July 2009 News

Jeff Pearlman: Reality bites now that David Ortiz has been named as steroid user

Published: July 31, 2009

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This bites.

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Bradford Named 2008-2009 Big 12 Athlete of the Year

Published: July 31, 2009

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Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has been named the Big 12 Conference’s male athlete of the year.

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Preseason Top 25 Countdown: No. 3 Oklahoma

Published: July 31, 2009

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Coach: Bob Stoops 2008 record: 12-2 2008 bowl: Lost to Florida 24-14 in BCS championship Returning starters: 17 2009 Schedule Sept.

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With one already in tank, Stewart looks to double up

Published: July 31, 2009

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When you’re on a roll, it often pays to double up, and that’s what Sprint Cup Seires points leader Tony Stewart will try to do in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), site of his first points win as an owner-driver for Stewart-Haas Racing.
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Big 12 Media Days: Texas Tech Red Raiders

Published: July 31, 2009

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How concerned is Mike Leach over losing Graham Harrell and Jeremy Crabtree? Coach: Mike Leach 2008 record: 11-2, 7-1 Big 12, Big 12 South co-champions) 2009 preseason media poll: Fourth in Big 12 South Notebook Moving on: McKinner Dixon was supposed to be a senior at Texas Tech this season, a potential All-Big 12 candidate [...]


Vikings sign rookie OL Loadholt

Published: July 31, 2009

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Phil Loadholt #79 of the North team during the Under Armour Senior Bowl on January 24, 2009 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

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Big 12 Football Media Days: Oklahoma Sooners

Published: July 31, 2009

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Oklahoma Sooners head football coach Bob Stoops talks to the media with quarterback Sam Bradford and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy at the Big 12 Football Media Days.

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Don Banks: Vikes left to pick up the pieces after Favre debacle

Published: July 31, 2009

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Musings, observations and the occasional insight on the opening day of a Favre-free Vikings training camp at the Minnesota State University-Mankato …

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Joe Posnanski: Positive tests no longer surprising

Published: July 31, 2009

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“All I know is all they are going to find is a lot of rice and beans.” — David Ortiz, 2005.

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Lars Anderson: Edwards, Roush searching for answers

Published: July 31, 2009

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Carl Edwards was on top of the NASCAR world. Literally. This was late last January, and Edwards was flying his private jet over Lake Norman, N.C., the epicenter of planet NASCAR. Located just north of Charlotte, it’s where more than 90 percent of the drivers, crewmen, owners and series officials live.

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Orakpo, Redskins Negotiations Continue

Published: July 31, 2009

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The Redskins and agents for unsigned first-round draft pick Brian Orakpo continued to negotiate today, league sources said, but there still was no timetable for an agreement.


Oklahoma and Texas tied in Big 12 preseason poll

Published: July 30, 2009

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Oklahoma or Texas in the Big 12 South? Both for now. The Sooners and Longhorns are tied for the top spot in the preseason poll determined from a media vote.

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Return trip to Pocono brings out best in Chasers

Published: July 30, 2009

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Preview Show Marc Fein and Mike Bell recap Indy, the Chase standings, and look ahead to the tricky triangle of Pocono. • Watch video
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Texas in hunt for Big 12 title

Published: July 30, 2009

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Irving , Texas — While Oklahoma got to play in the Big 12 and BCS championship games last year, Texas and Texas Tech had the same regular season record as the Sooners.


Tom Verducci: Latest news makes this a dark, dirty day for the Red Sox

Published: July 30, 2009

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Twenty-three years after Jose Canseco, 19 years after Ken Caminiti, six years after Alex Rodriguez, there still exist people who would like to believe that somehow their team and their players avoided steroids. People actually broke down The Mitchell Report on a team-by-team basis, as if it were the official box score of the Steroid [...]


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