NASCAR News from ThatsRacin.com
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch believed Carl Edwards would offer up an empty apology after Edwards bumped his way past Busch to win Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Wrong.
“I feel like I was extremely justified to do what I did,” Edwards said after his bump in Turn 1 on Lap 470 ended Busch’s streak of 415 laps led and propelled Edwards toward his third victory in the past four Sprint Cup races.
“I needed to do it and that’s the way it went,” the unrepentant Edwards …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
The All-Star second baseman had the Southland pedigree to star for the Dodgers, but instead has ended up as the most popular player in Philadelphia.
You can take the kid out of L.A., but you can’t take L.A. out of the kid. Unless, that is, the kid is Chase Utley, who would no sooner brag about himself than play second base naked.
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Hockey News from NHL.com
Canada’s under-22 and under-18 women’s hockey teams concluded their three-game series with the U.S. on winning notes Saturday.
The under-22 squad captured a 4-3 overtime victory to clinch the three-game series 2-1 in Pierrefonds, Que. Meanwh…
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Football News from NFL.com
Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora hurt his
left knee and was carted off the field in the second quarter of the New York
Giants’ annual preseason game against the New York Jets on Saturday night.
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Baseball News from L.A. Times
Maddux, who will make his season debut tonight with his new-old team, offers opinions to starter, who is grateful for help.
Greg Maddux won’t throw his first pitch for the Dodgers this season until he faces the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, but Derek Lowe said that the four-time Cy Young Award winner has already made an impact.
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Football News from NFL.com
Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards won’t play in Sunday night’s preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts because of a bruise above his right kneecap.
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NASCAR News from ThatsRacin.com
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carl Edwards doesn’t appear to be overly eager to couch the 2008 Sprint Cup season as a two-man battle between himself and Kyle Busch – despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
Edwards sped to the pole for Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 in Friday’s qualifying, looping this .533-mile oval at an average speed of 121.860. It’s the first time all season Edwards has earned the No. 1 starting spot, and only the fourth time in his Cup career.
Edwards has won two of the past three Cup …

NASCAR News from ThatsRacin.com
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Has Bristol lost some of its bite? The track notorious for its beating and banging got a new paving job before last year’s August night race. Trucks and Nationwide Series races leading up to the Sharpie 500 were memorable and there was great anticipation for the Sprint Cup race.
Perhaps because those expectations were so high, a lot of folks went home disappointed after that race. There were 10 cautions, but only 12 lead changes among eight drivers in a race dominated by two cars. …

Football News from NFL.com
Hall of Famer, NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw dead at 63.  Continue reading on NFL.com
Gene made a huge impact on the livelihood of past and current NFL football players.  There are some arguments that he didn’t increase pensions enough for players from the early days, but he’s stated that they’re making more now on their pensions than when they played.  Sure, they put themselves through a lot of pain and suffering as a result of playing, but they ultimately chose to play – much like a coal …

The Collegiate Licensing Company Names Top Selling Universities and Manufacturers
The University of Texas at Austin, EA Sports, Nike USA and the University Co-Operative Society Inc. Lead Year-End Rankings
ATLANTA, Ga., (August 18, 2008) – The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, is pleased to announce its annual list of top-selling institutions and manufacturers. These rankings represent royalties reported July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 on all collegiate merchandise sold.
Notes of interest:

This marks the third consecutive year the University of Texas at Austin has ranked No. 1 in …

Hockey News from NHL.com
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. – The New York Islanders promoted Chris Dey to team president on Wednesday.
Dey, who had been the Islanders’ vice president of sales, marketing and event operations, will also oversee all business operations for the team as w…
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Football News from NFL.com
Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards watched practice from the sideline Wednesday morning, a day after he suffered a deep bruise on his right quadriceps.
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Baseball News from L.A. Times
They each hit two-run homers and two defensive miscues prove costly for Angels in loss to Tampa Bay.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — That was no act of nature that stopped the Angels in their tracks Monday night. It was a force that looks more menacing and appears to have more staying power than any tropical storm or hurricane the Angels might encounter this week.
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Football News from NFL.com
Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson left tonight’s exhibition game against the New York Giants early in the second quarter with what the team said was a possible concussion. Continue reading on NFL.com
Derek Anderson really came out of nowhere last year to finish as one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL. He led the Browns to one of their best seasons (recently) and made the argument of starting Brady Quinn a null issue. Anderson and wide receiver Braylon Edwards helped form one of the top …

Fantasy football news from Fantasy Football Daily Tips
The Talented Mr. Roto has published 50 facts you need to know for the upcoming fantasy football season. Here are some highlights.

David Garrard averaged15.4 fantasy points a game last year.
Carson Palmer only had 5 touchdowns over the last 5 weeks last year.
Kurt Warner led the NFL in touchdown passes in the final 8 games.
Drew Brees was second in red zone attempts
Brian Westbrook led the league in total yards from scrimmage.
Joseph Addai was second in the league in goal line carries.
Michael Turner has only …