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Vitt to fill in for Payton
Given the season-long suspension for New Orleans coach Sean Payton for his role in the bounty program beginning Monday, the Saints took a beginning step towards moving on without him: on Thursday, the team named assistant head coach Joe Vitt interim coach.
The only problem is that Vitt himself must also still serve a suspension of [...]
Arkansas fires Petrino as head coach
Arkansas has formally announced the termination of Bobby Petrino as head football coach.
Athletic director Jeff Long said the termination was effective immediately, as a result of a five-day review following the Petrino’s confession of having a newly hired employee of the football program, Jessica Dorrell, on the back of his motorcycle at the time [...]
Lin happy with recovery but may still miss first round
Six days following his knee surgery, Jeremy Lin appeared upbeat on Sunday, saying he almost had full range of movement restored on his left knee.
Lin has been found walking and biking with ease. Of course, basketball still seems to be a bit of a distance away.
Lin, the Harvard-originated point-guard of the Knicks who [...]
Ubaldo appeals suspension from Tulo incident
A few minutes just before boarding a bus taking the team to the airport, Manny Acta, manager of the Indians stood just outside his office with his bags in hand and expressed disappointment over the decision of Major League Baseball to slap Ubaldo Jimenez with a suspension for five games.
It was early Monday evening [...]
Jeremy Lin out for the season with knee surgery
Jeremy Lin soared up into the limelight in a sudden explosion of Linsanity with his prowess for the New York Knicks, going from pure obscurity to nothing short of global sensation.
But the speed at which he skyrocketed into fame took an unexpected turn this year. Lin has been diagnosed with a small but chronic [...]
