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By noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) Finally, we closed out with some Pittsburgh Penguin talk, covering their incredible start despite numerous injuries, the depth and skill of their defensemen, and a comparison of Marc-Andre Fleury to another successful goalie from an era gone by.

By Chad Jennings “It’s always good when more guys contribute,” Johnny Damon said. “But Alex really got us going with that home run.” UPDATE: Here’s the Pettitte audio. It’s all good stuff, with a nice payoff at the end when he talks about Derek Jeter nearly catching him on the bases. This one comes highly recomm...

By kambrothers Funsie Stuff (like our new Twitter handle, latimesKBros, and Part I and Part II of our 710 ESPN PodKast) Ball Don't Lie has some sweet pics of/details about the Lakers' 2009 championship rings. I actually watched Sasha Vujacic's bling revolve in the box, and while kinda over the top, it was...

By multatuli34 The 1st time the defense got on the field they went: encroachment, offsides, offsides and 29-yard TD by Vernon Davis on 3 consecutive plays. With the defense not participating in the 3rd period, the Texanns had to look to the offense. But with 3:30 left before the 4th, Steve “Here, You Ta...

By Sam Borden YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge Posada C Hideki Matsui DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Melky Cabrera CF BATTER VS. PITCHER: Here’s the Angels vs. Pettitte. And here’s the Yankees vs. Saunders.

01. Double X Raider 02. Aztec Raider 03. Raider Mo from New York City 05. Johnny Raider 08. Virginia Raider 10. Las Vegas Raider 11. Mingo the P-Town Raider 12. Raider Jake in Iowa 13. Raider Ed from Indio 14. Uptown Raider 15. Señor Raider from Mexico City 18. Raider Damien in Placer County 20. LA Raider

By Sam Borden YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Hideki Matsui DH Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Melky Cabrera CF Jose Molina C Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 1.50 ERA) ANGELS Chone Figgins 3B Bobby Abreu RF Torii Hunter CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Kendry Morales 1B Ju...

Segment #1: "Oakland Raiders at New York Giants Postgame" Segment #2: "Philadelphia Eagles at Oakland Raiders Pregame" Pregame analysis of the Eagles at Raiders game to be held at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum this coming Sunday October 18th at 1:05pm.

By Omar Kelly Also taking those Wildcat snaps was Ricky Williams, who suffered an ankle injury in the win over the Jets. Dolphins QB Chad Henne is 2-0 as a starter to open his career. The last QB to do that is Damon Huard in 1999. Omar Kelly after Jets game

By Tim Daloisio editors note – Joe Haggerty was kind enough to come on with us as well, only to have his interview lost in the netherworlds on the Internet. Joe will never get those twenty minutes of his life back, so for that….we apologize. I would also like to call out the poor audio quality on my interview with...

By Greg Wyshynski This isn't to say that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is entirely wrong when he claims that the leaking of trade bait by Toronto Maple Leafs President Brian Burke affects players' personal lives. But does that indicate a calculated bit of tampering on the part of the Leafs GM?

By Greg Wyshynski This isn't to say that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is entirely wrong when he claims that the leaking of trade bait by Toronto Maple Leafs President Brian Burke affects players' personal lives. But does that indicate a calculated bit of tampering on the part of the Leafs GM?

By hosts@bearscast.com (Bearscast) Episode: 143 - Sean and Mr. Payne discuss "3 Things" about the Bears 48-24 win vs. Lions (October 5) - Bearscast 2009 Season Podcasts - Bearscast.com - Hosted By: Sean, Herman & Gabe

By Mark Welling Carlos Boozer's media day comments, and his place on the Utah Jazz.Speculate about the Jazz rotation to start the season.Will the Jazz trade Boozer this season?What will help improve Andrei Kirilenko's game this season?What we would like to see from the Jazz in the first ten games of the ye...

By Mateo Last week, when Wayne Gretzky stepped down as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, I mused that the Kings should bring Wayne back to Los Angeles, in a public relations capacity. After all, the Wayner has the jersey on the wall and the statue in front of Staples, and is generally considered the G.O.A.T. i...

By Ian Rapoport After a Patriots win, one of a ton of things that changes is the possession of the championship belt. Defensive line coach Pepper Johnson runs the scout team, and he awards a title belt to the practice player of the week. OK, let’s get to the coverage in today’s Boston Herald:

By feedback@thecrazycanucks.com (John Bollwitt) Come along for a ride with all sorts of hi-jinks with not only your TCC crew, but a whole bunch of Canucks fans who are on the new media front lines with coverage of our favorite team in the NHL. Thanks to the Vancouver Canucks organization, members of the Fan Zone had the awesome opportunity to...

