10 Pro Athletes Who Couldn’t Stop Gambling

10 Pro Athletes Who Couldn’t Stop Gambling

Alex Rodriguez, who’s arguably the greatest player of his generation, has done a poor job of maintaining a clean reputation. After admitting to steroid use, receiving the nickname “A-Fraud” from his teammates, cheating on his wife, and enduring the perception that he’s “unclutch,” he’s made things even worse by participating in illegal high-stakes poker games. Of course, plenty of athletes have tarnished their reputations and careers due to their penchants for gambling. Conspiracy theorists, for example, like to claim...

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Stick a feather in it, Fighting Sioux nickname retired

Stick a feather in it, Fighting Sioux nickname retired

The three prong dispute between North Dakota, the state legislature, and the NCAA regarding the North Dakota nickname Fighting Sioux comes to an end after much legal and political debate.  North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education will retire the school nickname and logo come 2012. With the general population becoming overly sensitive with just about everything and the threat that lawmakers would repeal a law that required the school to not change its nickname and logo, there was growing...

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UGA must ban scooters, 5-Star prospect injured

UGA must ban scooters, 5-Star prospect injured

First it was DE Derrick Lott who found himself in a sling after running his scooter into a wall and injuring his right leg.  Now, UGA 5-star linebacker Ray Drew crashed his scooter on Sunday suffering a sprained shoulder sidelining the young super star.  Yesterday, Drew was riding home from church when he wiped out on his scooter.  As a result, he suffered a sprained shoulder injury.  After treatment at St. Mary’s Hospital, he was listed as day-to-day according to...

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Gundy fires carpenter for wearing Oklahoma gear, faces lawsuit

Gundy fires carpenter for wearing Oklahoma gear, faces lawsuit

Team loyalty in the ranks of college football is second to none and a carpenter from Choctaw, Oklahoma now knows too well.  Back in March, Oklahoma State football head coach Mike Gundy hired a contractor to do over $80,000.00 worth of home improvement projects to his Stillwater home.  On the day the project began, one of the carpenters, Brent Loveland, unwisely showed up to Gundy’s house wearing a gray Oklahoma baseball t-shirt.  Upon seeing the rival shirt, coach Gundy just...

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Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam auctioned Heisman ring

Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam auctioned Heisman ring

The 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Iman Salaam recently sold his Heisman ring for $9,768 according to Nate D. Sanders Auctions.  The ring, which was a size 11.5 behemoth, boasted over 20 diamonds totaling 1.5 carats and was anticipated to garner $15,000 – $25,000.  Unfortunately, the one-of-a kind memorabilia sold for significantly less than the estimated price. Salaam, who is still beloved by Colorado fans, was hoping for a big pay-day. After an outstanding collegiate career followed by a...

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Joe Paterno injured during practice

Joe Paterno injured during practice

Legendary coach Joe Paterno has yet again caused concern for the Nittany Lion faithful.  Yesterday, the old ball coach was injured during practice after he was blindsided by the speedy Devon Smith during a running drill.  Though Paterno was able to walk off the practice field, he did sustain injuries to his right arm and hip (injuries include a hairline fracture in both shoulders and pelvis). With his never say die attitude, coach Paterno conducted today’s coaches meeting over speaker...

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9 Title IX Facts Every Athlete Should Know

9 Title IX Facts Every Athlete Should Know

Created in 1972 as a way of providing equal opportunities for education and athletics regardless of gender, Title IX has gotten a lot of attention in recent years — both positive and negative — from teachers, students, administrators and parents. While most people probably have an opinion one way or another, many may not know the facts behind the act, nor really understand how it is applied to colleges and secondary schools. Many, even the student athletes whom it...

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