From the beginning I thought the suspension for Roethlisberger would be 1-2 games (way too light in my opinion), but I have been told by various sources events in the last week may pushed that suspension to four or more games.

Most damaging to Roethlisberger was the words from the Georgia D.A., the subsequent releasing of the police report and two other women claiming that Roethlisberger violated them (both decided not to press charges).

According to Yahoo Sports the decision on Roethlisberger will be coming on Tuesday here are the details:

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to suspend Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger(notes) on Monday or Tuesday as a result of the recent sexual assault investigation in Milledgeville, Ga., multiple sources have indicated to Yahoo! Sports.

While NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said he has been given no timetable for a decision, the question remains whether Goodell will keep the suspension to one or two games or make it four games or longer. It is also unknown whether the Steelers will levy an additional penalty upon Roethlisberger or if a punishment will be factored into the league’s suspension. Over the weekend, two league sources said Goodell was growing angrier by the day as more information from the investigation became public.

I don’t agree with everything that Roger Goodell does in regards to player punishment, but since he has been in charge he has been consistent in being heavy handed with pretty much every player who has gotten in trouble on his watch.

The only player I thought who got off “light” was former Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones who only received a three game suspension for getting busted cutting up cocaine.

It is extremely important that Goodell comes down hard on Roethlisberger and the reason goes deeper than appeasing the public.

While the bias mainstream media that have been slurping Roethlisberger for so long considers a 1-2 game suspension is fair, very quietly other NFL Players are watching this situation very closely.

Even if it is perceived that Roethlisberger is getting off light because he is a white quarterback regardless it that is the situation or not it could be a problem within the NFL. With a very contentious labor negotiation on the horizon, Goodell needs to be very wary of how black players will take it if Roethlisberger gets a “slap on the wrist”.

While I personally don’t think it is a black and white issue, even I would have to wonder if you put say Chris Johnson in the same situation would he get just a “couple” of games?

Goodell needs a strong message that he doesn’t play favorites and suspend Roethlisberger for eight games and I think that will send a message to the league that no one is bigger than the shield.

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Per NBA.com…

The NBA announced Sunday evening that Kevin Garnett has been suspended for Game 2 of the Celtics’ first round series with the Heat “for striking the Miami Heat’s Quentin Richardson in the head with an elbow.” In addition, Richardson has been fined $25,000 for his role in the altercation.

Some are saying that this suspension “opens the door” for the Heat, but the truth is that the door is pretty open with or without Garnett in the…
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Per NBA.com…

The NBA announced Sunday evening that Kevin Garnett has been suspended for Game 2 of the Celtics’ first round series with the Heat “for striking the Miami Heat’s Quentin Richardson in the head with an elbow.” In addition, Richardson has been fined $25,000 for his role in the altercation.

Some are saying that this suspension “opens the door” for the Heat, but the truth is that the door is pretty open with or without Garnett in the…
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Exhibit A: He wears sunglasses indoors, keeps the top 4 buttons of his shirt unbuttoned, is rocking the black leather jacket in 70+ degree weather, combs his hair straight back (with product), flashes the “#1″ sign and wears a huge, obnoxious LA Lakers gold rope necklace, of which he prominently displays like Soulja Boi. He “knows people,” drives a leased luxury car, dates 19-year-old aspiring actresses (because he “knows” people), talks loudly on his cell …
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Last year in the playoffs, one controversy was the outdoor viewing parties outside Mellon Arena for Pittsburgh Penguins playoff games. When the games were broadcast on NBC, this viewing party, which was good for the promotion of the game was killed. NBC argued that this cost them money – which it did on a small level. The few thousand viewers at the Penguins viewing party were watching the NBC feed. The problem is that they are not counted. The Nielsen TV ratings count the number of TV sets w…
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Yesterday I gushed about a possible NFL stadium plan being assembled by Los Angeles sports business stalwarts Tim Leiweke and Casey Wasserman. That was before any on the record details emerged about what AEG president Leiweke and Wasserman actually were thinking about the project.

Now we know the plan.
Sam Farmer of the L.A. TIMES reports Saturday that Leiweke and Wasserman envision what could be a privately-financed $1 billion downtown Los Angeles domed stadium that could house up to two…
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The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the New York Mets 2-1 in 20 innings yesterday. Jinx? Glenn Close threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game at Busch Stadium. Close is in St. Louis to… Full story at Bob’s Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bobsblitz
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In the old days this little scrap between the Celtics and the Heat wouldn’t have amounted to anybody getting thrown out or any possible suspensions. In 2010, though, there will be some consequences, so let me break down the tape and tell you what I think is going to happen.

Vince Carter, Jr. aka Paul Pierce overreacts again to a pretty mundane hit to his shoulder. As he’s going into his whole “Oscar-worthy” act by the Heat bench, Kevin Garnett – who has been salty since Kevin Durant had the whole Celtics crying like someone stole their goat (Google Jake Delhomme & his goat for reference) – goes to check on him.

Pierce is a guaranteed a spot on next seasons’ “Basketball Wives,” just imagine how many wheelchairs he would need if he was in a dance-off with Royce Reed.

Quentin Richardson has been in the league long enough to know that Garnett isn’t the player you want to go woofing to, especially while Pierce is auditioning for “Soul Plane 2″ on the ground.

The trash talking gets heated and a fracas ensues. Garnett throws a pretty wicked back elbow that connects on Richardson. That elbow gets him thrown out of the game.

In the middle of this, Glen “Big Baby” Davis is running around like he just got Perez Hilton’s autograph. Just a bunch of foolishness.

Garnett will probably get suspended for a game, but maybe this will wake up the Celtics who have been playing uglier than Rasheed Wallace’s facial hair.

I know I am looking forward to game two.

