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Archive for September, 2010

Jim Harbaugh Has Brought Stanford Back to Relevancy

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Since being named Head Coach of Stanford’s football team in ‘07, Jim Harbaugh has instilled a new sense of passion, enthusiasm, energy and pride into Stanford's football program that hasn’t been felt around campus since the ‘70’s and ‘80’s.  After last week’s win against Notre Dame in South Bend, Stanford ...

Rick Neuheisel Basks In Signature Win As Bruins’ Head Coach

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

What a difference two weeks makes for the UCLA Bruins football team. After two weeks, UCLA was 0-2 and looking punchless. Two weeks later, the Bruins are back at .500 with a pair of wins over top-25 teams under their belt. Their win against Houston at the Rose Bowl was ...

Sean Payton on the Saints’ First Loss of the Year: “When you lose a game like that, you can’t play the next game quick enough.”

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

The New Orleans Saints haven't looked outstanding through three weeks, but they are a 28-yard field goal away from being 3-0 and exactly where they want to be in the standings - undefeated and atop the NFC South. Instead they are 2-1 and questions are already starting to arise if ...

Golden State Acquired A Warrior in David Lee

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

For the last couple of years the Warriors have been trying to beef up their front court to match up with some of the teams in the Western Conference. They have used top ten picks on guys like Anthony Randolph and Brandan Wright, but they haven’t been able to find ...

Because Of Or In Spite Of Matt Cassel, The Chiefs Are 3-0

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Cleveland, Oakland, Seattle and St. Louis. Those are not just some of the weaker teams in the NFL, they are all road teams on the Kansas Cit Chiefs' schedule. That's the key to an NFL schedule. It's not that you just play easier teams, it's that you get the easier ...

Sidney Crosby and the Penguins Have Reasons to be Optimistic

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

After a summer of reliving their crushing game seven defeat to the Montreal Canadiens, the Pittsburgh Penguins hope the 2010-11 season will be more fruitful.  There are plenty of reasons to be excited if you’re a Penguins fan even though they have had quite a boring offseason when it comes ...

Pete Carroll Sits Atop The NFL’s Most Winnable Division

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

"Winnable" or "worst," however you want to define the NFC West, head coach Pete Carroll definitely chose the right direction to head when he finally left USC to return to the NFL (of course, given what was happening at USC, any direction out of L.A. was probably a smart move ...

Adrian Peterson Sets Sights on 2,500 Yards

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Chris Johnson, you are not alone. The Tennessee Titans back said in the offseason that he's targeting 2,500 rushing yards this season. On Sunday, after running for 160 and two touchdowns in a victory over the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said he's got the same number ...

Jazz Operating With Business-As-Usual Policy

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Are Jerry Sloan or the Utah Jazz really ever all that interesting? Let's be honest: Not really. OK, Karl Malone and John Stockton are fun to reminisce about. Jerry Sloan wins a lot of games. But do we ever really remember them for a single game, play or moment in ...

Does Houston Have a Problem?

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Last year the Houston Rockets dealt with a ton of injuries and a lot of adversity. And while they weren’t able to make the playoffs, they still finished the season with a record above .500 once again. This season the Rockets roster will look a little bit different than it did ...