Adrian Peterson's Hearing on Child Abuse Charge Is Delayed - New York Times N.F.L. Roundup Adrian Peterson with his lawyer Rusty Hardin in court on Wednesday. By PAT BORZI October 8, 2014 Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson arrived at a Conroe, Tex., courthouse for his arraignment Wednesday morning prepared to plead not guilty to a felony child abuse charge. But the hearing … [Read more...]
Jules Bianchi suffered diffuse axonal injury in crash
Jules Bianchi suffered diffuse axonal injury in crash Your browser does not support iframes. The family of Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi said in a statement Tuesday that Bianchi suffered a diffuse axonal injury in his crash Sunday at Suzuka. After the crash, F1 said Bianchi had suffered a severe head injury. A diffuse axonal injury occurs in half of all severe brain traumas according to … [Read more...]
Westwood disappointed U.S. aired Ryder Cup ‘dirty laundry’
Westwood disappointed U.S. aired Ryder Cup 'dirty laundry' Lee Westwood hasn't been on the losing end of too many Ryder Cup teams. In nine appearances, he's been on the winning team seven times. So maybe he isn't the best guy to talk about how to handle defeat in the biennial matches. However, Westwood was asked Wednesday to weigh in on the resulting fallout from the Americans' latest Ryder … [Read more...]
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 4 winner at Belmont (The Associated Press)
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 4 winner at Belmont (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Irad Ortiz Jr. rode four winners Wednesday at Belmont Park, including heavily favored Bay of Plenty in the $80,000 allowance feature. … [Read more...]
Rory thinks about the possibility of a McIl-slam
Rory thinks about the possibility of a McIl-slam Once Rory McIlroy had won the Open Championship last July, the talk immediately turned to the possibility of the world No. 1 completing the career Grand Slam next April at the Masters. Then McIlroy won the PGA Championship, earning his fourth major title. In picking up his second Wanamaker trophy in three years, McIlroy ratched up the meaning … [Read more...]
Shutdown Corner’s Playoff Projection: Are Giants best team in NFC East?
Shutdown Corner's Playoff Projection: Are Giants best team in NFC East? Oh no, we didn't. Oh yes, we did. In advance of their meeting Sunday, we have the New York Giants — and not the Philadelphia Eagles — atop the NFC East, earning that coveted home-field playoff game in our way-too-early playoff projections. Fair warning: If the Eagles beat the Giants in Philly this weekend, we will gently … [Read more...]
Alba Berlin tops the Spurs on Jamel McLean’s crazy buzzer-beater (Video)
Alba Berlin tops the Spurs on Jamel McLean's crazy buzzer-beater (Video) Some preseason games exist more as promotional opportunities than real basketball contests. For instance, when the NBA sends various teams overseas, they're doing so to reach out to foreign fans, not because a trip abroad is the only thing that can help the Cleveland Cavaliers reach their championship goals. The … [Read more...]
Jarrod Lyle returns to PGA Tour from leukemia fight – SFGate
Jarrod Lyle returns to PGA Tour from leukemia fight - SFGate Jarrod Lyle, a good-natured 33-year-old from Australia, sat at a microphone answering questions in advance of this week’s Frys.com Open in Napa. His wife, Briony, watched from the back of the room. Their daughter, Lusi, bounced around as restless 2-year-olds do, eager for her daddy to finish. Just another routine Wednesday on the PGA … [Read more...]
Sun Belt reprimands Georgia State-ULL officials for skipping a down
Sun Belt reprimands Georgia State-ULL officials for skipping a down The Sun Belt issued an official reprimand to the officiating crew in the Georgia State-Louisiana Lafayette game for a second quarter mistake. Georgia State had the ball with less than a minute to go in the second quarter of Saturday's game, a 34-31 win by ULL. During what the league termed was a "series of penalties," the … [Read more...]
The Shutdown Corner Podcast’s best teams now are Seattle, Denver, and … ?
The Shutdown Corner Podcast's best teams now are Seattle, Denver, and ... ? Welcome to the latest Shutdown Corner podcast! On today's piping-hot episode, we have: • A guest appearance from Shutdown Corner's Eric Edholm, chiming in and smarting off • A discussion of the teams that are playing the very best right now, and the teams that really aren't (prepare thyselves, Jets and Lions fans) • … [Read more...]