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TJ Oshie girlfriend Lauren Cosgrove is the real American hero

February 15, 2014 By Steve DelVecchio 1 Comment

St. Louis Blues forward TJ Oshie is all of a sudden one of America’s most beloved athletes. He led Team USA to a win over Russia on Saturday by scoring four shootout goals. The 27-year-old is the talk of the Twitter world, but we have some bad news for all the ladies out there — Oshie is taken.

Oshie’s girlfriend is Lauren Cosgrove, and some would argue that she is the driving force behind the man whose Wikipedia briefly referred to him as an American hero. Wouldn’t you be motivated to win if you had this waiting at home for you?

This guy is a legend in the making.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, WAG Tagged With: Lauren Cosgrove, TJ Oshie

Richie Incognito talked about shooting black people, Jeff Ireland

February 14, 2014 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

There are so many notable angles to emerge from the Ted Wells report on the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin bullying investigation. We’ve covered many of them already, but another one is how Incognito and another Miami Dolphins player texted about shooting black people and former Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland during conversations about guns. You can read about it in the text message exchanges shown below:

Though the investigation and reasonable people would recognize they’re just joking, it’s nonetheless disturbing to read that those are thoughts they had and joked about. The investigation concluded that despite those being jokes, a lot of it was rooted in deep-seated racism, which is how I view it.

In the end, Incognito definitely comes across to me as a crazy guy who is a good football player, sometimes endearing teammate, but crosses the line way too frequently and doesn’t know when to stop. He creates a bad environment for a lot of the people around him, and he’s certainly not the kind of disturbing force I’d want on my team. Martin also seemed to accurately evaluate himself when he said he’s a pushover and recognized that it is not in his nature to fight back with words or physical force. That’s probably why the tormenting of him never stopped.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Football Tagged With: Richie Incognito

Darren Sharper charged with drugging and raping two women

February 14, 2014 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper was formally charged with drugging and raping two women in a Los Angeles County court on Friday. Sharper was arrested on suspicion of rape last month and was released after posting $200,000 bond.

According to the district attorney’s office, the 38-year-old has been accused of drugging and assaulting one woman in October and another in January. Both instances occurred at a hotel in LA, and Sharper is said to have given the women a shot of alcohol after inviting them to his room. The complaint alleges he gave the women morphine and zolpidem, which are found in the sleep medication Ambien.

One woman claims she woke up naked with Sharper sexually assaulting her on Oct. 30, hours after she drank the shot of alcohol. Another woman who was invited to his hotel room that same night said she woke up and “interrupted (Sharper’s) actions.”

On Jan. 14, Sharper allegedly met two women at the same nightclub where the previous incident took place. He is also said to have offered them shots and one woman believed she had been sexually assaulted when she woke up the next day.

Sharper, who won a super bowl with the Saints in 2009, is also being investigated for a sexual assault that was filed in Louisiana. He claims to have a video proving the sex with the woman involved in that case was consensual. The bad news continues to pile up for the five-time Pro Bowler.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Football, Police Blotter Tagged With: Darren Sharper

Richie Incognito to Mike Pouncey after Jonathan Martin left Dolphins: ‘F— that guy’

February 14, 2014 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Last week, we shared with you a number of text messages that had been exchanged between Miami Dolphins offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito. Although we had yet to hear many aspects of the story, it seemed like Incognito and Martin were friendly enough with each other that you could argue Incognito was blindsided by Martin’s accusations. The Ted Wells report has changed most of that.

At one point after Martin left the Dolphins, Incognito reached out to him to say, “I’m here for you” and ask how he was doing. According to the Wells report (page 133), Incognito had the following exchange with fellow offensive lineman Mike Pouncey just hours later.

Incognito: F– Jmart That f—t is never [allowed] back
Pouncey: Bro I said the same thing I can’t even look at him the
same he’s a p—y
Incognito: My agent just asked if we held mandatory strip club
meetings Jmart is f—–g ratting on everyone
Pouncey: Lol wow are you serious he is a f–k boy
Pouncey: He’s not welcome back bro I can’t be around that
f—–g guy
Incognito: F–k that guy if Ur not with [u]s Ur against us
Pouncey: No question bro he’s a coward for snitching
Incognito: Snitches get stitches Blood in blood out F—–g guy
Pouncey: He’s dead to me

In the days following that conversation, Incognito reached out to Martin again and said, “I need you buddy I’m getting killed in the media.”

