Archive for September, 2007

A committee overseeing the University of Central Florida’s new on-campus stadium will be tackling concerns about a lack of water fountains at the facility after more than a dozen people suffered from heat exhaustion at the school’s first game Saturday.

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An Ohio State University football player was arrested Monday night on the city’s north side. Freshman backup quarterback Antonio Henton (pictured, right) was arrested at about 8:30 p.m. at Sixth Avenue and High Street and charged with soliciting, 10TV News reported.

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It is something you never think about. You buy a large fry or some cracker jacks at a ball game; then you throw them away. Do you ever pay attention to what you are throwing your trash items into? Stadiums need thousands of garbage cans in many different varieties to suit the needs of large crowds. Bathroom receptacles, ash tray trash receptacles and other types of luxurious garbage cans may be use throughout a stadium. It is possible that an store like Garbage Can Depot could supply an entire stadium with all they need. Not only do stadiums need garbage receptacles, they also need recycling receptacles. Did you know for every $1,000 of fast food sales, 200 pounds of trash is created. Imagine how much a crowd of 100,000 would spend at a baseball game. And this is not including beer.

Cincinnati Elder ended the nation’s longest football winning streak with a 41-34 overtime victory over the North Carolina high school Saturday night in the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge.

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Dennis Dixon and Oregon cruised 39-7 on Saturday. Dixon accounted for 368 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.

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The majority of us has seen our favorite baseball team eliminated from contention by now, and we find it time to turn our attention to the sport where the players are supposed to be unnaturally strong and huge. But where to watch? What city in our fine country provides the most variety for football fans?

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Want your girlfriend/wife to stop nagging you while you’re watching football? This girl (football fan) shows you how to show her the light….

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New England’s Ellis Hobbs set an NFL record by taking the second-half kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown Sunday against the New York Jets.The play also tied the record for the longest in NFL history, matching the 108-yard missed field goal returns by Chicago’s Devin Hester last season.

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JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders agreed in principle Monday night to a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie.

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