John Clayton updates NFL injuries (ESPN.com)
ESPN football guru John Clayton has the rundown on some of the latest injury news in the NFL.
By the way, we love that ESPN has gone the way of the blog in providing available video for posting. We give “The WorldWide Teaser” its fair share of criticism, but we applaud them for this move.
Astros name Cooper permanent manager (Houston Chronicle)
The Houston Chronicle’s Jose de Jesus Ortiz is reporting that the interim title that was placed upon Cecil Cooper since last month is no more as the club has decided to retain him as the permanent bench boss for the Houston Astros.
The Astros announced a press conference for 3:30 p.m. today at Minute Maid Park.
***UPDATED at 5:26 PM ET***
Cooper received a two-year contract from the Astros.
Downie suspended 20 games for McAmmond hit (TSN.ca)
Flyers rookie Steve Downie was suspended 20 games by the NHL on Friday for his hit on Ottawa’s Dean McAmmond that gave the center a concussion.
McAmmond was taken off the ice on a stretcher in the second period of Tuesday’s preseason game. Downie received a match penalty and was automatically suspended until Friday’s hearing.
Solo sorry, says she didn’t mean to knock Scurry (Soccernet)
Screw proper channels! U.S. keeper Hope Solo apologized to teammate Briana Scurry via her MySpace page.
“I have felt compelled to clear the air regarding many of my postgame comments on Thursday night. I am not proud or happy the way things have come out. In my eyes there is no justification to put down a teammate. That is not what I was doing. Although I stand strong in everything I said, the true disheartening moment for me was realizing it could look as though I was taking a direct shot at my own teammate. I would never throw such a low blow. Never. I only wanted to speak of my own abilities yet also recognize that the past is the past. Things were taken out of context, or analyzed differently from my true meaning of my own words. For that I am sorry. I hope everybody will come to know I have a deep respect for this team and for Bri.”
Way to step up and face the music.
Boxer Shane Mosley accused of doping (SI.com)
In an online exclusive by SI.com writers Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim, boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley stands accused of taking BALCO manufactured drugs “The Clear” and “The Cream” while training for his fight against Oscar de la Hoya in September of 2003.
Jeff Novitzky, the lead investigator in the BALCO case, told those attending an international anti-doping conference in Colorado Springs last November of the indiscretions.
Two months before the light middleweight championship fight, Mosley, a client of the BALCO lab, began using “the clear” [THG] and “the cream” [testosterone], the designer substances that Barry Bonds, among other athletes, stands accused of using. Mosley supplemented this with doses of the blood-doping drug Erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that artificially increases red blood production.
Continued great reporting by Liosa and Wertheim, who have had their collective fingers on the pulse of this ongoing story.
News and notes while Joe Theismann preps his audition tape for an American Gladiators return…
FOX releases MLB playoff information (Awful Announcing) Want to know the FOX broadcasting team for the ALCS, World Series? Look no further than the five person pre/post-game shows.
Biggio to catch for an inning or two Saturday (MLB.com/FanHouse) The lead man in “The Death March to 3,000″ is wrapping up his career with a one inning act as catcher.
Clemens: Not worth it? (SportsBiz) Darren Rovell follows up an earlier piece on Roger Clemens’ contract and did it payoff for the Yankees.
Mike Vick is a genius (100% Injury Rate) When the beleaguered quarterback got caught with a positive weed test, did he reduce his future jail time?
When broadcasting goes awry (YouTube/Deadspin) Pretty self-explanatory.
Stadium officials want to shoot down pigeons pooping on fans (AP/SI.com)
Paul Brown Stadium officials have had it with pigeons pooping on fans while taking in a Bengals game every Sunday — and occasional Mondays.
They’ve petitioned the Cincinnati city government to get permission for stadium employees to kill the birds with an air-powered pellet rifle. In a pledge of promising fan safety, managing director Eric Brown pledges that no shooting will occur on gamedays
We loved this little passage:
Bengals officials say fan noise used to drive pigeons away during games but apparently the birds have adapted. Pigeon poop is becoming a big problem throughout the NFL, but no one has come up with a foolproof solution yet.
They haven’t found a solution for keeping their players in line, either.
Ryan looking to reconcile with outspoken Solo (ESPN/Soccernet)
After Thursday’s controversial remarks made by U.S. women’s keeper Hope Solo, coach Greg Ryan is trying to make amends with his disgruntled player.
Solo was in the midst of a 300 minute shutout string in the Cup tournament when Ryan inexplicably yanked her in favor of veteran Briana Scurry, one of the many heroes on the 1999 team that fired up a nation.
As we noted Thursday, Solo was quite vociferous after the game, telling a broadcast reporter, “”It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that.”
The morning after Micah Owings pitched and swung his way to a win…
The Cubbies lost their 10th consecutive game to the lowly Marlins and now sit atop a perilous lead in the NL Central; the Red Sox lead in the American League East dropped to just two games, thanks to a loss to the Twins and a Yankees win over Tampa Bay and the collapsing Mets lost 3-0 to St. Louis to drop into a tie with Philadelphia for first place
Twins 3, Red Sox 2 — Michael Cuddyer and Garrett Jones homered off 20-game winner Josh Beckett in his last start before the playoffs, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory. The win by Minnesota stymied the Sox chances of moving a step further in claiming the AL East title.
Yanks 3, Rays 1 – Rookie rookie right-hander Phillip Hughes allowed four hits in seven innings, and Jose Molina delivered a two-run single to lead the Yankees over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1.
Indians 2, M’s 4 — Jose Guillen and Jose Lopez each hit two-run homers to back Cha Seung Baek’s attempt at his fourth win this season as the Mariners downed the Indians 4-2 at Safeco Field.
News and notes while the New York Mets swoon in September…
Probe: HS coach improperly recruited Samoan group (AP/ESPN) An assistant football coach at a U.S. high school led his team to a string of victories by improperly recruiting more than a dozen players from American Samoa and offering them housing, according to an investigation by local sports authorities.
Canadian player dies during game in Italian League (AP/SI.com) Canadian defenseman Darcy Robinson died during the opening game of the Italian hockey league season Thursday. He was 26.
Mediocrity, parity is winning combo for Selig (USA Today) A level playing field of sorts gives excitement to this year’s playoff race.
Ocho Cinco: ‘Tell Belichick I love him‘ (The FanHouse) Yes, it’s exactly what we mean.
Best of the best (Y! Sports) Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown breaks down the MVP races in Major League Baseball. It’s not as obvious as one might think.
Mets in disbelief after loss (ESPN.com) If you don’t trust our headline, just push play.
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