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Rumors are swirling that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton (see her latest cover) and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (watch him in action) are an item. The two were apparently spotted together in a suite at a concert (which band?). Then the pair, who starred in a commercial together (watch it), were seen getting drinks with friends – and the next day Upton showed up at a Tigers game (what game will Verlander be starting in?).
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Potentially ending more than 120 years of combined sponsorship activities, the London Assembly has called for McDonald's and Coca-Cola products to be banned from the 2012 Olympic Games (how long is McDonald's sponsorship with the Olympics supposed to last?). International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge says there is a "question mark" on the companies' sponsorship because of their products' perceived unhealthiness, which appears at odds with the Olympics' image of athletic prowess and healthy living (find McDonald's unhealthiest menu items).
Potentially ending more than 120 years of combined sponsorship activities, the London Assembly has called for McDonald's and Coca-Cola products to be banned from the 2012 Olympic Games (how long is McDonald's sponsorship with the Olympics supposed to last?). International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge says there is a "question mark" on the companies' sponsorship because of their products' perceived unhealthiness, which appears at odds with the Olympics' image of athletic prowess and healthy living (find McDonald's unhealthiest menu items).
Serena Williams John Isner mixed-doubles | Three-time Olympic gold medalist Venus Williams, just a day after losing in the first round of Wimbledon, was named as both a singles and doubles player for the 2012 Olympics, which will also be played at Wimbledon.
Venus will be joined on the women’s singles team, chosen by the United States Tennis Assn., by her sister Serena Williams, Christina McHale and Varvara Lepchenko. The world’s No. 1 doubles team, Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber, will represent the U.S. The Williams sisters will be the other U.S. doubles teams.
Venus will be joined on the women’s singles team, chosen by the United States Tennis Assn., by her sister Serena Williams, Christina McHale and Varvara Lepchenko. The world’s No. 1 doubles team, Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber, will represent the U.S. The Williams sisters will be the other U.S. doubles teams.
Steve johnson celebration
On Sunday at Gillette Stadium, Johnson proved he still hadn't learned his lesson, as he was benched in the first quarter following another flagged celebration in the end zone. Granted, Sunday's antics were far less controversial than the previous one, but they were enough to end his season.
Johnson made a terrific diving catch in the right side of the end zone to give the Bills a 14-0 lead against the Patriots. He then stood up and lifted his jersey to show the fans that he had written "Happy New Year" on his undershirt. Johnson's teammates, as well as the officiating crew, were not very amused, as he drew a 15-yard personal foul penalty and was benched for the remainder of the game by head coach Chan Gailey.
"I didn't know it was going to draw a penalty," Johnson said. "At the end of the day, what I did was what I did, and I am going to try and bring in the New Year. Ultimately, it hurt my teammates, and that is the thing that is hurting me the most. The fact is that it hurt my team. The coach told me I was out of the game. He said for the rest of the game, and I have to respect his decision.
"He made it, and that is what it is. I can't complain about it, or whine or pout. He made his decision, and I am going with it. It really doesn't matter why or how it happened. At the end of the day, what I did hurt my teammates, and I have to take that and I will."
Earlier in the season, Johnson mocked a host of Jets after a scoring grab. He did the "Dougie" (the favorite dance of former Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards), ran around the end zone with his arm extended to mock a flying jet (a Santonio Holmes favorite) and also pretended to shoot himself in the leg (a shot at Plaxico Burress).
After that incident, Gailey told his team he would bench anyone who drew a penalty following a celebration. He said Johnson wasn't flagged for a similar celebration last year, so Gailey said it was hard to discipline him Sunday, but he wanted to stick to his word.
Gailey was asked how long it took him to get tired of Johnson's issues that stem from on-field immaturity.
"I got tired of it the first time it happened, but you hope people learn from situations," Gailey said. "You know, there isn't anybody who hasn't made mistakes, but you've got to learn from your mistakes. And everybody falls in that category, me too. And I have said this a hundred times -- [Johnson] is not a bad guy. He's not. He's a good guy, but he uses some bad judgment at times, and if you do that enough and it hurts the team, you've got to do something."
The extra field position didn't help the Patriots, who punted on their next possession. But Johnson's benching crushed the Bills' offense, which scored on its third possession to build a 21-0 lead but never scored again. They were haunted by a bunch of drops, and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was a lesser player with Johnson on the sideline.
