Posted on 07 November 2011. Tags: Ines Sainz, jets, nfl, workplace training
Following an evaluation of what took place September 11 in a post game interview between a female reporter from a Mexican television network and players with the New York Jets, the National Football League announced Friday it will begin a training program to educate all teams in the league how to better conduct themselves in [...]
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Posted on 17 September 2010. Tags: charge, domestic battery, domestic violence, felony, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr, undefeated champion in the welterweight division, has been charged with multiple felony charges following his arrest last Friday on a domestic violence accusation. Mayweather was accused last week of beating his former girlfriend in front of their three children as well as stealing her cell phone. He was released on a $3,000 [...]
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Posted on 14 September 2010. Tags: Kevin Durant, MVP, world basketball championship
After a wait of 16 years the United States was finally able to bring home the basketball world championship thanks in part to all-world forward Kevin Durant. While many of his peers are just now finishing up their collegiate careers playing basketball, Durant has finished his third pro year with the Oklahoma Thunder and now [...]
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Posted on 11 September 2010. Tags: arrested, assault, floyd mayweather, grand larceny, josie harris
Floyd Mayweather Jr, undefeated welterweight boxing champion, was taken into custody Friday at the home of his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris and charged with domestic battery and grand larceny. Mayweather, age thirty-three is the third highest paid athlete in the United States with earnings totaling over sixty million dollars. He is unbeaten in forty-one bouts and [...]
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Posted on 10 September 2010. Tags: 2018, 2022, bid, tournament, world cup
In a move seen as an effort to focus on obtaining the 2022 World Cup, the United States is considering withdrawing its bid for the 2018 World Cup. FIFA was scheduled to make a decision this December as to whether the United States could bid on the World Cup in both 2018 and 2022. Many [...]
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Posted on 09 September 2010. Tags: basketball, Kevin Durant, world championship
Aided by an all-star performance by U.S. forward Kevin Durant the American squad moved into the semi-finals bracket of the basketball world championships with an 89-79 win over the Russian squad. The American victory puts them into the same bracket as Lithuania who had a surprisingly easy time dispatching one of the pre-tournament favorites Argentina [...]
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Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: collective bargaining agreement, compensation, nfl, rookie
In a move seen as trying to expedite the upcoming National Football League collective bargaining agreement, commissioner Roger Goodell gave a warning that any deal not reached before March of 2011 would make any subsequent deal much more complicated. The National Football League agreement between management and players covers a wide variety of issues that [...]
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Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: golf, ryder cup, tiger woods
United States Ryder Cup team captain Corey Pavin today announced his four wildcard picks and selected as one of them the current number one player in the world, Tiger Woods. Woods would not normally be a controversial pick but this past year has been a roller coaster ride for Woods, both on and off the [...]
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Posted on 06 September 2010. Tags: Billups, Krzyzewski, U.S., world basketball championship
Pre-tournament favorites the United States easily defeated Angola 121-66 to advance into the quarter-final round of the basketball world championships where they will face Russia. Lacking many of the top players in the National Basketball League like Kobe Bryant and Lebron James, the U.S. squad still has plenty of talent and is coached by Mike [...]
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Posted on 05 September 2010. Tags: Slovenia, Turkey, world basketball championship
Host country Turkey moved into the world championship quarter final round to face upstart Slovenia in what is anticipated to be an exciting matchup. The Slovenia squad also represents the tiniest country to make it into the twenty-four team tournament. With a population of a little over 2 million the Slovenian have shown they can [...]
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