http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29254248/
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Barkley "sorry" for DUI
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3917107
prepared to return to his television gig after a six-week leave of absence.
Barkley
Barkley had a blood-alcohol level of .149 percent, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 percent in Arizona, after the 45-year-old former NBA star was arrested Dec. 31 in Scottsdale.
He will resume his studio analyst role for TNT on Thursday.
"This is just my bad, no excuses," Barkley said in an interview with TNT colleague Ernie Johnson posted on NBA.com Wednesday.
"I think that a DUI is unacceptable," he added. "That can't happen and I've got to challenge other people, not just celebrities or jocks. You have to really think before getting behind the wheel after you've been drinking."
Barkley conceded he may face jail time. He indicated that the case will be resolved by plea agreement and expected to undergo alcohol counseling.
"I think it's going to be good for me, to be honest. I need to make sure drinking is not a problem for me," he said. "I just want some professionals to talk to me about it."
If they tell him to stop drinking, "then I'll have to stop drinking," he said.
Asked if he could do that, he replied, "I feel I can do anything that I put my mind to."
Barkley apologized to his family, employer and the league, saying he had embarrassed them. He thanked a long list of friends -- including Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Moses Malone -- for checking in on him.
He vowed he would start using a driver when he goes out in public and would not get behind the wheel after any drinking.
"I let so many people down," he said. "It just [stinks] watching the shows and not being there. I screwed this up."
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
prepared to return to his television gig after a six-week leave of absence.
Barkley
Barkley had a blood-alcohol level of .149 percent, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 percent in Arizona, after the 45-year-old former NBA star was arrested Dec. 31 in Scottsdale.
He will resume his studio analyst role for TNT on Thursday.
"This is just my bad, no excuses," Barkley said in an interview with TNT colleague Ernie Johnson posted on NBA.com Wednesday.
"I think that a DUI is unacceptable," he added. "That can't happen and I've got to challenge other people, not just celebrities or jocks. You have to really think before getting behind the wheel after you've been drinking."
Barkley conceded he may face jail time. He indicated that the case will be resolved by plea agreement and expected to undergo alcohol counseling.
"I think it's going to be good for me, to be honest. I need to make sure drinking is not a problem for me," he said. "I just want some professionals to talk to me about it."
If they tell him to stop drinking, "then I'll have to stop drinking," he said.
Asked if he could do that, he replied, "I feel I can do anything that I put my mind to."
Barkley apologized to his family, employer and the league, saying he had embarrassed them. He thanked a long list of friends -- including Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Moses Malone -- for checking in on him.
He vowed he would start using a driver when he goes out in public and would not get behind the wheel after any drinking.
"I let so many people down," he said. "It just [stinks] watching the shows and not being there. I screwed this up."
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
Jeter defends A-Rod and his former drug problem
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090218&content_id=3844658&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
TAMPA, Fla. -- Derek Jeter had a front-row seat as Alex Rodriguez conducted a news conference on Tuesday, during which the third baseman said that a cousin repeatedly injected him with performance-enhancing drugs over a three-year period.
With that admission, Rodriguez's status as the new face of baseball's so-called "Steroid Era" seems to be solidifying in the minds of many.
But one day after Rodriguez's statements echoed from a picnic tent at George M. Steinbrenner Field into coast-to-coast headlines, Jeter bristled at the idea that every big leaguer from that time period should somehow be included along with A-Rod.
"One thing that really upsets me a lot is when you hear everybody say it was the 'Steroid Era' and everybody was doing it. Well, that's not true," Jeter said on Wednesday. "Everybody wasn't doing it.
"That's the thing that gets irritating. I think it sends the wrong message to baseball fans and kids, saying that everybody was doing it. That's just not the truth."
During Rodriguez's 33-minute session, Jeter's expression rarely changed. That held true even as Rodriguez recounted how he had instructed the cousin to import the drugs from the Dominican Republic -- he called it by a street name, "boli," a likely reference to Primobolan -- and repeatedly had it injected into his body.
Jeter said on Wednesday that he was disappointed in Rodriguez's actions, but he said that the continuing thought he had during the news conference was how uncomfortable it must have been for A-Rod to submit himself to public scrutiny in that fashion.
"I know he's very, very sorry," Jeter said. "It's a difficult thing to do. Everybody makes mistakes, but it's probably pretty difficult to have to address it publicly in front of the whole country.
