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Tom Brady, Patriots Starters Should Play Sunday Against Dolphins
One of the Patriots’ rallying cries, in past seasons and this one, has been about finishing. Finish plays, finish games, finish seasons. That shouldn’t change during this week’s regular-season finale against the Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. The game doesn’t carry an ounce of weight in the standings, but it’s important for the Patriots to keep [...]
2011 Fiesta Bowl Winner: Oklahoma Defeats UConn
The Oklahoma Sooners don’t have to hear about their BCS losing streak anymore. They busted it up in a big way. Landry Jones threw for a school bowl-record 429 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 9 Oklahoma ended a five-game BCS bowl losing streak with a 48-20 win over Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl on [...]
Why The Panthers Won’t Upset The Falcons
Suddenly, the idea of the 2-13 Carolina Panthers beating the 12-3 Atlanta Falcons is gaining some momentum. It’s obvious why this is happening. The Falcons lost the Saints and the sporting world quickly took it as a sign that the Falcons were pretenders, that they can beat beaten by any ol’ team at home. There’s [...]
Cowboys’ Kitna misses another practice
Dallas Cowboys veteran quarterback Jon Kitna missed his second straight day of practice. Second-year quarterback Stephen McGee received the first-team reps during Thursday’s practice. If he starts on Sunday, it would be his first career start. The Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles on the road. Kitna has a strained muscle on his side which makes [...]
NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was fined $50,000 by the National Football League for failing to cooperate with an investigation into whether he sent sexually explicit messages to women, the league said Wednesday. However, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, based on the evidence available, “could not conclude that Favre violated league policies relating to workplace conduct,” [...]
MICHAEL VICK AMONG FIVE EAGLES CHOSEN FOR PRO BOWL
Michael Vick was picked to start the Pro Bowl for the NFC and is among five Eagles chosen for the NFL’s all-star game. Vick, in consideration with AFC starting QB Tom Brady for league MVP honors, is set to be joined in the lineup by offensive tackle Jason Peters, wide receiver DeSean Jackson, cornerback Asante [...]
Penn State players deny rumors of Joe Paterno’s retirement
Call it an inevitable circumstance after Joe Paterno’s birthday. Call it a slow news day around. It’s probably just called Thursday around Happy Valley. But yet another story involving possible retirement for the Penn State head football coach is popping up. This time around, the rumors involve reports that JoePa’s assistants looking at the then-vacant [...]
Terrelle Pryor, 5 other Ohio State football players suspended
Terrelle Pryor, the star quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, is set to be suspended for four games next season as a result of receiving improper benefits. He wasn’t the only Buckeye kicked out for 1/3 of next season: Four other players were also suspended: Daniel Herron, DeVier Posey, Mike Adams and Solomon Thomas are [...]
Dan Connolly: Offensive Lineman Sets Record With 71-Yard Runback
Dan Connolly made one of the plays of the day with his 71-yard runback of a kickoff on Sunday Night Football. No one on the Green Bay Packers seemed able to tackle the guy, Connolly made some good cuts, and showed impressive speed for a guy built like a firetruck. The Patriots probably weren’t expecting [...]
Kubiak quick to defend Schaub
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak reminded the city’s mortified football fans that he and his players are hurting, too. And nobody was hurting worse Monday night than Matt Schaub. The agony of defeat? You don’t know the half of it. Shrugging off a terrible first-half performance, Schaub directed scoring drives of 99 and 95 yards [...]
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