TMZ reports today:
Tiger Woods‘ wife, Elin Nordegren, changed the story she told the first officer on the scene, according to law enforcement sources.
(Photo: Elin Nordegren this morning - credit TMZ.com)
The story police gave the media about Nordegren “helping” Woods out of the vehicle by smashing out the back window with a golf club? Reportedly completely bogus.
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Rick Neuheisel embarrassed himself, his team and his university last night here in Los Angeles as he took a senseless timeout late in the game against USC that lead to an embarrassing 48-yard touchdown pass by the Trojans’ to cap a 28-7 win over UCLA.
(Slick Rick gave us something to remember him by last night)
With under a minute to go and UCLA trailing 21-7, USC quarterback Matt Barkley took a knee to run out the clock, but Neuheisel inexplicably called timeout. BarkleySource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
[John Daly, pictured, skeptical of the news that he wasn't in any way involved with the Tiger Woods car crash. Daly's attorneys are demanding it in writing.]
By now, the Internets have pretty much covered the late night Thanksgiving Day car crash involving Tiger Woods and his wife “rescuing” him with a golf club upside the head his Escalade. Rumors of infidelity, domestic violence, etc abound. CSTB is happy to traffic in all that. But this Thanksgiving Weekend, let’s not Source: Can't Stop the Bleeding RSS Feed
Of all the areas that the Mets need to address, the most stable is the pen, if the Mets are confident that one of Bobby Parnell, Brain Stokes and Sean Green can step up to be the set-up man, then they may only need a left handed specialist.
However, if they look outside of the organization for a set-up man a player they've been interested in before who has served as a set-up man maybe available at less then what most set-up men would cost.
In 2007 when the Mets were trying to put Source: Mets Fever RSS Feed
Apparently Lane Kiffin didn’t feel Vanderbilt roughed up Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton enough last night, so he did the honors:
(WOW! (:23))
Or perhaps Kiffin was just acting out a fantasy nine out of ten Volunteer fans have on a weekly basis.
Video of Crompton exiting stage left after the jump.
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After the Arizona-Oregon game in Tucson Saturday night, Oregon cheerleader Katelynn Johnson was, while still on the field, struck in the head by a full water bottle apparently thrown from the stands.
The PORTLAND OREGONIAN sets the “terrifying scene” Saturday night:
Oregon senior associate athletic director Joe Giansante, who announced the Ducks’ television replay broadcast in the corner of the field where Johnson was hit, said several items were being thrown toward OregonSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
How insane has the Notre Dame coaching watch gotten? ESPN.com’s Brian Bennett gives us a taste:
Notre Dame has blocked tracking access to its university-owned private plane from the web site FlightAware.com, a popular tool often used by fans and media to speculate on the comings and goings of a coaching search.
One problem with that (widely-circulated) note, none of those reports about the flight tracking have mentioned when it was actually taken down. Two sources told meSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
Nice house mate! Sheikh Mansour's gaff. His boy's are in town for a visit.
You may remember way, way, way back to lunchtime today when Lingering Bursitis told you that the Manchester Arabia squad had received expensive Franck Muller watches from team owner, Sheikh Mansour. We all muttered extravagant bastards and sighed. Well, Manchester Arabia are now calling BS on the story's originators, the Sun and they are taking legal action.
The official Arabia website states...
Conservative Ohio State needed overtime to beat Iowa, 27-24. Predictable Charlie Weis waited until late in the third quarter - when the Irish trailed 20-3 - to open up the offense. Then, Notre Dame got jobbed by the refs in the 4th and a potential comeback was thwarted. Pitt 27, Notre Dame 22. And now, boxing.
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I’m pleased to report that though UNC’s fans rolled over for Isiah Thomas in his coaching debut for FIU at Chapel Hill, Howard Beck of the NEW YORK TIMES notes that Monmouth University students did no such thing last night.
(Isiah: Vicious, off-color taunts were in “good fun”?!)
There were chants about Thomas’s sleeping-pill overdose last year, his 2007 sexual harassment trial and his newly exposed rift with Magic Johnson (“Magic hates you!”)
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After viewing photographs in The Guardian last week about the greatest number of league grounds that can be seen on a single train trip in Great Britain, the feature got me thinking about my life growing up in Wales.
