Archive for September, 2009
Jets-Titans: New York Aims to Remain Undefeated against Starved Tennessee
Posted: 24th September 2009 by Angel Navedo in NFL
The desperate Tennessee Titans will enter the Meadowlands on Sunday in pursuit of their first win when they face the undefeated New York Jets and their top-ranked defense. How’s that for an opening sentence you never expected to read?
The territory is fairly familiar for the Jets when recalling recent history.
In November 2008, the Jets followed up an overtime win at New England with a 34-13 thrashing of the undefeated Titans at LP ...
New England Patriots: FIve Reasons They Are Underperforming
Posted: 24th September 2009 by Erik Frenz in NFL
The New England Patriots have gotten off to a rough start, barely eeking out a win against Buffalo in Week One and then scoring only nine points and failing to take advantage of a rookie quarterback in a loss at the Jets.
Here are five reasons for the rough start.
1. The offensive line (namely, the offensive tackles)
At the hands of two of their division rivals, the Patriots' offensive line has been ...
After the Brewers' starters failed to pitch more than two innings in each of the previous two games, rookie Chris Narveson took the mound on Wednesday evening and twirled an absolute gem against the Cubs.
The left-hander needed only 70 pitches, 54 of which were strikes, to span five and two-thirds. Narveson set a career high by striking out ten. Seven of those strikeouts came via the called third strike.
Most impressively, Narveson utilized ...
The future of the Phoenix Coyotes is up in the air, and now, so is their coaching position.
Wayne Gretzky announced today that he would be stepping down from his position as coach and director of hockey operations.
Now what?
For the past few months, the Coyotes have become the embarrassment of the National Hockey League. And it isn't because the the organization has been conducting itself poorly. The NHL, Gary Bettman, ...
Buccaneers-Giants: Hide The Women and Children, Folks
Posted: 24th September 2009 by JC De La Torre in NFL
As the eternal optimist among the Featured Columnists of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it's been said that I own a pair of Pewter-Colored glasses.
Sure enough, when you look at my first two previews and ultimate prediction, I've given the Buccaneers the benefit of the doubt. I truly believed the Bucs could beat the Cowboys and the Bills.
This time though, the glasses are off and folks, what my non-cloudy eyes perceive ...
The passion is still there. The youth and the speed that once meshed so beautifully with the physicality, however, are not.
If you want to look at what happened to the Baltimore Ravens defense locals came to cherish and the league came to fear, Father Time has all of the answers you need. I’m not saying it is no longer a solid defense, but it is far from the intimidating, synchronized ...
I'm a huge fan of Doug Davis. There is no way that Davis should be considered an ace or even a front-line starting pitcher because his stuff is simply not that dominant.
However, Davis is your classic middle-of-the-rotation starter, who gets the job done and is about as consistent as they come. While Davis might not be the first choice for many teams, he's exactly the kind of pitcher that so ...
Look out, Peyton Manning!
Bernard Pollard is coming to a division near you.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Texans have signed the ex-Kansas City Chiefs safety.
Yes, the same Bernard Pollard infamous for ending Tom Brady's 2008 season with an ACL-tearing hit in the first game of the year.
The signing of Pollard fills the roster spot left open by left guard Chester Pitts, who is out for the season following microfracture ...
Dallas Cowboys tackle Flozell Adams was fined for the second week in a row after tripping New York "Football" Giants Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora during Sunday's loss in Dallas.
Adams was fined $12,500 for both incidents, which I find a little soft.
He was fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness in Tampa during Week One. And then Adams trips two Giants defenders the next week, which led to Tuck's shoulder injury—and don't ...
L.A. Dodgers: Chad Billingsley Still Being Held Back By Mental Barriers
Posted: 24th September 2009 by PJ Ross in MLB
Chad Billingsley still hasn’t broken out of his funk.
Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers had high hopes for the former ace in his “return” to the mound last night, but he had an all-too-familiar collapse in the sixth inning to spoil what started as a promising outing.
The performance was a microcosm of his entire season, which began with Billingsley winning his first four starts and an All-Star game appearance, but ...