Leinart Released by Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals have released quarterback Matt Leinart, a statement read on Saturday, shortly before the squad had to announce their 53-man roster limit. Leinart is a former Heisman Trophy winner and successfully led South Carolina to two national championships. With the Cardinals Leinart was supposed to be the team's franchise quarterback, but after breaking his [...]

Morgan Facing Further Punishment After Sparking Mass Brawl
Nyjer Morgan's actions on Wednesday night, which sparked a benches-clearing mass brawl, are likely to face repercussions today. Major League Baseball is due to hand down a ruling on a punishment to the Washington Nationals player after he was ejected from Wednesday's game  after charging the mound and setting off a huge fracas against the [...]

Polamalu Has His Hair Insured For $1 Million
Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers has had his three-foot-long hair insured for $1 million. As a tribute to his Samoan heritage the NFL star does not intend to cut his black mane, which is great news for Head & Shoulders, with whom he has an endorsement deal. Proctor & Gamble, who are the corporation behind [...]

Plaxico Burress Has Work Release Bid Rejected
Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giants Super Bowl hero, has been denied a work release. Burress is currently behind bars on a two-year sentence in a gun case. His rejected bid could keep him locked up until next spring. The state Department of Correctional Services claimed that due to the nature of his crime in [...]

Pacquiao vs. Margarito – One Will Get Plastered
Cowboys Stadium will hold a bout between Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2 38KO) and Antonio Margarito (38-6 27KO) November 13 — an event that many boxing fans are looking forward to. General consensus seems to be that they are looking for an execution more than a boxing match. The event is rife with controversy, as many people are [...]

Wins For Federer, Williams and Clijsters at U.S. Open
In New York, on the opening day of the U.S. Open, Roger Federer was on everybody's lips. Not just for his victory over Argentine Brian Dabul but for a remarkable shot that only he could produce. While leading 5-3 in the second set Dabul lobbed the ball over his opponent. Undeterred Federer turned and [...]

Manny Ramirez to Join White Sox From Dodgers
Manny Ramirez is going to trade life as the left fielder at Los Angeles Dodgers for the Chicago White Sox instead. It looks likely the deal could be a straight waiver claim but according to sources there could still be a possibility that a trade could be negotiated which would see one from a list [...]

James Toney Taps Out on MMA Debut
Former professional boxer James Toney experienced a very tough debut to his new career in mixed martial arts at UFC 118. Squaring up against former UFC heavyweight/light heavyweight champion Randy Couture at TD Garden Toney was taken to the ground less than a minute into the fight. Couture never allowed the boxing champion to get back [...]

Strasburg Requires Surgery on Injured Elbow
Stephen Strasburg has been told that he requires surgery on his injured elbow, which will see him out for the remainder of this season and possibly next season as well. The Washington Nationals rookie sensation tore a ligament in his right elbow after throwing a 1-1 changeup to Domonic Brown in Philadelphia. The Nationals initially thought [...]

Hawkeyes Continue Without Wegher
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz has spoken to ESPN and confirmed that the team is moving on without sophomore running back Brandon Wegher. Wegher has not trained with the Hawkeyes and neither has he indicated that he plans to return for the 2010 season. As a freshman last season Wegher had 641 rushing yards and [...]