Casting a light where the sun don’t shine
New York Giants backup running back and former Georgia Bulldog Danny Ware was arrested and charged with pedestrian under the influence and pedestrian in the roadway after an early Sunday morning arrest in Athens following the Bulldogs’ dismantling by the Crimson Tide when police found Ware and a 24-year-old Dallas woman blocking traffic. A breathalyzer [...]
Former NFL draft bust Tony Mandarich has admitted to using steroids while at Michigan State and faking a drug test before the 1988 Rose Bowl in an “Inside the NFL” interview that will air Wednesday on Showtime.
Mandarich was drafted as the No. 2 overall pick in 1989 by the Packers and spent seven less-than-impressive years [...]
West Virginia basketball players Joe Mazzulla and Cam Thoroughman have pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness stemming from a July scuffle with police at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The more serious charges, including a felony for aggravated assault, were dropped.
The arrest for scuffling with Pittsburgh police officers came after the two [...]
New York Jets safety Eric Smith was suspended for one game and fined $50,000 by the NFL on Monday for this helmet-to-helmet hit that knocked Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin out of the game.
For more: NFL.com
Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard apologized on Monday for his off-season summer antics which included an arrest for drag racing in July and this recent Youtube video disrespecting the National Anthem.
All right, all right. Dark Side forgives you buddy, but talk smack about the United States again and we’re going to make sure you get [...]
Indiana University’s written response to the NCAA’s charge that it failed to monitor its men’s basketball program argues that that the allegation is unwarranted because former coach Kelvin Sampson and his coaching staff concealed the impermissible phone calls from the compliance department.
So what Dark Side is hearing is that Indiana didn’t know Sampson was cheating [...]
Kansas State safety Gary Chandler has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for driving on a revoked license and obstructing the legal process.
Chandler was stopped Sunday morning after police spotted Chandler driving an El Camino with a passenger in the truck/car’s bed. Chandler initially provide police with a false name (i.e., obstructed the legal process), [...]
Federal investigators are accusing a nonprofit run by mayoral candidate and former NBA star Kevin Johnson of using AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash Johnson’s car.
Johnson said during a campaign event on Friday that voters can “rest assured, I will fight this [...]
Jerry Jones has been fined $25,000 for his public criticism of NFL referee Ed Hochuli after Hochuli’s blown call helped the Denver Broncos come from behind to defeat the San Diego Chargers two weekends ago. Jones told reporters two weeks ago that Hochuli was one of the NFL’s most criticized officials and complained on his [...]
Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards were fined $15,000 apiece by the NBA on Friday after Arenas ducked out of the team’s annual preseason media day, avoiding any discussion of his third left knee operation in 1½ years.
For more: Sports Illustrated