ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Joey Porter and Brandon Marshall just cant leave the trash talk on the field.
Still steamed over the Miami linebacker calling him soft after the Dolphins 26-17 win at Denver on Sunday, the Broncos star receiver returned the insults Tuesday.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Ashevilles Kenny George, at 7-foot-7 the nations tallest college basketball player, will not play this year amid reports part of his right foot was amputated.
George needed surgery after contracting a staph infection, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported. ESPN.com said the 22-year-old player had surgery three weeks ago and is expected to remain in an Iowa hospital for at least another month.
BIRMINGHAM, England - Boxing's biggest loser went out in storybook fashion this weekend, ending his career with a rare victory on Friday night.
The BBC reported that boxer Peter Buckley, who has lost 256 bouts in 300 career attempts, won his match, outpointing fellow super-featherweight Matin Mohammed in Birmingham.
For Buckley, 39, it was his first victory since 2003. His career record is 32-256-12.
PITTSBURGH - Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has been doing a lot of talking lately.
In a recent interview with an Atlanta radio station, Suggs said the Ravens had put out a bounty on Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall and veteran wide receiver Hines Ward.
NEW YORK - John Madden will miss calling an NFL game this weekend after working 476 in a row.
The 72-year-old Sunday Night Football analyst, who travels by bus because of a fear of flying, will take a break to spend time with his family instead of making three straight cross country trips, NBC said Monday.
NEW YORK - The baseball players union says it has found evidence teams acted in concert against signing Barry Bonds but it reached an agreement with the commissioners office to delay the filing of any grievance.
The union expressed concern in May about the lack of offers to the home run king. Filing a grievance would trigger proceedings before arbitrator Shyam Das.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Officers who responded to Isiah
Thomas home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a
man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the
victim, but a person familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the official police report has not been released, has confirmed it was
the former NBA star and Knicks coach.
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. - Golfer John Daly was taken into
custody Sunday morning by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside
an area Hooters restaurant.
Police said in a statement Wednesday that said officers
went to the restaurant on a medical call. When they arrived, Daly was being
treated by emergency workers after losing consciousness.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Lakers fans can rest easy. Kobe Bryants right knee was a bit sore Wednesday, but the injury isnt serious and its possible he wont miss any playing time.
Im all right, a little bit better today, a better mood, anyway, Bryant said after sitting out practice due to the hyperextended right knee he suffered Tuesday night in the second quarter of the Lakers 102-98 preseason victory over the Charlotte Bobcats in San Diego.
Brett Favre's wife, Deanna, defended the New York Jets quarterback against recent accusations that he tried to sabotage his former team, the Green Bay Packers.
"Brett does not, in any way, hold a vendetta against his former team," Deanna said, in a post dated Friday. "But that has not stopped some from scrutinizing his every move and blaming him for so many things that simply are not true."