From as far back as I can remember, I always loved traveling. Maybe it was because my parents often drove me the 2.5 hours from South Wales to Mid Wales to visit my grandparents. Or maybe it was because my father was a lorry driver (aka truck driver) when I was still inSource: EPL Talk RSS Feed
Here are the actual rankings. Let the wild rumpus start. By the way, if you care - my Final Four is Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and … wait for it … Seton Hall. Gotta grab a sleeper, right?
1. Florida - Haven’t lost since September of 2008. That counts for something. SoCar game probably won’t be the trap everyone wants it to be.
2. Alabama - The StarkVegas and Auburn games could be traps, but should be wins. All about Atlanta and December. Julio Jones is beast.
Iowa had its undefeated season ruined today by Northwestern in part because starting Hawkeyes QB Ricky Stanzi injured his ankle in the second quarter.
(Facemask penalty would’ve negated Northwestern subsequent touchdown)
Video of the play shows Northwestern player Corey Wootton rolling onto the back of Stanzi’s right lower leg. But just before Stanzi went down, the quarterback appeared to have his head wrenched backwards by the right hand of Northwestern defensive tackleSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
Brian Kelly of Cincinnati will be the most popular name connected to the soon-to-be vacant Notre Dame coaching job. Other names, such as ESPN analyst Jon Gruden and Florida pipe dream Urban Meyer are expected to be in the mix as well.
What about Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops?
This doesn’t have a ton to do with Oklahoma’s humbling 10-3 loss last night in Lincoln to rival Nebraska. (Landry Jones tossed five interceptions and for the first time in the Stoops era, the SoonersSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed
As Red Sox Nation sits down on their collective couches hoping for an implosion in the Bronx, we continue to look at Johnny Damon with wonder. Here is a 35 year old outfielder that has had a physical metamorphosis only equalled to classic rocker Jim Morrison. Finishing the regular season with a .282 batting average, 24 home runs and 82 r.b.i. he was one of the quiet leaders as the Yankees brought in three high priced free agents(C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeria). Now don'tSource: Fenway West RSS Feed
Somewhere, Satan is smiling. The Yankees beat the Phillies 7-3, winning the World Series 4-2. Hideki Matusi was the MVP. The Sports Hernia will return with some witty insight tomorrow, after he’s done popping champagne and dancing his pants off.
Locking the doors. Reinforcing the windows. Hoping the B&T brigade get home safely…or drown in the Hudson. One of the two.
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JOE PAVELSKI DETECTIVE COMMERCIAL, NOT AN EPISODE OF LAW & ORDER
Following in the footsteps of Joe Thornton and his friend Slappy, the Sharks recently unveiled this new Joe Pavelski commercial in the Bay Area. The simple premise: officer Pavelski is a bad detective, but a good hockey player.
Pretty good effort, but they should have finished off with a Law-and-Order-esque one liner: "you think they can indict that ham sandwich?" Never watched CSI Miami, but David Caruso'sSource: Sharkspage RSS Feed
Mike Tollin named his first company “Halcyon Days Productions.” The title fits, since that’s precisely how he portrayed the USFL in Small Potatoes. The league was a flashy 80s production, rebellious, zany and fun. It attracted big stars. Most importantly, it was football, as evidenced with repeated, sonorous interludes from Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell. Tollin awakens a forgotten league, a Wikipedia footnote to those of us under 30, but how successfully?
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Prior to becoming an analyst Keith Law was a highly regarded scout/player development guy so when he reviews a prospect I listen. I have to be honest, I was a little disappointed with the pitching line on Jenrry Mejia in his first AFL appearance but reading Law's review of him, even in that poor outing, has me excited that we may have a future top of the rotation starter in our farm. Mejia wants to make the majors this year, even if it's only in the pen. That maybe a stretch but I think weSource: Mets Fever RSS Feed
Good morning all. Why are we up so damn early? For Heidi Klum? Perhaps. Kickoff nears so I’m going to need to lay down for a bit. I don’t want to sleep through the early games. Somebody order me a pizza while I nap. Alright? Thank you. Goodbye.
Richard Heene could face charges. Good. Throw in a beating too. (CNN)
How bad can it get in Buffalo? (Globe and Mail)
This is an absolutely disgusting story about a mother who left her children home alone for 2 days. One ofSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed
You, sir! Yes you, the poor schlub with $13.26 to his name, pointing to himself and mouthing the word “me?” to me! You may be a fat destitute, loser - we’re just assuming the fat part, but this is America, so that guess is pretty solid - but you can still watch the most exciting sports in the world!
