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."
Say what you will about Tim Tebow, but at least the man has goals. For example, he wants to become the first ever three-time Heisman winner to never start a game in the NFL.
One would think that it has something to do with there being a lot more bikini-clad hotties in Florida than there would be in QB-hungry, first-pick-bound Detroit. But benchwarming for the Lions pays a heck of a lot better, money which could be used for his father’s missionary work in the Philippines. What’s a QB to do? Wishy-washy words from a jorts-wearing Tebow, after the jump.
Ohio State officially announced that star tailback Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells is out against Ohio University this Saturday, leaving Buckeye fans crying. The program is horribly vague, at best, about his injury. ESPN’s Joe Schad on a broadcast yesterday described the complicated foot problem thusly: “a soft tissue injury to the big toe on his right foot.” Got all that?
The odd injury most certainly has Ohio State fans dashing to Wikipedia or copies of Gray’s Anatomy to figure the whole thing out. On the bright side there does seem to be optimism that he’ll play against USC the following Saturday. Regardless Ohio State has three other backs on its roster that it likes who in theory will be adequate substitutes against the overmatched Bobcats. Read more…
Barack Obama poses with Earl Campbell’s tobacco-stained Heisman Trophy in Austin yesterday:
We’re a little dubious about his run to secure the Democrat Party’s presidential nomination. The result would likely mean a widespread slowdown in the manufacturing of pantsuits. Which in turn could cripple women’s college basketball as we know it.
Review copies of a new book about Reggie Bush’s behind-the-scenes business dealings at USC have been sent to the media.
The jacket of Don Yaeger’s “Tarnished Heisman”: “With the explosive information revealed in Tarnished Heisman, Bush stands to be ruled ineligible — a decision that could cost his alma mater the 2004 national championship title, force the forfeit of every game Bush played in after losing his eligibility, and potentially strip Reggie Bush of the shining prize of his college career: the Heisman Trophy.”
The first reax of Adam Rose of the LOS ANGELES TIMES, who covers USC for the outlet: “It doesn’t look good.”
