Phillies Prospect Loses Right Eye In Freak Accident
By Mike Axisa/CBSSports.com Philadelphia Phillies left-handed pitching prospect Matt Imhof has lost his right eye as a result of a freak accident at the ballpark. A resistance band mounted to the wall broke off and hit Imhof in the face. Imhof posted the news about his eye on Instagram. Imhof wrote, “It was decided that the best chance I had to live a normal life was to have my right eye removed and have a prosthetic one put in. This decision was not an easy one to make but to me it seemed like the right one so I went…
2017 Blue-White Game April 22 With Parking Changes
Not all but some Penn State football fans will have to pay to park next spring at the 2017 Blue-White Game which will be played at Beaver Stadium on Saturday April 22. The parking payment will be implemented to pay for costs associated with the game. According to Penn State Athletics, the Blue-White game costs the university more than $500,000 and staff was reduced from about 700 to 650 in 2016 to lower expenses. Following the game, about $60,000 is spent for clean-up outside Beaver Stadium. Season ticket holders will not pay to park. Their Blue-White Game parking will also…
Andrew Luck NFL’s Highest-Paid Player
By Will Brinson/CBSSports.com – Andrew Luck has signed a six-year contract extension with the Indianapolis Colts that will keep him with the team through 2021, the team announced Wednesday. Colts owner Jim Irsay was the first to report the news by announcing it was a deal worth $140 million over six years. The Colts said for months they intended to lock up their franchise quarterback to a long-term deal. And the numbers are in fact large, with the deal set to make Luck the highest-paid player in the entire NFL. “This is an exciting day for the organization and Colts…
Pegula To Host First NHL Pre-Season Game
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa – Penn State and the Pegula Ice Arena will host their first National Hockey League pre-season game, with the Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild. The contest is set for Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the opening weekend for Pegula Ice Arena’s fourth year. Penn State men’s hockey season ticket holders will have an opportunity to purchase tickets for the Sabres-Wild game starting on July 18. “We are thrilled to host the first of what we hope will be many NHL pre-season games in Pegula Ice Arena,” said Sandy Barbour, Penn State Director of Athletics. “We…
Buddy Ryan, NFL Innovator, Dies At 82
By Will Brinson/CBSSports.com The NFL lost one of its most colorful and innovative defensive legends on Tuesday morning as Buddy Ryan died at the age of 82. Ryan, the father of Bills head coach Rex Ryan and Buffalo defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, was one of the most brash, bold men in NFL history. The former Eagles and Cardinals coach was most notable for his stretch with the Chicago Bears — Ryan was Chicago’s defensive coordinator from 1978-1985, inventing the “46” defense and constructing perhaps the greatest defense in NFL history, the 1985 Bears. Mike Ditka, hired in 1982 by George…
Pat Summitt Dies At 64
By Steve Megargee/KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012. Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her…
PSU vs Auburn In 2021-22
From GoPSUSports.com / UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour and Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs announced the first-ever regular season gridiron meetings between the two traditional powers, set for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Tigers will visit Beaver Stadium on Sept. 18, 2021 and the Nittany Lions will travel to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022. The teams have met twice before in bowl games, with Penn State posting a 43-14 win in the 1996 Outback Bowl and Auburn earning a 13-9 victory in the 2003 Capital One Bowl. “We are thrilled to…
Cowboys WR Bryant Sued Over Rental Home Damage
By Will Brinson/CBSSports.com Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is being sued for more than $100,000 for damage to a rental home, according to court documents. State Senator Royce B. West alleges that Bryant, who spent most of 2015 injured, caused so much damage to a 6,400 sq-foot rental home in DeSoto, Texas that it required a total of $61,546.77 in repairs. According to the court documents, Bryant terminated his lease with West back in January and did not send anyone to represent him at the final walk through. Under the lease, Mr. Bryant undertook to return the property to…
76ers Make Ben Simmons No. 1 Pick
By Zach Harper/CBSSports.com The Philadelphia 76ers selected Australian born Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night. The point forward wunderkind out of LSU is the latest high prospect in this long rebuilding effort over two different management movements to give the Sixers what they’ve been looking for since Sam Hinkie decided to tear this thing to the ground and aggressively rebuild through extreme measures. They’ve been looking for a franchise guy who can be their leader into the next decade in hopes of becoming a staple in the conversation for title contenders. Bryan Colangelo…
