Terrell Owens continued his circus act today when he was booted from training camp, purportedly for snubbing his fans and not signing autographs. He was arguing with coach Andy Reid earlier in the day about running a full speed workout on his own instead of in practice when he was supposed to be rehabbing his…
Bershawn Jackson (USA) won the 400m hurdles world championships final in Helsinki, Finland. Defending champion Felix Sanchez (Dominican Republic) pulled his right hamstring after the first hurdle, leaving the field open to Jackson and James Carter (USA) to win and place in personal bests of 47.3 and 47.43 seconds (respectively). Carter was the first man…
Duce Staley will be out for a month due to recovers from a torn Meniscus in his right knee. He had arthroscopic surgery to correct the problem.
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…
Italian police broke up a steroid distribution ring earlier this week when they seized 215,000 doses of prohibited drugs. Many of these drugs were bound for US Soldiers in Iraq, but were found when they were returned through the postal system after being sent to the wrong address. A lot of people will be drawing…