Category:

Archive for September 20th, 2011

Jerry Jones on Romo’s Comeback: “This was a tidewater time for the team”

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

After a fourth quarter collapse for the ages in week one, Tony Romo and the Cowboys entered Sunday’s game against San Francisco staring a must-win game in the face. With playoff aspirations this season the Cowboys could not afford to drop to 0-2. Thanks to Tony Romo they did not. ...

No Arian Foster, No Problem for the Houston Texans

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

For the last few years people in Houston have been waiting for their favorite football team to finally take the next step, but it hasn’t happened. An explosive offense has been let down by a terrible defense and great starts have turned into disappointing finishes. This might finally be the ...

Larry Merchant: “I Don’t Think I Would Have Kicked [Floyd Mayweather's] Butt 50 Years Ago, But I SureWould Have Tried.”

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

If you were asleep on the boxing world this weekend, consider yourself both lucky and  unlucky. The fact that you didn't purchase the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz makes you lucky; then again, perhaps the comedic gold that came in the post-fight interviews was worth the price of ...

ACC Commissioner John Swofford felt Conference had to be Proactive During Uncertain Times of Conference Realignment

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

With developments on the conference realignment front happening at a fast and frenzied pace each week, it's hard to blame a conference or a school from wanting to be proactive with its course of action. That's just what the Atlantic Coast Conference decided to do this past weekend when it ...

Matt Cassel on Chiefs Atrocious 0-2 start: “We have to keep pushing forward. There’s a lot of football left to be played.”

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

There's no silver lining when it comes to the Kansas City Chiefs start to the 2011 season. The Chiefs have been absolutely putrid to start the year. They  were waxed by the Buffalo Bills at home, 48-7, in Week 1, and then again by the Detroit Lions on the road ...

Jesse Holley on going from security guard to NFL hero: “You can’t write that up. You never know what is going to happen.”

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Just three years ago, Jesse Holley was fresh out of college working as a security guard at night and selling cell phones during the day to make ends meet. The former football and basketball player at the University of North Carolina, who was a member of the 2004–05 North Carolina ...

Joe Maddon: “I’m just so proud of this group and how we have fought back into this thing.”

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

At the out set of September, the Red Sox owned a record of 83-51 and a slim lead over the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East. A playoff berth seemed all but locked up. Since then, Boston has not only faded from contention in terms ...

Jamie Dixon Tries to Remain Cool, Calm and Collected Amidst Avalanche of Change

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Don't blink. If you do, you might miss the latest in the seemingly never-ending saga that is conference realignment in college athletics. One of the many latest developments is news that the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be leaving the Big East for the ACC. Will there be other ...