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WSU Cougar Pirate Flag on ESPN Shows Excitement of WSU Fans

Sportshistory — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:17:21 +0000

View the video of the Mike Leach-inspired WSU Cougar Pirate Flag on ESPN Gameday

See also: http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/leach_mike_coach.htm

The response of among WSU Cougar football fans regarding Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State University was
immediate. Within days of Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State, the now-famous tradition of flying the Cougar flag on ESPN Gameday took place with an added dimension: A pirate emblem (in homage to pirate-loving Mike Leach), was seen flying in the background of an ESPN Gameday broadcast.

Bubba Smith Died of Medication Overdose

Sportshistory — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:50:51 +0000

Bubba Smith

Los Angeles County Coroner’s office revealed that former all-pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman Bubba Smith died of acute drug intoxication, along with a heart condition.The autopsy found that Smith, who died at the age of 66, on Aug. 3at his Baldwin Hills home, had phentermine,which is a weight-loss drug, in his system. Coroner’s officials said he also had heart disease and high-blood pressure.

The 66-year-old actor’s heart was abnormally large — nearly twice the weight of a normal heart — and some vessels were blocked as much as 75%, according to the report.

Charles Aaron Smith was born Feb. 28, 1945, in Orange, Texas, and grew up in Beaumont, where his mother was a teacher and his father his high school football coach.

At Michigan State, Smith became an All-American defensive end for the Spartans, who went 19-1-1 his last two seasons. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

The 6-foot-7, 280-pound defensive end was the No. 1 NFL draft pick from Michigan State University when he joined the Baltimore Colts in 1967.He played five seasons for the Colts, which included their upset loss to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III and a victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V.

He spent two seasons with the Oakland Raiders and two more with the Houston Oilers before a knee injury ended his career in 1976.

After football, Smith was recruited to appear in commercials for Miller Lite beer. He and fellow NFL veteran Dick Butkus were cast as inept golfers and polo players in the TV spots.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/bubba-smith-died-of-drug-intoxication-other-factors-coroner-says.html

WSU Cougars Win 64-21, Lose Quarterback Tuel

Sportshistory — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:07:46 +0000

Washington State University Cougars trounced the Idaho State Bengals in front of a nice home crowd of over 22,000. While the score of 64 to 21 is a good way for the Cougars and their embattled coach, Paul Wulff to start with, the victory came with a high price. Starting Quarterback Jeff Tuel suffered a broken clavicle, and is out at least six to eight weeks. Marshall Lobbestael stepped in at quarterback and led the Cougars to victory.

See below for interviews with the Cougar players and Coach Wulff.

Tim Lincecum’s Season of Despair

Sportshistory — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:53:29 +0000

Original Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Tim Lincecum didn’t wait for Bruce Bochy to take the ball from him. The Giants‘ ace reached out to the manager before he had finished his last stride onto the mound and made a very conspicuous handoff. Then Lincecum, a native of Washington State, walked to the dugout with his chin drooping toward his chest, while the bulk of the Giants’ sellout crowd rose to offer a polite, almost parental, ovation.

Lincecum, who played college-level baseball at the University of Washington, knew he had failed his team..Continue Reading

Tim Lincecum

Hasselbeck to Titans, Tavaris Jackson to Seahawks

Sportshistory — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:10:38 +0000

Matt Hasselbeck, the only man to quarerback the Seattle Seahawks to a Superbowl, was told by the team his services were no longer needed. Hasselbeck then signed with the Tennessee Titans to serve as a mentor for another Northwest icon, rookie Jake Locker, late of the University of Washington.

To replace Hasselbeck, the Seahawks are bringing in Tavaris Jackson and, reportedly, Matt Leinart to compete with Charlie Whitehurst for the starting QB spot.

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/deepend/archive/2011/07/27/matt-hasselbeck-done-in-seattle.aspx

Judge Declares Mistrial in Clemons Case

Sportshistory — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:12:51 +0000

Judge Declares Mistrial in Clemons Case (original story from the New York Times)

The federal judge presiding over Roger Clemens’s perjury trial today declared a mistrial because the prosecution revealed information Thursday that he previously deemed inadmissible.

The part of the tape that worried him included comments made by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, about the credibility of Andy Pettitte, Clemens’s former best friend and teammate, who is expected to be one of the star witnesses for the government.

Pettitte testified that Clemens had admitted to him that he used human growth hormone in 1999 or 2000.

The prosuction also played for the jury a part of the Congressional hearings in which Cummings read an affidavit from Andy Pettitte’s wife, Laura. In the affidavit, she said that her husband had told her about a conversation he had with Clemens about Clemens’s use of human growth hormone.

Walton ruled last week that Laura Pettitte’s testimony would be barred from the trial, unless it was needed for rebuttal evidence when Andy Pettitte was on the stand.

Manager Dick Williams Dead at 82

Sportshistory — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:30:58 +0000

Dick Williams, who managed several baseball teams, including Oakland and Seattle, has died at the age of 82: http://is.gd/ELTPLI (Sent via SEA Baseball News for Android by ZenMobi – http://zenmobi.com)

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On this date ..

Sportshistory — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:06:05 +0000

2010 – Don Coryell, American football head coach (b. 1924) died.

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World Series of Poker starts

Sportshistory — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:47:20 +0000

World Series of Poker tourneys begin in Las Vegas (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110531/ap_on_sp_ot/us_world_series_of_poker

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Tressel resigns Ohio State

Sportshistory — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:08:24 +0000

Jim Tressel resigns as Ohio State’s football coach (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110530/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_ohio_st_tressel_resigns

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