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Archive for March, 2011
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Lawrence Taylor was once known as a fearsome linebacker of the New York Giants during the 1980's that played with no fear as he pummeled opposing offenses. Taylor had battled drug addiction issues and had multiple run-ins with the police over time. Last May, Lawrence Taylor's world was turned upside ...
Posted in Media, NFL, New York Giants | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
While the top of the NFL labor dispute and lockout has seemingly been on just about every person's mind, let alone every player's, Chris Cooley isn't too concerned about it. The Washington Redskins tight end says he's keeping up with matters just enough so that he doesn't sound like an ...
Posted in NFL, Washington Redskins | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Connecticut and San Diego State open up the round of 16 play in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, with each looking for a win and a berth into the Elite 8 of the West Region. The Huskies are coming off of a solid victory against Big East conference foe, Cincinnati, ...
Posted in College Basketball, Connecticut Huskies | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Marvin Lewis has an extremely difficult job in Cincinnati trying to deal with some of the personalities on that roster and this offseason it’s going to be even more difficult for the Bengals head coach. Not only does he have to deal with Chad Ochocinco, but now his franchise quarterback ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, NFL | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
While the NFL owners and brass have made the players out to be the bad guys who forced the lockout, the players have spent the past few weeks trying to turn the blame around. Count New England Patriots' Matt Light as the latest in that camp.
In the following interview, Light ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
The NFL’s competition committee meets every offseason suggesting changes that could be made to improve the game. They discuss anything from player safety to what constitutes a catch, and the committee usually does a great job of tweaking the rules. But this year’s changes will water down the game on the ...
Posted in Chicago Bears, NFL | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
I don't envy the young man, that's for sure. 2011 NFL Draft hopeful Von Miller certainly could never have envisioned being in the situation he's in even just a short year ago. Miller, a versatile pass-rushing linebacker from Texas A&M that is expected to go somewhere in the top-1o of ...
Posted in College Football, NFL, Texas A&M Aggies | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
The NFL made a baffling decision yesterday to change the kickoff rule. The league has been trying to make concerted efforts to crack down on injuries any way possible and they decided that having the kickoff from the 35-yard line as opposed to the 30-yard line is one way of ...
Posted in NFL, Washington Redskins | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
With the first week of the 2011 NCAA Tournament in the books, how would you assess this year's new television coverage? Are you in the camp of old fogies like Billy Packer who cringe at the thought of change? Or are you elated to see some fresh blood in the ...
Posted in College Basketball, NBA | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
With the less than two seconds remaining in Saturday's contest between the Southeast's #1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers and the #8 seed Butler Bulldogs, both teams had a legitimate shot at winning and advancing on to the Sweet 16. A bizarre sequence of events then unfolded. Butler's Shelvin Mack committed what ...
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