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Willis McGahee upset with Suzy Kolber

SPORTSbyBROOKS.com notes that Baltimore’s Willis McGahee isn’t too fond of NFL sideline reporter Suzy Kolber’s latest work, which had her stating on Monday Night Football that maybe part of the reason why he got hurt against the Steelers was because he missed OTAs this summer.

Willis McGaheeThe CARROLL COUNTY TIMES reports that Willis McGahee didn’t take too kindly to Kolber’s suggestion of why the RB got hurt in the Ravens’ 23-20 loss to the Steelers. McGahee went down in the first half after suffering a bruised rib, and his status is still uncertain for this Sunday’s game against the Titans.

Kolber had reported that McGahee skipped out on almost all of the Ravens’ voluntary organized team actvities, or “OTA’s”, during the offseason – and such an absence may have been to blame for Willis’ wounds.

But McGahee didn’t like hearing that:

“Yeah, that bothers me,” McGahee said. “I’m not here for OTAs, so I get hurt? If I was at OTAs and I got hurt, then it would be, ‘He worked so hard. It’s a shame.’ No, it doesn’t work like that. Things happen in football.

“I got hit in the ribs. Would my ribs have been stronger if I had been at OTAs? I guess I’m not drinking enough milk. I’m very disappointed that once again the reason I got hurt is because of OTAs. That was garbage.”

Hey, watch what you say, Willis – Joe doesn’t like it when you mess with his women. Then again, if McGahee had bothered to practice with his teammates in Baltimore instead of by himself down in South Florida, the subject never would have been brought up in the first place. Don’t blame Suzy for your poor judgment.

I agree with Brooks in that the subject wouldn’t be open for debate had he been with his teammates this summer, but McGahee does have a point. What does a rib injury have to do with him missing OTAs while trying to recover from a knee procedure? And his comment about not drinking enough milk was pretty funny.

Westbrook’s brother says Brian’s injury is serious

Fantasy owners that were hoping to have Brian Westbrook back in their lineups this weekend might have to wait another week or two. According to Brian’s brother Byron, who plays corner for the Redskins, Brian’s ankle injury is more serious than the Eagles are letting on.

Brian Westbrook“I don’t think he’ll play,” Byron Westbrook said. “The ankle injury is more serious than what the Eagles put out. You know how Andy Reid is about injuries and giving out information. Just watching him on the sidelines after he turned his ankle [against Pittsburgh two weeks ago], it didn’t look good.

“He’s a warrior and it’s an NFC East game and he wants to play, but its also early in the season and it’s not a playoff game. If he goes out and plays at 75 percent, you could end up making it a lot worse. He would want to get to 90 percent to really be able to play.”

Westbrook said he and his big brother, who is getting treatment but, according to the Eagles, is scheduled to practice today, last talked on Sunday.

As he usually does when the Redskins are preparing to face the Eagles, Byron Westbrook will continue to act as his brother on the scout team all week. The Redskins will still prepare in case Brian Westbrook plays.

“We still have to prepare for him regardless,” Byron Westbrook said. “And if he can”t play, then we’ll just be over-prepared.”

Considering that the Redskins play the Eagles this weekend, it’s wise to take Byron’s information with a grain of salt. The two are family, but it’s not like Brian is going to hand out trade secrets to his practice squad brother, who-oh-by-the-way, plays for a division rival. It looks like (Brian) Westbrook will be a game-time decision, but I’m willing to bet he plays considering he practiced some on Wednesday.

A new web-based golf community launched this week: thesocialgolfer.com

An innovative new website called thesocialgolfer.com launched this week and they hope to provide a free online meeting place where golfers worldwide can establish friendships with other golfers for social and business purposes. Their goal is to become golf’s most user-friendly source of content for those who are avid participants and fans of the game.

Members can post their own profiles on the website, chat with old golf buddies online, and track past round performances at their favorite courses. The website will offer keen insights on out-of-town courses to help members play their best golf and maximize their golfing experience away from home. Members can also keep up with the latest golf news and watch instructional videos all at no charge.

You do not need a membership to a golf club to enjoy this website, just a desire to play golf. To learn more visit: www.thesocialgolfer.com.

Man almost kills roommate over fantasy football

It was bound to happen. With fantasy football growing more popular every year, it was only a matter of time before someone threatened another’s life over a FFB scoring system. Case in point, some yahoo in Florida almost killed his roommate because he was upset over how things went down in his latest fantasy football game.

A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday morning after he allegedly became upset over points in his Fantasy Football league and threatened to kill his roommate.

According to a report from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Chester Marcial “Chet” Ward, of the 4500 block of Duncan Road in Punta Gorda, allegedly sliced pages in the book his roommate was reading before holding a knife to his roommate’s neck and threatening to kill him.

The report stated the roommate, who “was in fear of his life,” went to a neighbor’s home and called 911.

When deputies arrived, Ward admitted to being upset over points from his fantasy football league and that he asked his roommate to move out of the residence. Because the roommate was ignoring him, Ward told the deputies that he pulled out his knife and cut the book as a joke.

The report stated Ward resisted arrest and even struck an officer’s hands before running across Duncan Road to escape arrest. As he ran away from the residence, Ward was Tasered by another deputy, and was then handcuffed.

Raise your hand if you can see someone in your fantasy league doing something like this if they lose. I’ve heard of people being Tasered for a lot of different reasons, but never because of fantasy football.

Ranking athlete’s hot wives and girlfriends

Need something to do besides those TPS reports that are due Friday by Noon? SPORTSNET.ca has compiled a photo gallery of all the hot wives/girlfriends of professional athletes and asks you to rank them 1-14.

Here are some of the candidates for your ranking pleasure:

Carmella DecesareJessica Simpson (Girlfriend of Tony Romo)
Brandi Garnett (Wife of Kevin Garnett)
Gisele Bundchen (Girlfriend of Tom Brady)
Elisa Cuthbert (Girlfriend of Dion Phaneuf)
Brooklyn Decker (Fiancée of Andy Roddick)
Hillary Duff (Girlfriend of Mike Comrie)
Carmella Decesare (Wife of Jeff Garcia)
Rachel Hunter (Fiancée of Jarret Stoll)
Ashley Judd (Wife of Dario Franchitti)
Kim Kardashian (Girlfriend of Reggie Bush)
Adrianna Lima (Girlfriend of Mario Jaric)
Eva Longoria (Wife of Tony Parker)

I went to vote but then I got lost in Carmella Decesare’s brea…personality.

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