Football
Hiring of blind offensive coordinator irks Manning
Friday, June 5th, 2009Peyton Manning has been very vocal about his displeasure with the coaching changes made this off-season to the staff of the Indianapolis Colts. That continued today with the hiring of Frank Slade as offense coordinator. Slade, who has been blind since birth, becomes the first sightless person to coach in the NFL. Manning was quick [...]
Brett Favre just can’t make up his mind
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Family and friends of former Green Bay Packer and New York Jets quartback Brett Favre are privately concerned over the retired quarterback’s recent inability to make decisions of any kind. While the debate of joining the Minnesota Vikings has been the story to make headlines, it is the decisions in [...]
Customer sacked over Roethlis-burger
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Pittsburgh. Home of the Steel Curtain defense, Iron City beer and the Roethlisberger….burger? Chaos ensued late Thursday night at famed local eatery Peppi’s when a teenager who worked there vicously attacked a customer over an order for the sandwich named after Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “He just wouldn’t stop,” said the accused [...]
Michael Vick bitten by dog after release
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Michael Vick was viciously bitten by a dog as he was being released from prison Wednesday morning. The wound on his ankle was severe enough that Vick had to return to the prison hospital for treatment. Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, was being released to home confinement after serving a 19-month sentence for financing a dog-fighting ring. The dog, a 5-year-old rottweiler by the name of Crosby, was apparently lying in wait for Vick outside the prison walls.