Trevor Scott

Scott in December 2009
No. 99     New England Patriots
Defensive End
Personal information
Date of birth: (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth: Potsdam (town), New York
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Buffalo
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 169
Debuted in 2008 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2008–2011) New England Patriots (2012–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-MAC (2007) Ed Block Courage Award (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Tackles 97 Sacks 13.5 Interceptions 0 Stats at NFL.com

Trevor John Scott (born August 30, 1984) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University at Buffalo.

Early years[link]

Scott was twice an All-Northern selection at Potsdam High School playing tight end and outside linebacker. He earned two letters and was twice a captain and was team MVP as both a junior and senior and was a Watertown Daily Times First-team selection. He also earned four letters in track and field and two in basketball.

College career[link]

At the University at Buffalo, Scott was an All-Conference selection as a senior he started all 12 games at left end for the Bulls had 10 sacks, 46 tackles and 15 stops for a loss. In 2006, as a junior, he started all 12 games at defensive end and led the Bulls with nine sacks on the season and also recorded 45 total tackles. In 2005 he played in seven games as a reserve tight end and had eight catches for 55 yards on the season. The prior season, 2004, he played in 10 games after being a redshirt in 2003.

Professional career[link]

Pre-draft[link]

Oakland Raiders[link]

Scott in November 2008

He was a 6th round pick (169th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Scott recorded his first and second career NFL sack on October 19, 2008 when he brought down Brett Favre. That performance earned him a nomination for the NFL Rookie of the Week award, but the award was given to Chris Johnson. Scott finished the 2008 season with 24 tackles, a forced fumble, and tied two others for the most sacks by a rookie with 5.0.

On, November 25, 2010, Scott was placed on injured reserve by the Raiders, due to an injured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, ending his season after 10 games, 22 tackles, and 1.5 sacks. He played in all 16 games the following season.

New England Patriots[link]

Scott signed with the New England Patriots on March 17, 2012.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• University at Buffalo Biography
• Raiders Place Trevor Scott on Injured Reserve

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Jameson Tyler "Jamey" Richard (born October 9, 1984) is an American football center for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University at Buffalo. He was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year at Buffalo following his senior season.

Jamey is the first player from Weston High School to ever play football professionally. No player from Staples High School has ever played in the NFL.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career[link]

Indianapolis Colts[link]

Richard got his first NFL start September 7, 2008 against the Chicago Bears. He replaced Jeff Saturday at center who was injured. On December 28, 2008 against the Tennessee Titans he confidently secured a loose football in the end zone against the visiting Titans, giving the Colts unvavalad momentum into the post-season. Richard was named to PFW's All-Rookie team for his role on the interior offensive line for the Colts.

On September 12, 2011, he was waived by the Colts.^{[citation needed]} Jameson Richard was re-signed by the Indianapolis Colts.^[1]

New England Patriots[link]

Richard was signed to the New England Patriots on May 25th, 2012 as a camp body to play reps in place of Brian Waters who is resting and is expected to return to training camp in June. ^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Indianapolis Colts bio

Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen (born August 28, 1981) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2005, he released his debut album Startin' with Me that year. The album produced three singles, all of which reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Yee Haw", "Startin' with Me", and "Something About a Woman". A second album, 2009's Easy Does It, has accounted for three more singles: "Don't Think I Can't Love You", "Eight Second Ride", and "Tell Me". In September 2011, Owen achieved his first number one on the country charts with the title track to his third album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night. He has also toured as an opening act for several country acts, including Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Little Big Town, Sugarland, and Keith Urban.

Biography[link]

Joshua "Jake" Owen and his fraternal twin brother Jarrod were born in Vero Beach, Florida on August 28, 1981.^[3][4] The brothers regularly participated in a variety of sports. Jake eventually took up golf, and began pursuing a career as a professional golfer, winning his first tournament at fifteen.^[3] After graduating from Vero Beach High School, they attended Florida State University. A wakeboarding accident which resulted in reconstructive surgery left Jake unable to continue playing the sport.^[5]

While recovering from his injuries, he borrowed a neighbor's guitar and began to teach himself how to play it. After seeing a guitarist perform at a campus bar, he asked the bar's owner if he could play a gig there. Eventually, he became a regular at the bar, and soon took up writing his own material as well.^[3] He then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, making his first stop at a bank to open a savings account; after telling the bank teller that he was a singer and songwriter, the teller then asked if he had any recordings available.^[4] He gave her a CD of his work, which she sent to the Warner/Chappell Music publishing company.

