Dallas Cowboy’s rookie gets pinned with 54K dinner tab!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Dez Bryant, rookie wide receiver, for the NFL Dallas Cowboys got his just payment for not carrying veteran teammate, Roy Williams pads during training camp…a rookie hazing tradition.

That payment was a huge dinner bill of over 54K after Williams had the rookie take the team out to dinner.  The deal was to take out the offense, however, Williams ensured the defense was there as well, upping Bryant’s liability.

Still, 54K of an 8.3 million rookie contract is a drop in the bucket comparatively speaking.  But, for the waiters at the restaurant, they probably split what was about a 10k tip.  Not a bad take!

Read story here.

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Evan Longoria unhappy about empty seats in Tampa.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Evan Longoria couldn’t hold back any longer about the dismal attendance in Tampa for the contending first place Tampa Bay Rays in Major League’s Baseball AL East.

Can you blame him? The team is contention with the financially top-heavy NY Yankees and they are getting crowds of 20,000 to 25,000!  In response to the criticism, the Rays are giving 20,000 free tickets to this Wednesday’s night game against the Baltimore Orioles. This must be a first in MLB history for a club to give away tickets for a pennant race contender during the final games of the season!

Tampa, wake up and support your team!…You’ll be the first to cry when they have to leave the state or reduce their young talented line-up due to lack of funds.

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Nevada Wolf Pack’s pistol offense helps put them in AP poll for first time since 1948

Posted on September 27, 2010 by thesportsarchives

The Nevada Wolf Pack under College Hall-of Famer coach, Chris Ault have won their first 4 starts and are now ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1948!

Coach Ault is noted for the pistol offense that he invented back in 2005.  The pistol offense is similar to the shotgun except the QB lines up in a short shotgun, a few yards distant behind the center, and the tailback is behind the QB.

Nevada’s QB Colin Kaepernick seems to have mastered the pistol and has championed the Wolf Pack’s potent offense over the last 3 and a half years.  They are averaging an amazing 44.8 points per game going into October!

Perhaps we’ll see more of the pistol in the NFL.

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HBO to feature Capitals, Penguins reality show

Posted on September 25, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Get real.  That’s what Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins will be doing along with the Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

The two teams will face-off in the fourth installment of the outdoor Winter Classic game on January 1, 2011 at Heinz field in Pittsburgh, the outdoor home of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

HBO will air 4 long episodes of the reality show before and after the game.  Be prepared to see and hear ‘old time’ hockey and enter into places only allowed to members of the press.  I’m sure all involved will keep it decent.

Does this mean Hollywood is next for Crosby and Ovechkin?

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Look for more Technical Fouls this year in NBA

Posted on September 24, 2010 by thesportsarchives

NBA referees are now allowed to get lip-happy with their whistles by getting league permission to call more technical fouls for the following conditions:

1. Players making aggressive gestures, (e.g. air punches) anywhere on the court.

2. Demonstrative disagreement, (e.g. player incredulously raises hands or slaps his body to demonstrate how he was fouled.)

3. Player makes a beeline directly to referee to complain about a call/non-call.

4. Too many inquiries regarding a call, even in civilized manner.

Put it this way…NBA referees are going to take less BS this year!

But does this pave the way for more video replay decisions down the road?

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What’s up with Jake Locker and the Washington Huskies?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Jake Locker and the Washington Huskies have struggled the first few games this season.

Washington, 1 win, 2 losses, are coming off a thrashing by the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 56-21.  Jake was 4 for 20 for 71 yards and 2 interceptions.  Not taking anything away from the ‘Huskers defense, but 4 for 20!

Jake needs to turn things up, help Washington in their upcoming game against USC and give the NFL scouts something to talk about.

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Miguel Tejada hits #300 as Padres reclaim 1st

Posted on September 23, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Miguel Tejada hit his 300th career home run leading the San Diego Padres past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 to 1 and pushing past the San Francisco Giants into first place in the NL West.

Three teams are battling for playoff position in what is leading up to an exciting finish to the regular season.  Every game counts now as the Padres, Giants and Colorado Rockies are all in the race with Colorado dropping 3 back and Frisco one-half back.

Seems it been awhile since we had a 3-team race to finish…stay tuned.

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Jurgen Klinsmann will not coach US National Soccer Team

Posted on September 21, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Jurgen Klinsmann ended his talks over possibly becoming coach for the US National Soccer team.

Citing that US Soccer Federation would not put down in writing what was mutually agreed upon verbally.  Conversations regarding control and who would have the last say did not pan out to the way Klinsmann had expected.

The US rehired coach Bob Bradley for another 4 years.

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Peyton 2, Eli Manning 0; Colts crush Giants 38-14

Posted on September 20, 2010 by thesportsarchives

Battle of the Football QB brothers goes to Peyton Manning once again as his Indianapolis Colts beat the New York Giants 38-14 in Indianapolis.

Peyton, the older of the two, completed 20 of 26 for  255 yards, 3 TDs and no interceptions.  Eli was 13 of 24 for 161 yards, 2 TDs and 1 interception.  Not a bad night for the Mannings, but different story for the Giants defense which was down 24-0 at half.

This was round 2 as round 1 ended with a Colts 26-21 victory at the Meadowlands 4 years ago during the Colts Super Bowl year.  A year later Eli took the Giants past the undefeated New England Patriots for the Super Bowl.

Eli will need to pull something out of a hat if he is to earn some bragging rights at the Manning house for Thanksgiving dinners!

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CC. Sabathia releases the monkey and gets 20th win

Posted on September 19, 2010 by thesportsarchives

CC Sabathia finally got that monkey off his back, giving up only 3 runs in 7 innings and striking out 4.  The New York Yankees responded with 11 runs to rout the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 Saturday night in Baltimore.

Just about the only feat, Sabathia has yet to accomplish over 10 seasons, he now has his 20th and currently leads the majors in victories.  The big Cy Young Award winner has a World championship and many All-Star selections to go with his 20 win season.

I’m sure Yankee fans will expect the same results come October.  Who knows, he may be in line for MVP.

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