Yes, it’s time once again for our weekly feature on the best deals in all of sports. ALL OF SPORTS, people! It’s winter now, and that means it’s time to head indoors to watchSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
We should add three big words: That we’ve seen. That’s crucial. You’ve got a list here with movies that appear to be scary … we haven’t seen any of them. We don’t find the zombie genre scary (stupid? Yes), so there won’t be any of those flicks below. We’re probably seeing Paranormal Activity this weekend, and supposedly, it is a contender for scariest movie in the history of cinema. And we haven’t had a movie post in months …
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Our older and/or better-read NFL fans will undoubtedly remember John Riggins, the eccentric, bruising running back of the Washington Redskins. He was the Super Bowl XVII MVP, but only after a contract dispute led to him sitting out an entire season on his own volition. Needless to say, he’s an iconoclast.
(That look then: badass. That look now: some combination of badass and homeless.)
He’s also a Redskin to the core, having played his final 10 seasons at RFK, leadingSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
After being fined $25,000 by the league and team for not speaking to the media, Gilbert Arenas gave them 95 seconds after last night’s game.
Q: Anything to say about the fine?
Arenas: Nope.
Q: Encouraged by the win?
Arenas: Yeah. Both teams played hard.
We’ll miss the old garrulous Gilbert. But for a guy who hasn’t done anything in the league in the last two years, we fully endorse the move.
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An attempted theft of a helmet-misplacing Buffalo icon…or one anonymous hero’s brave effort to bring a tree-carved Thurman Thomas to safety across the Canadian border? The Buffalo News’ Gene Warner provides the details after the Bills’ horrific 6-3 loss to Cleveland on Sunday.
A Fort Erie, Ont.-area man called Therese Forton-Barnes, the Carvings for a Cause founder, early this afternoon to say he had the roughly 8 1/2-foot-tall tree carving of the former Buffalo Bills runningSource: Can't Stop the Bleeding RSS Feed
How did it come to this? I’m resting my hopes for Liverpool’s season on an injured Italian midfielder who remains unproven in the Premier League. Alberto Aquilani, bought this summer for £20m to replace Xabi Alonso (if that’s possible) came to Liverpool a broken man. Hints that he’s been training and we could see him by the end of the month tickle at my expectations and curiosity. You see: apart from the fuzzy YouTube clips I’ve found, I have no idea what to expect of AlbertoSource: EPL Talk RSS Feed
TBS’ Chip Carey is being castigated far and wide for his error-prone work this postseason, but no one’s been nearly as detailed in their critique as the New York Times’ Richard Sandomir. “If Caray’s crew could not keep him from spontaneously miscalling plays,” asked Sandomir, “you must wonder about his misuse of statistics. Is he receiving bad game notes, or is he conducting rogue research?”
He gave Alex Rodriguez’s career statistics but left out 2009; he alsoSource: Can't Stop the Bleeding RSS Feed
As mentioned earlier this week, hate fuck blowhard/pill popper Rush Limbaugh intends to team up with former MSG President Dave Checketts in an attempt to purchase the NFL’s St. Louis Rams. As such, salutations to the New York Daily News’ Ohm Youngmisuk for pestering someone for comment besides Donovan McNabb.
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What would your photo album look like if you had front-row seats to every Yankee game for decades on end? It would probably be a thing of beauty with vivid photographs of seminal moments in Yankee history.
Well, although you and I do not enjoy this luxury in life, the Associated Press has. Photographers from the AP have been at every Yankee game for countless years. Now, to coincide with the first playoff series at the New Yankee Stadium, the AP is making 365 of these photographsSource: River Avenue Blues RSS Feed
As a kid I was a St. Louis Cardinals fan. (Longtime readers of my blogs know this already.) It was natural. My hometown team, the Tulsa Oilers, was the club’s Triple-A farm team, so we regularly saw major leaguers in an Oiler uniform and the Cardinals came to Tulsa to play an exhibition once each season.
