By The Whistle on August 3, 2009
Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on weapons charges stemming from an incident last November in which Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a New York nightclub, prosecutors announced Monday.
Burress, 31, was indicted on two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon and [...]
Posted in NFL | Tagged Antonio Pierce, New York City, New York Giants, Plaxico Burress, Roberth Morgenthau
By The Whistle on July 29, 2009
The difficulties that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has in trying to sign Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko can be traced back to one prevailing attitude among his management team.
“The UFC won’t be able to control the whole world,” said Vadim Finkelstein, the president of Emelianenko’s main promoter, M-1 Global.
This afternoon’s press conference with Emelianenko and M-1 [...]
Posted in UFC | Tagged Fedor Emelianenko, M-1, M-1 Global Challenge, MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vadim Finkelstein
By The Whistle on July 28, 2009
Mark Buehrle set the Major League record for most consecutive batters retired by setting down the first 17 Twins hitters on Tuesday at the Metrodome, giving him 45 straight without a baserunner. He struck out Michael Cuddyer to open the fifth and set the mark on Joe Crede’s groundout to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.
The previous record [...]
Posted in MLB | Tagged alexei ramirez, bobby jenks, consecutive batters retired, joe crede, major league baseball, mark buehrle, metrodome, michael cuddyer, MLB, twins, white sox
By sporty gee kay on January 31, 2008
Free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez and the Florida Marlins have reached a preliminary agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract.Gonzalez must pass a physical for the deal to be finalized, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet announced the deal.
The contract for the 40-year-old [...]
Posted in General, MLB, Professional Sports, Sports
