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Cardinals Rumors: Khalil Greene Traded from Padres

December 4th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in MLB

On the same day the former Cardinals shortstop Edgar Renteria was signed by the San Francisco Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired shortstop Khalil Greene from the San Diego Padres - who are unloading salary after salary… and expunging themselves of all talent in that process.

Khalil Green was traded for two relievers - but they have no yet been named. MLBTradeRumors speculates that Mark Worrell may be on of those two men.

Kahlil Green stats / player card:
San Diego Padres — No. 3
Shortstop
Born: October 21, 1979 (age 29)
Butler, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut September 3, 2003 for the San Diego Padres

Career statistics
Batting average .248
Home runs 84
Runs batted in 328

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Plaxico Burress Shooting Details Emerge: Antonio Pierce with Him

November 30th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NFL

The Giants’ dream season was thrown into turmoil Saturday when Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub and linebacker Antonio Pierce tried to hide the gun, police sources said. Burress is expected to be arrested on felony weapons charges in the coming days, while Pierce’s attorney was in frantic discussions with cops last night to stave off criminal charges, police sources said.

Burress’ latest self-inflicted wound came after he was initially turned away from the LQ nightclub in midtown because he was packing heat, police sources said. Burress, 31, who was sporting flashy jewelry and carrying loads of cash, told club management he needed the gun to protect himself, sources said. The mercurial Giant was waved inside the crowded Latin-themed club on Lexington Ave. about midnight. He downed several drinks, making already jittery security guards more nervous about his weapon.

As Burress was being led into a VIP area, with a drink in his hand, the gun slipped down his pants leg. He reached for the weapon, but fumbled it and it went off, sources said. The bullet tore through Burress’ already injured right thigh, police said. “[The bullet] went in and out. No bones,” Chief Michael Collins, a police spokesman, said. Pierce, 30, rushed to his bleeding teammate and applied pressure to the wound as Burress screamed in pain amid the hip-hop beats piping through the club, sources said. As he worked to slow the bleeding, Pierce berated Burress for bringing a loaded handgun into a club.

Panicking, Burress told his teammate not to call 911 for an ambulance, sources said. Pierce helped the bloodied receiver out of the club before taking off with the gun and stashing it somewhere in New Jersey, sources said. Burress was afraid to go to the hospital, but two hours after the shooting, at 2 a.m., his wife, Tiffany, and a friend escorted him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell. He was treated and released at about 12:45 p.m., sources said. But a hospital spokeswoman denied that Burress was ever there. Cops only learned about the incident after Giants employees quietly reached out to the NYPD to report it, sources said.

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Week 13 NFL Picks: Colts, Giants, Bills & Bears

November 28th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NFL, Picks & Odds

Each week, InGameNow’s prognosticators, Jack and I, do an NFL Pick-em against the spread. It works like this: we rotate picks - so if Jack picks first, he will take the game that he likes best. I then pick my next two favorite games… and so on. At the end of the week, the person who picked more games correctly wins.

After being in a stalemate at 3-3-3 going into Week 10, I won the last three weeks and am off to a fourth straight week after going perfect on Thanksgiving Football (Titans, Cowboys & Eagles!). What a streak … so ride me and bet against Jack.

So go ahead. Bet your mortgage on these four picks… we have been so hot recently that they are guaranteed winners losers. because that’s just how these things work!

Locks (our first four picks):
1. Giants at Redskins +3.5
2. Colts at Browns +4.5
3. 49ers at Bills 6.5
4. Bears at Vikings -3.5

Ryan’s Week 13 NFL Picks
Titans at Lions +11
Seahawks at Cowboys -12.5
49ers at Bills 6.5
Broncos at Jets -9
Chiefs at Raiders -3
Ravens at Bengals +7
Colts at Browns +4.5
Jaguars at Texans -3

Jack’s Week 13 NFL Picks
Cardinals at Eagles -3
Panthers at Packers -3
Steelers at Patriots -1
Bears at Vikings -3.5
Saints at Buccaneers -3.5
Falcons at Chargers -5
Giants at Redskins +3.5

Week 12 NFL Picks: Locks are Patriots, Panthers, Giants, Colts

November 22nd, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in Picks & Odds

Each week, InGameNow’s prognosticators, Jack and I, do an NFL Pick-em against the spread. It works like this: we rotate picks - so if Jack picks first, he will take the game that he likes best. I then pick my next two favorite games… and so on. At the end of the week, the person who picked more games correctly wins.

After being in a stalemate at 3-3-3 going into Week 10, I won the last two weeks and have a 5-3-3 lead on Jack. I feel particularly good this week (lots of locks)… so I am parlaying my winnings and going big against Jack.

So go ahead. Bet your mortgage on these four picks… we have been so hot recently that they are guaranteed winners losers. because that’s just how these things work!

Locks (our first four picks):
1. Patriots at Dolphins +1
2. Panthers at Falcons -1
3. Giants at Cardinals +3
4. Colts at Chargers -2.5
5. Texans at Browns -3

Ryan’s Week 12 NFL Picks
Bengals at. Steelers -11
Texans at Browns -3
Bills at Chiefs +3
Patriots at Dolphins +1
Vikings at Jaguars -2.5
Colts at Chargers -2.5
Packers at Saints -2.5
Raiders at Broncos -9

Jack’s Week 12 NFL Picks
49ers at Cowboys -10
Buccaneers at Lions +8.5
Jets at Titans -5
Bears at Rams +8.5
Eagles at Ravens -1
Panthers at Falcons -1
Giants at Cardinals +3
Redskins at Seahawks +3

Donovan McNabb Takes on Anna Kournakova

November 10th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in Uncategorized

Last night Donovan McNabb lost a heart breaker to the Giants.
Today, McNabb will likely loss to another heart breaker: Sweet 16 finalist Anna Kournakova.

After seeing Terrell Owens lose to hottie Sarah Burke (85% to 15%), McNabb wanted to try his had against Anna K (who is battling Ana Ivanovic today). So vote:

Steelers Santonio Holmes Smoked Pot, Suspended

October 25th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NFL

Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes, who has been dogged by a variety of legal troubles in recent years, will not play in tomorrow’s home game against the New York Giants because of his latest scrape with the law. Pittsburgh police on Thursday afternoon pulled over Holmes’ sport utility vehicle near Mellon Arena and found three marijuana-filled cigars. Holmes told the officers that he had smoked marijuana in the vehicle the day before, according to a police affidavit. Police stopped Mr. Holmes after being told at a 3 p.m. roll call that a late-model SUV with an out-of-state license plate might be driving through the Hill District with a “large amount of narcotics.” The information pertained to an ongoing investigation. An hour later, officers Thomas Gorecki and John Kusenko pulled over Mr. Holmes’ black SUV with Florida license plates for an “investigatory stop” at Centre Avenue and Mario Lemieux Place because it matched the general description from roll call. Zone 2 Cmdr. George Trosky said neither Mr. Holmes nor his vehicle were related to the narcotics investigation.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette