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Sports Briefs: Kansas City releases RB Larry Johnson
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | No comments posted.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have run out of patience with running back Larry Johnson’s off-the-field problems and released the former Pro Bowl running back the day he was due to come back from his second suspension in a year.
Johnson, who turns 30 on Nov. 19, was just 75 yards away from breaking Priest Holmes’ team rushing record.
A No. 1 draft choice out of Penn State in 2003, Johnson was one of the best running backs in the NFL in 2005 and 2006, rushing for more than 1,700 yards each year.
But he was dogged by controversy and frequently at odds with coaches and fans.
On Oct. 25, in what turned out to be his final episode with the Chiefs, he posted on his Twitter account several insults to fans, questioned coach Todd Haley’s credentials and used a gay slur.
He repeated the slur the next day to reporters and was suspended for two weeks.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Western Kentucky fires head coach
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky has fired head coach David Elson, though he will finish out the remainder of the season.
The Hilltoppers are 0-9 this season and have lost 17 straight games, which is the longest active losing streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Athletic director Wood Selig says an across the board evaluation of the program led to the decision.
Elson is 39-41 in seven seasons with the Hilltoppers, who are in their first year as a member of the FBS. He will receive a $500,000 buyout.
He said in a statement that he disagrees with the decision.
GOLF
Woods heads to Australia Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia — The size of the gallery at Kingston Heath was nothing new for Tiger Woods, who also played before some 7,000 people two days ago in China.
But that was the final round of a World Golf Championship.
This was merely a practice round for the Australia Masters, and it showed just what kind of buzz Woods has generated in his return to Australia for the first time in 11 years.
Woods is making his fourth appearance in Australia, which he described as one of his favorite spots in the world for golf, particularly the sandbelt courses around Melbourne.
He tied for fifth in the 1996 Australian Open at the end of his rookie season, then tied for eighth in Australian Masters early in 1997. His last appearance was the Presidents Cup in 1998.
Johnson, who turns 30 on Nov. 19, was just 75 yards away from breaking Priest Holmes’ team rushing record.
A No. 1 draft choice out of Penn State in 2003, Johnson was one of the best running backs in the NFL in 2005 and 2006, rushing for more than 1,700 yards each year.
But he was dogged by controversy and frequently at odds with coaches and fans.
On Oct. 25, in what turned out to be his final episode with the Chiefs, he posted on his Twitter account several insults to fans, questioned coach Todd Haley’s credentials and used a gay slur.
He repeated the slur the next day to reporters and was suspended for two weeks.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Western Kentucky fires head coach
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky has fired head coach David Elson, though he will finish out the remainder of the season.
The Hilltoppers are 0-9 this season and have lost 17 straight games, which is the longest active losing streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Athletic director Wood Selig says an across the board evaluation of the program led to the decision.
Elson is 39-41 in seven seasons with the Hilltoppers, who are in their first year as a member of the FBS. He will receive a $500,000 buyout.
He said in a statement that he disagrees with the decision.
GOLF
Woods heads to Australia Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia — The size of the gallery at Kingston Heath was nothing new for Tiger Woods, who also played before some 7,000 people two days ago in China.
But that was the final round of a World Golf Championship.
This was merely a practice round for the Australia Masters, and it showed just what kind of buzz Woods has generated in his return to Australia for the first time in 11 years.
Woods is making his fourth appearance in Australia, which he described as one of his favorite spots in the world for golf, particularly the sandbelt courses around Melbourne.
He tied for fifth in the 1996 Australian Open at the end of his rookie season, then tied for eighth in Australian Masters early in 1997. His last appearance was the Presidents Cup in 1998.
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