Kenenisa Bekele won the 10,000 meter World Championship race in Helsinki, Finland. He surged through the last 200 meters to edge out teammate Sileshi Sihine by just over a half of a second, 27:08.33 to 27:08.87. Moses Mosop ran a personal best time of 27:08.96 to get third place less than a tenth of a…
Ty Law signed with the New York Jets, pending his passing a team physical. I am not really surprised by this turn of events. He will be averaging $6 million for 3 years, compared to the $6 million for 4 years that he refused to sign with the Patriots. The Jets released Ray Mickens to…
Due to his horrific injury last season where he broke his neck, Rich Gannon has decided that it is time to retire. He has had an 18 year career with the Vikings, Redskins, Chiefs, and Raiders and was the 2002 MVP. He did not get to play much his last two seasons due to injuries.
The Beach to Beacon 10k was yesterday, and it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Yarmouth Clam Festival Classic a few weeks ago. In Yarmouth, I ran the same time both years on the five mile course, averaging a 5:52 pace. This year at the Beach to Beacon, I ran within 1/10 of a second…
The 8th annual Beach to Beacon 10k was won by Gilbert Okari for the third time in a row. Last year he was the first male to win back to back. Lornah Kiplagat, who has been winning major races left and right, was the first woman to cross the line. Eric Giddings and Emily Levan…
Terrell Owens did wind up reporting to training camp, but he immiediately pulled his groin after doing so. During the morning practice, Owens walked to the medical tent before being carted off the field. Coach Andy Reid said he is day-to-day, and dismissed any suggestion that the injury might not be genuine. “It’s a legitimate…
Yesterday, I wrote a piece about how Barry Bonds told MLB that he will be out for the rest of the season. Today, his doctor says, “While some swelling remains in the knee, it is minimal and not unusual for this level of activity.” So, while Barry seems to have given up on the season,…
Barry Bonds has just stated that he will not be playing at all this year. I can not say that I am overly surprised; he has no moxie. Although the Giants say they have been in routine contact with Bonds’ medical and training team, his latest comments caught the team by surprise. General manager Brian…
Rafael Palmeiro got caught using steroids. Wow, fancy that. The man who last march insisted in no equivicoble terms that he has never used steroids, now has to face a 10 game suspension. Jose Conseco originally claimed that Palmeiro was a juicer, but now he is stating the opposite. He said on Sporting News Radio…
I read an article about a Chicago woman who wants to break the world record in stair climbing this past weekend. The article was written on July 26, and she was supposed to do the climbing on July 30. I could not find anything about the results of that stair climb. This achievement in Stair…