Steve Zissou is helping Travis Henry?

Bill Williamson writes in the Post that “An attorney representing the Broncos running back filed a motion in U.S. District Court stating the NFL violated a temporary restraining order. The order was to prevent the league from testing a second Henry urine sample after the first one came back positive for a ‘negligible amount’ of marijuana.”

Attorney Steve Zissou’s motion asks that the case be returned to the Supreme Court of the State of New York from the federal court so the judge whose order Zissou says was violated can determine sanctions against the league.”

Zissou’s motion states the case never belonged in the federal court and the violation of the temporary restraining order is further reason to have it sent back to the state court. The NFL requested the case be moved to federal court, contending it involves national labor laws because of an agreement between the league and the players union regarding the substance abuse program.

“We are confident we will prevail,” said Zissou when reached for comment after the motion was electronically filed in the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday.

 

 

Is Denver full of fair weather fans? Yep.

(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Here’s proof, along with our sudden love for the usually-ignored Rockies.

Travis Henry could be suspended rest of season after testing positive for marijuana use

FOX 31 interrupted their “special Rockies edition” newscast at 5:30 to report that the Broncos may possibly be fucked. Travis Henry, the team’s leading rusher, tested positive for pot use in a drug test and if found guilty after the presumed appeal, he’s gone for the season. The penalty is a one-year suspension from the NFL and will be effective immediately following his appeal’s finding.

“Henry, 28, previously served a four-game suspension from the National Football League for violating the leagues substance abuse policy in September 2005 as a member of the Tennessee Titans.”

Henry’s suspension will be a terrible hit for the Broncos. It was unlikely he’d play this weekend against the Chargers due to a knee and ankle injury, but it looks like his absence will last the season.

Rockies win second straight game versus Phillies, 10-5

The Colorado Rockies have just secured their lead with a second win against the Phillies. Stretching the margin of victory from a 4-2 win yesterday to 10-5 today, the Rockies look confident to win the best-of-5 series here at Coors Field.

Undoubtedly the play of the game was in the fourth inning where Kazuo Matsui hit a grand slam to put the Rockies in a comfortable 6-3 lead. The Denver Post has an inning-by-inning recount of the game and over at Purple Row, a Rockies fan blog, they are celebrating the win with a commemoration of what’s already the Rockies best season.

Rockies beat Phillies in series opener, 4-2

The Rockies hot streak continues in Philadelphia where they beat the Phillies 4-2. Update later.

NEWS ROUNDUP: Hixon released, potheads for Williams, ‘get out of jail free’ card for baby killers

• Ricky Williams asked to join the Broncos courtesy of the group that decriminalized pot in town. Meanwhile, news outlets everywhere excited to use “Rocky Mountain High” in headline. (I’ve counted three uses so far.)

• Domenik Hixon was released today by the Broncos and WR Brian Clark was re-signed. But the real question is: Why did we let Quincy Morgan go?

• Take your acid tripping bare-ass back to Texas. The only kind of story we want to make national headlines for CU are football rape cases.

• Iverson sued for not attending a speech where he was supposed to speak. Seems reasonable to sue, even if he did miss because of a family emergency. I can’t think of anything that makes more sense.

• Denver makes a hobby of keeping parents that kill their children from serving time. First it was the Ramseys, and now this loving couple. It’s time for a Denver mob to take justice into our own hands… pitchforks, torches and protest slogans all at my place. We meet at 7 tonight.

Rockies vs. Phillies playoff (!) series schedule

Here it is, the first schedule since 1995 that includes “Rockies” and “playoffs” in the same sentence. The Phillies have also been in a playoff drought, theirs since ‘93, but that included a World Series appearance.

(All games on TBS)

Today: At Philadelphia, 1:07p.m.

Thursday: At Philadelphia, 1:07 p.m.
Saturday: At Colorado, 7:37 p.m.
Sunday: At Colorado, 8:07 p.m., if necessary
Tues., Oct. 9: At Philadelphia, 4:37 p.m., if necessary

Denver Post: Complete MLB playoff schedule