Report: Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade will sign with Miami Heat
July 7, 2010
(ChattahBox) – ESPN is reporting Chris Bosh has decided to join alongside Dwyane Wade and play for the Miami Heat, citing a “person with knowledge of the situation.” Bosh and Wade, share the same agent Henry Thomas, and while other scenarios were possible ,this always seemed the most likely. ESPN’s Shelley Smith also confirmed the pending move through independent sources. Wade and Bosh are expected to get the maximum amount allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement, and will announce their decision on Wednesday, according to the source.
NHL Enforcer Bob Probert Has Died (June 5, 1965 – July 5, 2010)
July 5, 2010
(ChattahBox) – Former Detroit Red Wing and Chicago BlackHawk forward/enforcer Bob Probert lived life large on and off the ice. Probert died suddenly Monday after collapsing while on a boat on Lake St. Clair near Windsor, Ont. at the tender age of 45, The Windsor Star reports. Read more
Record-Breaking Wimbledon Tennis Match Captures International Attention
June 24, 2010
(ChattahBox)—During the first round of play in the men’s Wimbledon tennis match, records were broken, heck even the digital scoreboard literally crashed under the weight of keeping score of the longest match in tennis history, capturing the attention of the world. The two Wimbledon warriors are an unlikely pair, U.S. player John Isner, seeded 23rd and an unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut. After two-days of grueling play, including 163 games, the match will resume Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. Read more
Az. Rookie Leagues, Issue IDs, Prep Players on SB 1070
June 19, 2010
(ChattahBox)—A wave of young men from the Dominican Republic, ripe for racial profiling, have landed in the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, a state known for its controversial “show me your papers” law. The men, many of whom don’t speak English, are in town to play in the Arizona Rookie League, a minor-minor league in which some of baseball’s best prospects are recruited for the majors. To keep the Latino players out of the reach of the notorious illegal immigrant hunter, sheriff Joe Arpaio, league officials are taking extra steps to prepare them for the new world of institutionalized nativist bigotry in the state of Arizona. Read more
Cops Seize Gun of Ex-Colts Receiver Marvin Harrison
June 17, 2010
(ChattahBox)—Former Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison, was stopped by the Philadelphia police for driving the wrong way on a one-way street Wednesday that resulted in the seizure of his gun. Although, the record-breaking NFL receiver had a permit to carry a firearm, he denied to police officers that it was in his possession. Read more
Tiger Woods’ Love Child Claims Reopen Dead Horse Beating
June 15, 2010
US (ChattahBox) – Because the World Cup has caused an interruption to constant Tiger Woods updates, a porn star has come forward as the second woman to claim she carried the spawn of the golfer’s apparently magical seed.
Vince Young Accused Of Assault On Man In Strip Club
June 14, 2010
Texas (ChattahBox) – Vince Young is accused of assaulting a man in a strip club after he ‘disrespected’ the University of Texas Longhorns, in what might be the most ridiculous and petty fight from an NFL player this year.
U.S. Versus England – World Cup Tie 1/1
June 12, 2010
South Africa (ChattahBox) – The U.S. versus England game has just ended, with a draw 1/1, in an exciting, if slightly disappointing, match.
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has died
June 5, 2010
(ChattahBox) – John Wooden, the brilliant UCLA basketball coach who guided the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships in the 1960s and ’70s has died. at the age of 99. Wooden passed Friday evening of natural causes at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the university announced, after falling gravely ill a couple days before. Read more
Police Raid Doctor’s Home, Office In Connection To Erica Blasberg Death
May 31, 2010
Nevada (ChattahBox) – Police investigating the death of young golfing pro Erica Blasberg have raided the home and office of a doctor she was known to be associated with.