Top 4 Soccer iPhone Apps That Are Missing From The App Store

If you’re addicted to your iPhone as much as I am, you’ve probably been disappointed that some crucial iPhone soccer apps don’t exist in the App store. Here are the top 4 that are missing:

1. Official Fantasy Premier League iPhone App. Out of all of the apps that are missing, this is the one I would use the most if it was available. Plus, this is the one that is most logical to be accessed by a mobile device. The app would be perfect to allow you to log in to your account andSource: EPL Talk RSS Feed

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Cape Cobras match report

Dapper Dan writes:

My day began as most of my days have begun recently:

1. Girlfriend’s alarm goes off at 6.15am, she gets up, goes in shower, I go back to sleep.
2. Girlfriend leaves for work approximately 7.15am, wakes me up to say goodbye, I go back to sleep.
3. Sunlight in bedroom wakes me up approximately 10.30am. Turn on TV and check which Top Gear is being shown on Dave ja Vu. Realise I’ve seen this one at least 50 times so decide to watch This MorningSource: King Cricket RSS Feed

Everton and Liverpool Attempt to Breath Life into Decaying Campaigns

What a difference a year makes. In 2009 the Merseyside derby represented emerging opportunities for both Liverpool clubs, and all four encounters (two in the league, two in the FA Cup) produced gritty football. Ultimately Liverpool drove deep into Europe and pushed Manchester United all the way to the Premier League finish line, while Everton capped another successful campaign by reaching the FA Cup Final and finishing fifth in the league.

This time around the situation could not beSource: EPL Talk RSS Feed

Pirates Pitcher Ross Ohlendorf is Spending His Offseason as an Intern in D.C.

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf majored in Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton, a major that combined mathematics, engineering and economics, so it’s safe to say Xbox and cleavage diving with Nick Swisher won’t be cutting it for him during the offseason. 

Turns out the promising young starter, who runs a longhorn-cattle business with his family year-round, has been spending a good portion of his downtime working 20 hours a week as a non-paidSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Glazer: Roethlisberger Now Out For Ravens Game

Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com reports Saturday morning that the Steelers have reversed course on Ben Roethlisberger and that the Pittsburgh quarterback will not get the start tomorrow agains the Ravens.

Big Ben was suffering from exercise induced headaches as the week progressed and the team’s medical staff deemed him unfit for the contest.

That means rookie Dennis Dixon, a former fifth-round pick out of Oregon, will get the call. Dixon has thrown one pass in his NFLSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Matt Holliday’s Possible Destinations

During the baseball offseason, the man most likely to land the largest contract is none other than Matt Holliday. While Jason Bay may give him a run for his money, Holliday’s production and potential is likely to cause a team to open up their wallet — very wide.

Here’s a look at possible destinations for Matt Holliday in free agency:

St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Holliday finished the 2009 baseball season with the St. Louis Cardinals. However, since the Cardinals aren’tSource: Knuckle Curve RSS Feed

Josh McDaniels Taunted Chargers Before Game?

Marty Caswell, reporter for San Diego’s XPRS-AM, Tweeted this during the Chargers 32-3 rout over the Broncos today in Denver:

Wouldn’t be out of character for McDaniels. I’m guessing he’ll be asked about it at some point today or tomorrow. Not that it matters to anyone besides Denver sports radio show callers.

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Tebow Photo Girl Goes Nude In Tebow Bodypaint

Remember this old photo of Tim Tebow?

It turns out that wasn’t his girlfriend. Instead, it’s some random woman named Erin Drewes. Well Playboy.com now has her ‘nude’, in Tim Tebow-themed body paint. She also clarifies her deal with Tebow:

We are acquaintances through mutual friends and we would see each other here and there. We were standing together talking at a party at U of F and that’s when the now-infamous picture was taken. I was never dating Tim Tebow, nor was ISource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Michael David Barrett, the Creepy Erin Andrews Stalker, Was a Persistent Little Bugger

“Michael David Barrett, 48, called seven different hotels in Columbus, Ohio, in January 2008 to find the broadcast beauty and set up shop in an adjacent room, new court documents reveal … In Nashville, the door peephole into Andrews’ room was altered with a hacksaw, and the peephole to her room in Milwaukee was altered in a similar way, the criminal complaint said. Authorities believe the videos were taken with a cell phone camera.” If you think Andrews hasn’t been as prominent on Source: The Big Lead RSS Feed

