Posted on February 26 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, GA. – With just 20 games left on their regular-season schedule, the Gwinnett Gladiators occupy the final playoff spot in their division, sitting just .019 percentage points ahead of the Mississippi Sea Wolves.
Going into last Sunday’s game against the league-best Florida Everblades, Gladiators’ head coach Jeff Pyle knew it was time to light a torch under his players.
Posted on February 25 2009 by J. Donetelli.
ORLANO, FL. – Shaquille O’Neal’s latest hobby is Twitter and Big Daddy was having a ball with it recently when he sent a Tweet message to his 165,000 ‘followers’ on the site. Minutes after the Tweet, several fans stormed to the mall trying to get a peek at the NBA star.
Posted on February 25 2009 by Tom Ferda.
INDIANAPOLIS – After tallying up more than 8 miles of receiving yards wearing a Colts’ uniform, Marvin Harrison will not be returning to the team he has called home since 1996.
Posted on February 24 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ORLANDO – When I met Tiger Woods in Orlando during the summer of 1996, he was in the final stages of prepping for a pro career, poised at the starting gate, ready to enter the world of professional golf, a world of guaranteed stardom and wealth. On this particular day, golf’s newest phenomenon was actually going to work to shoot his first commercial for Titleist. Not yet old enough to buy a drink at the local pub, Woods had recently signed an endorsement deal with the company for $20 million.
Posted on February 24 2009 by Tom Ferda.
An ad promoting a male performance Viagra-like substance is running in China and includes images of David Beckham, Sean Connery and Keanu Reeves. According to sources, Beckham is enraged by the ad since the company does not have his permission to use his image to promote the impotence pills.
Posted on February 20 2009 by Tom Ferda.
Just days after releasing his baby Charlie’s photos to the world, Tiger Woods announced he will compete in next week’s WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. Remarkably, when Woods tees off on February 25 he will do so holding the #1 rating on the Official World Golf Rating chart, even after a 253-day layoff.
Posted on February 19 2009 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – Thoroughbred horse racing industry has found their version of Danica Patrick. Maylan Studart, a stunning 19-year-old horse jockey from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil is turning more than a few heads.
Posted on February 18 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – While the media spends time over-analyzing how much truth A-Rod’s press conference statements contained, many people still question whether Selig has spent the past decade ignoring his league’s steroid abuse problem. Selig is quick to deflect the blame.
Posted on February 17 2009 by Tom Ferda.
TAMPA – Many people will want to elaborate on some of the vague responses he gave throughout the session and how his statements are changing over time. During his interview with Peter Gammons last week, A-Rod said he did not remember being injected but in today’s statement he mentions taking the syringe.
Posted on February 17 2009 by Tom Ferda.
Michael Phelps will not be facing criminal charges related to an investigation triggered by the picture of the Olympic star taking a toke off a bong, however the owner of that bong will.