Report: Jones used steroids before 2000 Olympic (Washington Post)
Somehow we missed this story earlier…
The Washington Post’s Amy Shipley is reporting that track star Marion Jones is admitting that she used steroids while preparing for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
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Rockies’ Corpas got jersey wet before pitching (AP/ESPN)
The video has been making the rounds on the Internet and now Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle addressed it — sorta: what exactly was Manny Corpas doing in the bullpen prior to his appearance in Wednesday’s contest against the Philadelphia Fightin’ Phils.
Bears’ Briggs pleads guilty to leaving crash scene (AP/ESPN)
Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs will be under court supervision for a year and must pay $485 in fines aftert pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident.
If you may recall, Briggs crashed his Lamborghini on a Chicago-area highway on Aug. 27 and failed to report the accident in a timely manner.
A Cook County judge also ordered the linebacker to serve 15 days of community service for his transgressions.
Izod wins fashionista battle to name Nets’ arena (AP/ESPN)
Clothing maker Izod was awarded naming rights to Continental Airlines Arena by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority on Thursday.
Two other clothing companies — Rocawear and Southpole — bid to have their name on the arena.
News and notes while TBS begins another day of ‘underwhelming’ playoff coverage and Frank Caliendo commercials…
Harrison returns to Pats (AP/SI.com) With his four-game suspension over, Rodney Harrison returns. The rich get richer.
Falcons to seek $22M refund from Vick (AP/USA Today) We blogged yesterday that it would likely be $16 million. It appears they found some more money in the cushions.
Improving the wildcard system (ESPN.com) Jerry Crasnick of ESPN dot com dredges up five ways to improve MLB’s wildcard format. It happens every fall.
Red Sox Nation: Please, anything but a recount (Deadspin) Our sentiments exactly.
The history of sports blogging, Part I (YardBarker) Via the great blog, Stop Mike Lupica. We can’t hardly wait for the “Jay Marriotti on Ice” scene ourselves.
Palmer: How the Giants defence came up big (TSN.ca)
Via the great ESPN blog Hashmarks, Matt Mosley brings to our attention how the great Jesse Palmer, a.k.a “The Bachelor”, got a bit distracted by cheerleaders during his stint at the back-up quarterback for the New York Giants.
If you want to read more about the “defence” of the New York Giants, read the initial link; if you want to read about Palmer’s distractions with cheerleaders, hit the jump.
Sens sign Heatley to six-year, $45 million extension (AP/SI.com)
The Ottawa Senators locked up wing Dany Heatley to a six-year, $45 million extension Wednesday, beating a self-imposed deadline of the club’s season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Yost back in ‘08 (AP/ESPN)
Ned Yost will return to the Milwaukee Brewers next season but the vote of confidence from general manager Doug Melvin leaves a lot to be desired, at least publicly.
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News and notes while Kansas City gets jacked up on have the world’s larger HD-LED display…
Dr. Andrews: No surgery needed for 49ers’ Smith (Niners Nation) That sound you here is a temporary sigh of relief from Niners fans everywhere.
Jocketty’s departure a bad sign for the Cardinals (FOX Sports) Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports gives his take on the firing of Walt Jocketty as GM of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Garret Anderson: Mr. Pinkeye October (Bugs & Cranks) One of the hottest hitters in baseball is cooled by a nasty case of conjunctivitis.
ESPN, MLB reach compromise (The FanHouse) A Sports Business Daily reports that “The Worldwide Teaser” will provide network references instead of running ads promoting playoff games on their network.
Remy voted president of ‘Red Sox Nation’ (TheBizofBaseball) Yep, they won’t take themselves too seriously up there.
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