Category Archive: Sports

May 03 2012

Four Players Suspended for Participation In Saints’ Bounty Program

Four players – Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Jonathan Vilma – were notified today that they have been suspended without pay for conduct detrimental to the NFL as a result of their leadership roles in the New Orleans Saints’ pay-for-performance/bounty program that endangered player safety over three seasons from 2009-2011. Participation by players …

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Apr 03 2012

Wildcats Scratch Jayhawks to Secure 8th NCAA Title

The Kentucky Wildcats of the SEC beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 Monday night to clinch their eighth NCAA men’s basketball championship. Despite a late surge that brought the Jayhawks within five points, the Wildcats dominated the game, leading by double digits during much of the second half. The championship game in New Orleans pitted Kentucky …

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Mar 22 2012

Broncos Buck Tebow, Jets Welcome Him Aboard

Quarterback Tim Tebow is coming to the New York Jets, the National Football League team said on Wednesday after agreeing in principle on a trade with the Denver Broncos. Tebow, a Heisman Trophy winner with the University of Florida, helped lead the Broncos to the playoffs last season but was traded one day after Denver …

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Mar 21 2012

USM Band Members Disciplined for ‘Green Card’ Chant

HATTIESBURG, Miss. –  Southern Mississippi has revoked the scholarships of five members of its pep band who took part in the heckling of a Kansas State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament game. The school announced Tuesday that the five students also were removed from the band and will be required to …

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Mar 19 2012

Peyton Picks Denver

Peyton Manning, who was recently cut by the Indianapolis Colts, will resume his illustrious career with the Denver Broncos, the National Football League’s (NFL) website reported on Monday. The 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback and four-time NFL Most Valuable Player, who missed the 2011 season after neck surgery, was cut by Indianapolis on March 7 after …

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