A day for revenge and redemption: Benson, A-Rod and Brooking get theirs October 26, 2009
Posted by Fernando Gallo in General News, MLB.Tags: ALCS, alex smith, atlanta falcons, baseball, bill callahan, cedric benson, chicago bears, cincinnati bengals, dallas cowboys, football, keith brooking, MLB, new york yankees, NFL, niners, rex ryan, rob ryan, san francisco 49ers, shaun hill, world series
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Sunday is supposed to be the day for rest, but it was a day of two very big other R-words for some athletes and coaches: revenge and redemption. From New York City to Oak-Town, there were chips on shoulders all over the country. A rundown of who was looking to even the score Sunday.
Cedric Benson's mugshot for his second arrest as a Chicago Bear.
Cedric Benson vs. the Chicago Bears: If you paid any attention to football at all Sunday, you heard this one about a billion times. Running back Benson was the No. 4 overall pick for the Bears in 2005, and to call his time there tumultuous would be an understatement. Coach Lovie Smith never seemed willing to make him the featured back, and after some alcohol-related arrests Benson was released in 2008. (more…)
A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod. You aren’t even trying to make my job difficult, are you? April 30, 2009
Posted by Fernando Gallo in General News, MLB.Tags: a-rod, alex rodriguez, new york yankees, selena roberts, sports illustrated, steroids
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NOTE: This is the first post by my partner in crime, Jordan Guinn. It is published under my name due to current technical difficulties. – F.G.
Once again, Alex Rodriguez has found himself embroiled in another controversy. Sports Illustrated reporter Selena Roberts has written a book on the troubled Yankee third basemen that will drop on May 4. The book contains allegations that Rodriguez has been juicing since high school, tipped pitches while playing in Texas to opposing players during blowouts in the hopes of receiving the same treatment and was affectionately nicknamed “Bitch Tits” by his fellow Yankee teammates.
Roberts even talks about Rodriguez with the self-proclaimed “Godfather of Steroids,” Jose Canseco. Canseco says he believes Rodriguez was probably doing steroids since high school because Rodriguez was nearly able to bench press the same amount as him when he was 18. (more…)
Unsportsmanlike Conduct 