The Indianapolis Colts have to decided to part ways with the veteran defensive end Dwight Freeney, who has spent his 11-year career with the Colts, the team announced Friday. Freeney, who is the Colts all-time leader in sacks with 107½, was caught off guard by the franchise’s decision to not re-sign him. “I was very [...]
LA Lakers Set To Honor Greats Abdul-Jabbar, Wilkes And O’Neal
August 31, 2012 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers announced plans on Thursday to immortalize three of the organization’s greatest players at various points next season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Keith Wilkes and Shaquille O’Neal will each be honored on different dates for their tremendous career accomplishments in the purple and gold. The Lakers plan to first fete Abdul-Jabbar prior to the [...]
Karlos Dansby Readies For Anticipated Hall of Fame Call
August 29, 2012 | Posted by
Karlos Dansby may be a lot of things to a lot of people. But lacking in confidence isn’t one of them. One year after proclaiming himself the NFL’s best linebacker, the Miami Dolphins star told a South Florida TV station that he expected to someday be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in [...]
Yankees Ban Reggie Jackson From Club
July 10, 2012 | Posted by
Reggie Jackson’s back-peddling and apologizing were not enough to prevent the New York Yankees from banning the Hall of Fame slugger from being around the team indefinitely. Jackson, a special adviser to the team, was quoted in Sports Illustrated blasting Yankee Alex Rodriguez, saying, among other things, that Rodriguez’ statistics are tainted because of his [...]
Tony Gwynn Owes Big In Back Income Taxes
June 9, 2012 | Posted by
Former San Diego Padre Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who has joined with movie producer Thomas Tull in an effort to buy the Padres, owes more than $400,000 in unpaid federal income taxes, the UT San Diego reported Saturday. According to the newspaper, tax notices show Gwynn owes the government money from 2003, ’07 and ’09. [...]
