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By Florida Danny p.s. In the preview post, I threatened to apply for the 49ers' soon-to-be-vacant offensive coordinator position if they didn't throw the ball at least 40 times against the Jaguars. I'm seriously beginning to believe JR actually did read that post: SF threw it exactly 41 times, just enough t...

By Mike Halford The Games: Friday vs. Colorado (7 p.m., Sportsnet), Sunday vs. Chicago (7 p.m., Sportsnet) And how the Western Conference finished up: Item: Vancouver Canucks CLEAN/DIRTY Dishwasher Magnet Halford: Win over Colorado, win over Chicago. Brough: Win over Colorado, win over Chicago.

By Hipcheck I am not sure there are that many coaches in the NHL who after a loss in that fashion could seem even keeled-the fact it comes from Tocchet is even more surprising giving his style as a player. One could only imagine what the reaction would have been from Marc Crawford.

By Greg Wyshynski It's a little surprising there isn't more outrage on the Interwebs over the no-goal call during the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks last night. Maybe we've all accepted that inconclusive is inconclusive; maybe Leafs fans have already used up all of their indignat...

By Grant If the Giants somehow repeat their 2009 win total without Posey in 2010, the burning question in 2011 will be, "Gee, can we afford to start a rookie catcher with this pitching staff keeping us in contention?" This would also happen if the pitching staff implodes, mind you. It would probably...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS NJ Devils move into first place in Atlantic Division with 4-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins - (The Star Ledger) Game #17 - Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins - (In Lou We Trust) Devils' players stats - (Yahoo NHL) Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) 16. The Steelers' leading tackler last night was none other than Keyaron Fox, who had another great game in relief of the oft-injured Lawrence Timmons. But the defensive star of the night had to be Troy Polamalu, who continues to wow America with his speed, athleticism, instinct, and Head a...

By Fantasy Junkie So many questions, so few answers: Is Don Nelson tanking already? Is John Wall that good? When is Stephen Jackson going to get traded? Can we trade for Chris Bosh even if he doesn't sign an extension? Will he even be any good playing for this cursed franchise? If you could trade all the Warrio...

By Arsenalist “It was our first back-to-back, and they got off to a track meet,” Bosh said. “We kind of played into their game. We settled for too many jump shots. They got long rebounds and were off to the races.” “They went past us, and they shot over us,” Toronto coach Jay Triano said. “They had more movement an...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

By Omar Kelly What's worse is that the Dolphins' slot receiver has had a fumbling problem over the past two weeks. He's fumbled three times, but fortunately one never counted because the Jets didn't review the play courtesy of a great rush job by the Dolphins.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME Brett Favre, quarterback, Vikings: The old man proved once again whom the best quarterback in the NFC North is. On Sunday, he was a surgeon, dissecting the Packers for 17 completions on 28 attempts for 244 yards and four touchdowns. He did not throw an intercepti...

By DMtShooter Five Tool Tool gt;Phil Coke entered the game in the seventh, and Chase Utley treated him like just about every other pitcher in this series by crushing a home run to right. In five games, he's got five home runs, and is now tied Reggie Jackson for the most home runs in a World Series. It's just crazy to me that an...

By Richard Bridges Tonight, the Atlanta Falcons have another chance to prove they are a playoff contending team on prime time television. Their first go at it was Sunday night against the Chicago Bears. The Saints running game vs. Curtis Lofton Saints 37, Falcons 27

By LatinD Game #1: New Orleans Hornets 96 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore New Orleans @ San Antonio GameThread Finally. Part 2 Game #2: San Antonio Spurs 85 @ Chicago Bulls 92 Boxscore Game #3: Sacramento Kings 94 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore

By Kurt capitalize off the fame of the ballpark by selling naming rights you will face staunch opposition from the vast majority of the fans.  They apparently don't realize that Wrigley Field was the first ballpark to be named after a brand.

By Sam Despite a Mr. Softee-produced early season schedule, despite a receiving corps that many, including myself, consider the deepest and most talented of the Big Red era, despite two matchup headaches at running back, despite a five-time Pro Bowl quarterback with the second-best touchdo...