You've Come A Long Way, Greinke

Awards season continues with the American League Cy Young announced this afternoon. Hopefully none of you were surprised when it was given to the only logical pitcher: Mr. Badass himself, Zack Greinke. Man, we love this kid.
The Kansas City Royals right-hander deserved this honor more than anyone -- even lights out righty Felix Hernandez, who took second in the voting. Greinke was shorter on wins than your average 19-21 game winners of the past, but his season was chock-full ofSource: Babes Love Baseball RSS Feed

Varese added J.R. Reynolds

Cimberio Varese is looking for the ways to improve their game.
Lately the team decided to strengthen backcourt with addition of J.R. Reynolds (188-G-84, college: Virginia). The 25-year-old guard started the season in Napoli but was later waived. J.R. Reynolds spent the previous season in French ASVEL. There Reynolds tallied 10.8 points, 3.9 assists and 2.3 boards per game in the French league. In EuroCup his stats came up to 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 boards.
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Huff wont return to Detroit...

When Carlos Delgado was the only serious injury of the season and they believed that everyone would be returning sometime during the season, Audrey Huff was a name regularly linked to the Mets.
But Huff ended up being traded to the Tigers, the Mets need a short time 1B and while they'd prefer a right handed platoon partner, at the right price Huff could be a solid answer.
The Tigers have economic issues and despite trading for the veteran 1B they have decided not to pursue him.
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Stadium demolition permit approved

That photo — that heartbreaking shot inside of the House that Ruth Built — is that least from Bob Kaminski from Chopper 88. The WCBS AM man in the sky flew over Yankee Stadium this week and snapped some shots of the crews hard at work. The stadium is slowly emptying out, and in a few months, it will start to come down.

Meanwhile, New York 1 featured a story yesterday about the wait in the South Bronx for the parks. I’ve covered this angle of the new stadium extensively, and the Source: River Avenue Blues RSS Feed

Dear Tony G: We’d Rather Yer Wife Go Naked Too

Here’s the Peta ad Tony Gonzalez and his stunning wife October recently posed nude for.

(Canned quotes to AJC here)

Gonzalez is well known for being one of the first NFLers to go vegetarian, so I suppose the ad shouldn’t come as that big a surprise. I’m not a PETA guy, but I think we’re all October guys. My goodness what a stunning woman.

Link to larger PETA image and more pics of her after the jump. *picks up jaw* (more…)

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Ole Miss Chancellor Prevents School Band From Playing “From Dixie With Love”

Last week: Let’s stop chanting ‘the South shall rise again’ at the end of ‘From Dixie with Love.’ This week: The band won’t be playing, ‘From Dixie with Love’ when Tennessee visits Oxford Saturday. The school’s new chancellor has decided that the song - which has been played before and after football games for 20 years - won’t be played again anytime soon. The ‘South shall rise again” chants at the end of the song only began in the last five years or so, according to Source: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Remember When the Chargers Drafted Eli Manning, and He Forced a Trade?

Ah, memories. Eli, that little bitch, forced the Chargers to trade him on draft day in 2004 because he refused to play in San Diego. Today’s meeting Eli Manning and Phil Rivers will be the first since that deal. As much as we’d like to root for the Chargers - our AFC Super Bowl pick - we have to go Giants here. A Chargers loss helps the Jets get back in the playoff mix (a near impossibility, but still).

Worth keeping an eye on: Carolina at New Orleans. DeAngelo Williams just brokeSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Video: Did ATL’s Mike Smith Deck DeAngelo Hall?

After a confrontation with Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith and Falcons strength coach Jeff Fish during today’s Falcons-Redskins game, Redskins defensive back DeAngelo Hall said he planned to “get on the horn” with Roger Goodell and that there “needs to be repercussions” for what the Atlanta staffers did. Hall, from the ASSOCIATED PRESS:

(Did Mike Smith deck DeAngelo Hall?)

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Chase Utley’s Wife Has a Few Fans

Chase Utley’s Wife: The possible MVP of the World Series has a very telegenic wife, and so Access Hollywood visited her in Philly. She says about dating Utley … “It was not love at first sight … he was a mess. A big mess.” Women love to say that about men they eventually marry. Why is that? Because they want to feel like they somehow changed or improved the guy? We digress. Chase and his wife, Jennifer, met at UCLA. The man responsible for their first encounter? None other thanSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Premier League Preview, Nov. 7-9

Does it get much better?

Manchester United visits Chelsea this weekend with first place on the line.

