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Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson said Thursday that he’ll be more careful after police clocked him driving 109 mph on a suburban Minneapolis highway over the weekend and cited him for speeding.
Peterson told The Associated Press he "got a little speeding ticket. I need to be more aware of the speed I was going and not let it happen again."
Peterson was pulled over just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday while driving his BMW in a 55-mph zone on state Highway 62 – a normally busy stretch of road known as the Crosstown that connects Minneapolis with southern and western suburbs, Edina police spokeswoman Molly Anderson said. She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a "very routine" traffic stop.
Anderson said police clocked the 24-year-old Peterson going 109 mph, but Peterson told the AP he wasn’t going that fast.
"But I know it was a speeding ticket, and that’s what I got issued for," Peterson said.
The stop happened the night before Peterson ran for 85 yards and a touchdown in a 36-10 victory over Chicago. The All-Pro also fumbled twice, with one of them a turnover for the Vikings.
Peterson said he was headed to the downtown hotel where the team stays the night before home games. He said he was not late at that point.
"After I got pulled over, then I was late," Peterson said.
Peterson, a first-round draft pick out of Oklahoma from Palestine, Texas, led the NFC with 1,341 rushing yards in his rookie season with Minnesota in 2007, then led the league last season with 1,760 yards rushing. He’s third in the NFL this year with 1,084 yards.
Peterson has become one of the sport’s most popular players, with a high national profile that includes an endorsement with Nike. He has no known prior off-the-field troubles, and he’s active in the community with charity work. Peterson annually hosts a Special Olympics event at the team’s practice facility, one of his favorite causes.
Minnesota (10-1) plays at Arizona (7-4) this Sunday night in a matchup of division leaders.
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has died, his brother told CNN http://bit.ly/SaPhH
Steve McNair NFL Quarterback
Steve LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009)[2], nicknamed Air McNair, was anAmerican football quarterback in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by theHouston Oilers third overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alcorn State.
McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and was the Co-AP NFL MVP in 2003.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines.
The confirmation came outside federal court after Mayfield’s attorney mentioned the illegal substance several times during a 45-minute argument against the driver’s indefinite suspension. Court recessed after Bill Diehl’s argument and is set to reconvene Wednesday afternoon.
“We will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jeremy Mayfield did violate the NASCAR substance abuse policy and tested positive for methamphetamines,” spokesman Ramsey Poston said.
Diehl argued in court that Mayfield has never shown any characteristics of a meth abuser.
“His teeth were never rotting out, his eyes were not sunken,” Diehl said. “He never displayed any characteristics that are commonly seen by everyone among people who use meth.”
In an affidavit filed last week, Mayfield denied ever using methamphetamines and said he didn’t know how he failed a random drug test taken May 1. He was suspended eight days later after his backup “B” sample also came back positive for a banned substance.
Previously, NASCAR had refused to disclose what substance Mayfield tested positive for, and blacked out the name of the drug in all court filings leading up to Wednesday’s hearing.
Mayfield has blamed his positive test result on the combination of Adderall for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Claritin-D for allergies, an explanation repeatedly debunked by NASCAR’s program administrator.
Mayfield is challenging the validity of NASCAR’s testing system, and Diehl argued it’s flawed because Mayfield never had the opportunity to get his backup “B” sample tested by an independent laboratory. Nashville, Tenn.-based Aegis Sciences Corp., which runs NASCAR’s testing program, tested both of Mayfield’s samples.
Diehl argued that federal guidelines allow an individual a 72-hour window to have an independent lab analyze a sealed backup sample. He said that when Aegis tested the backup “B” sample two days after the “A” sample came back positive, Mayfield lost any opportunity to challenge the results because the seal had been broken on the second sample.
He also condemned NASCAR for acting as if its policies are above federal guidelines.
“They say ‘We’re not bound by anything. We’re NASCAR. We can do what we want to do,”‘ Diehl said.
Diehl wants U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen to reinstate Mayfield on Wednesday in time to travel to this weekend’s race at Daytona International Speedway. He said NASCAR would not be harmed by Mayfield racing this weekend, and the sanctioning body can drug test Mayfield every day going forward.
“Independence Day for Jeremy ought to be today,” Diehl told Mullen, noting that Saturday night’s race falls on the holiday.
Mayfield indicated outside court he will go to Daytona if he’s reinstated, but he was not clear in what capacity. He owns his own low-budget team, but said in court documents last week that he’s had to lay off 10 employees, borrow money from family and sell personal assets to meet his living expenses.
“I want to drive and would love to be there driving,” he said. “But obviously it’s late in the week. But we’ll definitely be there.”
Ownership of the No. 41 Toyota was transferred to his wife, Shana, following his suspension, but she cited financial reasons in not sending the team to the past five races. The team used J.J. Yeley in the first two races following Mayfield’s suspension.
Mullen advised the court he would recess after 75 minutes because he had a funeral to attend and said he’d hear NASCAR when he returned.
“What Bill Diehl proved [Wednesday] is that he has a remarkably vivid imagination in terms of what the procedures are,” Poston said. “NASCAR followed all its procedures. The samples are pristine, and this afternoon we have the opportunity to speak to the judge.”
Wow, I guess everyone knew this was coming….
Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, five years after being part of one of the most famous home run duels in baseball history, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Sosa, who is sixth all-time in home runs and officially retired last month, was one of several players who tested positive for PED use in 2003, the Times said, citing lawyers with knowledge of those testing results.
In 1998, Sosa hit 66 home runs while with the Chicago Cubs in a summer-long battle with the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire, who finished with 70.
Prior to the New York Times report Tuesday, Sosa never before had been linked to a positive drug test, although many had suspected that he had used PEDs during his career. He thus joins a list of stars who have tested positive, or reportedly have tested positive, including Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens and McGwire.
In 2005, Sosa testified under oath to Congress that he “had never taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs,” the Times said.
The 2003 test was the first one that Major League Baseball gave to its players. The results were supposed to remain anonymous, as agreed upon by MLB and the players union.
The Times said Sosa’s lawyer, Jay Reisinger, declined comment, as did an official with Major League Baseball.
Another sad day for the NFL, like I have been saying for a long time the NFL players have really gone awry and I do not seeing ending anytime soon. article
The AP is reporting:The University of Memphis is responding to NCAA allegations that the men’s basketball program committed major violations during the 2007-08 season under John Calipari, a newspaper reported Wednesday….
Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support and in very critical condition after her brother found her hanging Monday morning from a treadmill cord in their Phoenix home, police said.
While the girl’s mother was cleaning in the house, Tyson’s daughter was playing separately in a playroom.
The mother sent the girl’s 7-year-old brother to look for the 4-year-old girl. The boy found his sister in distress and got his mother, police said.
The mother found her daughter on a treadmill with her neck on what was described as a cable attached to the treadmill, police said.
She took her daughter off the cable, called 911, and began CPR.
The girl was take to St. Joe’s Hospital after she was found around 10:30 a.m local time, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported.
Tyson was not home at the time.
Initial reports indicate it was, a “tragic accident,” police said.
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