By Sebastien Tremblay Montreal certainly picks up many North Americans skaters but doesn’t draft that many Europeans and to be honest, besides Andrei Markov, Montreal hasn't had much chance with their Euro "future stars". There is indeed a « hole » on the Canadiens European depth chart.

By J.E. Skeets Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Northwest Division: Nuggets | Wolves | Thunder | Blazers | Jazz Pacific Division: Warriors | Clippers | Lakers

By NJ Chiefs Fan KC Star Photo Gallery: Chiefs' Larry Johnson That would be Johnson. After watching the visiting San Diego Chargers reign over the water-logged Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, head coach Todd Haley was asked how he felt.

By larry On this date four years ago, the White Sox won the World Series.  Where were you? JJ continues his player reviews with Jayson Nix.The always entertaining mailbag, this time from Scott Merkin.Continuing the Sprocle bender, there's a White Sox first round draft pick quiz. Other links:

By 3k St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little sits on the bench during the final minutes of the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in St. Louis. The Colts won 42-6, and the Rams made 3k sad.

By online_editors QUESTION: When Bob Sanders returns to the lineup, what are the chances the Colts will create packages to get Melvin Bullitt on the field with Sanders and Antoine Bethea? The Colts always claim they want to get their best players on the field and it would be tough to have a guy with Bullitt's p...

By J.E. Skeets Sign up now for Fantasy Basketball '09. Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks Northwest Division: Nuggets | Wolves | Thunder | Blazers

By jtthirtyfour If you call rock and the defense calls scissors, you score a TD, if they call rock as well you maybe pick up a yard, if they call paper then you get sacked. All the scouting, preparation, statistical analysis can help you with the probabilities of whether they will come out with rock or scisso...

By Farid Rushdi 2B: Alberto Gonzalez SS: Cristian Guzman 3B: Ryan Zimmerman Ryan Zimmerman has grown into “the face of the franchise.” This sounds strange to say, but the Nationals need to build their team around Morgan and not Ryan Zimmerman or Adam Dunn. RF: Elijah Dukes

By Evan Brunell The pitching side of things is rosier. John Lackey, Joe Saunders and Scott Kazmir make for an enviable front three.  On the other side, Boston is dealing with nagging injuries to Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and backups Nick Green and Rocco Baldelli. Beckett and John Lester are one of the best st...

The Indians’ pitching staff is second in the league in allowing walks and are second last in the AL in striking out hitters.  That’s a bad combination.  In essence, it says the pitchers don’t miss bats very often, and they compound that problem by falling behind in the count.

Good signs from the Lions' special teams, bad calls from the officiating crew, dumb penalties -- including one by a rookie who should know better -- and a lot of NFL debuts.

By Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com) That wasn't because I wanted Stastny to be the captain. It was simply because so many other NHL teams have recently put the C on players who have barely hit puberty, let alone figured out how to captain an NHL team. The Avalanche decided to go a new/old route and named aging vet, Adam Foote, capt...

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By WiHaloFan Poll There's been talk of Kendry Morales for AL MVP, but is he even the Angels' MVP? Yes, he's the Angels MVP. No, Torii Hunter is the Angels MVP. No, Bobby Abreu is the Angels MVP. No, [BLANK] is the Angels MVP (comment below).   17 votes | Results

By Kevin Sawyer JD: …So (Gordon’s) thing is, “I can play with Rodney Stuckey, I can play with Rip Hamilton, I can play with Will Bynum. Joe, I’m adaptable. I can make it work, because I’ve done it. I’ve done it my whole career.” And he mentioned Chris Duhon as well over in Chicago.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Though this apparently has not received nearly as much coverage as his original comment did, Lakers legend Jerry West has backed off of his statement that James has passed Bryant as the best player in the NBA; West told interviewer Jim Rome, "I said something that I wish I wouldn't have said, to be honest with you, because it was in no way demeaning to Kobe Bryant. I love his passion. I want him to win a championship without Shaquille O'Neal because I think it would vindicate him in some respect. If I had to watch a player play, there's about four players I would pay to see play on a regular basis, and Kobe Bryant certainly would be at the top of that list. Late in the game, who are you going to take to make a shot, who are you going to take in the last quarter o...   [read the full post]

SECAUCUS, NJ — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers don't have to get to the NBA Finals for the playoffs to be a success, commissioner David Stern said Tuesday. Speaking hours before the NBA Draft Lottery, Stern downplayed the idea that having ...

