"Publicity Stunt" Owens is Ready to Play

Well, the last that I posted about T.O. he was supposedly tring to kill himself. Since that time, it's been reported that that was not true (go figure), and he had an "accidental" overdose. I say that only with T.O would something like this happen. I won't make any assumptions about him and that whole ordeal. So...moving on.
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Terrell Owens sat at his locker Friday flexing his swollen right hand, smiling and saying little.
After practicing for the second straight day, the Dallas Cowboys receiver seemed in good spirits and on track to play Sunday. But Owens, who will travel to Tennessee, refused to say if he would play against the Titans and reminded the media surrounding him that he talks on Wednesdays. But Friday evening Owens said on his radio show that he told coach Bill Parcells that he will be ready to play. "If he gives me the nod that I can play, then you best believe I will be ready, no matter what," Owens said. "They can slap the hand; they can do whatever they want to the hand. I will be ready." (Continue)

No More Season for Odell Thurman

Looks like Odell Thurman had to be taught a lesson. Less than a week after commissioner Roger Goodell visited Cincinnati and reminded players of their responsibility to stay out of trouble and represent the league honorably, Odell goes and gets his ass arrested for drunk driving, becoming the sixth Bengals player arrested this year. Thurman, a former Georgia stand-out, was already suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Good job!! I'd like to know how he plans on helping his team win if he's not playing. Hmmmmm...
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Big Deal....

(Byron and Smoky Scott)

The daughter of New Orleans Hornets head coach Bryon Scott was arrested for possession of marijuana.
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... Londen Scott on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, in Edmond, Okla. Scott, the 19-year-old daughter of New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott, was arrested on a misdemeanor complaint of marijuana possession, police said Tuesday. Scott, of Edmond, was arrested Sunday at a site where homes were being constructed, police spokeswoman Glynda Chu said. (INFO)
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So what....she got busted with a little Mary Jane. This just proves that Byron Scott has a normal teenage daughter. She just needs to be a little more careful next time so she won't get caught.

Barry Bonds Returning After This Season....Big Surprise!

Barry Bonds who is only 21 home runs behind Hank Aaron, will play in 2007, his agent told the "Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the paper on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
Contract talks with the Giants could begin next week. Bonds, who is finishing up a five-year, $90 million deal, plans to play sparingly in the season's final week now that the Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention. The slugger said he would likely take Wednesday's day game against Arizona off, then play Friday night in the series opener with the rival Dodgers -- and perhaps a few innings Saturday.
"I have every reason to believe the Giants will contact me as soon as the season ends," Borris told the Times. The 42-year-old Bonds has 734 home runs -- Aaron's career record is 755 -- and has played significantly better since the All-Star break. He is hitting .382 (34-for-89) with 10 home runs, 26 RBI and 18 walks in his last 28 games and has raised his batting average from .235 to .271 during that stretch. (Continue)
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Who really thought that he was going to walk away after this season? I've said this before....I hope he shatters Hank Aaron's record so that when he does walk away, it'll be that much harder for someone to surpass him.

Dirk Nowitzki: Far From Being Broke!

OK...let's get something straight. I don't have a favorite pro team in any sport. I just have favorite players. My opinion is that some of the best players are on the wrong teams for themselves. For example, I think that Kevin Garnett (who's one of my fav players) is on the wrong team, as well as Allen Iverson, as well as Ray Allen (list goes on). Therefore, I'm no fan of the Timberwolves BUT I think that KG is the shit. NOW another one of my favorite players (who I feel IS on the right team for himself), is Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavs obviously think that he's right for the team as well because they have extended him to a 3-year $60 mill contract. Can you say 'Damn?!' I don't understand or agree with all of the money THROWN at professional athletes, but hey...you can't hate the player for it. I just hate when they bitch about it not being enough. I think all paid athletes are lucky in that many of them are rich for "playing." When I'm at work, I get in trouble for playing. But if you're gonna pay millions for talent, Dirk (I think) is one who deserves it. He's one of my favorite players b/c I like the fact that he's multi-dimensional. He's a big player who can post up, and shoot threes. I love big players that can actually shoot (i.e. the great Hakeem Olajuwon). Shaq seems like a great person and all, but I've never been able to be a fan of his game because he seems so one-dimensional to me. Yeah, he's a threat in the post BUT he's just that...a post player. If you're as big as he is, you're supposed to dominate down low. Get him out of his comfort zone (or on the free thrown line), and he's virtually useless.
***Click here for the Dirk story***

T.O Wants to Die????