I could stop there, but then this wouldn’t be much of a preview, would it?

Before we get into the games, check out the TV schedule.

And don’t forget to tab the winners with the EPL Talk Predictor.

Now, back to the matches.

Table watch: Chelsea is in the pole position with 27 points, just two ahead of second-place United.

AnotherSource: EPL Talk RSS Feed

Fight Notes - 10/21

2004 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST ANDRE DIRRELL - SHARKSPAGE FILE PHOTO

SHARKSPAGE PUNCHSTATS FOR FROCH-DIRRELL 1ST ROUND FIGHT
- More notes on the the first round of the "Super Six" World Boxing Classic held last weekend will be posted soon.
- World Boxing Classic Super Six Tournament Mikkel Kessler-Andre Ward Oakland press conference quotes and photos - September 18th Sharkspage.
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Steve Phillips-Brooke Hundley Sex Scandal: Day Two

Steve Phillips remains employed by ESPN, but is taking an extended leave of absence. Brooke Hundley remains employed by ESPN, but is not working baseball games. Nobody has been able to produce a Marni Phillips photo. There are no major developments to report, but more than a handful of links worth peeking at:

* Have you heard Marni Phillips’ 911 call? It is from the time she was returning to her house and Hundley was leaving the fateful note behind (If you haven’t read the noteSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

UConn Football Player Killed In Campus Stabbing

The HARTFORD COURANT reports this morning that starting UConn cornerback Jasper Howard “died today after an on-campus stabbing.”

(UConn has posted alert on school’s website)

According to multiple sources, Howard, 20, was reportedly was stabbed near the student union. State Police major crime unit and UConn police say the stabbing happened just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Hillside Road near the center of campus. Police said two people were stabbed and were found near eachSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Blog Includes Drugs, Booze, Guns, Suicide, WNBA

Pro basketball player Chantelle Anderson has her own blog over at Yardbarker.com, and lest you think it’s boring, you haven’t read her last post.

Anderson, a former 2nd-overall WNBA draft pick and college superstar, recently told readers she’s planning on writing a book, and to my delight, she included some choice excerpts - which included her smoking weed moments before a WNBA drug test, tear-filled vodka binges and holding a gun to her head at a drug dealer’s house.

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Has Pedro Gone Fishin’?

The last pitch for one of the most-vital Mets ever?

It’s a bit sad when the great ones fade away, in any sport. Very few know when to call it quits, and allow us to give them a proper gushy, appreciative good-bye. Typically, with a rocking chair and another Hummer.

Most athletes keep playing until someone pries the ball from their cold, wrinkled fingers.

Pedro Martinez, a sure Hall of Famer, was hoping to be the New York Mets‘ fifth starter this season.Source: Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels RSS Feed

Media Seems Cool With Beckham. AC Milan? Not so much.

Winning changes perceptions, amazingly.  Last July, David Beckham’s presence was an irreparable disaster.  The Associated Press reveled in the schadenfreude.  Columnists doubled down on contrived anger and jealousy.  Now, the Galaxy are going to the playoffs.  The World Cup looms.  The man decried as an evil charlatan months ago again has esteem.  It’s only natural he return to AC Milan and England, missing the first four months of the season.  We’re cool with Beckham, but the Source: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Six Years Ago Tonight: Steve Bartman Intervened

October 14, 2003. Seems like an eternity ago. This blog wasn’t around. Nor was YouTube. Twitter didn’t exist. It’s probably a good thing. If you’re up for a memory jog on what happened that night - not that anyone in Chicago will - read this. We’re slightly perturbed that there’s no baseball tonight. Thanks for nothing, MLB. The Yankees and Angels last played on Sunday … why aren’t they playing tonight? We’ll be taking it easy tonight, get boozy with our DVR and rooting forSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

War of the Heroes IV Muaythai Kickboxing/MMA Championships featured 4 title fights in Santa Clara

MASTER TODDY TRAINED KEVIN ROSS EARNED PRO USMF MUAYTHAI TITLE

KY HOLLENBECK EARNED 1ST USMF MMA TITLE WITH 2ND ROUND STOPPAGE

FAIRTEX/WAR OF THE HEROES RING GIRLS
Following a stacked kickboxing card in June, the fourth edition of the War of the Heroes last Saturday night at the Santa Clara Convention Center featured the first-ever combined kickboxing/MMA event hosted by the promotion. Fairtex and Xfight featured 4 title fights including a pair ofSource: Sharkspage RSS Feed

