8:00 PM CSN Baltimore has video of Marcus Smith, a U.S. soldier who dressed as a minor league umpire to surprise his children at a Bowie Baysox game with a home visit from Afghanistan.
7:45 PM A Japanese Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was swept out to sea during last year's tsunami washed up on a shore in British Columbia last month. The bike's owner asked that the motorcycle be displayed at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee as a memorial to the tsunami victims.
7:30 PM Buffalo Bills receiver David Clowneytweeted the results of his HIV test which came back negative. And to the critics of his decision to share his results, Clowney added: "Some people are Ridiculously stupid ... And can't see the bigger picture about things that are important in this world."
It’s a contract year for Braylon Edwards, and if there’s one constant among professional athletes, it’s that contract years are their best years; one good season can erase years of underperformance and lead to a giant contract (these usually make their way into “severe regret” territory; see Austin Croshere for more). If Edwards’ 2009 is more like his 2007 (1289 yards, 16 TDs) than his 2008 (873 yards, 3 TDs, 1 seriously pissed off city of Cleveland), then it’s money time, chocos!
(Braylon actually making a catch, meaning this was probably from 2 years ago.)
So it stands to reason that Braylon should want to start the contract year off on the right foot, especially with a new coach with a penchantforcontroversy. Nothing but good decisions from here on out, right? Oh, but he’s got an “undisclosed injury.” Um, what? Say, there’s the fantastic Cleveland blog WAITING FOR NEXT YEAR. We could ask them. And they’re… shaking their head sadly.
It has really not been a good six months for Braylon Edwards and the Cleveland Browns. Expectations were sky-high for the fourth-year receiver after he posted some insane numbers in 2007: 1289 yards on 80 catches and 16 scores, all (obviously) career highs. Further, Cleveland went 10-6, barely missing the AFC playoffs, and it looked like their offense was set for years to come.
(Braylon, in happier times. Like last year.)
Yes, well, not so much. About the only thing Edwards caught this season was a severe case of the dropsies, Derek Anderson struggled mightily under center when he wasn’t getting benched or injured, and the Browns are a lowly 4-10. Clearly, clearly, not what they had in mind. Edwards has managed all of three touchdowns this season, his catches are way down (5 per game in 2007, 3 and a half in 2008), and worst of all, he has engendered some serious hatred from Cleveland fans–so much so that he’s taking his ball and going home. Did I say ball? I mean community service and charity:Read more…
Last Thursday night, we as a nation were treated to an opportunity to watch the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns play on the NFL Network. After all, there’s nothing like a battle between two mediocre football teams to help pass the time. Well, while we all got to see Brady Quinn make his NFL debut and Jay Cutler go off, we also got to see the Browns choke away a lead for the second straight week.
The loss knocked the Browns to 3-6 on the season and basically killed any talk of the playoffs in Cleveland, and instead sparked a whole new kind of talk in the Cleveland locker room. After the game running back Jamal Lewis said that some players on the team quit, and yesterday return specialist Joshua Cribbs echoed those thoughts and thinks the Browns need to do something about it.
With Derek Jeter’s October wide open for the first time in 14 years, BUGS AND CRANKS provides some suggested activities to fill up the captain’s calendar.
For your listening pleasure, JOSH Q PUBLIC presents a catalog of musical masterpieces performed by your favorite athletes. Maybe pleasure is the wrong word.
Too much Tequila can get you into a lot of trouble, boxer Joel Casamayor tells the LOS ANGELES TIMES that too much Tequila can also get you out of Cuba.
Upon further review…Braylon Edwards receives a speeding ticket for driving 120 miles per hour - three weeks ago - DEADSPIN.
This must all be very troubling to Cleveland sports fans: the Browns are finally relevant after years of striving just to be mediocre, the Cavaliers are annually one of the best teams in the East, and although two games under .500 at the moment, the Indians won the Central by eight games a season ago.
For the first time since being admitted into the union, West Virginia has every reason to laugh at Michigan, thanks to native-son-turned-prodigal Rich Rodriguez. As Bob Hertzel of the TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN points out, “It’s like they say about the weather. Don’t like it? Wait a minute; it will change. Don’t have anything to write about? Wait a minute; Rodriguez will come up with something.” The latest story budget comedy bullion stems from Michigan’s No. 1 jersey controversy.
Traditionally — and by that, we mean the last 30 years or so — Michigan football has given the No. 1 jersey to a non-freshman standout wide receiver. Braylon Edwards, Anthony Carter, David Terrell, and Derrick Alexander, to name a few, adorned the coveted No. 1 during their upperclassmen seasons with the Wolverines. And this year, Rich Rod is handing Numero Uno to a freshman … defensive back. Read more…
• PRO FOOTBALL TALK finds out that everyone’s favorite inventor of neologisms, Emmitt Smith, may be back next season. (My personal favorite Emmitt-ism: “debacled”.)
