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.
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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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