Simply put, it appears obvious that Incognito went into panic mode when he realized how serious the allegations against him were. He was likely trying to butter Martin up, but it was far too late.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Football Tagged With: Jonathan Martin, Mike Pouncey, Richie Incognito

Is flaw with new suits hurting Olympic speedskaters?

February 13, 2014 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

Some poor results among U.S. speedskaters at the Olympics in Sochi has led the team’s coaches to question what is causing the unexpected problems. According to the Wall Street Journal, the speedskating coaches believe a flaw with the new speedskating suits is hurting the athletes.

Here’s what The Journal wrote in an article published on Thursday:

According to three people familiar with the U.S. team, these suits—which were designed by apparel sponsor Under Armour and billed before the Games as a major advantage—have a design flaw that may be slowing the skaters down. These people said that vents on back of the suit, designed to allow heat to escape, are allowing air to enter the suit and create drag that keeps the skaters from staying in the “low” position they need to achieve maximum speed. One skater said team members felt they were fighting the suit to maintain correct form.

No American has finished better than seventh in any of the six events so far, including Shani Davis, who won gold in the 1,000 meter at the last two Olympics but finished eighth this year.

An Under Armour executive told The Journal that they believe the suits are fast, but since they have not translated to medals, they will do anything to make changes to improve results. Several skaters have even taken their suits to an Under Armour seamstress to have a piece of rubber added to the flap.

Though Under Armour put the suits through extensive testing to make them as good as possible, this is the first the skaters have worn them in competition, which seems like a mistake.

Davis refused to blame the suit for his slower than expected times, but many people believe the suit has a lot to do with it. A Dutch team suit designer even said he had experimented with an opening a few years ago, but he found out that it was slowing the skaters down.

It sure as heck sounds to me like Under Armour needs to make a big change — now. It’s too late to fix past problems, but maybe they can get things figured out for the remaining events.

H/T Fourth-Place Medal

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Olympics Tagged With: 2014 Winter Olympics

Ed Reed reportedly had $50,000 stolen from his car

February 13, 2014 By Steve DelVecchio 1 Comment

New York Jets safety Ed Reed is reportedly missing a large chunk of cash. According to Click 2 Houston, Reed had $50,000 cash stolen out of his car earlier this week.

Reed reportedly went to a bank in Houston to withdraw $50,000 and had stopped off at a Bank of America down the street. When he left the money in the car, he returned to find his window had been smashed and the bag of money had been stolen from his front seat. Police believe he may have been followed.

Click 2 Houston added that it is unknown why Reed was in Houston. I don’t really know anything about having mass amounts of money in the bank, but perhaps Reed — who now plays in New York — was withdrawing his money from banks in Houston since he is no longer with the Texans. You have to wonder if it was someone he knows that was aware of his plan and stole the money.

Yes, I know I’m not a detective. It’s still fun to pretend.

H/T The Big Lead

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Football Tagged With: Ed Reed

Terrell Owens’ wife Rachel Snider reportedly hospitalized after suicide attempt

February 13, 2014 By Steve DelVecchio 4 Comments

In a matter of weeks, Terrell Owens and his wife Rachel Snider have gone from a couple that we know very little about to being directly in the gossip spotlight. The duo is already getting a divorce, with rumors swirling that Snider believes Owens married her so he could obtain a $2 million loan for a home. A new report indicates Snider may have tried to kill herself.

According to TMZ, Snider was hospitalized over the weekend after what sources described as an “apparent suicide attempt.” If you scroll through Snider’s Twitter timeline, you will see that a lot of people have wished her well in her recovery. There is no indication of what happened.

TMZ noted that Snider previously stated on Twitter that she had been hospitalized for a “broken heart.” One Twitter follower who asked what happened was told she is simply “broken down” at the moment.

@BlkJohnyManziel jus a little broken down right now .

— Rachel/Snider/Owens (@rachel24Q) February 12, 2014

On Sunday, Snider tweeted that she holds no ill will toward TO.

I love Terrell always and forever . Hr is a wonderful, athlete, father, friend and brother in Christ. I will nvr regret saying I do.

— Rachel/Snider/Owens (@rachel24Q) February 9, 2014