Archive for September, 2009
‘Battle’-Ready Jacksonville Jaguars Run Over Texans in Win at Houston
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Jack Harver in NFL
Any matador worth his cape could have told the Houston Texans that when you flash your red, you'd better not be standing prone behind it.
The Jacksonville Jaguars gashed the Texans' league-worst run defense Sunday for 184 yards and three touchdowns to spoil one of Houston's annual "battle red" uniform days. Amongst their 31 carries, one stood out as the Jaguars' signature.
1-10-HOU 19 (11:32) 32-[Maurice] Jones-Drew up the middle to HST ...
Living on a Prayer: Surging Braves Cling to Slim Wild Card Hopes
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Daria Del Colliano in MLB
The Atlanta Braves have sure picked an opportune time to get hot; problem is, it just might be too late.
No longer in control of their own fate, the Braves are surging, completing a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals this weekend to stay two-and-a-half games behind NL Wild Card-leading Colorado with seven games left to play.
AtlantaÆs latest sweep caps a 6-0 road trip for the club, which also extended ...
A Tribute To Bob Carroll, a Superb NFL Historian
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
I heard his voice one time over the cellphone. He was busy, but he was willing to talk to me. I joined the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) and I wanted sample copies of the newsletters. The day I called the PFRA editor, Bob Carroll, áhis secretary was not in the office. He was an expert in the history of the National Football League (NFL).
A few days later I received ...
Raiders Attack Rich Gannon Instead Of The Broncos
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Al's Wingman in NFL
As an Al Davis staff member, imagine getting an order to collect video, audio and text clips of all things perceived as negative said about the Raiders.á This is the exact same sort of tactics used by the former communist secret police.á It's called a dossier.
No one is allowed to speak ill of the regime lest they face serious consequences.
A Rich Gannon dossier must exist front and center on Raiders ...
Singletary’s Singular Vision Of “Show Me” Is Working
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Glenn Franco Simmons in NFL
Today, after suffering more than I would have suffered had my wisdom teeth been pulled out by pliers without the benefit of pain relief by a blind dentist, I nearly had a cardiac when I heard the whimpering of pathetic-sounding 49ers fans.
They were on the radio telling the world who should have played this position, who shouldn't have played that position, questioning timeouts, play-calling, etc.
I have this to say to ...
A two out error in the seventh inning of the championship game was all that Team USA needed to win its fourth world cup.
Team USA put together quite the performance at this years IBAF World Cup, going 14-1, while defeating the always elite, Team Cuba.á Their 14-1 record is actually better than it sounds.á After a game-one loss to Venezuela, they have reeled off fourteen straight wins with relative ease.
Currently ...
The Twins took two of three games against the Kansas City Royals, while the Detroit Tigers lost two of three to the White Sox, allowing the Twins to pull within two games of the division-leading Tigers.The Twins are playing their best baseball of the season this month, while the Tigers continue to take a sharp nosedive.á
After winning the first six games of the month, the Tigers are now 8-11 since ...
Twins-Tigers: Major Drama Could Be on Tap This Week in Detroit
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Frankie Riolo in MLB
It has been an eventful weekend. While the games may not have been the most exciting, the playoff picture is starting to come to form.The New York Yankees managed to officially take the American League East and home field advantage throughout the playoffs by beating the Red Sox this afternoon.Meanwhile, out in Colorado, the fighting Rockies gave way to the Cardinals on Saturday night, allowing St. Louis to claim the ...
Who’s to Blame for the Lion’s Share of Problems with the Washington Redskins?
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Jack Gorman in NFL
This one was supposed to be easy. This one was supposed to make the team 2-1 and be a tune up for Dallas, New Orleans and San Diego further down the slate.It wasnÆt supposed to go like this.When the Washington Redskins lost to the Detroit Lions this afternoon, it marked the beginning of the end of not only the 2009 season, but the Jim Zorn era in Washington.Is this Jim ...
Chicago Bears Report Card: Week Three @ Seattle Seahawks
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Max Kienzler in NFL
Wow... that was the definition of an ugly win.
In fact, I will just come out and say it; the Bears did not deserve to win.
Their defense, while it forced turnovers, was pretty miserable most of the game. They made Seneca Wallace look pro bowl like and Julius Jones shredded through tacklers like it was nothing.
But they won. And a win is a win, whether it is ugly or pretty and ...