Donovan McNabb suspended indefinitely by Fox Sports after DUI arrest: Report

Donovan McNabb has been suspended from his NFL analyst job indefinitely after a second DUI arrest, and his bosses did it with a statement that was more succinct than the former quarterback's rambling explanation of his situation last week.

"It is important that Donovan use this time as best he can to resolve his personal situation," Fox Sports said in a statement to SI.com. 

McNabb was arrested June 28 for driving under the influence in Gilbert, Ariz., after the former Eagles and Redskins quarterback rear-ended a vehicle at a red light and appeared impaired, according to police.

The 38-year-old McNabb served a day in jail in April 2014 after pleading guilty in another DUI case resulting from a Dec. 15, 2013, arrest in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community east of Phoenix. He was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1,500 and enter an outpatient treatment program in Scottsdale.

On his radio show last week, McNabb had a hard time explaining his voluntary leave of absence from his weekday show on NBC Sports Radio.

"There was a story that was released, and I want everybody to be cognizant of it, because I am very aware of it, handling the matter at this particular point," McNabb said, according to Pro Football Talk. "But at this point, I have no further information, and as we continue on with the situation, then we'll let it handle as it will handle itself."

McNabb worked games last year for FOX, and he appeared regularly on FOX Sports Live. It was believed he’d have a higher profile on FOX’s NFL coverage in 2015.

NBC pays tribute to Nassau Coliseum in final season (VIDEO)

The Islanders might have stumbled a bit down the stretch leading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but NBC does recognize a good story when it sees one.

And the Isles' curtain call at the Nassau Coliseum — before heading 30 miles west to Brooklyn next season — is certainly one of those.

Although it's been 22 years since the Isles last won a playoff series, NBC's promotional advertisement for its playoff coverage should bring back cherished memories of the glory days at the self-proclaimed barn to nostalgic Islanders fans.

The Islanders begin the first-round playoff series at Washington on Wednesday night, with Games 3 and 4 at Nassau Coliseum on Sunday and Tuesday.

NBC analyst's driver charged with DWI for hitting trooper with golf cart at U.S. Open: Report

That loud commotion by the 11th tee right after U.S. Open leader Martin Kaymer teed off Saturday had nothing to do with the board leader's lie. It had to do with an angry North Carolina Highway Patrolman and the arrest of NBC golf analyst Roger Maltbie’s cart driver.

The man behind the wheel of Maltbie's roving golf cart at the U.S. Open was arrested after driving it into a state trooper, said a North Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson.

Cart driver Tommy Lineberry was taken from Pinehurst Golf Course to the Moore County jail and charged with driving while impaired and resisting an officer, according to authorities.

Maltbie was walking with the final group of Martin Kaymer and Brendon Todd when the incident is said to have occurred. Lineberry's job is to drive Maltbie to get in position for the next shots.

The officer was not hurt but really upset because, according to him, the driver ran over his foot when leaving the tee area. An Associated Press reporter who witnessed the incident heard Lineberry tell the trooper, "I'm supposed to get the cart to Roger" and took off.

The cop then chased after the cart on sandy surface just outside the gallery ropes while yelling, “Stop! Stop!” and “Come back here.”

"When a state trooper tells you to stop, THAT'S what you're supposed to do," the trooper responded, inches from Lineberry's face after he climbed into the back of the cart and put his arms around the driver's shoulders.

Maltbie came over to try to help his friend and colleague to no avail.

“This is a new one,” Maltbie said walking down the 11th fairway. “I’ve been to a couple of rodeos and a county fair and I’ve never had this happen.”

NBC Sports is aware of the incident but declined further comment.

Bob Costas' Olympic pink eye blamed on botched Botox: Report

Bob Costas was a sight for sore eyes — especially his own — during NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi after contracting pink eye.

Now the New York Post's Page Six is suggesting the network's prime-time Olympic host may have inadvertently caught the nasty eye virus while having Botox injections.

At one point during The Games, Costas' had to take six days off to recover, and was replaced by Meredith Viera and Matt Lauer because the viral conjunctivitis had become so bad and spread to both eyes.

The 61-year-old Costas tried to cover up the redness by wearing thick glasses. But after five days of blurred vision and light sensitivity made it impossible for him to be on air, Costas took six days off and returned on Feb 17.

Costas and NBC have flatly denied the claim that Botox played any part in the sportscasters' condition.

However eagle-eyed viewers noted how smooth Costas' forehead was during the high definition coverage of the Sochi games.

A spokesperson from NBC Sports insisted to the New York Post: "This has zero truth to this. Zero."

