Marion Jones, 34, has joined the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. Jones was released from prison after serving a six-month sentence last September. The deal gives Marion a chance to redeem herself following her Olympic doping scandal. Take a look:
Ben Roethlisberger Investigated for Sexual Assault
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (aka Big Ben) has been accused of sexual assault by a woman at a Georgia nightclub. There was also a seperate civil suit filed against Roethlisberger last year by a Reno woman accusing the Pittsburgh quarterback of rape. Roethlisberger has denied the rape allegations by the Reno woman. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has more on the story here.
The NFL has unveiled the Super Bowl XLV Logo. The game will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The website for the Super Bowl XLV Host Committee already has a countdown running.
Florida State is vacating 12 football victories from the 2007 season. The school is vacating the victories because of an academic cheating scandal. This could explain why Bobby Bowden retired. Take a look:
Drew Brees and New Orleans Saints were impressive in their 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts took a quick 10-0 lead but it was almost all Saints after that. Drew Brees was the MVP and he threw for 32 of 39 and 288 yards. The 32 completions tied the Super Bowl record set by Tom Brady in 2004. Take a look:
Here is a video portrait of Olympic snowboarder Shaun White by Keith Carter, USA Today. Shaun White is the top snowboarder in the world. He is expected to win the gold again at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Take a look:
North Carolina, the ninth rank team in the nation, lost in upset to the College of Charleston. North Carolina had an 11-point lead but ended up losing 82-79 in overtime. Charleston's Andrew Goudelock led the Cougars with 24 points. Take a look:
You can also see the College of Charleston's article on the stunning win here.
Alabama's star running Mark Ingram has won the coveted Heisman Trophy. He is the son of former NFL wide receiver Mark Ingram, Sr. You can see Ingram's career stats here. Mark Ingram averaged over 100 yards per game in 2009. Ingram is the first Crimson Tide player to wind the Heisman.
80-year-old Florida State coach Bobby Bowden is retiring. He spent 34 years as the coach of the Seminoles. Bobby Bowden says, "Nothing lasts for ever, does it. But I've had some wonderful years here at Florida State." The Seminoles were only 6-6 this year, which is not a good season for the school that is used to winning.
Andrew Bailey Named Americal League Rookie of the Year
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Andrew Bailey was voted the American League Rookie of the Year. Andrew Bailey had 26 saves and an ERA of 1.84 according to his stats. The AP says no other American League rookie pitcher had more than 2 saves. Take a look:
The Yankees beat the Angles 5-2 to return to the World Series. It's been a six year drought for the Yankees of not being in the World Series. For most baseball teams a six year drought would be nothing but for Yankee fans it has probably felt like a long time. Write-ups of game six can be found at the New York Times, Newsday and the Daily Fix.
The 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay began this week with a ceremony at Olympia in Greece. The relay will last 106 days and will eventually end in Vancouver, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was pretty cool how a parabolic mirror was used to use the Sun's ray to light the torch. Take a look:
Rush Limbaugh Dropped by Group Seeking Rams Purchase
There will be no NFL team for Rush Limbaugh. The AP says the conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dumped by a group that was seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts says Limbaugh was dropped from the group he heads because he had become a complication. Rush Limbaugh was once briefly a sports ommentator but quit following controversial racial remarks.
NPRreports that golf and rugby will be added as Olympic sports at the 2016 Olympic in Rio de Janeiro. Golf was last an olympic sport in 1904 and Rugby was last played at the olympics in 1924.
Both were reinstated for the 2016 and 2020 games after a vote Friday by the International Olympic Committee.
The vote also was a victory for Jacques Rogge, the IOC president who was re-elected to a final four-year term hours earlier. The 67-year-old Belgian, the president since 2001, was the only candidate.
"Time will show your decision [on the new sports] was very wise," Rogge said.
Each sport received majority support in separate votes after leading athletes and officials from both camps gave presentations, including a taped video message from Woods and other top pros. Woods has indicated he would play in the Olympics if golf were accepted for 2016.
It should be interesting. Both of the very different sports were strongly approved. Tiger Woods says he will golf for a medal in 2016.
Sweden's Mats Sundin announced Wednesday that he is retiring after the NHL career after a lengthy two decade career. He retires with many accomplishments but no Stanley Cup. He spent his last season with the Vancouver Canucks. You can see his career stats here. Mats Sundin is 38.
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