Musical career[link]

Although Warner/Chappell did not sign him to a contract, Jake Owen eventually met record producer and songwriter Jimmy Ritchey. They, along with songwriter Chuck Jones, wrote a song entitled "Ghosts", which they had intended for Kenny Chesney. Chesney, ultimately, did not record "Ghosts", although it drew the attention of Sony BMG Nashville executives, who signed Josh to their RCA Records label in 2005.^[5] Per their suggestion, Owen changed his first name to Jake, so as to avoid confusion with Josh Turner and Josh Gracin.^[4]

[edit] Startin' with Me

In early 2006, Jake Owen released his debut single, entitled "Yee Haw". He describes the song (an up-tempo party anthem in which the narrator expresses his enjoyment with a cry of "yee haw") as being written "to make people have a good time."^[6] It peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and served as the lead-off single on his debut album, Startin' with Me.^[5]

Jake Owen

Released on July 25, 2006, the album featured 11 tracks, all co-written by him and his producer. Among them were his own recording of "Ghosts" and a duet with Randy Owen (no relation) of Alabama entitled "You Can Thank Dixie".^[7] After the album's release, Jake Owen was signed as an opening act for acts such as Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.^[8]

The album's title track, a ballad in which the narrator expresses his desire to change everything in his life, was released as his second single. Spending more than thirty-five weeks on the Billboard country chart, "Startin' with Me" became his first Top ten hit, reaching a peak of #6.^[8] Also in 2007, he went on tour with Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn.^[8] "Something About a Woman" was released in late 2007 as the third single. In September 2007, he and country quartet Little Big Town joined country duo Sugarland's tour.^[9] During this tour, the three acts began performing "Life in a Northern Town" (a cover of British pop group The Dream Academy's hit single from 1985). A music video of their live performance was aired on CMT. In April 2008, a recording of this performance entered the Billboard country chart based on unsolicited airplay.

[edit] Easy Does It

Jake Owen released his second studio album, Easy Does It, on February 24, 2009. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and #13 on the Billboard 200. The lead-off single to the album, "Don't Think I Can't Love You" became his first Top 5 country hit, reaching #2 on the Hot Country Songs chart in April 2009. "Eight Second Ride", a song which was originally on Startin' with Me and newly recorded for Easy Does It, was the album's second single; it peaked at #11 in January 2010. "Tell Me" was the album's third single.

[edit] Barefoot Blue Jean Night

He released his third studio album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, on August 30, 2011. The lead-off single and title track to the album, "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" has become his first Number One single on the country chart. A second single, "Alone with You", was released in October 2011, and like its predecessor, it reached Number One on the country chart in March 2012.

In 2011, he joined Keith Urban on his 2011 Get Closer world tour.

Personal life[link]

Owen married model Lacey Buchanan on May 7, 2012 in Vero Beach, Florida.^[10] The couple had become engaged on April 7, 2012 after Owen proposed to Buchanan on stage in front of a hometown crowd in Vero Beach, Florida at his annual charity event.^[11] After proposing, he jokingly asked "You're probably wondering where your ring is, right?" referring to the fact that he proposed without a ring, and his single Don't Think I Can't Love You which he had performed prior to proposing.^[12] The couple have two cats, "Seka" and "Feltcher". Jake is also well known in model railroad circles, and has been an avid collector since childhood.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other charted songs[link]

Music videos[link]

Awards[link]

• 2009 ACM Top New Male Vocalist

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Jake Owen on CMT
• Jake Owen on Myspace

Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2011
Personal information
Full name	Tyler Farrar
Born	(1984-06-02) June 2, 1984 (age 28) Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team	Garmin-Barracuda
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008–	Jelly Belly Health Net-Maxxis Cofidis Slipstream-Chipotle
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 Stage (2011), 1 TTT (2011) Giro d'Italia 2 Stages (2010), 1 TTT (2012) Vuelta a Espana 3 Stages Stage Races Tirreno-Adriatico, 2 Stages Circuit Franco-Belge (2009) Delta Tour Zeeland (2009, 2010) Single-day Races and Classics Vattenfall Cyclassics (2009, 2010) Grote Scheldeprijs (2010)
Infobox last updated on May 9, 2012

Farrar in the 2008 Tour of California

Tyler Farrar (born June 2, 1984) is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.

Cycling career[link]

Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for Jelly Belly in 2003, Health Net-Maxxis in 2004, and Cofidis in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season. For the 2008 season, he transferred to Slipstream-Chipotle.

He has won stages in the Giro d'Italia,^[1] Vuelta a España, Three Days of De Panne and Tour de France. He wore the yellow jersey on stage three of the 2008 Tour of California after winning intermediate sprint points during stage two.

Farrar is very popular in Flanders, because he is fluent in Dutch and lives in the Belgian city of Ghent.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2011 Farrar, together with the entire Leopard Trek team, withdrew from the Giro d'Italia as a mark of respect for his friend and training partner Wouter Weylandt, who was killed in an accident during the race.^[2]

On July 4, 2011, Farrar won his first Tour de France stage, Stage 3 from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon, becoming the first American to win a stage of the Tour on the Fourth of July.^[3]

Major achievements[link]

Endorsements[link]

Farrar appears in the opening titles of ITV London morning weather forecasts. The forecasts are sponsored by Transitions Lenses who also sponsor Farrar's cycling team.^[4][5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• VELOBIOS Rider Profile
• Cyclingnews.com: An interview with Tyler Farrar
• Team profile
• VeloNews.com: Interview with Farrar after his 2010 Giro d'Italia stage 2 win