Posts Tagged ‘sport’
Limbaugh Dropped From Group Purchasing Rams
St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts is expected to drop controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh from his group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. Checketts would have needed three-quarters of the league’s 32 owners to approve any sale to his group with Limbaugh. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay already spoke out against Limbaugh being [...]
Good News of the Day: Stafon Johnson Released From Hospital
USC has a BCS “playoff” game against Notre Dame on Saturday as neither team can afford to lose another game if they want to make a good BCS bowl. The Trojans received good news on Wednesday as running back Stafon Johnson was released from the hospital after suffering a freak weightlifting incident earlier this season. [...]
Happy 99th Birthday John Wooden
The great John Wooden turns 99 today and we hope he has many more birthdays left in his life. I have never had the privilege of meeting Wooden, but the former UCLA coach is still one of the biggest icons left in sports. Imagine a coach today trying to tell his players that they can’t curse [...]
Will Michigan Overlook Michigan State?
The Michigan Wolverines are 4-0 on the season and play the rival Michigan State Spartans in Lansing Saturday at 12:00 p.m. Rich Rodriguez has led this team to a very surprising start, but the Wolverines can’t overlook the Spartans befote the big road game against No. 13 Iowa. The Hawkeyes are rolling after their upset [...]
Fox’s Schrager Expects a Thriller Between Georgia and LSU
Many SEC fans are looking ahead to next weekend’s BCS “playoff” game between Florida and LSU, but fans shouldn’t overlook two SEC games this weekend. Before they play the Gators, No. 4 LSU travels to Athens to play No. 18 Georgia in what should be one of the best games this weekend. LSU has yet [...]
Happy One Year Anniversary to 76-yard Field Goal Attempt
Today is the one year anniversary of Lane Kiffin’s brilliant decision to have Sebastian Janikowski attempt a 76-yard field goal last year for the Oakland Raiders. Janikowski has one of the strongest legs in NFL history, but this goes down as one of the dumbest calls in NFL history. Remember that Antonio Cromartie was on [...]
Pennington Out for the Year
Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington is out for the year with a torn capsule on his throwing shoulder. Former Michigan quarterback Chad Henne will start for the Dolphins against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and rookie quarterback Pat White will backup Henne. The Dolphins look like they are in for a horrible season and the [...]
Tennessee Two-Point Favorites Over Auburn
The Vols are currently listed as a two-point favorite over the Auburn Tigers for Saturday’s game at Neyland Stadium. This line is shocking as Auburn is undefeated on the season and Neland Stadium is not the home field advantge that it once was. The crowd was horrible for the Tennessee-Ohio game and expect plenty of [...]
Captain Obvious Statement of the Day: Vick Will Play Sunday
ESPN just reported that The Longest Yard Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will play on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Donovan McNabb will probably miss his second straight game with a broken rib and Kevin Kolb has thrown for 414 yards already this season. Jeff Garcia is already on the roster, but Eagles offensive [...]
IS ESPN Patriots’ Biased?
Maybe I am too much of a Buffalo Bills’ apologist. Maybe I am sick of my team losing 12 straight games to the New England Patriots. Either way, Pro Football Talk has a great article on the conflict of interest that exists with ESPN hiring Kraft Sports Group to sell local advertising for ESPNBoston.com. Robert [...]