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Archive for October, 2011
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
How much worse could things get in Miami? The 0-6 Dolphins have had just about everything go wrong for them in 2011. Their starting quarterback Chad Henne was booed in training camp and then suffered a season-ending shoulder injury recently. Matt Moore, who was signed to replace Henne, now has bruised ribs, prompting ...
Posted in Miami Dolphins, NFL | 34 Comments »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
When Luke Fickell took over for Jim Tressel in the midst of a huge college football scandal, I didn’t have a great feeling about his ability to be the head coach of a major college football power like Ohio State. In fairness to him, he was placed in a really ...
Posted in College Football, Ohio State Buckeyes | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Once again Tom Brady has his New England Patriots off to a good start. Despite having to work in new receivers at times and dealing with injuries to his top pass-catchers, Brady is once again playing at an MVP level and New England is sitting on top of the AFC ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Sean Payton may have been forced off the sidelines and into the coaches box upstairs with his broken leg and torn knee ligament, but that hardly mattered for the New Orleans Saints in their Sunday Night Football matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Drew Brees was 31-of-35, completing 89 percent of ...
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Joe Torre raised eyebrows when he mentioned that Major League Baseball planned to look into the matter of teams allowing beer in their respective clubhouses. The discussion, of course, stems from the reports of Boston Red Sox players imbibing during games this season. Torre, the executive vice president of baseball ...
Posted in MLB, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
The Atlanta Falcons' victory over the Detroit Lions should have been about a Super Bowl caliber team finally playing like one, winning consecutive games and doing so on the road in Detroit. It could have been about the Falcons mostly quieting down Calvin Johnson except for one long touchdown.
Instead, a ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, NFL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Plaxico Burress was feeling the heat this week from the New York media after having a sub-par start to the 2011 season. Plax took all the criticism in stride and only blamed himself for his struggles. His hard work paid off against the San Diego Chargers as New York posted ...
Posted in NFL, New York Jets | No Comments »
Monday, October 24th, 2011
As bye weeks go, Rob Gronkowski seemed to make pretty good use of his. The New England Patriots tight end was apparently in Arizona during the team's off week, because pictures surfaced on Twitter of him shirtless with adult film star Bibi Jones wearing his Patriots' jersey. Jones says she ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | 7 Comments »
Monday, October 24th, 2011
The Texas Tech Red Raiders ended the Sooners 39-game home win streak in Oklahoma over this past weekend. Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and four touchdowns, easily moving his way up to becoming the top passer in the country. For the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners it was a crushing ...
Posted in College Football, Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Another week has passed without the NBA and its players reaching an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that would end the lockout. For some players, the financial consequences of the lockout are much more serious than for others. Rookies, of course, have yet to start earning a salary. And ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA | 7 Comments »
