Cheerleader Stretcher: An Atlanta Hawks cheerleader fell down hard

Cheerleader Stretcher

Cheerleader Stretcher: An Atlanta Hawks cheerleader fell down hard. An Atlanta Hawks cheerleader fell down hard and needed to be taken off the court on a stretcher during a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.

The cheerleader, identified by the team as Kristen, according to SI.com, slipped during a routine and hit her head on the hardwood. The game was delayed briefly between the third and fourth quarters.

Tebow Arena League

If Tim Tebow can’t find a quarterback gig with an NFL team this year, the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League have opened their doors for the Florida native.

Predators owner Brett Bouchy told the Orlando Sentinel this weekend he would be pleased to bring in Tebow if he’s not signed in the offseason. Tebow is likely to be released by the Jets if they can’t trade him at the NFL meetings, which began yesterday in Palm Beach, Fla.

Lamar Odom Rejoins Mavericks Lineup

Lamar Odom Rejoins Mavericks Lineup, Lamar Odom's absence from the Dallas Mavericks' rotation was a one-game hiatus. A day after sitting out because of a coach's decision for the first time in his 13-year career, Odom played Saturday night in a 101-99 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. He grabbed two rebounds but didn't score or have an assist and also committed a turnover in 13 minutes of play.

Peyton Manning Next Team

Peyton Manning Next Team, Peyton Manning is getting an early glimpse into life as a free agent. Hours after a tearful, trying farewell news conference in Indianapolis, Manning flew back to his home in Miami and was immediately peppered with questions about his next landing spot. He’d better get used to it. The scene is likely to play out at every destination he visits until he decides where to play next season.

Quarterback Peyton Manning, who will be released by the Indianapolis Colts, speaks during a news conference in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Manning, 35, who missed all of last season after a series of operations on his neck, has been the Colts’ staring quarterback for 13 seasons, won a record four MVP awards and the 2006 Super Bowl.

+Gary Carter Stats

+Gary Carter Stats, Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series title in 1986, died Thursday. He was 57. Carter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May.

Death is forever relentless, rendering even sports immortals painfully mortal. The sad news of Gary Carter’s passing came on Thursday, just after 4 p.m., succumbing to cancer at his home in North Palm Beach, Fla., with his wife Sandy and children Christy, Kimmy and D.J. by his side.

Sanchez-Vicario Owes $1.5m In Taxes

Sanchez-Vicario Owes $1.5m In Taxes, Tennis Star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Owes $1.5m In Taxes. Tennis star Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario owes $1.5m in taxes, and in her autobiography that was published Tuesday, “Vamos! Memorias de una Vida, una Lucha y una Mujer” (Let’s Go! Memories of a Life, a Fight and a Woman), she spoke of how her $60 million in earnings from her tennis career was allegedly squandered by her parents and she is now left bankrupt.

Rod Martin + Manager USC Information Sciences

Rod Martin + Manager USC Information Sciences, Rod Martin (born April 7, 1954 in Welch, West Virginia) is a retired National Football League linebacker who played for the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders from 1977 to 1988. Before his NFL career, Martin played college football at the University of Southern California where he was a 1976 All-Pac 10 graduate. Prior to USC, Martin played at Los Angeles City College. Martin went to Hamilton High School, the same high school NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon attended. Martin was one of the top linebackers in the NFL during his 12 seasons, assisting the Raiders to 2 Super Bowl victories (1980, 1983) and having an outstanding performance in each one.

+Roger Craig VP TIBCO

+Roger Craig VP TIBCO, Known as the high-stepping former running back for the San Francisco 49ers, Roger Craig has signed a contract to become a business development director and spokesperson for TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) of Palo Alto, Calif., a leading provider of real-time e-business software for the Internet.

John Stallworth + Part Owner Of The Steelers

John Stallworth + Part Owner Of The Steelers, Stallworth now a Steelers owner. Famed receiver, two others revealed as new investors in NFL franchise. Hall of Fame wide receiver John Stallworth is among the three new partners in the Steelers who were approved yesterday by NFL owners.

Mr. Stallworth, the president and CEO of Genesis II; Bruce V. Rauner, chairman of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC; and the Varischetti family of Brockway, Jefferson County, bring to six the new partners the NFL has approved under the realignment of Steelers ownership under Dan and Art Rooney II.

+Timmy Smith Prison For Cocaine Distribution

+Timmy Smith Prison For Cocaine Distribution, Tim Smith, a former Hobbs, N.M., player who set a Super Bowl rushing record with the Washington Redskins in 1988, was sentenced Friday to 2½ years in federal prison for cocaine distribution.

