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Reggie Bush wouldn’t settle civil lawsuit

Reggie Bush

When Reggie Bush’s advisers either told him or couldn’t get him to settle the claim by Lloyd Lake and Michael Michaels, for close to what was asked, the cycle that led to the NCAA punishment of USC was set in motion.

Lake and Michaels were looking for compensation after Bush and his family got big money benefits from them while he was in school. In exchange they were to represent Bush as a pro but he stiffed them. He signed with someone else.

USC Sanctions : How Will USC’s Bowl Ban

USC Sanctions

In the recruiting world, saying something bad about another school is taken to mean you have nothing positive to say about your own.

While that may be true for scare tactics about incompetent or conniving coaches, teams that choke in the big game or campuses with too many plus-sized girls, it’s a legitimate practice when a school has something actually, functionally wrong with it.

Darrelle Revis rejoins New York Jets for OTA workouts

Darrelle Revis

New York Jets CB Darrelle Revis rejoined the team for Tuesday’s OTA workout after skipping the voluntary practices last week.

Revis has been unhappy with the pace of his contract negotiations.

Coach Rex Ryan said that Revis’ absence last week was “just part of the business.”

Big 12 Death Watch Open Thread

Big 12

I imagine that at the beginning of yesterday you were getting really tired of the constant conference realignment talk. Then Chip Brown happened. Then Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn all but confirmed Brown’s article. Then Steve Sipple wrote an article, released online late last night, that gave even more reason to believe that our conference is on death watch today.

2014 Super Bow – New York/New Jersey the host of the Super Bow 2014

meadowlands stadium

The National Football League owners on Tuesday crowned the New York/New Jersey region as the host with the 2014 Super Bowl.
The Giants and Jets, which were component of the bid along using the New Meadowlands Stadium Co., beat out Tampa, Fla., and South Florida despite concerns about cold weather—the game is played in early February, according for the NFL’s present schedule.

Former Lions QB Daunte Culpepper To The UFL, Football

Culpepper

Quarterback Daunte Culpepper is on the verge of going from the NFL’s Detroit Lions to the UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions.

Culpepper and the Mountain Lions are putting the finishing touches on a deal that will make him one of the league’s marquee names, according to sources familiar with the talks.

MU officials discuss Big Ten, but no offer has been made

Missouri officials have begun internal discussions about the Big Ten Conference, The Kansas City Star has learned, although MU has not received an offer to join the Big Ten.

An Internet report Monday said the Big Ten has extended initial offers to four schools, including Missouri and Nebraska, to join the conference. But a source long involved in Missouri athletics told The Star that the Big Ten has made no such offer.

Yeardley Love Funeral – Hundreds Pay Respects To Slain Lacrosse Player

yeardley love funeral

BALTIMORE — The life of Yeardley Love was celebrated with song and tears Saturday at a funeral service for the slain University of Virginia women’s lacrosse player.

The 90-minute service was held only a few weeks before Love was to graduate, and at a church located just a few miles from where she excelled as a lacrosse player at Notre Dame Preparatory School.

Brian Cushing Suspended Four Games For Steriods – Football News

Brian Cushing

The Houston Texans’ 2009 first-round draft pick Brian Cushing has been suspended for four games in 2010 for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

Cushing was part of a trio of USC linebackers who were drafted in 2009. All of which who were very productive.

Lawrence Taylor Arrested For Rape – NFL Football

Lawrence Taylor Arrested

NFL legend Lawrence Taylor is no stranger to legal problems, but this is far worse than his usual alcohol or drug woes. He’s been arrested on suspicion of rape.

Shattering Joe Theisman’s leg may no longer be the most gruesome thing he’s done.

Officials released a statement confirming that the 51-year-old football great was taken into custody by police after someone accused him of the despicable act.