New defensive coordinator Rob Ryan brought outside linebacker Victor Butler to the New Orleans Saints from the Dallas Cowboys with the hope that Butler could emerge as the team’s best pass rusher. Those hopes now are dashed. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Butler tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Tuesday’s organized team activities after [...]
by Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Sports INDIANAPOLIS — Last season, two of college basketball’s favorite Cinderellas faced one another in what many hoped would be the first of a highly entertaining regular-season series pitting tough, physical teams with young, bright coaches against one another. Alas, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth only spent one season in the [...]
Happy Friday, lovelies!So as much as I love finding celeb looks, the process is super time intensive, and I’d love some help!If you have an eye for style, and can look at pieces and identify the designer with ease, read on. We’ll be presenting a few Unsolved Mail Bombs at the end for our next [...]
PITTSBURGH — Jack Butler, who helped revolutionize the way cornerbacks played in the NFL during his Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with a staph infection. He was 85. Butler’s son John said his father’s heart stopped suddenly Saturday morning. The elder Butler had spent the last [...]
Joe Skipper/Reuters The Bulls’ Jimmy Butler guarding the Heat’s LeBron James during Game 1. MIAMI — Before the 2011 N.B.A. draft, Jimmy Butler’s junior college coach, Mike Marquis, received a phone call from Matt Lloyd, who was part of the Chicago Bulls’ scouting department. Lloyd, who now works for the Orlando Magic, had a highly [...]
The San Diego Chargers expect second-round draft selection Manti Te’o to step in as the starting inside linebacker next to Donald Butler. That talk is premature, Butler believes. “I think a lot of people are jumping to conclusions,” Butler told U-T San Diego on Friday. “He has to come in and prove himself as a [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Clippers forward Caron Butler is out for the second half of Saturday night’s game with the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right knee. Butler played only 9 minutes, 2 seconds of the first half. He missed both shots he attempted and had one rebound with two steals. The Clippers came into [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Clippers forward Caron Butler is out for the second half of Saturday night’s game with the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right knee. Butler played only 9 minutes, 2 seconds of the first half. He missed both shots he attempted and had one rebound with two steals. The Clippers came into [...]
Transitioning to a 3-4 scheme under new defensive coordinators, the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns have been competing for outside linebackers in free agency. The Browns already have outbid the Saints to win Paul Kruger as the centerpiece of Ray Horton’s defense. Now they have a chance to steal another young edge rusher from [...]
Olympus Has Fallen features an almost 30-minute assault on The White House, and producer/star Gerard Butler says the extended siege wasn’t to show off. “You’re not going to take over one of the most defended buildings in the world in 30 seconds,” he told me. ”There’s a version of that, but that’s not our movie.” [...]
B.I.G.’s Right Hand Man Damion “D-Roc” Butler called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid. Is the movie ‘Notorious‘ an accurate portrayal of Biggie’s life? Took an L for Biggie?? Do something wrong to make something right? Did D-Roc really take a gun charge for BIG? What was it like when D-Roc came [...]
Total Film caught up with Gerard Butler recently, and the Scottish star told us about his role in Jimmy Kimmel’s epic post-Oscars skit. When we asked Butler if he’d been working on anything on the day of our interview, he told us, “I’m glad you asked that question because I actually have a relatively interesting [...]
by David Woods, USA TODAY Sports INDIANAPOLIS — St. Louis moved into position to take the Atlantic 10 basketball championship under interim coach Jim Crews. The Billikens solidified their hold on first place, completing a season sweep with a 65-61 victory over No. 15 Butler before a sellout crowd of 10,000 Friday night at Hinkle [...]
by David Woods, USA TODAY Sports Butler reverted to a formula familiar for winning basketball in the 2000s: Defense and 3-pointers. Rotnei Clarke scored 17 points, and the No. 14 Bulldogs sank 11 from the arc to beat St. Bonaventure 77-58 in Atlantic 10 basketball Wednesday night before a crowd of 6,591 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. [...]
Updated: February 2, 2013, 2:00 am ET by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports Toronto Raptors rookie Jonas Valanciunas was 10 years old when Caron Butler made his NBA debut. Welcome to the big leagues, kid. The Raptors beat Butler’s Los Angeles Clippers 98-73 Friday night, but any hope of bragging rights were lost for Valanciunas, the No. [...]