By TSM “The Phoenix Coyotes filed for Chapter 11 reorganization today in a move that could allow the franchise to be sold and moved to southern Ontario, Canada.” Bingo! The condition precedent is a problem for both the Coyotes and Balsillie.

Mike Green took a silly slashing penalty away from the play in his own zone, hacking Jordan Staal in the back of the leg. Goalie Simeon Varlamov also took one late in the period for slashing. Of course, unless the Pens' power play clicks, ...

By Ira Winderman So after an entire season of explaining why Michael Beasley isn't a small forward, the Heat's first substitution was Beasley for small forward James Jones. The best Heat center in the building was Alonzo Mourning, who again was on hand to lend support.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers held a news conference on Monday, highlighting their 2009 first-round draft pick, Evander "Ziggy" Hood. With the pick, the team added some youth to a productive but aging defensive line, choosing the Missouri ...

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The Steelers traded away their second-round draft choice tonight to the Denver Broncos, ending their first day of the draft with only their first-round pick, Evander "Ziggy" Hood, a defensive lineman from Missouri. They also traded their fourth-round ...

As the debate rages this week over whether the Seahawks should draft a quarterback with their first-round pick Saturday, one frequently raised point needs to be immediately dismissed. Here is the most oft-repeated myth in the NFL: It's just as easy to ...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The Cleveland Cavaliers used a powerful three pronged offensive attack led by LeBron James plus stifling defense to race to a 29 point lead versus the sputtering Detroit Pistons en route to a 94-82 victory, placing Detroit in a 2-0 hole. James finished with game-high totals in points (29) and rebounds (13), adding six assists while committing only two turnovers. He thrilled the crowd with two sensational third quarter dunks: a two handed monster jam off of a slick bounce pass from Mo Williams at the 5:19 mark to put the Cavs up 61-44 and a two handed windmill fastbreak dunk that made the score 68-46 Cleveland with 3:27 left. Williams established playoff career-highs in points (21) and assists (seven), while Delonte West had 20 points and fo...   [read the full post]

In the midst of a long-awaited comeback in a sport he rules and on the eve of defending his championship at a golf tournament he loves, Tiger Woods was actually thinking about attending the Magic-Celtics game Wednesday night. He thought about it. Thought about it long hand hard. "I'd like to g...

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By Moe The Olympics: yay, a thing I don't need to add a contextual sentence lest you haven't been watching! Of course you're watching! At this point not having watched the Olympics is like not having heard of September 11. DMX himself knows about it! And NBC just got its best Saturday ratings in 18 y...

Keselowski is the only driver in the top five in the standings who doesn’t also compete at the NASCAR Sprint Cup level. ROAD COURSE EXPERIENCE – Keselowski ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ready to Race No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Business Wire (press release)

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Hobbled Pierce plans to take shot in Game 2 Lakers haven't lost cool FL's Take: I really dislike Kobe Bryant. He wants to hook on as head coach Hoopsworld Pierce's knee is key Rankings: Celtics number 1 Signs point to Pierce, Perkins playing game 2 The Star Celtics' challenge: stop Kobe again Celtics-Lakers game1: The day Paul Pierce became a Celtic Sporting News Celtics' Perkins, Pierce try to heal before game 2 Lakers Library Paul Pierce: Inglewood or Hollywood? AFP Lakers coach cynical about Pierce knee injury Pierce ignores long term injury risk to play in NBA Finals Fox Sports Lakers can't compete with Celtics strength Rivers: Pierce, Perkins likely for game 2 NY Times Drama aside, Celtics expect Pierce to play   [read the full post]

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