Suspended Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones said he’s done enough to be reinstated back to the NFL early.
“Basically, man, I’m just trying to do whatever I gotta do to rebuild my image,” he said. “It’s been a rebuilding time for me, this whole period [of his NFL suspension]. I’m just staying to myself, taking this time out to worry about things I need to do better as a person — whatever I got to do in the community, whatever I have to do to better my image and myself as a person so I can get back on the field.”
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“I think I did enough. I did pretty much everything Mr. Goodell asked me to do. So, all I can do is just wait and go back to speak to him.”
The excellent investigative team of the New York Daily Post reports that the Federal investigators who successfully landed an admission of guilt from track star Marion Jones have re-set their target on a familiar face: all-time home run king Barry Bonds.
The Bergen (N.J.) Record’s Ian O’Connor reports that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has issued an ultimatum to the club’s skipper: win or else.
Steinbrenner says longtime manager Joe Torre needs his team to advance to the ALCS if he wants to keep managing the club beyond this season.
The morning after Notre Dame finally wins a game…really
(9) Florida 24, (1) LSU 28 — The Gators led most of this contest, but the Tigers barely converted a pair of fourth-down runs on their final drive before Jacob Hester bulldozed his way from the 2-yard line with a little over a minute remaining to complete a stunning comeback that gave LSU a 28-24 victory over the No. 9 Gators. Now for some analysis…
The morning after the Chicago Cubs extend their era of futility for another season…
D’Backs 5, Cubs 1 — Chris Young continued his torrid post-season, knocking out the first pitch of the ballgame off Chicago’s Rich Hill to give the DiamondBacks the early lead and they never looked back, toppling the NL Central champion Cubs 5-1 at Wrigley. The D’Backs sweep of the Cubs extends Chicago’s futility to 99 years.