Jan 29
Rey Maualuga was picked up for DUI early this morning after hitting a parking meter and a couple parked cars. [This is where the joke about him being a Bengal goes.]
Shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, he was booked into the Kenton County Detention Center after Covington police said Maualuga was driving under the influence. Covington police spokesman Spike Jones said Maualuga was driving his 2003 Pontiac when he struck a parking meter and two parked cars in the 600 block of Scott Street, causing minor damage. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Sormanti, one of the guys that wears the Pat Patriot costume, was arrested in a prostitution sting yesterday in Rhode Island. So, yeah, the Patriots' mascot was arrested for prostitution. I really have nothing to add to this. (
Providence Journal)
(6)Len Elmore: ESPN's terrific basketball announcer is also a lawyer (Harvard Business School, and yes, that's relevant). He was a sports agent for five years. "I left the agent business because the environment was becoming toxic to my ethics and scruples. I was not going to jeopardize my reputation and license by even being associated with the industry, let alone attempt to remain competitive by conducting my business as many of my competitors did." [Enter lawyer joke here.] At any rate, we highly recommend this interview. Elmore's a bright guy and has an excellent take on paying college athletes and the 1-and-done rule. [
Bitter Lawyer]
(11) Aug 27
That’s CBS Sports’ Mike Freeman’s opinion. In a column/letter directed at Governor David Patterson, he pleads with the head of New York to give “Gunsmoke” a free pass. (Do people call him that? I’ve never heard that. Did I miss that?) Onto the words! Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 23
The NCAA is staring down yet another potentially landmark case this summer in the arena of athlete compensation. And this one could deal the Association the most devastating blow of them all.
Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports, as he has been known to do in recent years, was first with the story of former UCLA hoops star Ed O’Bannon and a couple of legal heavyweights filing a federal case against the NCAA. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 21
Ben Roethlisberger is facing a civil suit from a casino employee at Harrah’s, claiming the quarterback sexually assaulted her in his room, during a July 2008 incident.
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Jun 05
The halcyon days of fake tweeting are ending. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter because a fake account “damaged his reputation†and “caused emotional distress.€
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May 26
Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to succeed David Souter as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Back in 1995, she was the woman who saved baseball before Cal Ripken and Mark McGwire’s dingers got around to it.
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Corie Blount, the former Bull, Laker, Cav, Sun, Warrior, 76er and Raptor was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to 2 drug charges. He was arrested late last year after cops intercepted 11 pounds of pot on the way to his home. Then they found an additional 18 pounds at his home. That's a lot of sticky. He could have faced up to 10 years. Chris McKendry found the whole thing
quite funny. (
Cincinnati.com, Deadspin)
(2)May 13
Corie Blount, the former Bull, Laker, Cav, Sun, Warrior, 76er and Raptor was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to 2 drug charges. He was arrested late last year after cops intercepted 11 pounds of pot on the way to his home. Then they found an additional 18 pounds at his home. That’s a lot of sticky. He could have faced up to 10 years. Chris McKendry found the whole thing quite funny. (Cincinnati.com, Deadspin)
