When Mountaineer fans tune into CMT’s new reality show, Sweet Home Alabama, fans might recognize a familiar name and face. Former walk-on punter Kash Kiefer is one of the 20 eligible suitors vying for the heart of University of Alabama’s Devin Grissom in CMT’s version of the Bachelorette. Facebook fans are already a buzz on the new reality show with over 10,000 fans commenting on what appears to be another cheesy dating show. Without watching an episode, there is...
Batman needs you! For those of you who have a love for the movies and football, you will have one chance to be a part of both. On August 6, 2011, the film crew of The Dark Knight Rises will be filming at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, and Morgan Freeman are but a few of the stars slated to be in the Steel City. Filming is set for one day only. Fans in attendance will be...
In true inspirational fashion, Rutgers defensive lineman Eric LeGrand tweeted pictures of himself standing upright with his mother earlier this week. When LeGrand fractured his C3 and C4 vertebrae back in October, being paralyzed from the neck down, doctors thought he would never come off ventilators let alone walk again. LeGrand quickly defied the odds by being removed from ventilators shortly after the paralyzing hit and is now standing tall. With sheer faith and uncanny determination, LeGrand is sending...
UGA’s Derrick Lott will unfortunately miss the start of preseason camp after he was sidelined from a motor scooter accident last weekend. At approximately 3:35 pm, Lott was driving his scooter to an on-campus parking lot when he inadvertently scraped the side of the Butts-Mehre building with his leg causing his injury. As a result of the impact, Lott sustained a deep laceration on his right calf. He underwent surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital and doctors were optimistic that...
What happens when a school attempts to aid student-athletes by providing some additional textbooks and school supplies–a self-imposed two-year probation. Nebraska announced yesterday that it inadvertently distributed to student-athletes nearly $28,000 worth of textbooks and other school supplies from 2007-10. According to NCAA rules, a school is allowed to cover course textbooks, but nothing else. This means when the school provided professor recommended books, secondary sources, and various school supplies, it violated NCAA rules. After an internal investigation, Nebraska’s...
Hawaii and Wyoming are reuniting in the Mountain West Conference come 2012–a rivalry that didn’t garner much interest outside of Laramie or Honolulu. With the resurrection of this rivalry, there is one small problem, the rivalry trophy has gone missing. The Paniolo Trophy, a tradition dating back to 1979, was last won and seen at Wyoming. However, the trophy has gone missing. It is clear the Cowboys’ staff didn’t think too highly of the trophy as representatives admittedly stated they...
Today, the beloved Los Angeles Dodgers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Dodgers are moving for Chapter 11 protection to prevent MLB from taking over the team. In the meantime, while owner Frank McCourt is balancing a struggling divorce with his former wife, he was able to secure $150 million to keep the divorce rolling and the team operational during the bankruptcy. The filing indicates that the Dodgers hold approximately...
Former Washington State special teams specialist Derrick Dillon was charged with first-degree robbery for a bank robbery earlier this month in the city of Shoreline, Washington. As a result of this nabbing, Dillon is also a suspect in two other bank robberies. The King County police have been investigating the speedster for holding up a bank in Milton on June 8 and Snohomish County on May 31. In Milton, Dillon apparently passed a note to an unsuspecting bank teller...
