. As of now Celtic is 13-1-1 on the season, their closest pursuers are 7-4-4. Still I don't know about this one, a meteor could always miss Mars, miss the moon, and hit Glasgow. I just want to know if this site takes NFL action, they probably gave the Bears the #1 NFC seed after Week 3. Besides, Celtic is not that big a deal, teams played them in friendlies during the pre-season, they played their starters into the 70th minute - bullsh*t, BULLSH*T!!! They are who we thought they were, that's WHY THEY TAKE THE DAMN PITCH - BUT IF YOU WANT TO CROWN THEM - THEN CROWN THEM!!!! GREY CUP BUSTED UP: Let's just say the lunar module broke away from the base in the middle of the B.C. Lions celebration in Winnipeg last Sunday night. As is the case with the Stanley Cup, there has been a colorful history with the trophy getting banged up and/or lost over the years. And as is the case with the hockey trophy, it is tradition for each team member to have the trophy for a day. Mike Vanderjagt was on a Cup winning team back in 1997 - now knowing V'Jagt what do you think he would do with it (per Sports Weekly story)??? Of course, he left it at a bar. Liquored-up kicker, I guess Vandy can't sue Peyton Manning.TOM NALEN FINED 25K: A Yahoo writer noted last night that it should be the Broncos lineman who should be docked for his late-game cut-block, and not Igor Olshansky for his retaliation. Well it turns out the NFL mostly agrees, sending a definite message by fining Nalen a whopping $25,000 - the normal late-hit helmet-to-helmet fine goes in the $7,500 to $15,000 range. Olshansky does come out lighter in the wallet as well, being fined 10K, be sure to check out the YouTube link where he calls the Denver O-line in a post-game interview. USA TODAY PICKS UP ON ECKEL STORY: Picking up on a story that might be becoming a hot button topic, USA Today quotes The Navy Times, a weekly newspaper, who reports that Eckel was 'kicked out' of the United States Navy. The Navy Office of Information officially says Eckel was 'administratively separated' and will not disclose the reason, citing personal privacy. A Navy spokesman, reiterates Tuesday, 'His discharge was not related to his pursuit of a football career.', adding Eckel owes the Navy $96,229.56 to repay a portion of the educational costs. Eckel himself was quoted 'I was given the opportunity to submit a letter of resignation, which was accepted.' NAVY TIMES STORY: Gets into a little more detail concerning Eckel's discharge along with the legal matters he is involved in. It confirms that he faced two assault charges and a sex-offense charge in Maryland, charges that were later dropped. It is then mentioned however that Eckel may be a witness in an upcoming case involving former Navy football teammate Kenny Ray Morrison. In a complaint against Morrison, Eckel is identified as being present in a Washington, D.C., hotel room during a midshipman party in February. During that party, Morrison is alleged to have raped a female midshipman. The charges alleging Morrison showed the 'nude or partially nude' body of the female midshipman to Eckel and another male midshipman by lifting a blanket off her. ECKEL SITUATION DISCUSSED ON MILITARY.COM MESSAGE BOARD NICE COMBO PLATTER: Marquette downs Bob Knight, Coach K on conscutive nights.STUN GUN NEEDED TO SUBDUE PURDUE PLAYER: Football players Eugene Bright and Derek Benson will miss out on the Boilermakers' season-ending trip to Hawaii after being arrested at a party over the weekend. Police say a stun gun was used to control the 21-year-old Bright, who is accused of fighting with an officer early Sunday at an underage drinking party hours after Purdue defeated Indiana. Bright, a junior defensive end, was charged with battery on a police officer and resisting law enforcement, Bright is accused of hitting the officer in the arm and chest. The 21-year-old Benson, who hosted the party, was charged with suspicion of furnishing alcohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, disorderly conduct and maintaining a common nuisance. No-nonsense coach Joe Tiller is not ruling out further punishment for the players. U.S. SOCCER FREEFALL CONTINUES: Ranked fifth in the world just six months ago (could of told you then that's a joke), Yanks are now ranked 31st.  VASGERSIAN QUICKLY MOVES UP FOX'S PECKING ORDER: For my money he's by far the best FOX Sports has (the over-rated Joe Buck included) and the network is finally realizing the talent they have in Matt Vasgersian. Starting the year on the networks #6 broadcast team, Vasgersian has been drawing higher-profile assignments lately, such as last weekends Seahawks/49ers game. Now FOX has tabbed V for this year's Orange Bowl, one of the networks four BCS telecasts, in which the network is making the mistake of using much of their NFL 'talent'. Personally I think a Vasgersian/Petros Papadakis combo would be off the hook. V also has re-upped as the TV voice of the San Diego Padres, but only for one year. Perhaps he is mulling Rick Sutcliffe's advice, he could get so MUCH better, the Cubs, ESPN, TBS, or he could had taken the Brewers TV opening...FRESHMEN EXCHANGE TRASH-TALK BEFORE FLORIDA/FSU GAME: Florida State defensive back Mryon Rolle and Florida running back Percy Havin exchanging verbal fire as the two Florida rivals gear up for Saturday's game, with Rolle vowing to jack Havin up. Both highly-touted blue-chip recruits last year, the hostilities between the two began when the two were actually teammates at the U.S. Army All-American game last year, when Havin thought Rolle was getting a little too physical with him during practice. ANTONIO BRYANT PICKS UP DUI: He'd been way too quiet on the field for several weeks, but Niners receiver finds news off-the-field with epic DUI bust. As far as athlete DUI offenses are concerned I rate this at least a B+, Lamborghini, 100+ MPH, ignores officers lights, backups called, uncooperative, combative, verbally abusive, and winds up in restraints in the back of a squad. Not even the last #81 in Frisco ever got that bad.  