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Archive for July, 2011
Monday, July 25th, 2011
The Minnesota Vikings have had a quarterback issue after essentially being held hostage by Brett Favre over the past few seasons and took former Florida State quarterback, Christian Ponder, with the 12th pick in 2011 NFL draft. The first round selection by the Vikings was thought to be a reach by many ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 25th, 2011
To Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Mike Williams, a lockout is nothing new. As he puts it, he basically locked himself out of the league for two years because of weight issues and incidents with coaches and management, all of which collectively made it seemed like Williams was going to throw ...
Posted in NFL, Seattle Seahawks, USC Trojans | No Comments »
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Last week, SEC commissioner Mike Slive used his time at the podium during the league's media days to launch a new plan and path that he believes is critical for the future of college football. At least it seemed pretty new to me, and I thought to plenty of other ...
Posted in College Football, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns | No Comments »
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Ricky Williams may not sound as toxic and brash as other vocal players during the NFL lockout process such as Takeo Spikes, but he does know the players have done a good job of standing up for their rights. In the following interview with WQAM in Miami, Williams states that ...
Posted in Miami Dolphins, NFL | No Comments »
Monday, July 25th, 2011
You know life is good when a 10-3 season is considered a disappointment. But that's how high Nick Saban has set the bar with the Crimson Tide football program. After winning the BCS championship in 2009, Saban's squad lost three SEC tilts last year, though all were quality opponents (South ...
Posted in Alabama Crimson Tide, College Football | 3 Comments »
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
As Yoggi Berra once said 'Good pitching always stops good hitting.' That was the case yesterday for C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers in a tough loss luck loss against the Anaheim Angels where he threw an absolute gem and lost 1-0. The high powered Rangers offense could muster no ...
Posted in MLB, Texas Rangers | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
It seems like a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in the NFL could be on the horizon, but it is just not done yet. Yesterday the owners got together in Atlanta and approved a new ten-year deal. It was passed on a 31-0 vote and now the deal is in the ...
Posted in NFL, San Francisco 49ers | No Comments »
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Here's Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and player rep Derrick Mason with an update and commentary on the NFL Lockout situation. Sounds like there's nothing in the new proposal that's unacceptable to the players necessarily, but also that they're collectively going to take the necessary time to make sure all 1,900 ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
There continues to be worldwide debate and there probably always will be between boxing and MMA. However, with the emergence of the UFC it really is no contest at this point. Boxing is still popular and of course some of the top pound-for-pound fighters make big money with pay-per-views and ...
Posted in MMA | 48 Comments »
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
The owners have approved a new collective bargaining agreement, but that doesn't mean the NFL lockout will be ending anytime soon. It seems every time the fans get their hopes up that the lockout will finally come to an end of this painful process another issue comes up yet again. ...
Posted in Kansas City Chiefs, NFL | 3 Comments »