It could also be an unceremonious end to Johnson's four-year tenure in Buffalo. He's an unrestricted free agent who will have an interesting market during the offseason. Johnson has tons of talent, which was put on display when he got the best of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis in the aforementioned game, but Johnson's mental mistakes have sullied his reputation.
Golf cart runs wild after football game
Fox Sports Southwest cameras caught the incident; a stadium attendant was driving the cart and picking up orange field markings after the final game of the evening. The attendant got out of the cart to pick up a goal pylon out of the east end zone, but instead of staying parked, the cart took off.
The attendant tried to chase down the cart, but it picked up speed and circled out of the end zone toward the center of the field.
Spring Dekaney head coach Willie Amendola was conducting an interview just above the Cowboys blue star at the 50-yard line. Eight men in a group including the coach, photographers, reporters and a television cameraman were run over by the cart. Amendola was lodged into the passenger seat of the cart and attempted to steer the cart to safety before falling out.
Another stadium employee was able to get into the driver's seat of the cart and bring it to a stop.
Fox Sports Southwest play-by-play man Craig Way reported that Arlington Fire and Rescue came out to the scene to attend to several individuals and that a couple men were carted off the field.
"It was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen," Way said.Spring Dekaney won the game 34-14, upsetting the defending state champions for its first state title
Sandusky's shower defense
Attorney Karl Rominger, part of the team representing Sandusky against more than 50 felony counts of sexual abuse, admitted to a local television station in Harrisburg, Pa., that his client showered with adolescents he claimed to be "mentoring" through his charity, The Second Mile, but denied there was evidence of criminal activity. Instead, Rominger argued, Sandusky was showering with them to teach them how to shower.
"Some of these kids don't have basic hygiene skills," Rominger told the station. "Teaching a person to shower at the age of 12 or 14 sounds strange to some people, but people who work with troubled youth will tell you there are a lot of juvenile delinquents and people who are dependent who have to be taught basic life skills like how to put soap on their body."
The argument might be a tough sell to a jury, especially given the charges against Penn State officials who allegedly knew of allegations against Sandusky for years before the investigation that led to his arrest last month.
Sandusky initially faced 25 felony counts of deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child and indecent assault against at least eight victims over more than a decade. He was re-arrested last week on 12 additional counts involving two additional victims. The Penn State Board of Trustees has appointed a special committee to investigate the university's response, as has the U.S. Department of Education.
According to the grand jury's report, there were at least two occasions — once in 1998, when Sandusky was the subject of an investigation involving university police, and again in 2002, when head coach Joe Paterno was informed directly by graduate assistant Mike McQueary, who said he saw Sandusky abusing a 10-year-old boy in a locker room shower — on which Paterno and other Penn State administrators had reason to at least suspect Sandusky was engaging in violent criminal behavior in the football facilities. Still, Paterno only passed the 2002 charge up the chain to the then-athletic director Tim Curley, and apparently did not follow up with his boss or former colleague.
Sandusky was neither disciplined nor reported to authorities, and (thanks to his "emeritus" status following his retirement in 1999) continued to maintain an office in the football building and enjoy access to the locker room and other campus facilities as recently as October. Paterno, Curley and university president Graham Spanier have all lost their jobs; Curley and another former official also face indictments for perjury and failure to report Sandusky to authorities. Penn State has been hit with one civil suit, and Paterno has hired an attorney in anticipation of more.
It has been a rough week for Sandusky's defense, as defense attorney Joseph Amendola essentially suggested that anyone who thinks Sandusky is a child molester should "dial 1-800-REALITY," which turned out to be a gay sex line.
There has been a trickle-down effect to the football team as the association with Sandusky, who was recently arrested wearing a Nittany Lions windbreaker, proves too strong for a program that was once among the most revered in college football. Rivals.com five-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt switched
his allegiance this week, instead committing to Ohio State in the wake of the scandals.
Bears' Hurd facing federal drug charges
According to the federal complaint, Hurd was arrested Wednesday night after meeting with the agent at a Chicago restaurant. The complaint claims Hurd told the agent that he was interested in buying five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana per week to distribute.
