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The New York Knicks were unable to reach a buyout with Stephon Marbury today. Marbury, and his lawyers met with New York Knicks GM Donnie Walsh in an attempt to buy out the remainder of Marburys contract. The point guard is not in the teams future plans and is considered a "distraction." Marbury is set to earn 21 million dollars this year, which is the final year of his contract. Since the Knicks do not want anything to do with the player, they told him to "stay away" from the team until they can figure out a way to get rid of him, whether it be via buyout, release of trade.
As of late the NFL has been cracking down on all players that have been delivering bone-crunching hits that drive up rates. Steelers' all-pro safety, Troy Polamalu recently spoke out against the Nation Football League and said, in a nutshell, that the League is becoming a pansies game. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are being charged to defensive players that are making big plays for their teams. Polamula goes as far as saying that its not even about the player's safety, its about the money.
Polamalu brings up a valid point, whose teammates have been recipients of these harsh fines, these players are not even being flagged for on-field penalties so how can they be charged with off-field fines? I believe Troy is right, the NFL is more concerned about keeping their stars happy and healthy so the rates stay high and they continue to make money. This season especially, with all the big name players being injured. The NFL should quit worrying about the hard hits and let the game be played the way it is supposed to be played, this is a greedy and selfish move on behave of the National Football League.
Probably everyone who has played an organized sport has at some point been victimized to a blown call by a referee or an official. Well just recently Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys heavily disagreed with referee Ed Hochuli's calls and had negative comments toward that referee on a local Dallas radio show. It just so happens that being the owner of a professional organization you must hold back your remarks of these kinds and this one cost Jones big time. It cost him $25,000 to be exact just for stating his opinion and saying this: "Maybe the answer is to tell people like that, 'Keep that whistle out of your mouth. "My gut here is the emphasis is going to have to be taking officials like that and getting somebody else if they're going to be penalty prone." It was a similar remark that got New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton a $15,000 fine which is now in appeal. All it took for Roger Goodell to fine the Saint's head coach $15,000 was the word "unacceptable" which was how he described the officiating at the end of the Saints 32-34 loss against the Broncos in week 2.
If you ask me that's quite a penalty for one or a few words in which these team representatives were
only displaying their opinions. I believe the two men were just standing up for their team. On the other hand NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was standing up for his officials as well, making sure to make an example out of Jones and Payton so that players, coaches, and owners do not continue to make negative remarks towards game officials. I'm sure that those will not be the last negative remarks toward officials this early in the year and I'm wondering if Roger will continue to carry on fining in this manner for the remainder of the season.
I totally agree with this article, seeing as I have been a fan of the team for over twenty years I have see all of this unfold. Al Davis (79 years old) is a power hungry tyrant of an owner (doesn't even have a GM). He has fired countless coaches and personnel in hopes of winning right away. Not many coaches are going to come right in and win with that they are left with, especially with the Raiders. Everything stems from Al Davis because he puts so much pressure on these coaches to win right away it has to be hurtful to their mentality and job security (has to be a little scary). I don't believe that the Raiders will be a successful franchise until Al decides to give up the power of the team to someone....anyone else! Pick me Al my hands raised!
On Friday, December 7th, professional Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to charges that state that he lied to federal investigators about having his use of steroids, or performance enhancing drugs. Bonds is currently under persecution for committing four counts of perfect and one obstruction of justice. Bonds faces up to two years in prison if it is true that he lied under oath while under arraignment for his supposed steroid use. Bonds' defense attorney, Allen Ruby states that Bonds is innocent and may even try to have the case thrown out because of "defects" in the case. It is hard to determine whether or not Bonds is telling the truth because of the way the media portrays him. The media continues to persecute Bonds as guilty but in this nation isn't it still innocent until proven guilty? It is not fair for the media to constantly be down Bonds' throat. If it is true that he has used drugs then he will be held accountable, but as for right now he is saying that he is not guilty and therefore the media should not be assuming that Bonds is guilty of using these performance enhancing drugs which the MLB prohibits from it's players using.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - Surrounded by lawyers while fans chanted his name, Barry Bonds left court Friday after pleading not guilty to charges he lied to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs.
The home run king was arraigned in U.S. District Court on four counts of perjury and one of obstruction of justice stemming from a Nov. 15 indictment. If convicted, he could spend more than two years in prison.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported today that the Mitchell report would be released before Christmas this year.
This puts a damper on some of the off season acquisitions by teams who are picking up free agents. Teams could sign a player and then a couple weeks later realize they are in trouble due to the Mitchell report and have to face disciplinary action. The report will release names of current and past Major League Baseball players who have taken performance enhancing drugs which is going to cause a great stir in the MLB again and who knows what the commissioners actions will be after the report is released.
ESPN.com news services reports,
"Just in time for the holidays for the baseball fan on your list: The Mitchell report?
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that according to two officials with knowledge of former Sen. George Mitchell's probe of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, the report will be released in the two weeks before Christmas, rather than during the winter meetings."
Everyday we hear stories about our favorite sports heroes and how they battled on the field, but in today's society we find more and more stories about the players "off-the-field" antics. Of course Mickey Mantle was a womanizer, and Babe Ruth was larger than life for the Yankees, but the NY papers never wrote about what they did off the field. Nowadays, we constantly read about A-Rod's Strippergate and Paul LoDuca cheating on his Playmate wife with a SUNY Oneonta student.
So why is all this juicy information being published in the NY Post and other newspapers around the country? It is because of a website called, On The DL. OTD published "blind items" about various players and their fun behavior. Click here to check out the website for yourself: On The DL
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa pleaded guilty to DUI charges as part of a plea bargain. The plea comes eight months after LaRussa was found asleep at the wheel at a stop light reeking of alcohol. The deal forces him to pay a $678.50 fine, at least six months probation, complete DUI school and at least 50 hours of Community Service. LaRussa was asleep at the wheel with his foot on the brake. When police knocked on the window, he didn't respond, until he woke up and police asked him to step out of his vehicle.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday, eight months after police found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of alcohol.La Russa said he had decided to plead guilty to the misdemeanor because it was in the best interest of all concerned. Read More...
