(VIDEO) Huge sandstorm sweeps across US city
Month: August 2011
(VIDEO) Kat Von D’s Engagement Back On
(VIDEO) Danny DeVito gets his star
(VIDEO) Katy Perry ties Michael Jackson record
(VIDEO) O’Donnell Storms Out on Piers
(VIDEO) Death threat to Letterman
Lincoln County Jail booking activity- Friday
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Former players sue NFL over concussions
Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league’s handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of training players to lead with their heads, failing to properly treat them for concussions and trying to conceal any links between football and brain injuries. The plaintiffs include two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who has said he played through five concussions but now frequently walks around “in a daze.”
Jacobs suspended by MLB and released by Rockies
UNDATED (AP) – Mike Jacobs has the distinction of being the first player suspended by Major League Baseball for a positive HGH test under the sport’s minor league drug testing procedures. The 30-year-old minor league first baseman received a 50-game suspension for taking the banned performance-enhancing substance and was subsequently released by the Colorado Rockies.
Jacobs was in the big leagues from 2005-10. He says he took human growth hormone to overcome knee and back ailments. He was leading the Rockies’ Triple-A team in Colorado Springs with 23 homers and 97 RBIs while hitting .298 over 117 games with the Sky Sox.
Woodhead shines in preseason play
Danny Woodhead rushed 5 times for 63 yards in the New England Patriots preseason game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last night. He led his team in rushing in the first half of play. Woodhead had no receptions in the game, which New England won 31-14. The Patriots are 2-0 in preseason play.