By jon@sharkspage.com (PJ Swenson) TSN fantasy guru Scott Cullen has yet to profile the San Jose Sharks, but he did discuss Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley from a fantasy perspective in a recent online chat: Another major media issue regarding the Sharks in the Bay Area: Sharks Move to CSN California, Team Announces CSN-C...

Jerry Jones has visions of Super Bowl grandeur, but Emmitt Smith certainly isn't expecting the Cowboys to return to glory this season. Emmitt's suggested solution: Rely heavily on the running game. And hope that the defensive coordinator/head coach does his job.

By Drew Magary That's right, it's the second half of our fantasy football preview. Last time around, we handled the AFC. This time, we go through the NFC, team by team, skill player by skill player. We tried to cram as much useful information into one hour as we possibly could, and I think you'll agree that we d...

By Ryan McNeill Last night I was invited to take part of The Project Spurs Podcast to talk about the deal which saw Richard Jefferson dealt to San Antonio. I expressed my concerns about whether Jefferson could deal with being the third or fourth option on offense, I explained why Marcus Camby would have be...

By Jane McManus Sanchez said he called Clemens yesterday and they talked for a few minutes. He said Clemens was very warm. Clemens has been competing for a spot for three years, save for the six months Brett Favre had it locked up. Tannenbaum: “For all the free agents out there, we are the land of opportunity fo...

By Eric Williams Here’s the full interview with Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora from Tuesday's practice, provided by the team’s public relations staff. Here’s the full interview with Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora from Tuesday's practice, provided by the team’s public relations staff. You c...

By Matt Loede Join Site Editor Matt Loede for this Steelers news, draft talk, commentary and Steelers mock draft of “Steelers Gab” radio show, heard Monday’s from 10-11am on 660AM Pittsburgh. Today Matt breaks down the Steelers news of the week, the NFL news and notes, the best tackles and centers the 0...

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I think for so long the Chiefs were so good and a playoff team each year, a 9 and 10 win team, that couldn't get over that hump...Somewhere down the line the organization decided to do this youth movement and build for the future.  Sometimes in football that doesn't really work...We were $35 mil. unde...

By J.E. Skeets 11. Atlanta Hawks — I reckon the Hawks are in for a wee bit of that regression to the mean. As the defense stays mediocre and the offense comes back to earth. Injuries hurt, but it’s also the front office’s fault for conspiring to create such dodgy depth in the first place. [KD]

By Tom V. Tom is joined by Adam (referred to as Esser) and Justin, talking about NFL head coaching moves and the show is capped with Super Bowl picks. The Jets and Rex RyanWill Favre return?Are the Packers capable of switching to a 3-4 defense?Can the Broncos make the switch?Which is the better coaching candidate: Jon Gruden or Mike ShanahanMost surprising firing: Shanahan, Gruden, or Herm Edwards?Who’s the second best coach in the NFL, presuming Bill Belichick is the best?Is Vince Young capable of being a starting quarterback in the NFL?What kind of success will Jim Schwartz have?What should the Lions draft?Is Oakland or Detroit a worse coaching situation?How long will Schwartz last in Detroit?Is Mangini going to have success with Clevela...   [read the full post]

By Justin McCurry But for how much longer? With Japan eager to host the 2016 Olympics and the city's proselytising governor keen to clean away sleaze and crime, the ramshackle collection of ageing buildings housing bars and clubs catering to every sexual proclivity is in the authorities' firing line. Arm...

Ned Colletti was interviewed by Gary Radnich on KNBR 680 in San Francisco today. Among the highlights... Colletti also recalled how in 2006 after the team lost 13 of 14 coming out of the All-Star break, a fan at Dodger Stadium yelled, "Hey Ned, you still working for Sabean?"

By Scott Fun Fact: The guitarist/songwriter known as Buckethead has released 24 solo albums.  Another Fun Fact: Said guitarist is an absolutely huge fan of LeBron James. Thanks to Vince Grzegorek’s jackpot find over at First Cuts, Buckethead paid homage to James’ 24th birthday on his web site by...

By Ray The Chargers complete an incredible run with an absolute butt kicking of Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos, putting 52 on them. Ray and Loren break down the great game and look ahead to their deja vu encounter with the Indianapolis Colts, along with all the action on Wild Card Weekend.

By Matt Cordon (kh) According to Green and his producer, the Cowboys should have two Pro Bowl players: Jason Witten and DeMarcus Ware. 2. ESPN NFL Writers: Cowboys are #6 The Cowboys’ win over the Giants vaulted Dallas to #6, one ahead of Baltimore and two ahead of the Atlanta Falcons.

