from Deadspin: Fred Taylor, a Jaguar Behaving Badly

Pre-Draft Fantasy Update: Fred Taylor To Split Carries, Arrested [UPDATED]

It's stories like this that give the phrase "arrested at 4 a.m. outside a South Beach Club" a bad name. Miami Beach police charged Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor with disorderly conduct yesterday outside the awesomely named "Club Cristal". Taylor wasn't jailed, but instead pinky-swore that he would appear in court at a future date. No word yet on whether in doing so, he injured his pinky.

Also unknown are the details surrounding the arrest, as the police department's record division is closed for Labor Day. Apparently they figured if dry cleaners and accountants get the day off, so should they.

In an impressive act of team solidarity, Taylor's former teammate Jimmy Smith was also arrested this weekend for driving under the ol' influence. Police found marijuana roaches and an open beer in his car.

Your move, David Garrard.

Update: It appears that Taylor was not arrested, but merely given a citation. More details if/when they emerge.

Jacksonvill [sic] Jaguar Fred Taylor arrested in South Beachf [sic] [Miami Herald]

Taylor, Smith arrested in separate incidents [Yahoo Sports]

Wright on Jags: Fred Taylor (not) arrested [Florida Times-Union]

CC to Have 1-Hitter Rolled Back to No-No?

CC Continues to Drive Dagger Deep into Indian Faithful, Improves to 9-0 for the Brew Crew.

One 'Hit' Too Many?

CC Sabathia improved to 9-0 with the Brewers on Sunday. But was his one-hitter even better? Milwaukee and its manager Ned Yost think so. You make the call on Sabathia's misplayed ground ball that was ruled a single.

from ESPN.com

From The Dispatch

A Griffin gets to play in the 'shoe...against Ohio State.

"They gave me No. 45 (Archie's number) and called me 'Little Archie.' My dad just always told me to be me. I'm not Archie, I'm Tyler. We're different people with the same last name."

Tyler Griffin
Youngstown State cornerback

New Jack Jocko

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE

by Evan Bartsch and Ryan Corazza

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Maple: now banned from prisons due to increasing shankliness.

Jocks blog. We report. (You decide!)

LPGA: Better Speak English or Else...

In case you haven't heard, the LPGA is cracking down on those players not "effectively" speaking english. Can you imagine what would happen if MLB had adopted this? That's right. There would be no trace of "beisbol has been berry, berry good to me." It would have been wrongly and sadly eradicated several decades ago. Praise be to Bud Selig.

from ESPN:

Cabrera understands the importance of speaking English, and he realizes it only hurts him. He said he has a good relationship with Woods, but because of the language barrier, it always will be limited.

What troubles the big Argentine is why language should affect performance inside the ropes.

"I remember what [Roberto] de Vicenzo once said to me," Cabrera said. "If you shoot under 70, everybody will understand you. If you don't, they won't want to talk to you, anyway."

A few months ago, Choi had finished a brief interview when a reporter tried to say, "Thank you" in Korean, but told him he forgot the word. Choi laughed and playfully shared this thought with his agent.

"I taught him one word seven years ago and he still doesn't remember," he said. "And he expects me to learn his entire language?"