Sports News: Wade Boggs has a Drinking Problem

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Here is a solid run down of what happened in the world of sports on Thursday 9/13/07.

Wade Boggs has a drinking problem: The Origin of the Beer Drinkin Myth” (TastyBooze)

“The NFL slapped Bill Belichick with a maximum fine of $500,000 Thursday for videotaping Jets defensive signals. The Pats were fined $250,000 and will lose a 2008 first-round pick if they reach the playoffs, or second- and third-round picks if they don’t.” (Bodog)

Eagles fans give McNabb three weeks to win the Super Bowl” (The Onion)

“So much for Greg Oden being the “safe” pick. Time to start comparing Thursday’s news to Portland’s biggest draft disaster.” (Bill Simmons - ESPN)

“St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel says he met with Major League Baseball officials earlier this week and answered questions about the human growth hormone he was reportedly prescribed in 2004, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.” (AOL Sports)

COED Exclusive: Greg Oden Out for the Season - Trailblazers Insider Discusses His Replacement

Greg Oden“Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft, will miss the 2007-08 season after undergoing microfracture surgery Thursday, two league sources told Yahoo! Sports.”

“Oden, a 7-footer from Ohio State, was found to have torn cartilage during exploratory surgery on his right knee and was operated on by team doctor Don Roberts in Vancouver, Wash. Most microfracture surgeries require eight months to a year for recovery.”

Regarding Oden’s replacement a source in the Trailblazers organization told COED, “Przybilla is going to replace him as the starter although Prz would probably have started anyway.”

Source: Oden lost for season - Yahoo! Sports

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