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      Chargers’ safety Ellison arrested

      May 25, 2010 /

      According to SI.com, Chargers’ safety Kevin Ellison was arrested in Redondo Beach on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.

      Police say the 23-year-old was arrested Monday afternoon after he was stopped for speeding in a school zone near his former high school.
      Sgt. Peter Grimm says a search of Ellison’s vehicle turned up 100 pills of Vicodin, which is a controlled substance. He was booked and released on $10,000 bail.
      Grimm says Ellison didn’t have a prescription and even if he did, it was an unusually large amount of pills for a pharmacist to distribute.

      “Grimm says Ellison didn’t have a prescription and even if he did, it was an unusually large amount of pills for a pharmacist to distribute.”

      No kidding. Ellison could have put down a couple horses with the number of pills he had on him.

      Ellison was a sixth round pick in 2009 that started nine games last year. He was expected to battle rookie Darrell Stuckey in training camp this year, although the Bolts can’t be thrilled with this news. It’ll be interesting to see if he can battle his way back or if something like this will inevitably ruin his career.

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      ECF Game 4: Magic avoid the sweep

      May 24, 2010 /

      The Magic could have folded. Game 4, on the road, already down 0-3. Teams that fall behind 0-3 have lost 93-of-93 series. The Magic know the odds are stacked against them, but they won Game 4 anyway behind a pretty massive 32-16, four-block effort from Dwight Howard. Jameer Nelson added 23-5-9 and turned the ball over six times, but Orlando had enough to survive, 96-92.

      Donde esta Vince Carter? 1-of-9 shooting, three points, three turnovers. That stat line makes Orlando’s win that much more amazing.

      Despite 68 points from Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, the Celtics shot just 42% from the field and just 28% from long range. The normally productive Boston benched managed just 12 points on 15 shots.

      This win should give Orlando some confidence. If they can win Game 5, the momentum of the series will even out, and the possibility of forcing a Game 7 will be within sight. The pressure will be back on the Celtics to close out the series in Game 6.

      No one is expecting the Magic to come back in the series, so they can play loose. And a loose team is a dangerous team.

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      Dwayne Bowe: Chiefs players arranged for women to meet in hotel rooms on road trip

      May 24, 2010 /

      Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe is once again in hot water following comments he made in a recent ESPN the Magazine article.

      SI.com provides the details:

      No one, at least inside the organization, wants to talk about Bowe’s story, the one he told to ESPN the Magazine for last week’s edition. He said teammates arranged for women they met on social networking sites to meet them at a hotel during a road trip to San Diego in 2007, his rookie season.

      Calling it “importing,” Bowe said the women were flown in three or four days in advance and took up the entire floor of the hotel. He said the women knew just about everything about the players.

      Nothing about this story surprises me. You mean athletes went out of their way to hook up with random women on the road? Shocker.

      What does surprise me, however, is why Bowe would share a story like this. Outside of bringing attention to yourself or trying to show off, why would any athlete tell the media about something like this? Did Bowe think that the story wouldn’t be published? What was he hoping to gain by giving access to this kind of behavior?

      Chiefs head coach Todd Haley has already said that this will be a make or break year for Bowe, who is incredibly talented but can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Last year, he reported to camp out of shape and then was suspended four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. If he wants to continue his career in Kansas City, he might want to concentrate solely on football for a while and lay low.


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      Is Robiskie ready to shine for Browns in 2010?

      May 24, 2010 /

      Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer compiled a list of five players that he believes may shine for the Browns in 2010 and of those five, I happen to agree with his selection of second year receiver Brian Robiskie.

      Brian Robiskie: The second-year receiver dressed for 11 games as a rookie and caught passes in only three of them. If one OTA practice open to the media is any indication, he should at least quintuple his season total of seven catches.

      Of all the receivers at last year’s scouting combine, I felt as though Robiskie was the most polished. That’s not to say he was the best, but his route running was superb (which is usually a great indication that a young receiver will make an impact right away in the NFL) and he displayed soft hands during all of the drills.

      Neither Grossi nor I are suggesting that Robiskie will be a superstar, but I think the former Ohio State Buckeye could mount a career that resembles former Bill Don Beebe’s. Some of you might be thinking, “Oh, wow – Don Beebe, huh? Wow – great.” But Robiskie could do much worse than to have a Don Beebe-like career. Much worse.


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      Jose Lima will be remembered by fans

      May 24, 2010 /

      Jose Lima, who played 13 seasons for five different clubs in major league baseball, died at the age of 37 on Sunday. He apparently suffered a major heart attack in his home and later passed away at Huntington Memorial Hospital.

      Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle wrote a nice piece on Lima today about what he meant to the fans and his teammates. Below is a small taste of the article.

      You never forgot how he stopped that afternoon and signed an autograph for your kid.

      Jose Lima didn’t just scribble his name and hurry into the dugout like the others. He struck up a conversation, asked his name, made him laugh.

      Your kid was hooked on Lima Time from that moment, and so were you. He captured an entire generation that way.

      As legacies go, isn’t that a wonderful one?

      “I was born for this,” Lima once said.

      Indeed he was. Thousands of fans surely left the ballpark vowing to return because Jose Lima made them feel special.

      “I know they pay my bills,” he said. “Some people change when they make a lot of money. That’s not Jose Lima.”

      Death always has a way of making you remember the good in people. Some baseball fans didn’t like Lima because he craved attention and was outlandish, but part of the reason sports are great is because they give you athletes to both cheer for and root against.

      Lima finished his baseball career with a losing record (89-102) and a 5.26 ERA. But even though he won’t go down as a good pitcher, most fans that watched baseball during his career span remember Jose Lima. He had a colorful personality and he will be missed.

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