The 42-year-old former running back also was ordered to pay $88,000 in back child support and must report to prison by July 10.

Franco Harris + Founder Of Super Bakery

Franco Harris + Founder Of Super Bakery, Ex-Steelers star Harris takes enriched pastries to the supermarket. Hoping for a sweet reception. Franco Harris peers into the freezer case at the Giant Eagle grocery near his McCandless office. Behind the chilled glass, there on the top shelves are stacks of red boxes containing sweet, sticky pastries called Super Donuts and Super Buns, $2.99 per box of six.

Those are his products. Somehow, it seems like he's hitting the big time.

"It feels good to see it in there," said the former Steeler who is enough of a big deal in this town that his image is enshrined in a statue at Pittsburgh International Airport.

+Joe Montana NFL Career

+Joe Montana NFL Career, Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe is a retired professional football player, a hall of fame quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons.

+Charles Haley + Finalist NFL Hall of Fame

+Charles Haley  + Finalist NFL Hall of Fame, Chris Doleman is not one of the four Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who won a Super Bowl. He doesn't believe that should affect his chances of being elected to the shrine. Doleman terrorized quarterbacks and running backs as a defensive end for the Vikings, Falcons and 49ers for 15 seasons. He led the NFL in sacks in 1989 with 21 on his way to 150 1/2 sacks, fourth all-time when he retired.

Deion Sanders Pilar Biggers-Sanders Married For 12 Years

Deion Sanders Pilar Biggers-Sanders Married For 12 Years, Deion Sanders Splits From Wife Of 12 Years. NFL Hall Of Famer, Wife, Have 3 Children.

Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders released a statement Saturday to say that he and his wife of 12 years are getting a divorce.

Pro Golfer Sex Sting

Teacher, former pro golfer, and swim coach among those arrested in Fla. internet child sex sting

A former pro golfer, a swim coach and an eighth grade teacher are among 40 people arrested in an undercover Internet child sex sting in Florida, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

During the so-called "Operation Red Cheeks," undercover detectives posed as juveniles or the parent or guardian of a juvenile to talk with individuals in chat rooms and through instant messaging.

Holly Rowe Espn Pushes Reporter

Holly Rowe Pushes Reporter: ESPN Gets Interview With Michigan Coach After Sugar Bowl (VIDEO)

The 2012 Sugar Bowl between Michigan and Virginia Tech was broadcast on ESPN and featured Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge up in the announcer's booth and Holly Rowe reporting from down on the sideline. Following the Wolverine's first BCS Bowl win since 2000, Rowe showed her colleagues that a network doesn't become known as the "Worldwide Leader" in anything without using some strong-arm tactics.

Steve Johnson Celebration

Steve Johnson Benched: Bills WR Penalized For 'Happy New Year' Touchdown Celebration (VIDEO)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson isn't the first person to get a little carried away ringing in the new year.

He just picked the wrong place for his celebration.

Bills coach Chan Gailey benched Johnson for drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Sunday when he celebrated a touchdown catch by lifting his jersey to reveal an undershirt that said, "Happy New Year!" The Bills added another TD before New England scored the next 49 points to win 49-21.

Matt Mcgloin Apology

PSU’s Matt McGloin Apologizes for Fight

Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin has apologized for his role in a locker room fight Saturday with receiver Curtis Drake, according to The Big Lead on Sunday.

McGloin’s Twitter account was deleted, but The Big Lead obtained tweets that have been identified as from another private account belonging to the Penn State quarterback. StateCollege.com also suggested the tweets were from McGloin.

Jeter's Parting Baseballs

Baseball lothario Derek Jeter gives a basket of signed swag as a send-off to his one-night stands

He may be a Yankee on the field, but he's a tiger with women, and sending them off with baseball-themed swag bags after late-night romps.

Derek Jeter has been playing the field since his split with actress Minka Kelly, and sending his hook-ups home with a treasure trove of signed gear.

A friend told the New York Post: 'Derek has girls stay with him at his apartment in New York, and then he gets them a car to take them home the next day.

Man surfs world's biggest wave

Man surfs world's biggest wave, Surfer catches 90-foot wave for world record. The surf world is buzzing about the unbelievable, 90-foot wave in Portugal surfer Garrett McNamara caught to break records as the biggest wave ever surfed.

McNamara was towed into the bomb by Andrew Cotton and Al Mennie, both from the U.K.

"I feel so blessed and honored to have been invited to explore this canyon and its special town. The waves here are such a mystery", McNamara said in a release.