Shawn Kemp Shops at Wal-Mart

Here’s former dunking machine and habitual inseminator Shawn Kemp, shopping at Wal-mart. Remember that one time we bashed Wal-mart and said we only shop at Costco? You’d be surprised how much hate mail we received. We still feel that way, and if possible, we’ll avoid Wal-mart at all costs for the rest of our life. [People of Wal-Mart]

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McCarver : Risking Ridicule In A Whole New Medium

With apologies to Peter Gammons, until Chip Caray finally records his cover of Big Black’s “Fists Of Love”, the above recording will probably be the most disparaged baseball-broadcaster/musician CD this year, regardless of the actual contents.  “If I don’t listen to the critics of my baseball broadcasting,” McCarver tells the Philadelphia Daily News’ Stan Hochman.  “Why would I listen to the critics of my singing?” Take your best shot, Pitchfork.

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Alex Rodriguez Takes a Peek

Here’s Alex Rodriguez peeking out of the shower last night while Derek Jeter was being interviewed following the Yankees sweep of the Twins. At first glance, it appears as if A-Rod is wearing a shower cap. Not sure if this was before or after the MVP got bukkake’d in the locker room. The ALCS begins Friday, which means a 4-day break from Chip Caray bashing. If you’re the type that enjoys looking ahead … game three will coincide with MNF (Denver at San Diego); if there’s a gameSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Book: Tillman “Expressed Regret” Over Enlisting

Pat Tillman was a reluctant soldier who disagreed with the war policies of the Bush administration and wasn’t afraid to say so, according to a new book by Jon Krakauer, who reexamines the life and tragic death of the former Arizona Cardinals safety. Why then did Tillman give up millions in a successful NFL career to join the army, and then later refuse to be discharged when he had an opportunity to do so?

Tillman, who was tragically killed in an ambush in an Afghanistan village inSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Video: Umpire Cuzzi Fouls Up Joe Maurer Fly Ball

Here’s the posted video of umpire Phil Cuzzi inexplicably ruling Joe Maurer’s fly ball foul last night in the 11th inning of the 4-3 Yankees win in Game 2 of the ALDS series.

(No instant replay has fans, Maurer feelin’ Minnesota)

Replays show the ball clearly landed in fair territory, bouncing into the stands for what should’ve been a ground-rule double. Instead, Maurer later singled, and the Twins eventually failed to score despite two subsequent hits that would’veSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Phillies’ WS Ring Thief Not A Criminal Mastermind

For the second time since last year’s championship, the Philadelphia Phillies have had to deal with an incident with World Series rings going missing. And just like the first quasi-theft thing with the janitor, the case was solved relatively quickly.

(Our perp. No, really. We’re not making that up.)

So how did the Phillies figure out where three employees’ rings went? Well, it helped that they watched it on security tape. Oh, and that the thief had given them hisSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

A Brief Apology To Our RSS Subscribers

My apologies, but we’ve experienced issues with the RSS feeds to EPL Talk (and our sister sites) over the past week, so if you’re reading this in your RSS reader and you’re wondering why it’s been a while since we’ve posted, the reality shock is that we’ve been publishing tons of exciting stories over the past week. In case you missed any (because they didn’t show up in your RSS reader), please go ahead and read the articles now. Some of the highlights include:

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The Roundup: John Madden’s Plasma Paradise, the End of Griffey (?) and Plaxico in Prison

Monica Cruz, sister of you-know-who … “moralistic America versus libertarian France” on Roman Polanski … Katrina Bowden, for 30 Rock Fans … to anyone who missed this yesterday: Woman ate a hamburger in 2007, ended up paralyzed … small businesses matter, and they aren’t getting the same help that”too big to fail” companies are … because the Letterman story won’t go away: CBS vs. YouTube … after the jump: Esquire loves Kate Beckinsale …

Outstanding read onSource: The Big Lead RSS Feed

Sick Ana Ivanovic Ends 2009 Tennis Season

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic has ended her 2009 tennis season early after an upper respiratory track infection prompted her to withdraw from the upcoming China Open.

Ivanovic has issued a statement recapping her disappointing year and her hopes for the future.