On the first day of NBC's primetime coverage, Costas appeared on camera wearing eyeglasses instead of his usual contact lenses, explaining that he had a medical problem with his eyes, which appeared swollen and red.

During another broadcast he joked about his red, watery and puffy left eye.

"I have no choice to go all Peabody and Sherman on you for the next couple of nights since I woke up this morning with my left eye swollen shut and just about as red as the old Soviet flag."

Following the primetime broadcast, the eye became a trending topic on Twitter, spawning numerous jokes and even a parody account.

Costas, who has been NBC's Olympic presenter since 1992, admitted that he was miserable throughout the entire ordeal.

Doctors say it is rare to contract an infection from a Botox injection, unless there was some sort of contamination or the patient suffered an allergic reaction.

Only his doctor knows for sure.

Lindsey Vonn won't be working as NBC commentator at Winter Games: Report

First, NBC lost Lindsey Vonn's wide television appeal on the slopes, now they have lost the dazzling Olympic skier's same appeal in the booth.

The knee injury that cost Vonn a spot on the U.S. ski team is also preventing her heading to Sochi to take part in NBC's coverage of the games. 

The network had approached the gold-medal winning downhill skier about joining its team of commentators in Russia next month, but her injury has left her unable to travel, reported The Sporting News.

Jim Bell, executive producer of NBC's Olympic coverage, said the network first approached Vonn about joining the booth when they heard she was unable to compete in Sochi.

"I don’t think she is going to be able to travel," Bell said Thursday, adding that they had been "in discussions" about a possible stateside role for the 29-year-old skier.

Vonn, the first American woman to win gold in the downhill skiing, underwent major surgery to repair her anterior cruciate ligaments 11 months ago. She aggravated the same injury at the end of last year, during a training session in Colorado, and again in December in France.

"I am devastated to announce that I will not be able to compete in Sochi," Vonn, who dates golfer Tiger Woods, said in a statement earlier this month. 

"I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level."

Vonn would arguably have been the biggest star at the Games, but Bell said the network wasn't too concerned about losing the popular Olympic medalist.

"There are plenty of established stars to go round, like Shaun White," he told Deadline.

"And there are always the unknowns. No one knew [who] the gymnasts were, but they became stars," he added, talking about the U.S. gymnasts at the London 2012 Games. Bell said NBC didn't expect to match its ratings for the 2010 Vancouver Games because of the time difference between the U.S. and Russia.

And there's still Lolo Jones.

The Winter Olympics are being held from February 6th to the 23rd, with the Opening Ceremony scheduled for February 7. 

Tarmoh may reconsider 100-meter runoff against Felix

The runoff to settle a third-place tie in the women's 100-meter at the U.S. track trials is in jeopardy after sprinter Jeneba Tarmoh is reconsidering her decision to run in a re-match against her training partner Allyson Felix.

A source told The Associated Press that, while no announcement was made, a message about Monday night's race was left for an official at USA Track and Field.

The runoff— a winner-take-all race— is scheduled to be held at 8 p.m. EDT— at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore..

The 22-year-old Tarmoh was reluctant to participate in the second race— to earn the last spot in the event for the London Games—  in the first place.

"In my hearts of hearts, I just feel like I earned the third spot," she said Sunday.  "I almost feel like I was kind of robbed."

When the race was originally run on June 23, Tarmoh's name was put on the scoreboard behind winner Carmelita Jeter and runner-up Tianna Madison.  Tarmoh even carried the American flag in a celebratory lap around the stadium and received a medal.

Then her joy turned to confusion.

After both Tarmoh and Felix crossed the finish line with identical times of 11.068 seconds, the USATF had no protocol in dealing with a tie.

Their solution— either a runoff, a coin flip or one sprinter conceding the race to the other.

Tarmoh and her 26-year-old counterpart Felix initially chose to settle it on the track and not with the flip of a quarter.

"This decision was really hard for me to make," said Tarmoh.  "I was pushed into a corner.  They said if you don't make a decision, you give your spot up.  I work too hard to just to give my spot up.  I had to say it was a runoff." The frustrated runner already didn't qualify for the 200-meter on Saturday but will be eligible for the 400 relay team.

NBC was hoping the highly-publicized match race would boost ratings in conjunction with its coverage of the swimming trials.  Now, it looks like the race might not even get out of the starting blocks.

Felix claims her legs were tired after winning the 200 and wants to put the 100 controversy behind her.

"Once this is over, I'll be happy about it," she said.

Tarmoh went from the high of making the Olympic team to looking at an unprecedented decision to keeping her spot.

"I went to bed happy and then I woke up to do something I don't want to do at all," said Tarmoh.