Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will play Saturday against Kentucky despite a respiratory condition. A source close to the situation said that Tebow most likely has the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu. The Florida Gators currently sit undefeated (3-0), as they prepare to take on SEC-East rival Kentucky at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington. [...]
OTR’s own Michael Perry is currently two strokes ahead of Tiger Woods at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. “It might be magical,” Perry said Saturday. “We’ll see.” Yes we will Perry, yes we will. Perry has 14 career victories, yet only two of them has come with Woods in the field. Even with a two-shot [...]
Washington Redskins linebacker Robert Henson needs to hire a publicist to monitor his Twitter account. The 2009 sixth-round draft pick out of TCU has been inactive for the first two games of his NFL career, but decided to Tweet about the fans that pay his salary…while he sits on the sidelines. Here’s what Henson wrote: [...]
LA Lakers forward Lamar Odom will marry Khloe Kardashian after dating her for one month. Apparently Khloe is Kim Kardashian’s little sister. While she is definitely smaller, it ain’t by much. A month seems to be a fair amount of time to get to know somebody and decide that you want to spend the rest [...]
The latest YouTube sensation is that of Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino. Watch Shane as his dad hands him his first souvenir ball, and he immediately throws it back.
Roger Federer may have lost the US Open final, but his shot against Novak Djokovic in the semis was legendary. The best player in men’s tennis lost to Juan Martin Del Potro, the 20-year-old sixth seed from Argentina.
Bears MLB Brian Urlacher reportedly texted the Chicago Tribune and stated that he dislocated his right wrist and will miss the entire season. OUCH. Dogkiller! Perry’s note: Brian Urlacher and his dislocated right wrist could probably still throw better than Jay Cutler.
All-Star Yankee shortstop and sure first ballot Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s New York Yankees hit record in the third inning tonight. Jeter ripped a single to right field for his 2,722 career hit. That means Jeter has more hits than Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Lou Gehrig. Wow. Jeet now ranks [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers just unveiled their retro sweater for the upcoming annual Winter Classic, to be played at historic Fenway Park on January 1, 2010 against the Boston Bruins. That was a long sentence. This new jersey (that’s right…jersey not sweater) doesn’t look all that different from past Flyer jerseys, does it? What am I [...]
US tennis sensation Melanie Oudin’s mother has a steamy secret. Well it isn’t really a secret anymore. The hot “news” today is that Melanie’s father filed for divorce back in June. The kicker? Melanie’s mother Leslie Oudin was allegedly practicing her stroke (OTR suspects forehand play more than overhead volleys) with Melanie’s coach – Brian [...]
Ten-time NBA All-Star guard Allen Iverson is heading to the Memphis Grizzlies to talk about practice. The Answer announced the move via his Twitter account - ”God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career. I met with Mr. Heinsley, Chris Wallace and my next head coach Lionel Hollins. I feel that they are [...]
Oregon lost to Boise St., then senior tailback LeGarrette Blount lost his head. The incident occurred after BSU defensive end Byron Hout ran by Blount and slapped him on his shoulder pads during the postgame gathering at midfield. OTR assumes that Hout did some trash talking as he slapped Blount’s pads. Instead of moving on, [...]
Theo Epstein isn’t looking so smart these days. Since John Smoltz and Brad Penny were shipped off to two playoff contenders, all the hurlers have done is dominate. In his first start with the Giants last night, Brad Penny threw eight scoreless innings and shut down the NL East leading Phillies. Penny yielded five hits, [...]
“Head!!! Pants!!!! Now!!!!” David Wright returned to action on Wednesday sporting his new protective weather station Rawlings S100 batting helmet. “I’m not trying to be a big pioneer or anything,” Wright said. “I just got hit in the head two weeks ago. People can say what they want, but at the end of the day, it’s [...]
Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla is not happy with his All-Star shortstop. Hanley Ramirez left a critical game on Monday in the fourth inning after complaining of hamstring pain. Here are some of Uggla’s thoughts - ”Yeah, you got your $70 million so f—— win” and “What the f— you have to come out of the game [...]
Washington Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan broke his hand while sliding and will miss the remainder of the season. Morgan sustained the injury when he slid headfirst into third base during the first inning. He would later score on a double by Christian Guzman, and then leave the game for replacement Willie Harris. Morgan was [...]
John Smoltz has agreed to terms with the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz is intially expected to replace rookie Mitchell Boggs in the fifth-starter slot, and then move to the bullpen and act as a right-handed setup man in front of closer Ryan Franklin for the stretch run. With Carpenter and Wainwright anchoring the top of [...]
Texas Rangers center fielder and 2008 Triple Crown contender Josh Hamilton had a relapse in his sobriety. Hamilton has confirmed the validity of these pictures, and has offered up an excuse apology. “Maybe this will show people that if they are recovering and make a mistake, it’s not the end of the world. You can [...]
Special thanks to BSTONE out in LA for pointing OTR in the direction of this Delonte West gem. Etan Thomas provides background vocals while Jim Rome’s favorite correspondent flows about his endless love of KFC…and hot sauce in his bag.
Cincinnati ace Edinson Volquez experienced a setback in rehab, and is now set to undergo elbow surgery on Monday. Fantasy owners (yes you Dave) should consider Volquez out for the season. Team officials are calling this “exploratory surgery,” but that procedure often leads to Tommy John surgery. Stay tuned. Volquez, member of the heralded Texas [...]
The San Diego Padres have traded Cy Young winner Jake Peavy to the White Sox again. In exchange, the Padres receive Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, Dexter Carter and Adam Russell. Peavy has reportedly waived his no-trade clause, and will rehab while the White Sox try to make a playoff push. Peavy is currently on the [...]
Say what you will about Canseco, but hasn’t he been pretty right so far? “Major League Baseball is going to have a big, big problem on their hands when they find out they have a Hall of Famer who’s used.” That’s what the Bash Brother told ESPN’s Pedro Gomez last night. No, it’s not Rickey [...]
According to Bob Nightengale via Twitter, the Boston Red Sox are close to trading for Cleveland’s Victor Martinez. Thanks to loyal OTR reader Ty for the heads-up.
The Detroit Tigers acquired Seattle lefty Jarrod Washburn in exchange for two prospects – Luke French and Mauricio Robles. The Tigers hold a two game lead in the AL Central, and now add one of the hottest pitchers in baseball. Washburn (8-6, 2.64) has the third-lowest ERA in the American League. Edwin Jackson (7-5, 2.59) [...]
OTR has obtained the original draft of David Ortiz’ statement to the press, complete with edits by the publicist. This is indeed a very rare document: “Today I was informed by a reporter that I was on the 2003 list of MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing substances. This happened right before our game, [...]
