Pack puts Rodgers on IR
Disgraced former WFAN host Craig Carton may soon have to change his Twitter handle to @barstoolCraigie.
Carton, who was arrested in September for allegedly running a ticketreselling Ponzi scheme that funneled millions to pay off gambling debts, may be on the verge of joining Barstool Sports, the racy sports/humor site, according to the Sporting News.
Carton, whose handle is still @cc660, tweeted this week a possible hint that he may be joining Barstool when he posted, “My motto for the day written simply on a hat,” with a picture of the word “VIVA,” which is part of the Barstool slogan “Viva La Stool.”
Carton quit his WFAN morning show job alongside Boomer Esiason after his early-morning arrest three months ago. He has vehemently denied the charges against him and has said he is actually the victim in the scheme. Carton recently launched a new podcast called “Hello My Name is Craig,” the second episode of which focused on “honesty” in sports.
The most recent episode of the podcast centered on Carton’s well-publicized rivalry with Mike Francesa, who left WFAN Friday after 30 years. Carton,
Aaron Rodgers season.
The Green Bay Packers put their star quarterback on injured reserve Tuesday, a day after they were eliminated from playoff contention.
Rodgers missed seven games after breaking his right collarbone Oct. 15 against Minnesota. He returned on Sunday, but the Packers lost 31-24 at Carolina. Atlanta’s win against Tampa Bay on Monday night ended Green Bay’s eightyear run of consecutive postseason berths.
Brett Hundley will get the start for Green Bay in Saturday’s home game against the Vikings. Joe Callahan was signed as his backup.
l The NFL has reduced linebacker Thomas Davis’ suspension from two games to one following his appeal. Davis was suspended Monday following his helmet-tohelmet hit on Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams. is done for the Martin on track for a possible return to the major leagues by May 1.
The injury occurred on Perez’s ranch in his native Venezuela. General manager Jon Daniels said Perez told him he was startled by a bull and fell on the elbow. for Akron (7-7). The game was a perfect microcosm of FAU’s season: Once the Owls got rolling, they never stopped.
l Jerry Kill, a longtime coach who spent last season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Rutgers, has retired for health reasons, the school announced.
Kill, 56, stepped down as Minnesota’s coach in 2015 because of epilepsy. He suffered a seizure and was hospitalized on Sept. 10, one day after getting knocked to the ground on the sidelines during a game against Eastern Michigan.
Geno Auriemma won his 1000th game as top-ranked UConn beat Oklahoma, 88-64, in the Hall of Fame women’s Holiday Showcase.
Auriemma became the fourth women’s coach to reach the 1,000win mark, joining Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell, who earned her milestone victory earlier Tuesday. Mike Krzyzewski is the only men’s coach to have won 1,000 games.
Auriemma is the fastest to achieve the mark, doing so in his 1,135th game. The Hall of Fame coach has gone 500-36 since winning his 500th game in 2003. That includes winning 100 of his last 101 contests.