Day: September 1, 2007

Texans release WR McCardell, P StanleyTexans release WR McCardell, P Stanley

The Houston Texans released 20 players on Friday, including Keenan McCardell and Chad Stanley, the only punter in franchise history. The Texans must release two more players to get to the league-mandated 53-player limit by 5 p.m. Saturday. McCardell was signed just before training camp to bolster Houston’s receiving group, but the emergence of third-round pick Jacoby Jones pushed the 37-year-old out…

Celts’ Posey vows to contest suspensionCelts’ Posey vows to contest suspension

Boston Celtics forward James Posey, left, displays his new Celtics jersey as Danny Ainge, Celtics executive director of basketball operations, looks on during a news conference, in Waltham, Mass. on Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Posey, a former Miami Heat player, has a reputation as a tough defender.

Boston Celtics forward James Posey was suspended by the NBA for one game on Friday for pleading no contest to reckless driving stemming from an incident in April. Posey’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, said his client will appeal, calling the April 9 arrest in Miami Beach a “bad arrest.” Posey was arrested on drunken driving charges while he was a member of the Miami Heat.