A true miscarriage of justice. One which reveals some of the deficiencies in the way in which a school can hold a player hostage and the NCAA rules essentially are powerless to prevent that captivity. The effort by St. Joseph’s … finish reading MOJ: St. Joe’s O’Brien denied waiver by NCAA
Players often seek waivers in order to be allowed to play at a different school for their last year of athletic eligibility. Sometimes there are reasons that schools object based on conference affiliations or rivalries but if you read this … finish reading St. Joe’s Martelli refuses to grant player waiver out of spite
This Tebow craze is out of control in general, but now we have schools suspending high school athletes for Tebowing? Let’s get this straight, we have PSU, Ohio State, Syracuse etc etc We have players getting DUIs, using PEDs etc … finish reading High School students suspended for Tebowing
It is outrageous that we continue to see penalties called on players who are celebrating scores in a reasonable fashion. Isn’t the purpose of the game to have fun and enjoy the sport? Why are we trying to legislate the … finish reading Why do we keep letting celebrations nullify scores?
Once the public sentiment is against someone, speaking out on their behalf can be dangerous to your personal and professional reputation. Franco Harris was removed from a position with a local casino as a result of speaking publicly in support … finish reading Great irony in having Franco Harris removed as spokesperson for Paterno support
(AP) The soccer players’ union in England says the fine given to Carlos Tevez by Manchester City was unjust, insisting the striker never refused to play in a Champions League game. Manchester City fined Tevez four weeks’ wages after citing … finish reading Players union says Man. City fine of Tevez too severe
The NFL upheld the 5 game suspension of Terrelle Pryor but you should hardly consider this issue resolved. The weak interpretation of the standards came out with the basis of the ruling being that there was deliberate manipulation of the … finish reading NFL upholds Pryor suspension; issue not over
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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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In the least surprising news of the week, Terrelle Pryor and his camp have finally acknowledged that he is going to appeal the 5 game suspension imposed by Roger Goodell. It was a very surprising decision by Goodell and many … finish reading Pryor finally decides to appeal suspension
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We are hard pressed to find a more curious situation that the release of David Garrard by the Jacksonville Jaguars. We all know that football is a cold-hearted business which holds little loyalty. Players who performed well the prior season … finish reading Thanks for being our leader, now get off our property??
With the debate over whether or not Terrelle Pryor should have appealed his 5 game suspension brewing, questions have now arisen whether or not the suspension was actually appealed. Apparently Pryor has not authorized an appeal and Drew Rosenhaus and … finish reading Was Pryor’s suspension appealed? Without consent?
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When you look at the facts of the Terrelle Pryor case, it is hard to understand why none of the parties involved wanted to appeal the ruling. You would think that one of the following would push for the appeal: … finish reading Hard to believe there is no appeal of Pryor suspension
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We have all seen the contests where a contestant shoots a hockey puck and attempts to get it through the board coverin ghte goal. And we have heard many times about the excuses where an insurance company has refused to … finish reading Insurer of promotional contest refused to pay for hockey shot
BYU junior forward Brandon Davies has been reinstated to the team after being issued a season-ending suspension last year due to a violation of the school’s honor code according to an AP report. Davies, the Cougars’ top returning scorer and … finish reading Brandon Davies reinstated at BYU after honor code violation
When you are fighting to stay in the Top 10 for the Chase for the Cup you have to fight for every race point that you can get. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fought with NASCAR over its interpretation about who placed … finish reading Earnhardt loses appeal, race results stand
A female fighter was upset that her bout was stopped just because she had a broken hand and claimed that a male fighter would not have been forced to stop fighting. From the AP report: The California State Athletic Commission … finish reading Female boxer loses sex bias claim in stopped fight
(AP) Barry Bonds’ lawyers are still working to persuade a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out the home run king’s obstruction of justice conviction or grant him a new trial. Bonds’ legal team argued in court papers filed Monday … finish reading Bonds lawyers still want conviction overturned
Not surprisingly, Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to uphold the jury verdict which found Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice. Bonds has asked that the verdict be thrown out or that he be granted a new trial. Seems … finish reading Prosecutors urge court to uphold Bonds conviction
There is absolutely no excuse for MLB to continue to put its head in the sand and not implement instant replay to correct easily correctable mistakes like we saw last night in the Pirates-Braves game. Even MLB admitted that the … finish reading RTC: When will MLB wake up to replay
Why do we keep letting celebrations nullify scores?
It is outrageous that we continue to see penalties called on players who are celebrating scores in a reasonable fashion. Isn’t the purpose of the game to have fun and enjoy the sport? Why are we trying to legislate the … finish reading Why do we keep letting celebrations nullify scores?