Month: March 2010 (Page 3 of 59)

      Holmes’ police report doesn’t mesh with victim’s story

      March 31, 2010 /

      Santonio Holmes, who is facing a civil lawsuit in Florida after a woman accused him of throwing a drink at her, gave the police a different account of what happened the night he was charged than the victim did.

      From ESPN.com:

      Holmes told an Orlando Police Department officer that the alleged victim, Anshonae Mills, grabbed his wrist, got in his face and called him a racial name after he asked for his seat back in the VIP section of Club Rain earlier this month.

      Mills, 21, told a different story in a civil lawsuit she filed last week against 26-year-old Holmes. In the lawsuit, she claimed that the Super Bowl MVP got in her face and then hit her with the glass after she refused to give up her seat.

      Mills had a quarter-inch abrasion above her right eye but refused medical attention, the police report said.

      Holmes denied touching Mills and said another woman threw the glass that hit Mills in the face. After both Mills and Holmes were escorted out of the nightclub, Mills asked the police officer if she could speak to Holmes alone, the police report said.

      Holmes agreed to speak with her and they walked several feet away. The police officer saw Mills smiling and rubbing Holmes’ face, according to the police report.

      Ever notice that when an athlete gets in trouble, they always have a fall person to take the blame? When Braylon Edwards allegedly punched a Cleveland nightclub owner last year, he claimed that somebody else in his party did it. Now that Holmes is being accused of throwing a drink on this woman, he’s claiming that somebody else did it.

      I’m not saying that Holmes is guilty of anything, but it is interesting that it was always somebody else’s fault in these situations. Maybe Holmes is completely innocent, but you can smell the stink on this story from a mile away.


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      Marion Barber on the trade block? Cowboys deny rumors.

      March 31, 2010 /

      Over the weekend, Yahoo Sports.com’s Charles Robinson reported that Cowboys’ running back Marion Barber could be dealt to another team within his division before or during the draft. The NFL Network also reported that Barber could be available via trade.

      But late Tuesday afternoon, multiple sources with the Cowboys denied the rumors.

      From ESPN.com:

      Multiple team sources said Tuesday that the Cowboys haven’t discussed trading Barber, who is coming off two injury-filled seasons where he failed to rush for more than 1,000 yards. The NFL Network reported Monday that NFL executives have said Barber is available via trade.

      The only definitive information about Barber’s status has come from Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who said the organization has thought about starting Felix Jones.

      “I see the advantages the way we’ve done it,” Jerry Jones said last week about having started Barber with Felix Jones in a reserve role. “But it was a pretty close decision, really. I know it was a consideration.”

      Last season, Barber suffered from a plethora of injuries — a bruised left thigh, fractured thumb and a bruised left knee — but missed just one game, Week 3 versus Carolina.

      Jerry Jones is not concerned about Barber’s health.

      The original rumor is rather ridiculous when you think about it. Teams rarely trade within their own division and never trade starters within the same division. Barber’s health has been a concern, but the Cowboys are built to win now so it doesn’t make sense for them to part with him now – even though he’s due a $4 million roster bonus and $3.8 million in base salary.

      We’ll see if this rumor picks up steam again around draft time, but I doubt it will. Again, the original rumor doesn’t make much sense.


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      Is Dez Bryant’s stock dropping?

      March 30, 2010 /

      When most scouts watch film of Dez Bryant’s 2007 or 2008 season, they see an elite receiver worthy of a top 10 pick. But given his 2009 suspension and rumored “diva attitude,” teams are reluctant to take him that high.

      Bryant didn’t improve his draft status on Tuesday during his Pro Day workout. He forgot his cleats and reportedly slipped during the forty-yard dash while posting a time of 4.52. He also ran a 4.68 on another attempt, which is obviously on the slow side (that’s putting it mildly) for a receiver that is regarded as an elite prospect. I don’t know what’s worse – his slow times or the fact that he forgets his cleats to such an important day.

      The Broncos, who hold the 11th overall pick, have been linked to Bryant in a couple of reports. There’s a notion that once Denver trades Brandon Marshall, they’ll take Bryant in the first round to help fill their need for another playmaking receiver. On the surface, it makes sense.

      That said, Bryant certainly didn’t help his draft stock today. He already sat out both the Combine and Oklahoma State’s March 10 Pro Day and pushed back his private workout from March 25 to March 30. NFL Network’s Mike Mayock believes that Bryant is the third best overall prospect in the draft, but there’s no guarantee that he won’t fall in the first round.


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      NFL, NFL Draft

      St. John’s hires Steve Lavin

      March 30, 2010 /

      It looks like ESPN has an opening for a college basketball analyst…

      Lavin has been with ESPN the past six years after being fired at UCLA in 2003. He coached the Bruins to the NCAA tournament six times in seven seasons, including one Elite Eight appearance and five trips to the Sweet 16. He inherits a team that could return 10 seniors for 2010-11.

      St. John’s has been searching for a big-name hire to increase the team’s profile in the New York media market. The university made an overture to Florida’s Billy Donovan and a formal offer to Georgia Tech’s Paul Hewitt, who declined.

      The Red Storm also interviewed former Boston College coach Al Skinner and former Siena coach Fran McCaffery, who took the Iowa job, and were interested in talking to Rhode Island’s Jim Baron.

      I always thought St. John’s should be better since it is THE biggest name in New York City college basketball, and the city is a hotbed for high school hoops.

      But the last St. John’s player to have any success in the NBA was Ron Artest. Before that, it was Mark Jackson and Chris Mullin, so we’re going way back. (By the way, I wonder if they considered Mark Jackson, or is he just waiting for an NBA job to open up even though he has zero experience coaching a team?)

      St. John’s hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2002, during the tail end of the Mike Jarvis era. Jarvis led the team to the Elite 8 in 1999.

      Lavin always drove me nuts as a coach because of the slicked-back hair, but his teams always played pretty well in the tournament, when the lights were the brightest. There were a few seasons where he went into the tourney with his job on the line, but the Bruins would make a Sweet 16 or an Elite 8 run that saved his job. His analysis on ESPN has always been good, so it will be interesting to see how he does in the Big Apple.

      College Basketball

      Spend four minutes with Rodrigue Beaubois [video]

      March 30, 2010 /

      Here’s a video of Rodrigue Beaubois’ 40-point night against the Golden State Warriors. (Yes, it’s Golden State, but still.) The kid hit nine three-pointers.

      The funny thing about Beaubois’ effort is that it came off the heels of a game against the Blazers where he played one minute…one minute…

      According to John Hollinger, Beaubois has a PER of 18.92, which ranks #6 amongst shooting guards. Why is he listed as a shooting guard when he’s only 6’0″? Because pretty much all he does is shoot. He has an assist ratio (% of possessions that end in an assist) of 16.1, which would rank 66th out of 69 players if he were listed as a point guard.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA, Video

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