ESPN Nixes College Stereotypes Ad Campaign
Someone took the cry “Fightin’ Irish” a little too literally. ESPN canceled a TV ad campaign after the casting call for stereotypical college students leaked. The idea behind the ad was a college basketball call center where students from big sports schools would call people and promote college basketball. Oh but not just any co-eds. […]
Football Legend Ernie Davis Statue Sartorially Ahead of Its Time
Every athlete dreams of leaving a legacy. Ernie Davis, the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy and subject of 2008 film The Express, is being honored by his alma mater in a very concrete way. To coincide with the film’s world premiere, Syracuse University erected a bronze statue of Davis. Perhaps unsurprisingly the […]
A UGA Football Ticket Don’t Come For Free
Want to join the Bulldog Nation in cheering on the second-ranked University of Georgia football team this fall? Hope you’re not poor–the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the minimum lifetime donation UGA fans must make in order to secure season tickets in 2008 is a cool $10,651. To put that in perspective, a full year […]
Two Nebraska Wrestlers Booted from Team for Nude Pics
With the price of corn these days, can you blame two University of Nebraska wrestlers for trying to make a little something extra on the side? But a foray into amateur modeling a.k.a. internet porn has resulted in Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan being kicked off the Cornhusker wrestling team, according to the AP. […]
CBS to Tackle Real Names for College Fantasy Football
MICHIGAN QB passes to MICHIGAN WR for a touchdown… and the crowd goes yawn. In an attempt to generate more enthusiasm for college fantasy sports, CBSSports.com announced they will start using college players’ real names in the upcoming 2008 college fantasy football game. Previously, the fantasy game designated players with generic terms like “FLORIDA QB,” […]
Shoulder Pads are Now Officially Cool(er)
Well, sort of. Those geniuses at the University of Florida have begun to test shoulder pads for football players that are designed to lower body temperature by blowing cool, dry air underneath the football pads. In the tests, athletes worked out in a 92 degree room for 15 minutes with and without these special […]
OU Quarterbacks Dealing Drugs…NOT
Nebraska Cornhusker fan James W. Conradt is being sued after he posted a fake article on his website, Darthhusker.com, claiming two Oklahoma quarterbacks were arrested for intent to distribute cocaine. Not only did he post a fake article, but he used an Oklahoma reporter’s byline. What’s sad is that Conradt wouldn’t have to […]
Heck No, Penn State’s JoePa Won’t Go
Oh JoePa, you’re like that old grandfather that raises a ruckus at the Thanksgiving dinner table while everyone just dismisses the words that come out of your mouth. Penn State’s Daily Collegian reports the school’s president denied a report that famed football coach Joe Paterno has a plan in place for his successor. […]
Team to Stop Drafting “Shady Players,” Sports World in Upheaval
It’s no secret that the men and women with “shady pasts” (i.e. DUI arrests, assault charges, and domestic violence to name a few) are rather ubiquitous in the sports world. That’s just the way it’s always been.
But in a stunning development, the New Jersey Nets’ three 2008 draft picks have been young men with […]
Undrafted B-ball Players Still Have High Hopes
Be it season-ending injuries or devastating losses, there are plenty of depressing times for athletes. But one of the most unnoticed depressing times has to be draft day, when the athlete with high hopes doesn’t hear his name called. A harsh realization most athletes at any level face is that they’ll never play in […]
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