The Patriots have given Deion Branch permission to seek a trade, most likely to give the WR a dose of reality. The team is thinking that if Branch can see his relative value, that he’ll realize that Patriots’ offer to extend his contract for three years and $19 M is a fair offer. This news actually helps Branch’s value because it means that he’ll likely return to the field faster, whether it be for the Pats or for another team…Daunte Culpepper appears to be all the way back from the devastating knee injury that sidelined him last season. Don’t pull the trigger on Culpepper or any QB too early, unless you are getting really good value in the middle rounds…Willie Parker will start out as the team’s goal-line back. This really helps his value heading into the season, making him a solid third round pick…KC guard Will Shields should be back for Week 1, which is good news for Larry Johnson owners…The Rams signed Stephen Davis, which hurts the value of Tony Fisher and, given Davis’ redzone abilities, may affect Steven Jackson as well. Jackson is a big player, so there’s no reason to think that he won’t be used on the goal line, but the presence of Davis gives the team an option, and that’s a bit worrisome.
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ESPN.com is reporting that Titans’ cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication outside of a bar early Friday morning.
Officers saw Jones arguing loudly with a woman outside a nightclub where a rap concert had been held, according to the police report. The 22-year-old Jones was described by police as slurring his speech, having bloodshot eyes and smelling strongly of alcohol.
Another club patron also has filed a police complaint, accusing Jones of assaulting her. Toya Garth of Antioch told police Curtis accused her of taking the purse and that Jones spit in her face. She said she spit back at him. Garth didn’t immediately seek an arrest warrant against Jones, the sheriff’s department said.
Lets see, I’ve been killing myself at two-a-day practices for the past couple of weeks; working hard, trying to better myself and my team. Plus, my coaches and teammates have remarked that I’m a changed man since my FIRST arrest and how great I’m performing in camp.
So, you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to head out to a rap concert, get hammered drunk, spit and scream at women and then I think I’ll take a leak out in public and get myself thrown in jail.
I don’t care if the guy was the victim or innocent, he shouldn’t have put himself in that position right after camp lets out. How can his teammates trust this kid to help them win games when he’s too busy pulling his best Chris Henry impersonation and getting arrested multiple times?
That’s it, enough on yet another pro athlete winding up in jail. I hope this guy gets torched Marvin Harrison for five scores this year.
The FIBA World Championships enter the single-elimination round of 16 this weekend, but it’s pretty difficult to figure out what games are on when. Check your local listings for the games on ESPN2, FSN and NBATV. (All times ET.)
FIBA World Championships
Sun, 1 AM: USA vs. Australia – ESPN2
MLB
Sat, 1:20 PM: Washington @ Atlanta – FOX
Sat, 1:20 PM: Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis – FOX
Sat, 4:05 PM: NY Yankees @ LA Angels – FOX
Sun, 8:05 PM: Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis – ESPN
NFL Preseason
Fri, 8 PM: Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia – ESPN
Sat, 8 PM: Tampa Bay @ Jacksonville – CBS
Mon, 8 PM: Green Bay @ Cincinnati – ESPN
After a devastating and chatastropic knee injury last season, Miami Dolphins QB Daunte Culpepper has worked his way back. Not only has he gotten back on the field, he’s actually turning some heads this preseason. There have been questions all along about how the recovery and rehab process would evolve and if he really could get himself back to full strength. After all, he did have triple knee ligament surgery. In the early going, however, Culpepper seems to be answering those questions and appears to be ready to roll.
In the Dolphins’ recent loss to the Panthers, Culpepper went 14 of 19 for 130 yards and also ran twice for 11. He’s surprisingly showing some mobility despite his knee and is throwing the ball extremely well. At the helm of a Dolphin team who won their last six games last season, Culpepper is looking for big things this year, both for himself and the team. I’m starting to re-think my previous fantasy ranking of Culpepper and may bump him up a little bit the way he is playing. He may actually have enough in him to lead Nick Saban’s Dolphins to the playoffs this season.
Heading into its final game in group play, Team USA had already clinched top spot in Group D. It would be understandable if the team came out a bit flat, but they didn’t, and went on to a 103-58 victory over Senegal. Chris Bosh finally got some minutes and made the most of them, posting 20 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James, who struggled in the game against Italy, added 17 points in the win.
The top 16 teams move onto the next round, where the U.S. team will face Australia on Sunday.
“It’s ‘one and done’ and this is not a seven-game NBA series,” Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We have to be ready for each ball game. The best way to get ready is to play defense at the start of each ball game. We’ve done a good job defensively. Hopefully, we’ll pick that up even more, now that we’re going on to Tokyo.”
In the NBA playoffs, teams get four losses before they are eliminated from the playoffs. The team needs to understand that there are no second chances in international play. They need to make the most of every possession and the best way to do that is to be sure to take care of the little things, like boxing out, playing help defense and practicing good shot selection.
The television schedule is still unsettled. View the entire schedule here.
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