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."
You have to give Joey Porter credit. The Dolphins linebacker’s on-the-field skills might be diminishing at a rapid rate, but his ability to mouth off sure isn’t.
The latest? Ahead of Miami’s season-opening game against the Jets on Sunday, Porter has basically said that Brett Favre is “just another quarterback”.
EAGLES FANS GAMBLE ON PESTERING PORTER IN NJ CASINO: A couple of Eagles fans in Atlantic City took a gamble on starting something with Joey Porter:
The PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS spins the news that the Miami linebacker was at the Borgata casino, trying to do something his Dolphins team couldn’t this season - win. While at the craps table, Porter began taking crap from the Eagles fans.Before anything could escalate, Porter’s bodyguards and casino security stepped in to stop the shenanigans.
Those Iggles fans should know enough to tread lightly around Porter when inside a gambling establishment. Just ask Levi Jones.
• DEADSPIN can hard-ly wait for the NBA season to start, as Doc Riverslooks excited to be coaching the Celtics:
• NATION OF ISLAM SPORTSBLOG knows every answer is IMPORTANT!, as they interview Stephen A. Smith.
• HOME RUN DERBY is juuust a bit outside, as they present Game 4 of the Indians-Yankees series, as called by Harry Doyle.
• The LOS ANGELES TIMES knows Mark Kelso has a good head on his shoulders, as the former Buffalo Bill with the enlarged helmet is helping design a new model to keep migraines to a minimum:
• MIAMI SPORTS BLOG takes off the gloves, as Joey Porter and Kellen Winslow Jr.get ready to match wits again this Sunday at Browns Stadium.