2009 Off-Season Roundup
The News Stories You Need To Know ... April 7
By
Phil Guidry
* Condolences to the family of former Arkansas D-lineman Ken
Anderson, who recently died of a heart attack. To all those big-time
college athletes who think they're invincible and will live forever,
Anderson was only 33.
* How do you celebrate catching three passes in Florida State's
spring game? If you're receiver Rod Owens, you party, allegedly. He
was arrested near campus Sunday morning and charged with driving
under the influence, according to Tallahassee Police.
* Wish that was the only substance-related story in today's News
Roundup, but it's not. Former USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay
Matthews Jr. have seen their names cleared after a weekend Internet
report linked their names to positive steroid tests. Dr. John
Lombardo, who administers the NFL's drug policy, told the
linebackers that they had not tested positive for banned substances.
There, now that we've gotten all those stories out of the way...
* Wait, hang on, former USC QB Todd Marinovich was arrested
Friday in Newport Beach for failing to show up at a drug
rehabilitation progress review.
Sometimes the news out of the college football world is less than
stellar. But on the bright side...
145 days and counting...
Ken Anderson
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/04/04/anderson.death.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl
Rod Owens
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/986009.html
Cushing/Matthews
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-combinedrugs040309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Todd Marinovich
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_12068145