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NFL appeals ruling in StarCaps case

ST. PAUL, MINN. --The NFL on Monday filed an appeal to a judge's ruling blocking the suspension of three New Orleans Saints and two Minnesota Vikings. Originally, lawyers for the league, the players and the NFL Players Association were to file ...

From JAY WEINER, NOLA,  22 Dec 2008
Related Topics: NFL,  New Orleans Saints,  Minnesota Vikings,  Will Smith,  Deuce McAllister

Deuce McAllister, Will Smith can play Sunday for New Orleans Saints

David Grunfeld / The Times-PicayuneSaints RB Deuce McAllister scoring his first touchdown of the season. McAllister ..... U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson issued a preliminary injunction Friday allowing suspended Saints players Deuce McAllister ...

From JAY WEINER, NOLA,  5 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Will Smith,  New Orleans Saints,  Deuce McAllister,  Charles Grant,  NFL

Suspension hearing involving Deuce McAllister, Will Smith continues

"Poor information from league officials about the ingredients in StarCaps" - how about negligence on the part of NFL officials to disclose this information to the players? I just don't see how the NFL can win this, if the process is truly fair. How can ...

From JAY WEINER, NOLA,  5 Dec 2008
Related Topics: NFL,  Will Smith

Beijing hosts memorable Games, but not without incident

BEIJING -- A Chinese journalist approached Saturday and asked for an opinion. "Please assess these Olympics," she requested, "in one sentence." It was a very good Olympics, except for the senseless murder, the inexplicable arrests, the useless ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  24 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Usain Bolt,  Jacques Rogge,  General Electric,  National Basketball Association,  Wang Wei

Beijing Games: By the numbers

Now that the Olympics have drawn to a close, Jay Weiner breaks down some of the more eye-popping numbers to come out of the Beijing Games. 80: Ratings share in China for the Opening Ceremonies. 43: Percent of competitors who were women, highest ever. ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  24 Aug 2008

'One of the best games in international basketball history'

"The intensity of the game was unbelievable," James said after Team USA's victory over Spain on Sunday, dissecting each play like a PGA Tour golfer who remembers his birdie on the 16th at the Buick in '03. "Every rebound, every pass, every shot." ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  24 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Team USA,  LeBron James,  Dwyane Wade,  Mike Krzyzewski,  Kobe Bryant

Weiner: Thoughts of brother never far for gold medalist Merritt

BEIJING - LaShawn Merritt took that rivalry and shoved it. In the 400-meter race of the Summer Games, with 85,000 people screaming a half world away from home, American Merritt demolished defending world and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner Thursday ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  21 Aug 2008
Related Topics: LaShawn Merritt,  Jeremy Wariner

A whirlwind day at the Olympics

By day's end, said correspondent was virtually everywhere. The task at hand: attend as many Olympic events as possible. Goal: eight different sports (if Michael Phelps' magic number was eight, then so was mine). Methods of transport: official ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  20 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Michael Phelps,  Oscar Pistorius,  National Basketball Association,  NFL

Softball backers pushing for Olympic reinstatement

The softballers are set to play Japan on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament, but the odds heavily favor the Yanks, who have won every Olympic gold since softball got into the Olympics in 1996. BEIJING -- It's OK to dominate if ...

From JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  19 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Team USA,  Don Porter,  Michael Phelps,  Jennie Finch,  Dirk Nowitzki

Endorsement gold on the horizon for Phelps

Let us count the ways that Michaelmania is manifesting itself BEIJING -- Maybe, just maybe, with his past Olympic week of medals and records, Michael Phelps has single-handedly changed the nature of swimming. It sure feels that way in Beijing. ...

From TRIPP MICKLE & JAY WEINER, Sporting News,  18 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Peter Carlisle (politician),  Michael Phelps,  McDonald's,  Mark Spitz,  AT&T Inc.

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