Archive for October, 2007

Mike Cameron suspended 25 games for taking banned stimulant

Mike Cameron on Wednesday became just the second player to be suspended for taking banned stimulants.  Cameron will serve a 25-game suspension at the start of the 2008 season for testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant.  Cameron believes that one of the nutritional supplements he was taking became tainted.  Suspiciously, Cameron rather [...]

Nevada basketball player Tyrone Hanson kicked off team for attending deadly party

I stayed away from this story at first because there was nothing funny or boneheaded about it — this is a horrible incident where 3 people were murdered and several other injured, including Nevada basketball player Tyrone Hanson. But now we know that Hanson violated team policy by choosing to party that night instead [...]

South Korean soccer players suspended for late-night drunk partying

Some of the best stories come from the world of international soccer. Two South Korean soccer players, including their goalie and captain Lee Woon-Jae, were handed a giant suspension of 6 months Wednesday following an incident at the Asian Cup. The captain along with striker Lee Dong-Gook were suspended for getting hammered and [...]

LSU players Perrilloux and Odom out for Alabama game

LSU head coach Les Miles is punishing option quarterback Ryan Perrilloux and backup linebacker Derrick Odom for their involvement in a fight at a night club last weekend. Perrilloux and Odom did not practice Monday, and LSU will prepare for Alabama without them. Both Odom and Perrilloux have had off-field troubles before, so [...]

Another Philadelphia Flyer, Randy Jones, suspended for brutal hit

The Philadelphia Flyers organization might need to send their players to an anger management session. Defenseman Randy Jones became the third Flyer this short season earning a suspension for a dirty hit. During a game on Monday against Boston, Jones skated up behind the Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron and checked his face into the [...]

Illinois State football players kicked off team for stealing wallet

I really doubt this boneheaded act was worth the consequences. Illinois State wide receiver Micha Gordon and backup defensive back Cameron Cyril Thompkins were arrested on Thursday, stemming from charges of stealing a classmate’s wallet back in September. The wallet contained all of $50 cash and a few credit cards — jackpot! [...]

Red Sox fans celebrate by rioting, starting fires, flipping trucks

Why do fans always have to take to the streets and attack cars to celebrate?  The Boston Red Sox won their 2nd World Series title in 4 years Sunday night, and the fans got extra rowdy!  Police arrested 37 people for disorderly conduct following the clincher.  Unruly fans flipped a truck, set a car on [...]

Russian tennis player Davydenko fined for lack of effort

Well this is something you don’t see every day — someone being fined for not trying hard enough! Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko was fined $2000 for lack of effort during a match he lost Thursday against Marian Cilic. Davydenko was the top seed, and he dominated the first set, winning 6-1. [...]

Three Michigan State football players face felony robbery charge

Three Michigan State football players were arraigned Wednesday on a felony robbery charge.  The incident took place back in April, but coach Mark Dantonio has not yet taken any action against players T.J. Williams, SirDarean Adams, and Jeremy Ware.  If they’re found guilty to any extent, you can bet suspensions are coming.  Williams starts at [...]

DeAngelo Hall mouths off again to Falcons’ Coach Petrino

Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall is making bonehead news again.  This time, Hall went off on Coach Petrino, challenging the release of defensive lineman Grady Jackson.  Hall accuses the team of giving up on the season and doesn’t understand why Jackson was singled out when, as he put it, they “need to cut all 53 [...]