Ok...all jokes aside. I read this and couldn't believe it. Reportedly, Terrell Owens has been hospitalized after a failed suicide attempt. I really hope that this is one of those stories that's been exagerrated by the media. I'm definitely no T.O fan, but damn...suicide? I don't want the man to die just because I'm no fan of his public persona. If this is true, this is really sad AND (like I've thought all along), he needs help.
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Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing a police report. A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told rescue workers "that he was depressed." The rescue worker "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth,'' the police report said. The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. The worker then asked Owens "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'" Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night. A source close to Owens told ESPN's Ed Werder early Wednesday morning that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand. (Continue)
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I didn't think it was that serious. He appears to be one of those people who's high off of his ego, and would never harm himself. Either way, I hope that he gets it together AND I'm happy that he's still alive. I'm sure Bill Parcellss is too :)

Saints March to Victory...

Well, the New Orleans Saints returned to the Super Dome on yesterday, and beat the shit outta the Falcons. The pre-game activities mirrored that of a Super Bowl match-up with musical performances and a choir soulfully singing 'When the Saints Go Marching In.' Everything was good about the Saints, while everything sucked about the Falcons. Personally, I was hoping that the angry spirits of the Super Dome would turn the game into a haunted adventure for everyone. I wanted to see some unexplainable power outages and balls disappearing outta the air after being punted. Surely there has to be angry spirits in the Super Dome still pissed about dying there after the strorm. I might sound crazy, but I believe in that kind of stuff. ANYWAY, if there were any angry spirits....they worked for the Saints and against the Falcons. Michael Vick was held to 12-of-31 passing and he got sacked 5 times! DAMN! I watched the game, and it just seemed like everything went New Orleans' way. The Saints cruised to a 23-3 victory and are now 3-0. Oh yeah, after the game the president of the United States had this to say: "Welcome home Saints!!! and F*** you displaced Katrina victims." (ya'll know I made that up)

Indianapolis Colt's Reggie Wayne Loses Brother In Automobile Accident...

Indianapolis' victory celebration turned somber Monday. The usually boisterous locker room noise was replaced by emotional, thoughtful reflection as Colts players offered support to their grieving receiver, Reggie Wayne. Wayne's older brother, Rashad, was killed in an automobile accident Sunday -- something Colts players didn't learn until well after Sunday's game ended. After hearing the news, Wayne flew back to his home state of Louisiana so he could help the family make funeral arrangements...Sunday's 21-14 victory over Jacksonville gave Indy the early edge in its quest to win a fourth consecutive AFC South title. But almost before the Colts could savor their 11th straight win over a division foe came word about Wayne's brother. Rashad Wayne, 32, was killed when the delivery truck he was driving crashed into a highway guardrail in Kenner, La. James Gallagher, a spokesman for the Kenner police department, said Rashad Wayne was pronounced dead at the scene. The news instantly changed the Colts' perspective. "That put a damper on a big win for us," coach Tony Dungy said. "Reggie called me right after the game and said he didn't know what happened but that he had to go home. Obviously, that's not a call you want to get."(Story)
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Damn! That's too sad. You don't have to personally know a person to be saddened by their misfortune. Things like this should serve as a reminder that no one is exempt from tradegy or heartache. I'm sure Reggie Wayne would trade so much just to have his brother alive and well. We should all realize that life is valuable, but when it's time for it to end it's out of our control. From the richest to the poorest, there's just nothing that can be done to change this. My thoughts are with his family, and the families of everyone suffering from unretrievable losses.

Larry Brown Wants His Money!

I still say that the New York Knicks are dumb as hell for firing Larry Brown. They're even dumber if they think that Isiah Thomas is going to perform a one year miracle with that team. I'm sure the Knicks fans are wondering WTF?? Since I'm not a fan of any NBA team, the firing of Larry Brown doesn't personally affect me. I just don't think that it was a wise decision. Anyway, Larry is out to get his $50 million plus payoff along with some more monies owed to him. I hope he gets every cent because firing a championship caliber coach after only one season with a team that sucked anyway, was just not very well thought out.