Hurd told the agent ''his co-conspirator is in charge of doing the majority of the deals'' while he focused on ''higher-end deals,'' the complaint said. He allegedly said he could pay for the kilogram of cocaine after ''he gets out of practice,'' then walked out of the restaurant with the package and was arrested.
The complaint alleges that Hurd also told the agent that he and a co-conspirator already distribute about four kilos of cocaine a week in the Chicago area, but his supplier couldn't keep up with his demands.
He was scheduled to make his initial court appearance later Thursday. It wasn't immediately known whether he had an attorney.
Hurd, a 26-year-old native of San Antonio who played college ball at Northern Illinois, played for five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and is now in his first season with the Bears. He has contributed mostly on special teams, playing in 77 games overall with six starts and two career touchdowns. He has played in 12 games this year, catching eight passes for 109 yards.
The complaint says an informant tipped off authorities in Texas in July, leading to an investigation in which an unidentified acquaintance of Hurd's ''negotiated'' for approximately five kilograms of cocaine on the player's behalf.
The Bears agreed to a three-year deal with Hurd that was announced on July 29 — the day after federal authorities say he had agreed to a ''consensual interview'' with Homeland Security investigators over $88,000 in cash that had been seized in a car he owned in the Dallas area.
The Bears had no immediate comment.
Paterno fractures pelvis after fall
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Sunday.The former Penn State football coach was expected to make a full recovery after slipping Saturday and was admitted to the hospital the next day, the person added. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Paterno, who turns 85 on Dec. 21, is also undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for what his family has said is a treatable form of lung cancer. Son Scott Paterno has said doctors are optimistic about a full recovery from the illness.
Paterno initially hurt his pelvis in August after he was blindsided on the field during preseason practice. It was determined Paterno should remain in the hospital now to facilitate his regimen of cancer treatments while recovering from the pelvis injury, the AP was told.
The person declined to identify the hospital to maintain the family’s privacy. An operator at the hospital in State College, Mount Nittany Medical Center, said Sunday there was no patient listing for Paterno.
Paterno was fired last month in the aftermath of child sex-abuse charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who maintains his innocence. Paterno is not a target of the investigation.
Sandusky is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday after being charged Nov. 5 with the first set of child sex-abuse allegations that dated back to 1994
Amid mounting criticism that school leaders should have done more to prevent the alleged abuse, trustees dismissed Paterno four days later and accepted school President Graham Spanier’s resignation under pressure.
Paterno hasn’t spoken publicly since his firing. He was diagnosed with cancer several days later during a follow-up visit to the doctor for a bronchial illness, his family has said.
Scott Paterno told the AP last month the first and only incident reported about Sandusky to his father was in 2002 when— according to a grand jury report — a graduate assistant came to Paterno about an abuse allegation in the team showers.
According to the grand jury report, Paterno testified that he referred the account relayed by the assistant to his superior. Paterno has maintained that a more detailed description of what allegedly occurred in the showers was never passed on to him.
State police Commissioner Frank Noonan’s reprimand that school leaders had a moral responsibility to do more than what was legally required raised pressure on the university and trustees.
Santa Claus proposes to Titans cheerleader
A cheerleader for the Tennessee Titans got a surprise as she and her teammates performed during halftime of the game against New Orleans. A man dressed as Santa Claus turned out to be her boyfriend, and he interrupted their routine to ask her a very important 
question.
Thank goodness it wasn't the real Santa Claus, because Mrs. Claus would not be happy with this. Not to mention, he's a bit too busy this time of year to take off an afternoon to watch football.
Tom Brady in heated sideline confrontation with coach
Brady had just thrown an interception in the end zone, giving Washington an opportunity to tie the game on a final drive. When he went to the sideline, he was confronted by O'Brien.
The coordinator seemed to take exception with Brady telling his intended receiver, Tiquan Underwood, to "go and get it." This set off O'Brien, who began screaming at his star quarterback. Brady gave it right back, yelling that Underwood was open and peppering his shouts with profanities.
O'Brien was eventually separated from Brady by Bill Belichick.
The two men embraced minutes later after the Patriots clinched the game with an interception of their own. Brady took responsibility for the incident in his postgame press conference.
"I threw a pretty bad interceptions, so he wasn't happy about it," Brady said. "Probably a long line of coaches and players that were pretty pissed at me after that, but Billy got to me first. He let me have it. I deserved it."
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