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Archive for December, 2010

Miami Hurricanes Hire Al Golden to be New Head Football Coach

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The coaching search at the University of Miami is over. The U has hired former Temple head coach Al Golden to try to restore the once proud program back to its glory days of yesteryear. Will he be successful? Who knows, but a big part of me believes that Miami ...

Cliff Lee to the Phillies Surprised Nolan Ryan Just as Much as the Rest of Us

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Cliff Lee signing with Philadelphia seemed to shock just about everyone with how it came out of nowhere and how fast the deal was done. It seemed fairly simple that he was either staying in Texas with the Rangers or heading to New York to put on some pinstripes. Instead, Lee ...

Cliff Lee Signing Even Shocks Phillies’ Players

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The old saying in baseball goes “pitching wins championships.” If that’s the case, you can hand the Philadelphia Phillies the 2011 World Series right now because Philadelphia just landed the biggest free agent in the market and now have the most dominant pitching staff in all of baseball. While the ...

The 5-8 49ers Remain In the Playoff Picture Heading Into A Pivotal Game Against San Diego

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

After losing the first five games of the season, the 49ers have managed to turn things around and have won five out of the last eight games.  For that reason, along with the fact their division is the worst in football, they are still in the middle of a divisional ...

Houston Texans Waste Monday Night Opportunity and Their Season

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Is there a team in the NFL that has had more of a lost and wasted season than the Houston Texans? With quarterback Matt Schaub, wide receiver Andre Johnson and a breakout year for running back Arian Foster, it seems like they should be a sleeper team when it comes ...

The Ravens Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Coming off a big loss last week against Pittsburgh, the Ravens needed to get back on track against the Houston Texans and get back to their winning ways. After all, they are fighting for their playoff lives. It looked like the Ravens were doing exactly what they needed to do ...

The Chiefs Playoff Hopes Hinge On the Right Arm of Matt Cassel

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

After finishing with one of the worst records in 2009, the Chiefs find themselves right in the middle of a playoff race in the AFC West. They currently sit at 8-5 on the year and their success this season is in large part because of the play of Matt Cassel. ...

Rex Ryan Still Believes

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The Jets have lost two straight games and gone nine straight quarters without scoring a touchdown. Their quarterback, Mark Sanchez, has looked shaky in recent weeks, to put it lightly. And if that wasn't enough, the Jets were in the news this weekend after their strength and conditioning coach purposefully ...

Jay Feely Brings Respect to Kickers Everywhere

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The question of whether kickers and punters are really athletes is an argument that will almost certainly go on forever. But Arizona kicker Jay Feely did his best to put an end to it all by himself on Sunday. The Cardinals kicker scored a whopping 25 points -- five field goals, ...

Randy Edsall Wants to Stay at UConn… For Now At Least

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

When Randy Edsall left Georgia Tech to take over as head coach of the UConn Huskies, he knew that he had a tough mountain to climb. The basketball driven school was in the process of making the jump from Division I-AA to Division I-A, and that leap is typically too ...