By Jane McManus I asked Mangini about making Vernon Gholston an inactive on Sunday, and he started talking about how lots of players have been inactive. Yes, but not the first-round draft pick making $20 million in guaranteed money. Hear Mangini’s answer here:

By Ray So much for turning the “light switch” on during this 3 game home stand and going on a roll.  The disappointing Chargers (4-8) say goodbye to their playoff hopes and possible to head coach Norv Turner.  On this weeks show, we recap the last 2 weeks and look ahead to Thursday nights “Toilet Bowl...

If you haven't seen this yet, you have to watch the highlights of Miami's 130-129 OT win over the Warriors. Dwyane Wade was the hero, but Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem, and Chris Quinn all made HUGE game-saving plays. Jamal Crawford scored 40. The Warriors -- in a real funk now -- made all kind...

By Matt Cordon (kh) Adrian Hasenmayer of Fox Sports also has the Cowboys way below the Redskins, but Dallas improved from #15 to #11 in his list. Vic Carucci only lists the top 12 teams, and Dallas has not been on his list. The Cowboys are #9 there this week. 7. The Landry Hat: Cowboys are #8

By Greg Wyshynski • What killed the Edmonton Oilers' Kid Line? [CBC Sports] • Lost in all of that Pittsburgh Penguins celebration from earlier in the week: Darren McCarty scored a nice goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Now, when is he going to drop the gloves again? [Snapshots]

By Mike I was saddened to find out that Herb Score died today. I used to listen to every single Cleveland Indians baseball game on the radio growing up. If the game was on TV, I would sometimes turn off the sound and put the radio on because I liked the way Herb Score announced it.

By Matt Loede John Sefcik from NFL Gridiron Gab Covering and Talking About the Vikings win over Houston One game remains in Week 9, and here at the Gab we are back with another edition of Gridiron Rewind to talk about all the big matchups from the week gone by. Today here on the show Matt Loede along with the s...

By Matt Loede John Sefcik from NFL Gridiron Gab Covering and Talking About the Vikings win over Houston One game remains in Week 9, and here at the Gab we are back with another edition of Gridiron Rewind to talk about all the big matchups from the week gone by. Today here on the show Matt Loede along with the s...

By Matt Loede John Sefcik from NFL Gridiron Gab Covering and Talking About the Vikings win over Houston One game remains in Week 9, and here at the Gab we are back with another edition of Gridiron Rewind to talk about all the big matchups from the week gone by. Today here on the show Matt Loede along with the s...

The Manager of the Dodgers sat down with Money at halftime of the Lakers/Clippers game.

2. Are the Atlanta Falcons for real? Rubin thinks the Falcons are under-rated and playing much better than the over-rated Dallas Cowboys. Ribu and Teena also think the Cleveland Browns win over the Giants was a sign of things to come.

By starweb In his final podcast, Norris McDonald reveals that Firestone will try to wrest the NASCAR tire contract from Goodyear, announces that someone's building seats for a Forsythe Racing Indy 500 effort (will Paul Tracy get to drive?) and reminisces about all the great guests he's had.

By Eric Williams For Houston, Rafer Alsotn, who missed three games with a strained hamstring and did not play against the Sonics in Seattle a week ago, will start at point guard tonight. Head will start for McGrady, along with Shane Battier, Luis Scola and Dikembe Mutombo.

Justin Dahan breaks down Game 1 of both the Devils/Rangers & Sens/Pens games. Justin Dahan breaks down Game 1 of both the Devils/Rangers & Sens/Pens games.

The guys spend the remainder of the hour covering missing team previews for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. To jump to and listen to a specific team preview, select the team below… Colorado RockiesCinci...

Oriole Magic’s Anthony Amobi can attest, as he joins The Pitch for its Orioles edition of the show’s 2008 MLB Season Preview. Fresh off a trip to O’s camp in Florida, Amobi evaluates the 10 players acquired in the trades of former Orioles Miguel Tejada and Erik Bedard, Baltimore’s attempt t...

A Stephon Marbury sighting at the Knicks training facility.The Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro on why Sean Williams isn't playing more: "Sean isn't doing anything intentional to tick off anybody, outside of the fact that he can't defend pick-and-rolls like he's supposed to, can't pl...

By Eric Williams Ex-Sonics Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West saw their first time for Cleveland tonight, as the Cavaliers defeated Memphis 109-89. Szczerbiak finished with 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field and two rebounds in 32 minutes. Szczerbiak had this to say to the media on Saturday