NASCAR Update:
The Busch brothers dominated practice at the Atlanta Motor Speedway test on Tuesday. Kyle in the AM and Kurt in the PM.
Bill Davis, owner of Bill Davis Racing, trucking company has filed for bankruptcy. Davis is looking for a new owner for his Nascar team.
November 1, 2007 will be Kevin Harvick Day in Houston, TX. The proclamation was sponsored by Houston based Shell Oil Company, sponsor of Harvick's #29 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing. (jayski)
In other sponsorship news, Delphi has reupped with Hendrick Motorsports. (jayski)
Football Update:
J.P. Losman will start in place of injured Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards for Sunday's game.
A streak of 56 sold out games at the Georgia Dome is in danger of breaking after the Atlanta Falcons announced they still have 3,000 seats available for Sunday's game. They should just give them away like Michael Vick gave away their season with his little dog fighting incident.
Want an Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl Ring? All you have to do is buy a $5 raffle ticket by November 20th. 25 lucky finalists will be chosen from the up to 200,000 ticket holders. Then the group will be narrowed to 10 people who will go on a scavanger hunt around Indy to find Colts related items which will bring them to the RCA dome just in time for the Colts December 2nd game against Jacksonville. There the finalists will have to unlock a box with the winning key. Get it? Got it? Good...now go buy some tickets, the money is going to charity!
The NFL Hall of Fame has announced their 2008 candidates for induction. The list of 124 nominees included Cris Carter and Darrell Green.
Sad news, Sam Dana the oldest living NFL player died at the age of 104. He played football with Lou Gehrig at Columbia.
Popo in my crib News:
The on going saga of Andy Reid's kids has taken another crappy turn. Garrett was taken into custody after failing a drug test on Tuesday. Garrett will be sentenced on Thursday. Meanwhile, his younger brother Britt is also awaiting sentencing on Thursday for his unrelated incident. Watch out Garrett and Britt, because the popo are on your tail!
It's been a bad few days for Nevada's Tyrone Hanson after he was beaten at a Reno party and had his wallet stolen last Sunday. Three people who attended that party were killed. But Hanson's antics have not only given him a fun trip to the hospital, it has also gotten him kicked off the basketball team after he was told not to go out on that fateful night. Meanwhile, Nevada football players who attended this crazy event are not going to be penalized. Saili Manu and Samisone Taukitoku have been charged in connection with this case. It's Nevada, you've got expect stuff like this. Watch out Saili and Samisone, because the popo are on your tail!
Jose Offerman has been given two years probation and manditory anger management classes for his bat attack during a independent league game in August. Offerman must also pay the medical expenses of John Nathans and Matt Beech. Watch out Jose, because the popo are on your tail!
Braves Update:
Ron Mahay, Julio Franco and Chris Woodward have filed for free agency. Of the eligible Braves players, only Andruw Jones and Tanyon Sturtze have yet to file.
This is a little old but, the Braves have removed Chad Paronto from their 40 man roster to make room for Chris Resop who they claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
News & Notes: Click here to see pictures from the Red Sox World Series Victory parade...Grady Little has officially resigned amid rumors that the Dodgers offered a contract to both Joe Girardi and Joe Torre for his job...Joe Torre is in negotiations for a 3 year, $14.5 million deal with the Dodgers...While Joe Girardi has agreed to a 3 year, $7.8 million deal with the Yankees according to Sports Illustrated...Girardi will have Tony Pena on his coaching staff after Pena announced he will not be leaving the team even though he did not get the managerial spot...It's free agency time, and Curt Schilling was quick to file and blog about it...Odalis Perez's option was not picked up by the Royals putting his on the market...Same with Geoff Jenkins, whose option was not picked up by the Brewers...Meanwhile, Brad Ausmus and the Astros have come to terms on a one year deal...Sid the Kid had a homecoming of sorts when the Peguins took on the Minnesota Wild. Crosby has a goal and three assists in the Peguins 4-2 win...Rob Senderoff, the Indiana University assistant basketball coach/scapegoat involved with the team phone violations has quit...The Spurs and Tim Duncan have agreed on a two year, $40 million extension that will keep Duncan with San Antonio until 2012.
Check this out: It's Halloween so for all of you have not chosen a costume here are some of our ideas...And some things we learned from last year. Plus, here are some costumes Foxsports' Funhouse thinks guys should avoid and here are some that they'd like the girls to wear.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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