A Step In The Right Direction
by Cheval John
It looks like we might have a playoff after all.
Today, the commissioners of the BCS conferences agreed to a four-team playoff system at a meeting in Chicago.
The playoff will be a first in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest division in college football
The move could come into effect in 2014 pending final approval by the board of college presidents, who are set to meet next week in Washington, D.C.
Before, the two top teams that would play for the BCS title was selected based off of strength of schedule, the type of conference that a team came from and an undefeated season.
The selection is made by the Associated Press writers, coaching polls and the BCS computers.
The teams plays at a designated site to determine the national champion.
What do you think about a playoff in the FBS?
Rodney King Dead At 47.
by Cheval John
Rodney King, the central figure that triggered the race riots in Los Angeles, died early this morning at the age of 47.
According to reports by CNN, police received a 911 call from his fiancee, Cynthia Kelly and discovered his body at the bottom of the swimming pool.
They tried to revive him, but was pronounced dead at a local hospital, Captain Randy DeAnda said.
King was beaten by L.A. Police officers more than 50 times after a routine stop in 1991.
The beatings was caught on video by an unidentified person.
He turned the video over to a local station and from there the video got national attention.
The riots began in L.A. after jurors acquitted the four officers a year later that lasted for three days that left 50 dead and 2,000 injured.
King was paid 3.8 million dollars from the city after the beating.
He said in a 2012 interview that it was his fear of being stop for a drunken driving charge in ’91 that motivated him to evade the police, who were trying to pull him over.
Armstrong Officially Charged With Doping
by Cheval John
Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has officially been charged with using performance-enhancing drugs today by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USDA).
Armstrong, a cancer survivor, could face a lifetime ban from cycling competitions if he is found guilty and could be stripped of his seven titles in the process.
The USDA letter, obtained by the Associated Press, accuses Armstrong of using and promoting the use of a blood booster EPO, blood transfusions, testotorone, human growth hormone and anti- inflammatory steroids.
The news was first reported by the Washington Post earlier today.
Armstrong in a statement maintains his innocence of using any drugs and that he was clean this whole time.
The case was investigated by federal criminal investigators for two years, but they did not find any reason to believe that Armstrong was using drugs.
Officials from the USDA says that they will pursue charges against Armstrong despite the conclusion of federal criminal prosecutors.
Armstrong participated in the St. Croix 70.3 Ironman Triathlon earlier this year after retiring from cycling last year.
He was training for another triathlon in France when he heard the news and is now banned from competition.