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Larry Brown is seeking a $53.5 million payoff from the New York Knicks for firing him after only one season as the team's coach. Along with the $41 million that remained on the original five-year contract he signed last summer, Brown is asking for an additional 25 percent of the original value of the $50 million contract, or an additional $12.5 million, as "liquidated damages" as a result of the firing. The finances were revealed Thursday in a 10-Q form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Knicks' parent company, Cablevision. The Sports Business Journal originally reported the story Friday on the Internet, but Newsday also obtained the 10-Q form, which is a public document. NBA Commissioner David Stern is expected to serve as an arbitrator between the sides. A decision will not be immediately rendered. (Story)

Dwyane Wade: 'One IS NOT Enough!!'

I write these words with all of the jealously and disgust in the world (lol). Just kidding. D. Wade reportedly has some big plans for the future, and amongst those plans is to get wifey knocked up with baby number 2.
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"I'm ready to have another baby," he said. "And if that comes, it will come over the summer."No, he said with a laugh, Siohvaughn is not pregnant. Not yet. But July or August, while USA Basketball is qualifying for Beijing, would be the perfect time to change the next set of diapers. And that has the reverse clock ticking..."We're in the process now," he said.This, too, is another moment of maturity. With Zaire, there was the struggle to make ends meet while still attending Marquette as a redshirt freshman. Now there is planned parenthood. "It's something nobody in my family has ever done, plan for it like this," he said. "I'm really ready. My son is about to be 5 years old. He's grown up and I think it's time to extend my family." (Story)______________________________________________________________________________

Of course him saying these words just makes my D. Wade fantasy that much harder to come true. BUT, I guess I'll put that to the side, and just be happy for him and his wife. In all seriousness, I think this is really good. So often these days, people don't get a chance to plan for children. The fact they are in a much better situation than they were in with their first kid is awesome. SO the best of luck to the both of them. It must be nice!

The Super Dome is Back In Business.Yeah!!!....I guess.

The Louisiana Superdome is back in business, more than a year after Hurricane Katrina's devastation. On Monday night, the iconic symbol of New Orleans will put the newsreels of storm-inspired misery behind it and get back to what it was built for -- big-time events. Monday night's event is so big, it'll require two stadiums. Two NFL commissioners will be there. Two internationally renowned rock bands will play in the Superdome shortly before kickoff. And two teams will take the field to a sold out stadium for the matchup of unbeaten archrivals -- Saints vs. Falcons. Saints players and coaches are well aware of the frenzy, and they're trying not to think about it too much. "The evening's only special if you win it," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "We're seeing a good team come in here in Atlanta. ... We're going to have to have a good week of practice, and all the other stuff is stuff that we can't control and we just want to make sure it doesn't become a distraction." Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. (NFL)
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I have mixed emotions about this. Yeah, I'm happy that a facet of New Orleans is up and running back like normal. I'm happy that New Orleans is beginning to have events that will bring some of the revenue back into the city. I'm happy that the NEW ORLEANS Saints are back in New Orleans. That's all good...BUT, this is a prime example of what takes priority these days. I could be totally wrong in my thinking but hey, these are my thoughts. They're people from N.O who don't givva damn about the Super Dome or the Saints. All they want is to return to their neighborhoods and homes. From my understanding, some places there still look like the day after Katrina (minus the water). From my understanding the homes in the 9th Ward are no where close to returnable and the neighborhoods are still demolished. The Super Dome had some issues before it could be a place to "play" again, and it's back already? It's back before many of the homes of the people who lived like animals there following the hurricane? I know it's been over a year and that's enough time to get the Super Dome "ready," but a year is also enough time for many of the displaced evacuees to be returning back to normalcy. NO, this is not a "Katrina" post, but what happened last year has me shook. AND it will probably for the rest of my life. But oh well. Who gives a damn? Just as long as the Saints can return, and the Super Dome is ok. Right?

Well I Be Dog-Gone!

