Stephane Sarrazin set pole position time for the 76th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours in his diesel-powered Peugeot with a lap time that eclipsed his own record, set last year, by more than eight seconds.
The first three hours of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans are in the books. The big story of the weekend is the Peuguot/Audi battle in LMP1, but the Corvette, and Risi Competizione team from the American Le Mans Series are also trying to make some history. Read the rest of this entry »
Quarterback Marcus Vick is being charged with driving under the influence and eluding police for a traffic stop early this morning. He was kicked off the Tech football team. Police said shortly after 2 a.m., a uniformed bicycle patrol officer observed the 24-year-old Vick and a female sitting in a vehicle, involved in an altercation.
Vick was released by the Miami Dolphins in 2007 and is the brother of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
Mitch Frerotte, who played as backup offensive lineman on three Super Bowls for the Buffalo Bill’s has died at 43.
Mitch Frerotte, apparently had a heart attack. A 911 emergency responce went to a residence a few blocks away from his home. He was taken to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy has been performed but no details have been released.
Milton Bradley had another anger management problem after Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Milton Bradley has had some anger control failures before and this time he let loose at a TV announcer.
For the Texas Rangers designated hitter, Milton Bradley has been a mixed blessing and sometime star team player, but he has a few emotional issues that seem to appear at inopportune times, and play out in public.
While the US Open is presenting its own grand standing and action, the USGA (United States Golf Association) announces that it is awarding 143 grants to promote and support golf programs, and these are not related to the US Open.
The USGA awards, amounting to $2.65 million, are intended to assist economically-disadvantaged juniors and individuals with disabilities.
Can you believe it? You can watch Euro 2008 online, which is just amazing. Here I am without a TV channel covering the soccer finals but I can watch the Euro 2008 online instead!
This week-end starts the Euro 2008 and you don’t have to miss a thing. Netvibe lets you follow the latest football results, and all you need to do is install their widget.
Three cheers for the Tennis Channel! Satellite TV provider DISH and the Tennis Channel partner to bring live coverage of tennis tournaments and right where the action is at the French Open currently in progress.
Whatever court has the best action, the Tennis channel is on the game and play happening at the time, simultaneously displaying 6 matches.
Not only is the Tennis Channel bringing it live, in digital, it is also interactive. DishHOME the satellite providers Channel 100, offers your choice of 6 different French Open tennis matches at once. You can select any window to watch a match in full screen.
Eldora Speedway is the the venue for the Old Spice "Prelude to the Dream" race. The Eldora Speedway hosts the late model stock car event on its clay surfaced oval, with contestants Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, and other NASCAR greats like Tony Stewart.
Bill Elliott will be racing for the 3rd year in the no. 9 Ray Cook Racing machine for Wood Brothers Racing.
Jack Nicklaus hosts the Memorial Tournament to honor golf legends this week. This year the honors go to Tony Jacklin who is given credit for revitalizing the Ryder Cup when he was the captain of the European team in 1983.
Tony Jaclkin is famous for his draw with Nicklaus in the 1969 Royal Birkdale Cup. He will be one of four honored at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
Jacklin, who is 63, will be introduced by current European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo at the ceremony and will play in the Memorial pro-am Wednesday.
Another sordid celebrity case unfolds with the guilty pleas of Kelly Ryan Titus and Craig Titus. The two former bodybuilding stars admitted killing their personal assistant, Melissa James, after first claiming she had died from a drug overdose. Perhaps the drug abuse and rehab connection should be applied to the Titus couple. Note that there is no evidence or suspicion that there were any drugs involved in the killing of Melissa James
After several high profile cases of drug abuse, especially with steroids, that have come to light amongst professional sports players, one wonders if the personalities involved in bodybuilding and other highly competitive sports have poor judgment of right and wrong and leads to addiction to performance-enhancing-drugs with concommitant side-effects.
