Earlier this week I wrote about Lance Armstrong being accused of cheating by using the banned substance EPO during his 1999 Tour de France win. Le Ann Welty commented on EPO by describing what it was:
The field for the 2nd annual Nike Women’s Marathon has been filled. [Yesterday,] Nike announced the 2nd annual Nike Women’s Marathon is sold out! 15,000 women across the globe have registered for this highly anticipated event which will take place on October 23, 2005 in San Francisco. This year marks the second year for the…
The African Basketball Championship title was won by Angola when they defeated Senegal 70-61. Nigeria beat Algeria for third place immiediately preceding the championship game, meaning that they will get to play in the world championships in Japan next year. Unfortunately, Nigeria and Algeria spent the forty minutes trying to keep the police from interupting…
Bob Huggins has decided to quit his job rather than be fired, today. His lawyer was given a letter yesterday demanding that he resign or be fired. If he is fired, he would get the rest of his contract that he is due, and if he resigns he makes out slightly better. President Nancy Zimpher…
Lance Armstrong has been accused, yet again, of having used performance enhancing drugs. “Yet again, a European newspaper has reported that I have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Tomorrow?s L?Equipe, a French sports daily, is reporting that my 1999 samples were positive. Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues and tomorrow?s article is nothing short of…
Andre Davis has been traded to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft choice. Davis has been on the trading block for the past few months, after Cleveland drafted Braylon Edwards. He was drafted 47th 4 years ago and has a lot of potential that has not really been seen since his days at…
Antonio Gates finally reported to practice, but still faces a roster exempt suspension that will include the season opener. Originally it was reported that the Chargers could ask for the commissioner to revoke the roster exemption for them, but that does not appear to be the case. “If there’s some development here that you all…
The Scarborough Summerfest 5k was Friday night. Mike Payson won the race in 15:34 after going out in a 4:54 first mile. Joel Anderson and Chris Harmon brought in second and third. The top 5 runners were all under 17 minutes. I have not found any results online yet.
Antonio Gates was recently given an ultimatum: Stop holding out or be held out. According to his agent, it looks like he may be missing at least the season opener. We won’t know until this afternoon, and who knows if what an agent says is going to be reality, but it seems like they are…
Antonio Gates of the San Diego Chargers has been given an ultimatum: Sign or don’t play. Gates had a breakout year last year, putting up better numbers than Tony Gonzalez most weeks. He was and is an integral part of the Charger’s offense. He was a sleeper that I picked up after my fantasy draft…