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As the Redskins head into Thursday’s draft with no 2nd or 3rd round selection and holes abounding on offense, it’s no wonder that multpile players are rumored to be on the trading block. QB Jason Campbell, DT Albert Haynesworth, and now yesterday WLB Rocky McIntosh said he would not attend the weekend mini-camp for the [...]
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Terez, I might play in a small town but I’m kind of a big deal..
Green Bay Packer’s star Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was spotted at Vanity nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas last night. He was snapped with singer Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum..The pictures don’t tell the whole story, but my sources tell me Aaron and Hillary are in the early stages of dating..Chicks dig quarterbacks, always have..-TO
Packers Aaron Rodgers Dating Grapefruit Heiress Robert De Niro t…
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Im Norden hat Hertha BSC gegen Magdeburg mit einem Dreier den Anschluss an die Nichtabstiegsplätze wieder hergestellt. Der Tabellendritte Wolfsburg empfängt den FC St. Pauli, schwieriger ist auf dem Papier die Aufgabe des Vierten Chemnitz gegen Meuselwitz. Im Süden stehen vor allem Mittelfeldduelle auf dem Programm, in der Weststaffel hofft Düsseldorf in Kaiserslautern sein Punktekonto aufzustocken. [weiter...]

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Ahlen steht nach der Niederlage gegen Aachen als erster Absteiger fest. Oberhausen gelang dagegen gegen Cottbus der Befreiungsschlag. Düsseldorf darf nach dem Sieg über 1860 noch nach oben schielen. Der FSV Frankfurt verließ durch den Sieg in Rostock die Abstiegsränge. St. Pauli unterlag im Aufstiegsrennen bei Union, Augsburg kommt so durch das 2:0 gegen Duisburg näher heran. Am Montag steigt das Topspiel zwischen Bielefeld und Lautern. [weiter...]

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Heute hat Dortmund gegen Hoffenheim die große Chance, auf Platz drei vorzurücken. Später muss die Hertha in Frankfurt ran. Bremen gewinnt in Wolfsburg und überholt Leverkusen, das in Stuttgart verlor. Schalke bezwingt Gladbach und lässt im Meisterschaftsrennen nicht locker, doch die Bayern zogen gegen Hannover souverän wieder vorbei. Im Keller sorgt Freiburg mit dem Sieg über den Club für Spannung. Mainz gewinnt in Hamburg. [weiter...]

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Real Madrid kann heute mit einem Sieg gegen den starken FC Valencia den Rückstand auf den FC Barcelona verkürzen. Die Katalanen kamen im Lokalderby bei Espanyol nicht über ein torloses Remis hinaus. Der Aufstand der Kellerkinder unter der Woche sorgte im Kampf gegen den Abstieg für neue Spannung. Heute Nachmittag kommt es mit dem Duell Malaga gegen Valladolid zu einem echten Knaller. [weiter...]

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Am Sonntag hofften drei Teams aus dem Keller auf Punkte im Abstiegskampf – ohne Erfolg. Der SC Freiburg unterlag beim FC Bayern mit 1:2, Melanie Behringer sicherte den Münchnerinnen die Punkte. Saarbrücken konnte die Chance nicht nutzen, sich von den Abstiegsplätzen abzusetzen. Die Saarländerinnen verloren beim Hamburger SV mit 0:1. Schlusslicht TeBe Berlin verlor in Wolfsburg mit 0:3. [weiter...]

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Die Meisterschaft in England ist wieder völlig offen! Durch ein Last-Minute-Tor von Scholes entschied Manchester United am Samstag das Stadtduell bei City für sich. Chelsea unterlag am Abend bei den Spurs völlig verdient mit 1:2 und hat drei Spiele vor Schluss nur noch einen Punkt Vorsprung. Selbst Arsenal kann heute mit einem Sieg in Wigan nun noch einmal rankommen. Bolton gelang im Keller der Befreiungsschlag, der Burnley und Hull verwehrt blieb. [weiter...]

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Heute kann Erfurt mit einem Sieg gegen den BVB II den Klassenerhalt sichern, der VfB II empfängt Offenbach. Aue bezwang Kiel und klettert an Osnabrück, das in Regenburg eine 2:0-Führung verspielte, vorbei auf Rang eins. Ingolstadt verstärkt die Wuppertaler Sorgen und bleibt auf Rang drei. Braunschweig ließ in Sandhausen Punkte liegen. Im Nacken sitzt Jena, das die hohe Hürde in Dresden übersprang. Unterhaching hat sich in Heidenheim der gröbsten Sorgen entledigt. [weiter...]

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Fünfmal in Folge hat Rafael Nadal das Turnier von Monte Carlo in Monaco gewonnen. Heute ab 14.15 Uhr kann der Spanier das halbe Dutzend voll machen. Sein Gegner ist ein Landsmann: Fernando Verdasco will den Abo-Sieger vom Thron stoßen. Bei den Damen wird der Turniersieger in Charleston gesucht. Die Russin Vera Zvonareva misst sich mit der Australierin Samantha Stosur. [weiter...]

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People are talking about the Strikeforce MMA show on CBS and it isn’t the disappointing show that is on people’s minds. The brawl between Mayhem Miller and Jake Shields following Shields dismantling of Dan Henderson is the buzz of the MMA world. Was this a classic moment or pathetic WWE sideshow? Related posts:

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Three seasons into a five year, $35 million contract, New England linebacker Adalius Thomas has experienced it all with the Patriots, including a Super Bowl run that fell just short in 2008 against the Giants.
But all is not well between Thomas and New England, with several public battles taking place last season and a likely spot on the bench or an outright release forthcoming. For his part, Thomas has stayed relatively quiet this off-season waiting to see how the Patriots would act, but no…
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