"It was an accident and I am not sure how the dogs escaped. I have reached out to the owners of the horse and will do whatever I can to help them get through this very unfortunate situation. "

Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker Joey Porter needs to be thanking his lucky stars. Reportedly, two of his dogs escaped from his property and killed a poor, helpless, defenseless horse. He needs to be thanking those stars because it could've been a poor, helpless, defenseless child. I know people grow attached to their animals, and the loss of this horse probably really is affecting the owner, but at the end of the day...it was just a horse. If it was a kid, this would be terrible for him.
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DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Three weeks after the men settled for bronze at their world championships, the U.S. women will be relegated to a similar result at best. Russia beat the two-time defending champion United States 75-68 in the semifinals of the women's world championships on Thursday night. Now, the Americans will need to beat host Brazil on Saturday to match the men.
"It's going to be hard, knowing that we're not going to be playing for the gold medal," forward Sheryl Swoopes said. "I think everybody is disappointed, from the coaching staff, the players, everybody here. But I know that nobody wants to go home without a medal. Even though that's not going to be gold, not going to be silver, I don't want to go home empty-handed."
The loss snapped the United States' 26-game winning streak in this event. (ESPN)
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Damn those Russians!! I was really pullin' for them. I don't have anything negative to say. I still stand by my beliefs that these ladies grind much harder than most men in the NBA. They do a lot for less.

Melo and La La = Da Da and Ma Ma...

Well it looks like Melo has been penetrating more than lanes, shooting more than threes, slamming more than dunks, and....ok I'll stop here with the "play on words." Carmelo Anthony and his MTV VJ turned, never have to work again if I don't want to girlfriend, La La Vazquez, are having a baby. Awwwww. How cute! This is off topic, but until last year, I thought this chick was black! Go figure. Either way....the two, who've been engaged for what seems to be an entirety, issued this statement,

"It's much easier to have a baby than it is to get married. That's why we're pregnant."

LOL...Just kidding. They did not say that. BUT they are expecting to be parents around March, and do plan to get married after the baby is born. Maybe this kid will encourage his ass to work twice as hard to get his team deep into the playoffs. (story)

Grant Hill: "I Feel Better than a MuthaF****!!!!"

(Damn that's a nice suit!!!!)

OK...he didn't quite say that, but he's recently expressed that he feels 'great' and it doesn't look like he'll be walking away from the NBA just yet.
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He could have been long gone by now, off collecting retirement checks and working on his second career as a real estate mogul or possibly even the owner of an NBA franchise.
But instead Grant Hill has spent yet another summer tucked away in a gymnasium, desperately clinging to the hope that for once during his time with the Orlando Magic, his body will not fail him. This summer hasn't been much different for the fallen superstar small forward -- again he's been forced to rehabilitate from injury and wonder if he'll ever be able to recapture the glory and brilliance that used to seemingly ooze from his every pore...For the first time in a long time, Hill isn't hobbled with pain or haunted with doubt. A season after he was frustratingly in and out of the lineup again for the Magic because of painful tears in his lower abdomen, Hill committed himself to working most of the summer with famed physiotherapist Alex McKechnie....I've fought through a lot just to get back to this point and I think that kind of shows how much I love to play the game," Hill said. "I feel great now, and I want to stay healthy for an entire season. I want to play as long as I can stay healthy. But if anything, I've learned that you take it one day at a time." (INFO)
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Good for him. I think that he's waiting to have a great season so that he can retire. I'm sure he doesn't want to end his career on a sad, broke down, 2 point averaging note. It's funny how one minute you're hot shit, and the next you're......hot shit. Remember the Detroit Pistons, Sprite commercial Grant Hill? Now he's just...grant hill. Since he's still giving this thing a shot, I hope he works it out and has an outstanding year, and RETIRES!! We're tired of seeing these athletes "hold on to the dream." Sometimes you gotta let the game go. Especially if it has already let you go.

GOTTA LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!

I saw this picture and...I love it! I think that it's very creative. College football fans are some of the most innovative fans in all of sports. I've seen some some great creativity at college football games. I ran across this picture on SI.com, and it definitely ranks amongst the most creative in my simple little book. Where do these people get these ideas from, LOL.
**This was from last weekend's Tennessee/Florida matchup in which, "The Gator Hater's" got chomped**

The Rich Gets Richer...

