I got the following e-mail from Rex, posted about an hour ago:
"Believe it or not, Sophia came last night three weeks early. Lori had a c-section and Sophia was born at 10:57 pm. She weighed 8 lbs 3 oz. We're at Arnold Palmer. Baby is doing well, but they are conservatively watching her breathing.
Rex Stephens, Esq.
Akerman Senterfitt"
I forgot Charles had a previous incident, too. If this story is true -- and it sounds like it is -- then he ought to be gone, even without a previous battery conviction.
ESPN.com - NCF - Florida LB jailed, charged with battery at party: "GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida linebacker Taurean Charles remained in jail Wednesday, a day after he was arrested at a June off-campus party and charged with aggravated battery, a second-degree felony."
ESPN.com - NCF - Vols' Banks suspended for three games: "KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee receiver James Banks remains suspended and will miss the season's first three games -- including a huge SEC East clash against rival Florida -- because he was cited for underage drinking and defying police orders to turn down his radio, coach Phillip Fulmer said Tuesday.
Banks, a junior from Indianapolis and last year's leading receiver, was indefinitely suspended in March for violating unspecified team rules. Fulmer said at the time Banks could rejoin the team if he accomplished certain goals.
'In the last two months, he made excellent strides in fulfilling requirements set by me to get off the indefinite suspension he was on,' Fulmer said in a statement. 'However, now we have another issue that has embarrassed this team and the university.'
Banks will miss games against UNLV, Florida and Louisiana Tech."
ESPN.com - NCF - Gators suspend two defenders after arrests: "GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida has suspended linebacker Channing Crowder and safety Jarvis Herring for the season opener after both were arrested for scuffling with police outside a local nightclub earlier this summer, the school said Tuesday.
The Gators open the 2004 season at home against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 4."
SI.com - NCAA Football - Vols' Banks�cited for underage drinking - Saturday July 17, 2004 5:11PM: "KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- University of Tennessee wide receiver James Banks, already on indefinite suspension from the team, was charged Friday by Knoxville police with underage drinking and violation of the city's noise ordinance.
Banks, who reaches the legal drinking age of 21 on Aug. 14, was the Vols' leading receiver last season. He was cited after police were called at 3 a.m. to break up an unruly crowd at Rocky Top Markets on Cumberland Avenue near campus, according to Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk."
SI.com - NCAA Football - Colorado's leading rusher on way out - Friday July 16, 2004 3:32PM: "BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Brian Calhoun, the leading rusher for Colorado last season, is on the verge of transferring to another school."
ESPN.com - NCF - Miami CB Rolle charged with felony battery: "MIAMI -- Miami Hurricanes cornerback Antrel Rolle has been charged with a felony count of battery on a police officer and two misdemeanors.
The 21-year-old Rolle also is charged with resisting an officer without violence and disorderly conduct, according to the Miami-Dade County clerk of courts Web site. No other details were immediately available.
Local news reports said Rolle bonded out of Miami-Dade County jail, and officials there confirmed he was no longer being held. Rolle is scheduled to have a court hearing Aug. 2, according to the Web site.
Rolle is one of Miami's top returning players after opting to come back for his final season with the Hurricanes. He was projected as a potential first-round NFL draft pick if he had come out a year early.
Last season, Rolle was second on the team with two interceptions and finished sixth with 47 tackles."
In case you missed it, BYU's leading rusher 2 years ago (injured last year) has been suspended through January 2005, apparently finishing his college career.
ESPN.com - NCF - BYU players appear in court on assault charges: "Whalen's suspension appears to end his college football career, as his eligibility expires at the end of the next football season.
Whalen led BYU in rushing in 2002 when he ran for 918 yards. He gained just 152 yards last season after he broke his foot during warm-ups before the season-opener."
I doubt anyone was planning to draft one of Ohio State's tight ends, but I seem to recall this guy being a VHT so I thought I'd go ahead and include it just in case.
SI.com - NCAA Football - Ex-Buckeye TE enrolls at Youngstown - Wednesday July 7, 2004 2:53PM: "YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Former Ohio State tight end Louis Irizarry, who was suspended indefinitely after being charged with robbery, has enrolled at Youngstown State, but apparently has no immediate plans to play football."
Doesn't look like Marcus Vick will be playing much this season.: "RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick was suspended indefinitely from the team Tuesday, the same day it was revealed he was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana.
The younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback and former Hokies star Michael Vick was charged after an early morning traffic stop on Saturday, state police said.
He was convicted in May of three misdemeanors stemming from a drinking party with three underage girls."
SI.com - NCAA Football - FSU�lineman charged with battery on officer - Sunday July 11, 2004 1:47PM: "Also Saturday, Tallahassee police charged a Florida A&M player with driving under the influence after finding him passed out in his car.
Paul E. Johnson Jr., slated to start as kicker for the school this year, was charged with DUI-first offense and displaying another person's driver's license, both misdemeanors.
Police found Johnson, 19, unconscious and slumped over the center console of his car in a Wal-Mart parking lot, with the lights on and the engine running.
Breath tests showed his blood-alcohol level at .236 percent and .235 percent, almost three times the legal limit for drunken driving, .08 percent."
Leading returning receiver with 33 receptions: SI.com - NCAA Football - Virginia WR�to miss season after arrest - Saturday July 10, 2004 2:07AM: "CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Virginia wide receiver Ottowa Anderson will not play this year after being charged with assault and battery.
Albemarle County Police said Anderson, 21, and Jessica Renee Turner, 22, were charged with one count each of misdemeanor assault and battery after an incident at Turner's home Wednesday. Lt. Earl Newton said the two argued after Turner accused Anderson of using her computer. Turner told police she was pushed against a wall, and Anderson said she threatened him with a knife, Newton said."
SI.com - NCAA Football - FSU�lineman charged with battery on officer - Sunday July 11, 2004 1:47PM: "TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida State football player was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer after a scuffle outside a nightclub, police said.
Bobby Meeks, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman, kicked and tried to punch Tallahassee police officers and they had to use pepper spray and a stun gun to subdue him Saturday, police said."
Amazon.com: Books: Reading Mastery - Level 2 Storybook 1: "10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Nothing could tear me away from 'The Pet Goat', July 7, 2004
Reviewer: A reader from Washington DC
Not even a national emergency! This is probably the greatest book EVER written. It has lots of colorful pictures, and it's just so fun to 'read' while I sit there for at least seven minutes wondering why I took a job that I have absolutely no skills for, and that when it comes right down to it, I didn't even want! It's not as good as 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' (the words are bigger), but it comes close!"
I added the aforementioned docs as links in the "Links to Cool Stuff" box on the right. I'll stick the rules over there, too, once I dig them up again. And if anybody else knows any info it would be good to have permanent web access to, let me know and I will see about including it on this page.
Does everybody else see wide, empty margins -- like 2-3" -- on either side of the blog and sidebars, or is that just my browser/monitor/whatever? If everybody's seeing it, I'll try to figure out how to take advantage of that wasted space.
Finally, you guys need to post some more stuff to scroll those damn glitter boys off this page.
Here's the old rosters, just to see how they'll look. I'll set up a permanent link from the blog later. CFFL ROSTERS: "CFFL ROSTERS"
