With the winter running season just around the corner, there is race for the ages set to take place in Washington D.C. The Half and Half Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2012. This race has a unique twist in that participants will run 6.55 miles, eat a world famous half-smoke with chili and chips from Ben’s Chili Bowl at the turn, then run the remaining 6.55 miles to the finish line. Though consuming the half-smoke is optional,...
For all the Crimson Tide fans, there are just two days left to purchase a “one of a kind collection” of player rings from Alabama’s most recent football success. On the selling block is the 2011 BCS ring (with box), the 2008 Sugar Bowl and NCAA rings, the 2009 SEC, BCS, and NCAA rings, and the 1999 10K gold SEC player ring. All of these keepsakes can be purchased on eBay at the “buyit now” price of $50,000.00. According...
Great athletes are great because they understand the potential for injuries common to their sport, and take the necessary steps to prevent them from occurring. Although preventing injuries entirely from happening is impossible, a little knowledge can go a long way toward keeping you healthy and fit. Below are nine common sports injuries, many not exclusive to one particular sport, and some tips for prevention. 1. Muscle pull: This may be the most common sports injury on this list....
Last week, a federal judge preliminarily approved an antitrust claim against Electronic Arts (EA) for monopolizing a partnerships with the National Football League, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the Arena Football League with respect to its branded interactive football games. The settlement amounts to $27 million and EA must release its exclusivity rights for certain football games. With its marketing exclusivity, EA was able to gauge customers by hiking up the prices without facing any competition from other...
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions is citing Texas Southern for lack of institutional control stemming from recruiting violations, academic issues, the use of ineligible athletes, and exceeding scholarship limits. As part of the punishment, the football program is banned from postseason play for 2013 and 2014 and will face a five-year probationary period and scholarship limitations. For over a seven-year period, Texas Southern was violating multiple NCAA rules in 13 Division I sports. During that time, over...
One of the three college football games on the Thursday menu is a Pac-12 matchup pitting the upstart Arizona St. Sun Devils against the struggling Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder. Both teams will have plenty of time to prepare for this contest as both were idle Saturday. Arizona St. enters the fray following a 27-7 win over Cal as 2.5-point road favorites Sept. 29, while Colorado was blitzed that same day, 42-14 by UCLA, as 19.5 point road underdogs. The...
The Trojans were able to get back on track last week after a tough loss to Stanford. They next head to Rice-Eccles Stadium to play the 2-2 Utah Utes. Some were wondering how USC would respond against California after a relatively surprising loss to the Cardinal. Well, they did just fine. Matt Barkley, though, struggled a little bit, completing 22-of-34 passes for 192 yards, while throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions. Both scores were caught by Marqise Lee, who...
