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Feb 17th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
11-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner, and Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter died yesterday at 57. Carter, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May just two weeks after finishing his second season as coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Carter's daughter Kimmy Bloemers wrote on the family website, "I am deeply saddened to tell you all that my precious dad went to be with Jesus today at 4:10 p.m. This is the most
Feb 15th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
On Tuesday, Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin took Linsanity to a whole new level against Toronto. With less than a second to play, he made a tie-breaking 3-pointer to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points. New York rallied to beat the Raptors 90-87, extending its winning streak to six games.
Lin, NBA's first American-Taiwanese player, scored 27 points and added a career-high 11 assists in his first game since being named Eastern Conference player of the week. In just his fifth career start, Lin had no hesitation in taking the decisive shot. While he's
Feb 6th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
Super Bowl 46 ended up being a classic I-can-top-that showdown between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Indianapolis. The outcome was in doubt until the last desperation pass fell to the turf as the last second ticked off the clock. Eli Manning started the game with nine straight completions, a Super Bowl record. Tom Brady hit 16 straight over the second and third quarters, breaking Joe Montana's Super bowl record of 13.
Manning finished 30 for 40 for 296 yards with one touchdown, while Brady had two TDs and was 27 for 41 for 276 yards
Feb 3rd, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
Tyrone Duplessis, a running back for Louisiana Tech, was found dead yesterday at his off-campus apartment. According to Patrick Walsh, the athletic department's associate media relations director, the 21-year-old's cause of the death is unknown pending an autopsy. Yesterday morning, Duplessis' teammates were informed and grief counseling was being made available to the players.
In a statement, Louisiana Tech President Dan Reneau said, "We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tyrone Duplessis this morning. Tyrone was not only a valuable member o
Feb 1st, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
According to court papers filed Monday, Bobby Davis, one of the former ball boys who accused Fine of molestation, said he overheard Fine's wife telling another wife of a Syracuse assistant about performing oral sex on players. The papers said an affidavit was filed in New York State Supreme Court by attorney Gloria Allred who is representing Davis and his stepbrother Michael Lang in a defamation lawsuit against Syracuse and head coach Jim Boeheim.
When Fine was accused of molestation and after Boeheim initially said the two had lied and were only after mo
Jan 30th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
The Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Brandon Marshall, caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns to help the AFC make a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 in the NFL's Pro Bowl last night. Marshall had a touchdown catch in each quarter including an early 74-yarder and a 3-yarder in the fourth as well as was selected the game's MVP.
Because of a News Americas Marketing program, two active marines are going to Superbowl 46. Sergeant Sheena Adams and Master Sergeant David Jarvis won the superbowl tickets over 130,000 active duty
Jan 27th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
Over the past month, the Indianapolis Colts have been as dysfunctional as a Hollywood marriage. Two days after Peyton Manning, the Colts' four-time league MVP, complained that the Colts' complex had a dour atmosphere, team owner Jim Irsay called him a "politician" and that he didn't appreciate Manning's public campaign.
Irsay has fired vice chairman Bill Polian, general manager Chris Polian, coach Jim Caldwell and most of his staff over the last three weeks. Manning has said, "I wasn't trying to paint the Colts in a bad light, but it's tough when so many p
Jan 25th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
A University of Wisconsin student, identified only as John Doe, alleges former senior associate athletic director John Chadima put his hand down the student's pants at the end of an alcohol-fueled party during the football team's trip to the Rose Bowl.
According to an independent report released last night, the incident happened in Chadima's suite at a Los Angeles hotel on Dec. 31 and the student said he was "shocked and frightened" and slapped Chadima's hand away. On Jan. 6, Chadima was put on administrative leave and resigned the same day.
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Jan 23rd, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
Four years after New York stunned previously undefeated New England in the Arizona desert, they'll play a Super Bowl sequel.
The Patriots are rolling into the Super Bowl having won 10 straight, with their last loss being to, you guessed it, the Giants, 24-20 back in early November. New England last won the Super Bowl in 2005.
Patriots versus Giants, who will lift the Super Bowl trophy?
Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place that "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right w
Jan 18th, 2012
I'm Lynn Lumpkin CRWENewswire Sports Commentator. This is the Sports Corner.
Last year prized quarterback recruit Gunner Kiel said he would go to Indiana and later expressed interest in LSU, but made the decision yesterday to join Notre Dame. Kiel was rated by many scouting services as the top recruit in the nation. At Columbus (Ind.) High School las year, he passed for 2,517 yards and 28 touchdowns, while rushing for 482 yards and 11 scores. Kiel passed for a total of 7,175 yards during his high school career.
In a statement provided by the school, Kiel said, "This recruitment process was a roller-coaster ride at times, but I kno
