Doccument Claims Cubs Let Red Sox Win 1918 World Series

Court Documents from a deposition in 1920 claim that the Chicago Cubs threw the world Series against Boston have recently come into light.

The documents, which site the testimony of Eddie Cicotte, one of the many Black Sox banned after the infamous 1919 world series, claims that the Black Sox got the idea from the Cubs previous World Series Endeavor.

Although Cicotte's deposition lacks specifics, including names and dates, many in the baseball community are saying that the idea of trading money for throwing series is not that far fetched given the fact that players in those days were mostly poor and classified as "working stiffs."

The 1918 World Series was the last title for the Red Sox until their heralded title in 2004.

Cicotte passed away in 1969, forever tarnished by his part in the 1919 fix.

Man Accused of Auburn Tree Poisoning Attacked

Harvey Updyke, the man accused of poisoning trees located at Tomer's Corner, was attacked while walking into a gas station in Alabama.

Updyke had just finished making a mandatory court appearance in relation to his arrest on Feb. 17, when he was attacked shortly after exiting his vehicle.

Tomer's Corner is a long cherished location for the Auburn Tigers faithful, and has long been the scene of celebratory "rolling" after substantial victories by the Tigers.

Updyke, an Alabam Crimson Tide fan, was arrested after bragging about poisoning the trees, which included a call to a live radio show filled with taunts towards Auburn and its fans

Oscar Nominated Director Killed In Libya

Heralded Journalist and Co-director of the Afghan war film "Restrepo" has become a victim of the Lybian civil war.

Tim Hetherington, who had also been recognized as a highly successful and talented journalist, was killed during a series of intense shelling in the city of Misrata.

Hetherington's last Twitter post read "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."

Also killed was Chris Hondros, a Pulitzer Prize winning photo journalist and winner of the 2006 Robert Capa Gold Medal, a prestigious award for international photo journalists.

NFL Releases 2011 Schedule

Despite moving into a lockout due to a failure to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the NFL players union, the NFL has released team schedules for the 2011 season.

Many feel that the current lockout will move well into the regular season, but that has not stopped the NFL from letting fans know who and where their team should be playing this year.

This could possibly a P.R. ploy by the NFL to encourage fans to contact players and players union officials in order to urge the organization to return to the bargaining table. At stake is approximately $9 billion in shred money between both the NFL and its players union.

To see what your favorite team's schedule is for this year, visit this link

Madden 2012 Cover Tournament Moves To Final Round

The Madden NFL cover tournament that has fans moving to vote by the droves has moved into the decisive final round.

The last men standing are Payton Hillis of the Cleveland Browns and Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles. Fans may go to the ESPN Madden cover vote page presented by Sports Nation to cast their votes.

Hillis moved on to the championship round after defeating Aron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers by a margin of 61% to 39%, while Vick progressed after besting Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson 59% to 41%.

The final round of voting to see who will grace the cover of the latest EA sports NFL game will be open till $ p.m. ET April 27.

Madden Cover Vote Reaches Final Four

The quest to find the featured NFL player for EA Sport's Madden NFL 2010 game cover has progressed to the semi-final round.

The remaining athletes in the online tournament decided by fan voting are comprised of Green Bay Packers quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and redemption poster child Michael Vick.

Votes on the current round of four will be counted and the finalists announced on April 18. The round pits Rodgers against Hillis and Peterson against Vick. To cast your vote on who you want to be featured on the cover, go to the Madden NFL fan voting page featured on Sports Nation and ESPN's website

Bryant Pays Price For Slur

NBA star Kobe Bryant recently found out that hurling anti-gay slurs on the court just doesn't pay out in the end.

During a recent game, Bryant became displeased with referee Bennie Adams after being charged with a flagrant foul and decided to retaliate by releasing a slur laced barrage at Adams. Broadcasters noted that Bryant's lips could be easily read, and urged the camera crew working the game to "take the camera off him right now for the children watching at home."

Bryant has since apologized for the incident, saying that he means no disrespect to the gay and lesbian community. The damage has been done already, however, as many pro gay and lesbian organizations have already begun to criticize the star athlete.

The NBA has also announced that it has fined Bryant $100,000 for his actions. Maybe after this incident gets its allotted publicity, athletes might just find that hurling insults and scream like spoiled children during a game just isn't the way to go