Former NFL star Terrell Owens made his official Indoor Football League debut this past Saturday for the Allen Wranglers, a team based out of Allen, Texas.
Owens finished Saturday’s game with three catches for 53 yards and three touchdowns. Owens joined the Wranglers after not getting picked up by a NFL team last season.
Check out Owens’ first touchdown catch from Saturday’s game below:
Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams announced on Tuesday that he won’t be back to fulfill the second year of a $2.5 million contract he signed with the team back on August 8, 2011.
The 34-year-old Williams said:
“The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life,” Williams said of his current retirement in an official statement. “I pray that all successive adventures offer me the same potential for growth, success and most importantly, fun.”
When asked about his post-NFL retirement plans, Williams said:
Check out Boston Celtics star forward Paul Pierce as he hits a three pointer to surpass Celtics legend, Larry Bird, for second on the teams all time scoring list, trailing only John Havlicek!
After Pierce nailed down the shot, the sellout crowd, including Pierce’s wife Julie Landrum-Pierce and mother Lorraine Hosey, who flew in from Los Angeles, jumped to their feet in applause… celebrating Paul’s major milestone.
Retired NFL star Tony Dorsett is one of more than 300 former players suing the NFL. In an exclusive interview with the “Associated Press,” Dorsett said the league (NFL) pressured injured players to “get back out” on the field, causing severe long-term damage.
Former two-time NBA champion turned NBA analyst Kenny Smith stopped by the studio of “Good Day LA” earlier this week to talk about his past career and current success on the “NBA on TNT” show, which he co-hosts with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson.
Smith also explains why he would pick Kobe Bryant over Lebron James to take the last shot in a game.
President Obama welcomed the 2011 NBA champions Dallas Mavericks to the White House on Monday (January 9th).
The special ceremony was held in the East Room of the White House in Washington, seven months after the mavericks beat the Miami Heat for the NBA championship.
During the Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks basketball game last night, NBA analyst and new Weight Watchers spokesman Charles Barkley was caught on open mic during a commercial break talking about “Weight Watchers” and the Atlanta Hawks team.
Barkley said:
“I’ve been on weight watchers three months, ” he said “I have to lose two pounds a week. I’m at 38 pounds now. They come and weigh me every two weeks. I ain’t never missed a weigh-in. Never going to. I’m feeling much better. But I ain’t giving away no money… I’m not giving away no free money. I thought this was the greatest scam going— getting paid for watching sports — this Weight Watchers thing is a bigger scam.”
After Jason Taylor and his Miami Dolphins team defeated the New York Jets this past Sunday, the future hall of famer Taylor decided to call it quits and delivered an emotional farewell speech in the locker room following the game.
During his emotional speech, Taylor told his young teammates to cherish the game because one day their careers will also come to an end.
The six-time Pro Bowler also said that he is so thankful to have a wonderful wife, 3 kids and teammates.
