Police under investigation for mistaken arrest of former tennis star James Blake James Blake, a former tennis star once ranked fourth in the world, was thrown to the ground and arrested by the New York City Police Department in a case of mistaken identity. The officers involved in the improper arrest are now under investigation, and Blake is seeking an apology for the incident. According to … [Read more...]

Single ladies: Fallon and Timberlake entertain U.S. Open crowd NEW YORK – The stars, they love their Roger Federer. The 17-time Grand Slam champion's quarterfinal win drew a sell-out crowd Wednesday night, including Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, Bradley Cooper, Andre Agassi, and Alec Baldwin.  Federer flew through the match, but not before Fallon and Timberlake managed to entertain the … [Read more...]

Federer, Wawrinka set up all-Swiss semi NEW YORK – With rain causing the final women's quarterfinal match to run later than expected Wednesday, the USTA moved the men's quarterfinal match between No. 5 Stan Wawrinka and No. 15 Kevin Anderson from Arthur Ashe Stadium to Louis Armstrong Stadium. That meant that the two men's quarterfinals would play out almost simultaneously.  When Wawrinka … [Read more...]

WKU LB Der'Quione Mobley arrested for marijuana trafficking Western Kentucky linebacker Der'Quione Mobley was arrested Monday night by campus police and charged with drug trafficking within 1,000 feet of the school. According to the Bowling Green Daily News, police were called after someone complained that people were smoking pot near an on-campus dorm. The officer made contact with Mobley … [Read more...]

Report: Patriots have indeed asked NFL to reinstate equipment employees When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell appeared on ESPN Radio for a rather cushy interview Tuesday, his most emphatic response followed a question about whether the league asked the New England Patriots to suspend equipment personnel John Jastremski and Jim McNally for their alleged role in deflate-gate. "Absolutely not," … [Read more...]

Serena outlasts Venus to move on to semifinals NEW YORK –  With a powerful ace, Serena Williams capped her biggest win of the tournament. She'll have to win two more in order to complete the calendar Grand Slam and tie Steffi Graf with 22 Grand Slam titles, but the atmosphere inside Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday night felt like a U.S. Open final.  Playing in front of a sellout crowd, Serena … [Read more...]

BYU receiver said he initially felt 'so dumb' hugging official If you've seen the crazy Hail Mary that BYU executed in the final seconds Saturday to beat Nebraska, you've probably seen Terenn Houk. Houk wasn't the quarterback on the play. That was Tanner Mangum, BYU's backup quarterback who is now the team's starter because of a season-ending injury to Taysom Hill. He wasn't the guy who … [Read more...]

Charlie Strong strips Shawn Watson of Texas play-calling duties It took just one game for Texas coach Charlie Strong to make a change on offense. Strong announced Tuesday night that wide receivers coach Jay Norvell will assume play calling duties moving forward, replacing quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson. Norvell is in his first season at Texas after spending the previous seven seasons at … [Read more...]

Former New Mexico State QB Cody Ledbetter found dead Former New Mexico State quarterback Cody Ledbetter was found dead Saturday morning. He was 42. According to the Tarrant County, Texas, medical examiner via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ledbetter hanged himself. He was pronounced dead shortly before 8:30 a.m. He played quarterback for NMSU from 1991-1995. He's the school's second-leading … [Read more...]

In a battle of superb serving, Federer moves on NEW YORK  – As the holiday weekend came to an end on Monday night, Roger Federer and John Isner labored through a three-setter in which neither managed to break until Federer finally did so in the final game.  Federer moves on to the quarterfinal with the 7-6, 7-6, 7-5 win.  The 17-time Grand Slam champion has not lost to an American at the … [Read more...]