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Archive for August, 2011
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Now that Terrelle Pryor has officially been drafted by the Oakland Raiders during Monday's Supplemental Draft, we can get back to the argument over whether the NFL can uphold the five-game suspension Roger Goodell imposed on Pryor as a punishment for his transgressions while he was at Ohio State. When ...
Posted in College Football, NFL, Uncategorized, Virginia Tech Hokies | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Trent Cole isn't going to sugarcoat anything when it comes to buying into the preseason hype and expectations surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive end understands the huge target that is now on Philadelphia's 'Dream Team' after their shopping spree in free agency. Cole sounds very confident ...
Posted in NFL, Philadelphia Eagles | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The unthinkable happened yet again at a sporting event over the weekend. Following an NFL preseason game between the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, two fans were shot and wounded in separate acts of fan violence. Another fan was knocked unconscious during the game in a ...
Posted in NFL, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
When the Miami Heat got together last offseason, immediately they became the target in the NBA. Not only did they have the bulls-eye on their back because they had three All-Stars on one team, including two of the games top five players, but they also celebrated with a laser-show on ...
Posted in Miami Heat, NBA | 22 Comments »
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The argument that the NCAA needs to throw the book at rule-breaking coaches has been thrown around frequently lately, but is far from new. It's an idea usually espoused by the media though. Coming from someone in the coaching fraternity? That's a bit different.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has one ...
Posted in College Football, Oklahoma State Cowboys | No Comments »
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The quarterback controversy continues to brew down in the nation's capital. Mike Shanahan has a big decision on his hands. Although the Washington Redskins have next to zero expectations for 2011, that doesn't mean that this season won't be a critical one for the organization as they determine whether they ...
Posted in NFL, Washington Redskins | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Jerod Mayo, like Tom Brady, is still reeling from the New England Patriots home loss to the New York Jets in last year's AFC Divisional Round. Bill Belichick has been retooling the defense with younger talent in recent years with an eye on implementing a 4-3 scheme. Despite the lockout ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 19th, 2011
If there’s anybody that knows what a bad golf swing looks like it is Charles Barkley. His swing was so funky that he created a TV show along with renowned swing coach Hank Haney to try and fix it. So really all he has to do is take a look ...
Posted in Golf, NBA, Tiger Woods | 10 Comments »
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Luther Campbell certainly knows a thing or two about causing a stir within the Miami Hurricanes athletic department. The prominent Miami figure and one-time leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew has been associated with the program for more than two decades, which of course means he's seen or ...
Posted in College Basketball, College Football, Miami Hurricanes | 2 Comments »
Friday, August 19th, 2011
The Nebraska Cornhuskers lost a quarterback. The Kansas City Royals gained an outfielder. Bubba Starling, the Royals' first-round pick in this year's Major League Baseball draft, signed a deal at the deadline Monday night that will pay him $7.5 million over the span of three years.
It would have seemed weird ...
Posted in College Football, Kansas City Royals, MLB, Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1 Comment »
