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Maryland — Baltimore Orioles slugger Luke Scott has hit a foul ball directly at President Obama. In a radio rant, the outspoken outfielder outed himself as a birther who doesn’t believe Obama was born in Hawaii. “You don’t think that Obama wasn’t born in the United States, do you?” David Brown of Yahoo’s Big League […]

STORRS, Conn– A University of Connecticut football player has been arrested on child pornography charges. Greg McKee, 18, turned himself in to state police on Wednesday morning. McKee, a 6-foot-6, 290 pound offensive lineman from Chicago, has not played for the Huskies and was sitting out his freshman year in order to have four years […]

Philadelphia — Michael Vick leads Pro Bowl voting 1½ years after he was released from prison. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback had 729,838 fan votes, nearly 39,000 more than second-place Peyton Manning, the NFL said Wednesday. Manning topped the balloting two weeks ago before being surpassed by Vick. It’s the latest evidence many fans seem willing […]

Atlanta — The L.A. Times is reporting on a story about Keith Fitzhugh, who turned down a chance to play for the New York Jets to work as a railroad conductor and spend time with his mother and father in Atlanta. This week, the Jets made an offer to the free agent safety to join […]

San Francisco — JOSEPH Bramlett has become the first African American to successfully advance through the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School in 25 years. The 22-year-old from California is also the first African American to join Tiger Woods on the main American circuit during the Woods era. Bramlett shot a closing four-under-par […]

Iowa — As if the November fourth quarter collapses weren’t enough for the Iowa Hawkeyes, tonight there’s even more disappointment for this 2010 team. On Tuesday evening, Iowa Hawkeye senior wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos (DJK) was arrested by Iowa City police on a bevy of drug counts: possession of controlled substances, keeping a drug house […]

CANASTOTA, N.Y — Mike Tyson, whose meteoric rise to the pinnacle of boxing and stunning fall from grace was legendary, was selected Tuesday for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. Three-division champion Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico and Russian-born Kostya Tszyu, a junior welterweight champion, also were selected along with Mexican […]

Maryland – The Washington Washington Football Team have suspended DL Albert Haynesworth without pay for the team’s next four games for conduct detrimental to the club. He was notified of the club’s decision this morning by General Manager Bruce Allen at Redskin Park. Read The Whole Story RELATED STORIES Albert Haynesworth: I Refuse To Be […]

NEW CITY, N.Y. — Pro football great Lawrence Taylor says the rape indictment against him should be dismissed because police did not have a warrant when they arrested him. In a wide-ranging motion, Taylor’s lawyer is seeking to at least suppress any statements Taylor made when he was arrested and to rule out any evidence […]

ORLANDO– A new study shows the disparity between graduation rates for white and black players at schools headed to bowl games grew again this year even as overall academic progress increased for both.

Houston — From the opposite end of the court, it looks as though the years have simply melted away. A head-fake here, a jab stab step there, a spin move that starts toward the baseline and then comes back into the middle for a jump hook that’s softer than baby’s breath. Hakeem Olajuwon always knew […]

Arizona — Here is the College Football Bowl Schedule, the complete Bowl Games 2010 and College Bowl Games 2011 list: Dec. 18, 2010 New Mexico Bowl: Brigham Young (6-6) vs. Texas-El Paso (6-6) at Albuquerque. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4) at Boise, Idaho. R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl: Ohio (8-4) […]