Shaquille O'Neal is set to take on the Miami real estate market. The Miami Heat center and four-time NBA champion announced Tuesday the formation of The O'Neal Group, a real estate firm that's aligning with MDM Development in a $1 billion project to build 1,100 residential units in a sprawling downtown Miami complex. The project -- Met Miami -- will include an 866-foot building, touted as the tallest residential tower south of New York City. Plans also call for office buildings, a five-star Marriott hotel and a 24-Hour Fitness, which O'Neal is also partnered with.
"I'm trying to give people a better way of living," O'Neal said.
O'Neal began building a real estate portfolio 14 years ago, as a rookie with the Orlando Magic. That part of his portfolio alone is worth an estimated $50 million. Neither the development group nor O'Neal would divulge if the All-Star is an actual investor in the Met Miami project, which is being developed only a few blocks south of the Heat's waterfront arena. Both sides, though, said that O'Neal has "significant" financial interest in the project's success. (From ESPN)
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That's what's up. Shaq is extremely smart in realizing that he shouldn't just rely on his basketball money. I know he's been in the league forever and he's rich enough (from the NBA) to never be broke...but hey, getting involved in other ventures won't hurt. That's how the dough keeps rolling in. I've never met Shaq, but he seems to have one of the best attitudes and personalities that I've seen of any athlete of our time. You can only wish the best for people like him. **Message to Shaq: if for any reason you stumble across this site, Will you please pay my student loans off for me? Thanks!** LOL.

Tiger Growls!!!

Tiger Woods was outraged Wednesday at an Irish magazine and a tabloid that linked photos of his wife to various pornography sites, and his agent was studying the merits of a lawsuit.
"My wife, yes, she has been a model prior, and she did do some bikini photos," Woods said. "But to link her to porn Web sites and such is unacceptable, and I no not accept that at all. Neither does our team."
The Dubliner magazine wrote in its September issue about Elin Nordegren, his Swedish wife of nearly two years. "Most American golfers are married to women who cannot keep their clothes on in public," the magazine wrote. "Is it too much to ask that they leave them at home for the Ryder Cup? Consider the evidence. Tiger Woods' wife can be found in a variety of sweaty poses on porn sites."
Inside the tabloid, it reprinted photos of Nordegren in a bikini, along with a nude photo of a woman purported to be Nordegren. Woods vehemently denied it was his wife when it first came out three years ago....Woods said his anger has nothing to do with the Irish people or the gallery who have come out to the golf course, even on Wednesday when the course was closed for three hours in the morning because of 40 mph wind and rain. "I know the media can be a little bit difficult at times, but when you ... it's hard to be very diplomatic about this when you have so much emotion involved, when my wife is involved in this," Woods said. "As I said, I don't want that to deter from the beauty of this event."
Woods said making public his feelings was a matter of sticking up for his wife.
"You do things for the people you love and you care about," Woods said. "My father got ridiculed for years, and I always felt for my father and my mother the same way. My wife, we're in it together. We're a team, and we do things as a team. And I care about her with all my heart." (From ESPN)
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LMAO!!!!!!! Tiger Woods has beef? What is the world coming to? I would love to have audio (or video) of Eldridge's angry moment. But seriously, why is he getting so defensive about the situation? I guess that they're two things in life that Tiger doesn't want to be known as: 1) A black man 2) A hoe's husband. Hey, this man better watch out before Tiger beats the shit out of him with one of those golf clubs.

Knee Injury Sidelines Jevon Kearse

Jevon Kearse will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury the star defensive end sustained in Philadelphia's overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday. Kearse's injury included sprains of multiple ligaments, including the medial collateral ligament, the lateral collateral ligament, and the posterior cruciate ligament.
The Eagles said that treatment options for his knee will be determined in the near future.
Kearse, who had 2½ sacks in the game, was injured when his leg knocked against Mike Patterson while the two brought down Eli Manning on New York's first possession of the extra period. Kearse reached for his left knee immediately after the play, was helped off the field and carted to the locker room. (Continue)
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Ouch!! I know he must be frustrated, mad, all of the above. The season just started and now he has to sit out.

Maurice Clarett to Serve 3 1/2 Years in Prison...

(Maurice Clarett and friends)

According to the Associated Press: Maurice Clarett has agreed to a plea bargain that will send him to prison for at least 3 1/2 years.
Clarett's deal with prosecutors in Columbus came today as jury selection was set to begin in his robbery trial.
The plea covers that case and another that arose out of a police chase last month that ended with officers finding four loaded weapons in his vehicle.

I'm hoping that those 3 1/2 years serve him well. I hope that when he's released, he comes back a better person. It really seems to me that he has some issues, and probably needs help. I know that going to prison is not necessarily help, but it can actually do people some good (sometimes anyway).