Full text of Ivanovic statement

I guess having to withdraw from Beijing is an appropriate ending to a very disappointing season. This trip to Asia has been a big disappointment and I have struggled withSource: On the Baseline Tennis News RSS Feed

SbB@3: More Cheap Seats For Your Cheap Dates

Howdy, folks. It’s been a week since we last brought you the cheapest seats on STUBHUB.COM that we could find, and rest assured that we haven’t rested in our search to bring you live event entertainment. Because why sit at home with your family/pets/silverware when you can actually go to a game, get slaughtered on concession prices, and then sit in traffic for 3 hours on the way home? Exactly, it’s a no-brainer; you go to the game.

First off, let’s honor one of the greatSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Gameday #156 at Cubs

Pirates (59-96) at Cubs (81-74)

8:05–Wrigley Field, Chicago

TV: FSN Pittsburgh, WGN

[Here is the MLB Gameday]

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One day removed from an exciting series win against Los Angeles to close up the home season, the Bucs head off to dreaded Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs on the road. Chicago’s elimination number for the wild card race sits at one, so the Pirates can end their playoff hopes for good with a single win this seriesSource: Raise the Jolly Roger! RSS Feed

Chuck Knoblauch: Wife Beater

I guess we sort of already knew that Chuck Knoblauch was a giant dickhead, but now there's more evidence to support our theory.
The former big league infielder, who won a World Series with the Minnesota Twins before becoming a cheating New York Yankee, has been charged with assaulting his common-law wife. More specifically, he hit her in the face and then choked her in their Houston home this past Friday.
What a guy.
A judge set Knoblauch’s bond at $10,000 on Tuesday, Source: Babes Love Baseball RSS Feed

Tebow’s Chances Of Having Swine Flu? Just 97%

We’ve all endured the massive media coverage of the illness outbreak within the Florida football team, which includes quarterback Tim Tebow.

(Filipino Authorities Might Want To Take Note)

Before Florida took on Kentucky today with Tebow at quarterback, Chris Low of ESPN.com reported, “(Tebow’s) illness is not being called the flu and Florida officials were optimistic Tebow would play Saturday night.”

ESPN’s Wendi Nix added in the same story that Tebow’sSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

So Which NFL Player Will be First to Don a Homer Simpson Mask?

This is Nick Ferguson of the Houston Texans. There’s a very good chance Nick already has a pending debit of $10,000 in his account from Lord Goodell.

Or perhaps it’ll be a $20,000 fine in an effort to prevent any future childish, improper, unprofessional, immature, juvenile antics such as this from happening.

Worth noting that if Shaq were in the No Fun League, he would’ve worn the entire Vader outfit. He’d also be broke.

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WWE CEO Linda McMahon For Senate? Oh, Good

9 times out of 10, politics is a thoroughly insufferable exhibition of pandering, falsehoods, and carefully staged appearances designed to minimize any tests of critical thinking or knowledge. Always smile, always believe in America, say things like “strong,” then spend the GDP of Africa on ads. Rinse, repeat, try to keep from regurgitating dinner.

(I remember the days when spousal abuse was a deal-breaker for getting into Congress. I guess Republicans don’t careSource: SPORTSbyBROOKS RSS Feed

Duke Football Players Pose For Shirtless Poster

Remember when the Tennessee Volunteers football squad did a shirtless photo shoot around an orange Lamborghini? And we all had a pleasant chuckle at the silliness & slightly homoerotic quality of it all? Well, the Duke Blue Devils are not to be outdone in such shirtless-posing matters:

Ladies & gentlemen - presenting your 2009 Iron Dukes motivational poster!

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Saturday Morning Wouldn’t be Complete Without a Gameday Sign or Two

In honor of the “SWEET Glasses Mary May” sign in-between Fowler or Corso, he’s been added to the Gameday panel. Now it’s a party.

Right next to that one is “CHARLIE ATE MY OTHER SIGN.” May would probably be giddy to learn he’s so close to a Notre Dame zing.

Wisconsin-Fresno State begins shortly on ESPN and Michigan State hosts Central Michigan on ESPN2. If that doesn’t cut it, flip on over to ESPNOcho to watch CRM and I play 10-Yard

Larry Brown is Not The Least Bit Impressed

Next Town Brown, a Peter Vecsey favorite, was simply not feelin’ it last night at the Basketball Hall of Fame ceremonies. The safe guess is that he’s still snoozing and will continue to do so throughout this great day of football.

An even safer guess is that Barkley, Jordan and Oakley are still very much awake and stampeding through Boston like the cast from Rampage.

But the safest guess from the evening has to be that Jerry Sloan handed out colossal