Football Update:
After only 13 games, Atlanta Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino is jumping ship effective immediately. In 2006, Petrino signed a 10 year contract with Louisville which he nulfied when he signed a five year deal with Atlanta. Now Petrino has chosen to sign a 5 year deal with Arkansas. Watch out Arkansas, because Petrino will probably be somewhere new this time next year.
Turns out Jets head coach Eric Mangini knew how the Patriots were taping the coaches because his Jets had been caught doing the same exact thing the year before. Like teacher like pupil.
Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick has declared himself the coach of the Ravens for 2008, although management is staying pretty mum on the subject. Billick signed a four year extension following thier 13-3 season in 2006 but so far the Ravens have been a dismal 4-9.
Sexy Rexy wants to stay in Chicago, if they'll have him.
The Steelers will be without Aaron Smith for the rest of the season after tearing his biceps muscle during the Steelers loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
The Cardinals will be without tight end Leonard Pope after he was placed on IR with a dislocated right ankle. Oh, that sounds really painful.
Tampa Bay Bucs tight end Jerramy Stevens was suspended for one game because he doesn't know how spell his name properly and that he violated the League's substance abuse policy.
There's no rift between 49ers Alex Smith and coach Mike Nolan. Really, why don't you believe us, they are like two or three steps away from becoming the new Ben and Matt well maybe Brody and Spencer before the fallout.
The NFL is updating its disabilty policy for retired players hoping to allow them to access their benefits faster.
Meanwhile, Mike Ditka has dissolved his Hall of Fame Assistance Trust Fund amid criticism that money was not being distributed properly. The Fund was created to help needy retired players.
Get well wishes go out to St. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere who entered a Los Angeles area hospital on Tuesday night with an undisclosed illness. Frontiere is 80 years old.
Baseball Update:
Like sand through the hour glass so is the Mitchell Report. As I type, MLB baseball officials are going through the report which is expected to be released to the public on Thursday. According to the New York Daily News, 60-80 names of former and current players will be on the list. Those names largely come from the testimony of former Mets clubhouse attendnat Kirk Radomski. But whether the names are new and unexpected remains to be seen. I hope Ashton Kutcher has a camera and goes from house to house and yells "You've been Mitchelled." And then everyone laughs because 60-80 names from over 20 years is pretty much a joke.
Speaking of steriods, Oakland Athletics minor league catcher Raul Padron was supsended for 50 games after testing positive to a performance-enhancing substance. He becomes the 29th minor leaguer to be suspended under the League's policy.
The Rockies have wrapped up a 3 year $30 deal with pitcher Aaron Cook.
Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome signed a preliminary four year, $48 million contract with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies beat out other interested teams like the San Diego Padres.
The Padres did pick up free agent Tadahito Iguchi who was with the Phillies at the close of the 2007 season.
The Twins signed outfielder Craig Monroe to a one year deal worth $3.82 million after redoing the original contract that was brought to the Twins following his trade from the Cubs.
Jeff Kent notified the Dodgers he'll be back in 2008.
Turns out Paul Lo Duca's decision to sign a one year $5 million contract with the Nats was because he felt wanted there. Awww. And the fact that they'll play the Mets 18 times this season also was a small part. Oh and then there was the thing about the Nats being able to win the division, but I just figured he was running out reasons, although I can think of $5 million of them!
The Yankees have asked Carl Pavano to go to the minors and earn his spot back.
Popo in my crib News:
Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett plead not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct on Tuesday. Barnett was arrested on June 17th outside of Appleton night club after he was accused of pushing a woman during an argument. Watch out Nick, because the popo are on your tail!
News & Notes: There's no coincidence that the Cavs end their 6 game losing streak when LeBron James re-entered the lineup on Tuesday...The Toronto Raptors beat teh Atlanta Hawks 100-88, but they also saw teammate T.J. Ford leave on stretcher...David Stern won't punish the Knicks or Isiah Thomas...Giving up a hat trick is bad, but giving up two will result in a big blow out, like the Flyers 8-2 trouncing of the Peguins...Les Miles did talk to Michigan, but only to help the University with its search. Uh, huh, did it involve, "I'll make a great head coach for the team, because"...The Big Ten will move to a 13 week schedule pushing their rivalry week to the weekend after Thanksgiving in 2009...Congratulations to Tiger Woods on being named PGA Tour Player of the Year for the third straight year...The IOC has officially striped Marion Jones of her metals and has banned her from the Bejing Olympics. Yeah, like she'd be any good with the roids...Sorry boys, but Jessica Alba's pregnant, and unless your name is Cash Warren, it's not your baby!
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It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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