TOM IZZO, FOOTBALL COACH??? I'll rank those chances at 100-1, but Michigan State hoops coach admits interest deep-down.BUDDY RYAN-ERA EAGLE COMMITS SUICIDE: Andre Waters, a defensive back who spent most of his 12 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday. He was 44. His body was found early Monday at his Tampa home of an appearant gunshot wound to the head. The controversial safety was known as one of the NFL's hardest hitters and often was fined for some of his tackles.  SALT LAKE ARENA RENAMED: Yahoo headline today notes that the Utah Jazz have once again become unbeatable at the Delta Center. No kidding, because the Jazz no longer play at the Delta Center, it was renamed today as something called the EnergySolutions Arena, a Salt Lake-based company, formerly known as Envirocare that disposes and recycles of low-level radioactive waste. My first question is does Homer Simpson work at Sector 7G there??? My other question is whether how long the arena's contract with Delta was for - Delta is currently emerging from bankruptcy and could be taken over by US Airways.CAREER-ENDING BLOWUP??? I don't know how anyone in the entertainment business comes up brom this type of meltdown. Former Seinfeld star Michael Richards goes into a racially-slurred frenzy at a L.A. Comedy club over the weekend after being heckled by a black audience member. Richards tells the paying customer that he would had been lynched with a fork upside his backside before shouting a racial epitaph at the man no less than seven times. The audience member then calls Richards a washed-up has-been who's done nothng besides Seinfeld - the rest of the crowd then walks out on Richards. Jerry Seinfeld and Richards are scheduled to appear on David Letterman tonight, early reports are that Richards seemed genuinely contrite in apologizing - still, don't know how you possibly un-ring that bell. Richards should have followed the Bob Uecker rule, if you're audience is not laughing - strip down to your underwear!!!(YOUTUBE VIDEO: DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED, OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE) FOX/NEWS CORP SLASHES JUICE BOOK/TV INTERVIEW IDEA: O.J. Simpson's book and TV special were canceled Monday, an astonishing end to an 'imaginary confession' that had sickened the public as the very worst kind of tabloid sensation. An appreciative Ron Goldman got on Larry King Live Monday thanking the public for voicing their displeasure over the project. Goldman had said earlier that while nothing the 'S.O.B' says or does surprises him, that he was dissapointed that any news or publishing outlet would give him a forum. While Simpson will not be appearing on a network near you, there is widespread speculation that the Juice will use pay-per-view and the internet for this and whatever projects he may have in mind in the future. CHARGER BLOWS UP OVER CUT-BLOCK: The controversy over the Denver Broncos cut-blocking techniques took another ugly turn during the waning moments of their come-from-ahead 35-27 loss Sunday night. As QB Jake Plummer was spiking the ball to stop the clock, Broncos center Tom Nalen dived at the knees of Chargers DT Igor Olshansky, who responded with a quick right and a left to the back of Nalen's helmet - earning a 15-yard penalty that gave the Broncos one final chance and also got Olshansky an ejection as well as an earful from coach Marty Schottenheimer. Olshansky claims he blacked out during the incident but says 'it won't happen again'.  DOLPHINS PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYER GOT ADMIN DISCHARGE??? Is this how eager former star Navy fullback Kyle Eckel was to play in the NFL??? A published report this morning says that Eckel was added to the Miami Dolphins practice squad after having been involuntarily terminated from the United States Navy. A Navy spokesman has confirmed that Eckel has received an administrative separation, and will have to pay nearly $100,000 in education costs. According to the article, Eckel has been named as a defendant in one criminal case and a witness in another. In August, Eckel was charged with two counts of assault as well as one count of sexual offense, such a conviction is considered grounds for discharge. Eckel is also identified as a witness in another case in which a former teammate is accused of raping a female midshipman. After graduation in May 2005, Eckel was first assigned to the Naval Academy before being detached to the Naval Academy Preparatory School. Eckel also served six months onborad the USS Kearsarge before landing on shore duty at the Norfolk, VA Naval Base, where he was grented his discharge. Other notable military academy football players now in the NFL include former Packers and current Panthers lineman Mike Wahle as well as Seahawks defensive end Bryce Fisher. According to his Panthers bio, Wahle was ruled ineligible by the NCAA before his senior year at Navy, at which point he resigned from the academy which freed him for pro football. Fisher played at the Air Force Academy and currently works off-seasons in the public affairs department of the Washington Air National Guard. |
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