My dad also took my brother and me to St. Louis once a year to see the Cardinals play in Busch Stadium. He wasn’t particularly a Cardinals fan. In fact, my devotion Source: Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels RSS Feed
Carlos Beltran addressed the Mets needs this off-season which include a bat and a pitcher according to the center fielder. Apparently Beltran would welcome the return of Carlos Delgado who he believes is going to play winter ball to prove his health...
Carlos Beltran took time to speak with reporters before leaving the ballpark today, and said he believes the team must acquire another starting pitcher and another bat for the lineup. source Metsblog
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Nielsen Ratings have released the latest TV ratings for Premier League matches on ESPN2. With the TV ratings now available for August and September, 2009, here are the top 8 most viewed matches on ESPN2:
Rumeal Robinson has a varied resume ; star at Cambridge Rindge & Latin, starting PG for Michigan’s 1989 National Championship squad, alleged-small time hood, and now, according to the Cambridge Chronicle’s Jillian Fennimorer, you can add “World’s Worst Son” to that checklist. Robinson, you see, is accused of cheating his mom (by way of adoption) out of her longtime home (link courtesy Ryan Brown, who adds, “it’s Michigan/Michigan State weekend and I’ve got to find Source: Can't Stop the Bleeding RSS Feed
We now know who the a**hole that video taped Erin Andrews was! His name is Michael David Barrett and he should be celebrating the holidays court side. This jerkoff, who violated our sideline princess, was charged with felony stalking. He was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare airport tonight.
Via TMZ:
According to the FBI, Barrett allegedly stalked Erin “with the intent to harass, to place under surveillance with intent to harass and intimidate, and to cause substantialSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed
Well ESPN’s “The Body” issue is right around the corner - due to hit newsstands on Oct. 9. And I’m pleased to confirm that Danica Patrick will indeed appear in the issue.
(I didn’t scuttle it, which is why she’s in the same issue talking about it)
One small detail though: she won’t be posing nude. Or semi-nude. Or at all.
A source tells me today that she does a mini-interview in the Oct. 9 issue that’ll run “in the regular motorsports section and not asSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
Pirates (59-97) at Cubs (82-74)
2:05 and 8:05–Wrigley Field, Chicago
TV (Game 1): WGN
TV (Game 2): FSN Pittsburgh, CSN Chicago
[Here is the Game 1 MLB Gameday]
[Here is the Game 2 MLB Gameday] —————————————- Thanks to Colorado’s win late last night, the Cubs have been eliminated from playoff contention. They won’t win the World Series yet again. Maybe next year, Cubs fans… - Anyway, a doubleheader today will probably meanSource: Raise the Jolly Roger! RSS Feed
Earlier today in Detroit, Redskins Coach Jim Zorn enjoyed a wonderfully delightful moment mugging for the camera with Tom Cruise - before Washington went on to a methodic loss to the Lions, snapping Detroit’s 19-game losing streak. (Zorn’s demise officially elevated to “Spicy“)
(Credit CSN Comcast/DC Sports Bog/Twitter)
Detroit’s stunning non-loss would’ve gone largely unnoticed (at least by me) if it hadn’t been for the lovable ‘Skins, who have as rabid a Source: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed
There’s at least a half dozen jews in the greater Austin area, and I’m confident all of them will be attending tomorrow night’s Air Traffic Controllers show. Joined by guest drummer J.J. Ruiz, whose guitar playing is well known to fans of Naw Dude, Wild America and the Teeners, Sunday’s ATC set is especially geared to commemorate Yom Kippur 2009, as the following actvities will be prohibited on the venue premises :
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• Shawne Merriman & Tila Tequila have had quite the memorable week, haven’t they?
• Bengals QB Carson Palmer is worried that someone’s going to die in the NFL. Meanwhile, other Bengals QB Jordan Palmer has no worries about big brother’s USC squad beating the Buckeyes.
• Sounds like Danica Patrick will be racing over to NASCAR next year.
• Melanie Oudin had a great run at the US Open, although she could have done without
Move over Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, there is a new all-time leader in hits for the New York Yankees. With a hit in the third inning on Friday, Jeter broke a tie with Lou Gehrig to become the Yankees hits king.
With two hits on Friday, Jeter now has 2,723 hits.
Said Jeter: “The whole experience has been overwhelming. This is more than I could’ve imagined.”
The 35-year-old Jeter is appears destined to reach the 3,000
