Playing with Peyton: Stories from Manning's football peers - NFL.com Eight football peers share their personal memories of taking the field with one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. By LaVar Arrington There's a certain feeling you get when facing great quarterbacks. You want to play at their level, and I felt that in my preparation when playing Peyton. In my mind, I always felt truly … [Read more...]
Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen is now ‘Grizzzilla’
Chris 'Birdman' Andersen is now 'Grizzzilla' Chris 'Birdman" Andersen joined the Memphis Grizzlies in mid-February after parts of four seasons with the Miami Heat, which means that he was likely to undergo some kind of adjustment period no matter how hard he tried to adjust to his new home. The early results have been pretty good — Andersen has started four of his nine games with the team … [Read more...]
NCAA Hockey 101: Big Ten tighter than it should be
NCAA Hockey 101: Big Ten tighter than it should be As we head into the final weekend of regular-season play in the Big Ten, just about anything could happen. Minnesota is up four points on Michigan atop the conference, and it's possible that the Wolverines could pull ahead. The Gophers host lowly Wisconsin for a pair, while Michigan hosts Penn State, so it's not particularly likely, but it's … [Read more...]
Meldonium detected in Russian speed skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov – R-sport (Reuters)
Meldonium detected in Russian speed skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov - R-sport (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Olympic short-track speed skating gold medalist Semion Elistratov and five-time world champion speed skater Pavel Kulizhnikov have tested positive for the drug meldonium, the R-Sport news agency reported on Tuesday. R-Sport did not say how it had heard about Elistratov's test … [Read more...]
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov – R-sport, citing source (Reuters)
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov - R-sport, citing source (Reuters) MOSCOW, March 8 (Reuters) - Russia's short-track speed-skater and 2014 Olympics champion Semion Elistratov and five-time world champion skater Pavel Kulizhnikov tested positive for the presence of meldonium, R-Sport reported on Tuesday, citing a source. Reuters could not immediately … [Read more...]
Dolphins cutting best cornerback because of his disruptive wife?
Dolphins cutting best cornerback because of his disruptive wife? The Miami Dolphins are planning to cut Brent Grimes at the start of the league year on Wednesday. Typically, when you hear such things in the NFL it comes down to age or money. But it's not as if you can say that Grimes is exceptionally old (he turns 33 in July) or that he was compensated at a ridiculous rate, with an average … [Read more...]
Chris ‘Birdman’ Anderson is now ‘Grizzzilla’
Chris 'Birdman' Anderson is now 'Grizzzilla' Chris 'Birdman" Andersen joined the Memphis Grizzlies in mid-February after parts of four seasons with the Miami Heat, which means that he was likely to undergo some kind of adjustment period no matter how hard he tried to adjust to his new home. The early results have been pretty good — Andersen has started four of his nine games with the team … [Read more...]
Blue Jays’ prospect Conner Greene calls Charlie Sheen ‘a friend’
Blue Jays' prospect Conner Greene calls Charlie Sheen 'a friend' There's no doubt Charlie Sheen is one of the biggest baseball fans out there. From his iconic role as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn in The Stew's official favorite baseball flick "Major League" to his massive collection of memorabilia, Sheen's love for baseball runs deep. Just when you thought Sheen couldn't be more in tune with the … [Read more...]
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov: R-sport, citing source (Reuters)
Meldonium detected in Russian speed-skaters Elistratov and Kulizhnikov: R-sport, citing source (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's short-track speed-skater and 2014 Olympics champion Semion Elistratov and five-time world champion skater Pavel Kulizhnikov tested positive for the presence of meldonium, R-Sport reported on Tuesday, citing a source. Reuters could not immediately verify the … [Read more...]
Brent Burns beats Flames with ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ (Video)
Brent Burns beats Flames with 'Gordie Howe Hat Trick' (Video) San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns cuts an intimidating figure, but he’s never been a fighter in his career. In fact before Monday’s game against the Calgary Flames, Burns had only been in six regular season fights. But against the Flames, things got feisty for the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Burns. He got into a fight with … [Read more...]