"We're here to support him through it. We don't condone what he did. Alex doesn't condone what he did. At this point now, it's our job to help him be as comfortable as he can on the field and try to move past this."
On the first day of full-squad workouts, Jeter played catch on the field with Rodriguez during warmups. A-Rod also received positive feedback from the fans on hand at Steinbrenner Field, and Jeter said that Rodriguez is not detached from the team.
"When you do some things, eventually the truth comes out, one way or the other," Jeter said. "That's punishment enough, especially when you're talking about everyone knowing it."
Jeter also addressed the status of his relationship with A-Rod once more.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Derek Jeter had a front-row seat as Alex Rodriguez conducted a news conference on Tuesday, during which the third baseman said that a cousin repeatedly injected him with performance-enhancing drugs over a three-year period.
With that admission, Rodriguez's status as the new face of baseball's so-called "Steroid Era" seems to be solidifying in the minds of many.
But one day after Rodriguez's statements echoed from a picnic tent at George M. Steinbrenner Field into coast-to-coast headlines, Jeter bristled at the idea that every big leaguer from that time period should somehow be included along with A-Rod.
"One thing that really upsets me a lot is when you hear everybody say it was the 'Steroid Era' and everybody was doing it. Well, that's not true," Jeter said on Wednesday. "Everybody wasn't doing it.
"That's the thing that gets irritating. I think it sends the wrong message to baseball fans and kids, saying that everybody was doing it. That's just not the truth."
During Rodriguez's 33-minute session, Jeter's expression rarely changed. That held true even as Rodriguez recounted how he had instructed the cousin to import the drugs from the Dominican Republic -- he called it by a street name, "boli," a likely reference to Primobolan -- and repeatedly had it injected into his body.
Jeter said on Wednesday that he was disappointed in Rodriguez's actions, but he said that the continuing thought he had during the news conference was how uncomfortable it must have been for A-Rod to submit himself to public scrutiny in that fashion.
"I know he's very, very sorry," Jeter said. "It's a difficult thing to do. Everybody makes mistakes, but it's probably pretty difficult to have to address it publicly in front of the whole country.
"We're here to support him through it. We don't condone what he did. Alex doesn't condone what he did. At this point now, it's our job to help him be as comfortable as he can on the field and try to move past this."
On the first day of full-squad workouts, Jeter played catch on the field with Rodriguez during warmups. A-Rod also received positive feedback from the fans on hand at Steinbrenner Field, and Jeter said that Rodriguez is not detached from the team.
"When you do some things, eventually the truth comes out, one way or the other," Jeter said. "That's punishment enough, especially when you're talking about everyone knowing it."
Jeter also addressed the status of his relationship with A-Rod once more.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Shaq and Kobe share fake All-Star MVP
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009021532&prov=ap
PHOENIX (AP)—Three-time champions together, now three-time All-Star MVPs.
And leave it to Shaquille O’Neal to coin a nickname for himself and Kobe Bryant.
“The Big Legendaries,” O’Neal said.
Long ago broken apart, Shaq and Kobe were together again Sunday. Just like the good ol’ days, they were winners—and the only sign of any feuding was when they playfully fought over the MVP trophy they shared.
Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, O’Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 in just 11 minutes, and the Western Conference beat the East 146-119.
“It felt like old times,” O’Neal said. “I miss those times. He was really looking for me, especially when we went to a pick-and-roll and they had Rashard Lewis on me.”
Back on the same team for the first time in nearly five years, they helped the West get untracked after an awful start, then teamed up for a few buckets that helped blow it open in the third quarter.
PHOENIX (AP)—Three-time champions together, now three-time All-Star MVPs.
And leave it to Shaquille O’Neal to coin a nickname for himself and Kobe Bryant.
“The Big Legendaries,” O’Neal said.
Long ago broken apart, Shaq and Kobe were together again Sunday. Just like the good ol’ days, they were winners—and the only sign of any feuding was when they playfully fought over the MVP trophy they shared.
Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, O’Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 in just 11 minutes, and the Western Conference beat the East 146-119.
“It felt like old times,” O’Neal said. “I miss those times. He was really looking for me, especially when we went to a pick-and-roll and they had Rashard Lewis on me.”
Back on the same team for the first time in nearly five years, they helped the West get untracked after an awful start, then teamed up for a few buckets that helped blow it open in the third quarter.
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