Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is running a huge country, but apparently also has time to be a huge fan of German professional soccer club Schalke 04. When Putin learned that Schalke was about to transfer standout goalie Manuel Neuer to rival Bayern Munich, for more than $30 million last July, he immediately intervened.
According to an interview with Schalke club president Clemens Tonnies, in the German magazine Sport Bild, Putin, who is closely tied to Schalke's main sponsor, did everything he could to keep Neuer with Schalke.
Russian natural gas company Gazprom is the major sponsor of Schalke we speak of.
Bayern is currently in first place and Schalke is third in the 18-team German Bundesliga.
Tisha Conklin, 37, was returning from a Halloween party early Sunday morning, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, when she was stopped by police. She blew a 0.17 on the breathalyzer, over twice the legal limit. Once they took her to jail, Conklin was asked to change out of her skimpy "slutty referee costume" into less revealing clothing. She changed in the ladies room and then decided to allegedly punch a policewoman. The additional felony charge could earn the fake ref a penalty of up to two years in prison.
Amid the NBA announcing the cancellation of another two-week segment of the season, 
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Quarterback Steve Young was a college star at BYU, who then signed with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL in 1984. After the team went bankrupt, he was drafted and signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he was deemed a bust. He was then traded to the San Francisco 49ers, where he would put together a Hall of Fame career from 1987-1999.
Do you remember Hugh Freeze, the coach of Memphis’ Briarcrest Christian School? Freeze was the real life coach of Michael Oher in "The Blind Side." The best-selling book debuted in 2006 and the subsequent movie grossed more than $250 million, making it the top grossing sports drama ever. Oher is now an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.
Thursday’s World Series Game 6 was a fantastic baseball classic, with St. Louis eventually winning 10-9 in 11 innings. There was scoring in every inning except the third and the Rangers blew the lead five times. Many pundits have said it was one of the greatest games ever. 
Fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team will never forgive former Duke star Christian Laettner for his 
The Oregon State Beavers travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah and are a five-point underdog. The Beavers generally finish the season strongly and are 15-4 against the spread in their last 19 road games. Utah has been a disappointment in their first Pac-12 season and are 2-7 against the spread in their last nine contests. The Utes also have problems at quarterback. Look for Oregon State to score the upset. 
ESPN did a wonderful job of covering the last few World Cups. So, naturally, the soccer tournaments were awarded to FOX beginning in 2015, as the ESPN deal runs through the men's World Cup of 2014. Terms of the contract were not available. The FOX contract runs through 2022.