Thursday, December 26, 2013

Wazzu collapes in Bowl game, gay slur aimed at athlete and WA lawmaker sorry for insulting AZ

Washington State collapses in New Mexico Bowl after two late fumbles
With less than two minutes to play and Colorado State down by eight points, Shaquil Barrett knew the Rams needed the ball back quickly to finish an improbable comeback against Washington State. Once down by 22 points in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, the Rams got their running back Jeremiah Laufasa came barreling toward Barrett. Watch the video »

Colorado State assistant is suspended for shouting gay slur at Wazzu athlete
Greg Lupfer, Colorado State defensive-line coach, has been suspended without pay for two weeks for using a gay slur when yelling at Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday during Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl. Read more »

Washington state lawmaker sorry for calling Arizona racist wasteland’
A Washington state lawmaker has apologized for calling Arizona a “racist wasteland” on Twitter -- in a moment of anger following a 17-10 loss by his beloved Seattle Seahawks to the Arizona Cardinals. “Losing a football game sucks,” Democratic Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon wrote in a now-deleted Twitter message. “Losing to a desert racist wasteland sucks a lot.” Read more »