Crazy weekend in college football occurred mostly off of the field as major shake-ups threaten to destroy the current conference structure and really damage a lot of the smaller college sports Dallas Stars are latest professional sports franchise to use … finish reading FTB Daily Digest, September 19, 2011
The Dallas Stars are in the process of filing a bankruptcy proceeding to clear the way for them to sell the franchise to Vancouver businessman Tom Gagliardi. “Today’s filing culminates months of cooperative effort by the League, the Club, the … finish reading Dallas Stars filing bankruptcy to clear way for sale
Don’t count on seeing NBA basketball this season The Big 12 might need to be renamed the Big 12/10/8/6 but the next week will be key as both Oklahoma and Texas have high level meetings to address the situation. Enjoy … finish reading FTB Daily Digest, September 17, 2011
NASCAR is looking further into the allegations that Paul Menard purposely caused a caution in last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway in an effort to impact the outcome. Four-time Sprint Cup Champion Jeff Gordon trigger the investigation when … finish reading NASCAR to investigate Richmond
Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski has been charged with misdemeanor battery and false imprisonment stemming from a September 2010 incident. According to court documents, Janikowski “did unlawfully violate (her) personal liberty” and “did willfully and unlawfully use force and violence upon (her) … finish reading Raiders kicker Janikowski to face charges for battery
FIFA opened an investigation into the use of funds by executive committee member Worawi Makudi. The world’s soccer governing body opened the investigation after learning of allegations that Worawi spent some $860,000 in grants on a soccer training facility and … finish reading New FIFA executive investigation
Just one month before practice is scheduled to begin, St. John’s learned that three members of its highly touted incoming class are ineligible, at least for the fall semester. Jakarr Sampson, Norvel Pelle and Amir Garrett — all three among the top … finish reading St. Johns down 3 basketball players this fall
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After being on the run for three months, police finally arrested Makis Psomiadis, former chairman of Greek club Kavala, for alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal. Police arrested Psomiadis in his seaside home in Athens on suspicion of membership in a criminal … finish reading Former Greek club chairman arrested in match fixing scandal
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As many expected, FIFA denied Mohamed Bin Hammam’s appeal against a life ban from soccer. Bin Hammam received the life ban after allegations of offering bribes during his campaign for FIFA president. FIFA’s three-person appeal panel met for seven hours … finish reading FIFA denies Bin Hammam appeal of lifetime ban
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Brazilian forward Jobson for two years after twice testing positive for cocaine. The Court’s holding, upheld the World-Anti Doping Agency’s appeal to extend the ban to two years. The appeal came after a … finish reading Brazilian striker banned two years for cocaine
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According to police, Javaris Crittenton has arrived in Atlanta to face a murder charge in the shooting death of woman. Crittenton, former Washington Wizards guard, was suspended along with teammate Gilbert Arenas for having guns in the team locker room … finish reading Javaris Crittenton returns to Atlanta to face murder charge
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The NCAA has implemented a new policy regarding the participation of transgender athletes. Under the policy, athletes who have testosterone in their systems from medical treatment will not be allowed to compete against women’s teams in gender-specific sports at NCAA … finish reading NCAA adopts transgender athlete policy
The Bears were surprised to learn that a guest of Brandon Meriweather was charged with raping a girl at Meriweather’s Foxboro, Mass. home. The incident occurred when Meriweather was still a member of the New England Patriots. The Bears were … finish reading Bears surprised by rape incident Brandon Meriweather’s home
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After being released from Ft. Lauderdale jail, Manny Ramirez was banned from having contact with his wife after she had called 911. The police released the tape and you can see from the article below that Ramirez seemed pretty non-chalant … finish reading Ramirez banned from contact with wife
You are in trouble when DeMaurice Smith is the one telling you that decertification is not a good idea. And so after a week of failed talks by the NBA and the players, agents started calling for the NBPA to … finish reading NBA fans need to settle in for long layoff
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Boise State is showing that it is a true football powerhouse now as it is joining the ranks of Ohio State, Miami, USC and other football factories that are being punished by the NCAA. It is not a coincidence that … finish reading Boise State gets 3 years probation
NBA fans need to settle in for long layoff
You are in trouble when DeMaurice Smith is the one telling you that decertification is not a good idea. And so after a week of failed talks by the NBA and the players, agents started calling for the NBPA to … finish reading NBA fans need to settle in for long layoff