Archive for: May 15th, 2012

Angels fire hitting coach Hatcher after dismal start

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels have fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher after their dismal offensive start to the season.

Coach K adds McDonald’s All-American to class

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star high school forward Amile Jefferson has signed with Duke.

Dennard will be arraigned on May 30

Former Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo Dennard’s draft stock took a major hit after he allegedly assaulted a police officer the weekend before the draft.  The Patriots eventually stopped his slide in the seventh round. But Dennard’s legal difficulties persist.  Per the Omaha World-Herald, Dennard will be arraigned May 30 on a charge of third-degree felony assault…

Video: ScHoolboy Q – Cosmic Kev Freestyle

Here is the freestyle ScHoolboy Q did for Cosmic Kev on Power 99.

Previously: Childish Gambino ft. ScHoolboy Q – Unnecessary

Junior Seau’s home burglarized

Here’s a sad and pathetic footnote to the death of linebacker Junior Seau.  His house in Oceanside, California was burglarized last week, according to the North County Times. Police say that, on May 7, someone used the dog door to force entry through the garage door, rummaged through cabinets in the garage, and stole a…

Marshall knows he’s a “target,” believes he’ll be cleared

On Monday, a report emerged that New York police likely will not charge Bears receiver Brandon Marshall for punching in the face a woman outside a nightclub. Marshall himself believes that, in time, he’ll be exonerated. “It’s so important to be aware of your environment and to put yourself in clean and healthy environments,” Marshall…

10 Record Breakingly Big Things

10 Record Breakingly Big Things Bigger is better, at least that's what people who won't return our calls used to say to us. And in the spirit of that, here are 10 things that are the biggest of their kind in the world.

Chiefs next on Yeremiah Bell’s free-agent tour

Free agent safety Yeremiah Bell was in Tennessee on Tuesday visiting the Titans, and he’s got a fallback plan in place if Mike Munchak’s team doesn’t make an offer Bell deems suitable. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Bell is scheduled to visit the Chiefs on Wednesday. Bell, 34, would have a better chance to start…

Rookie Criner creates a buzz at Raiders OTAs

The Oakland Raiders had a depleted draft, and their salary cap situation prevented many big free-agent splashes. The organization could use a dose of good news, and it got some from fifth-round rookie receiver Juron Criner Tuesday at OTAs. According to Steve Corkran of the Oakland Tribune, Criner made “at least four head-turning plays during a…

Raiders sign Owen Schmitt

Owen Schmitt’s tryout in Oakland went well. The Raiders announced on Tuesday that they have signed Schmitt, a free agent fullback who played the last two seasons with the Eagles after playing two seasons before that for the Seahawks. Schmitt played in all 16 games for the Eagles last season, starting five of them at…