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Brett Favre Retires
After 17 years Brett Favre retires, no really. I hate to say it, but the first thing that comes to my mind is that I am old. I clearly remember when Brett Favre came into the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon. And think about that, after one year in Atlanta …
Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall
NFL - Aikman, White among finalists for Pro Football Hall:
“CANTON, Ohio — Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman and the late Reggie White were among the 15 finalists Wednesday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”
I personally can not see how Aikman can miss, but, I am a little biased, having …
Report: Laviolette out as Hurricanes coach
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Peter Laviolette on Wednesday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Must-read: Fiutak: Keeping Weis smart for Irish Marvez: Giants can win without Plax Must-see: Davis: BCS Bowl Projections Glazer: NFL has weighty issues View more videos >> Borst: Sooners already using politics All of today’s rumors >> Top headlines: Notre Dame to keep embattled coach Sources: BoSox sign Pedroia for $40M P
Battle of the Beltway
There’s a lot of hype around this week’s Ravens-Redskins game and it seems everyone is trying to get a piece of the action. It started when the NFL announced last week it was moving the game — originally scheduled at 1 p.m. in Baltimore — to its Sunday Night Football slot for national coverage on NBC. Presumably a Battle of the Beltway matchup that pits two teams with playoff hopes (the Ravens are 8-4, Skins are 7-5) will be a much better draw for listeners — and therefore ratings — than the o
2008 NFL Review - Week 13
Jump to Comments (Philadelphia, Pa) — Week 13 of the 2008 NFL season is behind us and despite the weather is starting to become cold in most NFL cities, there is plenty of action heating up as we move toward the playoffs. In another wacky week of play, the NFL did not disappoint delivering statement wins, upsets, and a stuffed turkey or two or three in this week’s case The week started early with three NFL Thanksgiving games that were symbolic of the holiday as there was three turkey stuffings.
Week 14 NFL Preview
The Drama Of December Begins; Four Weeks To Go To See Who Goes B-r-r-r-r, it’s getting cold out there. Everyplace, of course, but in the NFL, where things are starting to sizzle. It’s December, which means that the final four weeks of the season with all its suspense and surprises are about to begin. “A couple of weeks ago, all the games became must-wins,” says running back SAMMY MORRIS of the New England Patriots. “Now there’s even more emphasis on every game.” Nothing like four games to g
Passing History
Cocky QB Benny Friedman was an innovator BENNY FRIEDMAN would have been 100 years old when he was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Why did it take so long for the man who legitimized the forward pass in pro football to make it to Canton? In Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football, first-time author (and former litigator) Murray Greenberg offers possible explanations: Friedman’s egotism, his public disagreement with the NFL players’ asso
Coaching Legends in Atlantic City (1957)
This edition of eBay Watch takes a look at a special pint glass. Like I’ve found with many of these memorabilia auctions the description doesn’t quite make sense and certainly doesn’t do the item justice: Up for bid we are listing 9 vintage football glasses all in mint condition. This one is Herbert ” Fritz ” Crisler from the University of Michigan 1957. The top of the glass reads Atlantic City National Football Clinic. The back lists the Clinic staff members. It measures 5-3/4″ tall. Great
Young Bucs
Monte Kiffin has coached eight different Tampa Bay Buccaneers to 33 Pro Bowl appearances. Middle linebacker Barrett Ruud may soon be added to the list. “He’s having a Pro Bowl year,” said Kiffin, the long-time defensive coordinator. “Now I’m not going to put him at the top of all these tremendous middle linebackers, because this is only his second year as a starter. But I know when a player is having a Pro Bowl year. “He’s putting it on tape, and if [voters] don’t see it,” the u
Raiders assured of 6th straight losing season
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—For nearly all of Al Davis’ tenure with his beloved Raiders, the franchise has been a near-perfect reflection of its prominent leader. That was true when the rebellious owner of football’s renegade franchise built a team that dominated the opposition on the way to three Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and ’80s and the best record in American professional sports. Unfortunately for the Raiders, that has also been the case more recently when an owner described by his cri
Mets: New ballpark will still be called Citi Field
NEW YORK (AP) - Citi Field will remain the name of the New York Mets’ new ballpark following a government bailout the team believes will help the struggling bank survive its economic crisis. .moreTeamsDiv { position:relative; float:right; padding-right:10px; } .moreTeamsHdr { background-image:url(/fe/img/Story/moreTeamsOn_header.gif); background-repeat:repeat-x; background-position:top; height:35px; color:#000000; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; padding-top:4
The Life-and-Death Cost of Gun Control
By John R. Lott, Jr. Author/Senior Research Scholar, University of Maryland Banning guns is in the news. India practically bans guns, but that didn’t stop the horrific Muslim terrorist attacks this last week. A firefighter rescues guests of The Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India. A football player concerned for his safety violates New York City’s tough gun control regulations by carrying a concealed handgun, and people call for everything from banning NFL players from carrying guns to demanding t
Columnists Pile On Perp-Walking Plaxico
When you’re done here, check out the Fix’s favorite sports columns for October and November. Your guest Fixer is Garey G. Ris: Plaxico Burress caught the winning touchdown for the New York Giants in the Super Bowl last February. In September the receiver signed a new five-year, $35 million contract. But Burress was reduced to a doing the standard tabloid perp walk outside Manhattan Criminal Court on felony gun charges Monday. Burress accidentally shot himself early Saturday with an illegal ha
Kind words about Saban; Les Miles sucks & more
Adversaries and slackers hate him. He’s called a jerk or worse, but there are players and coaches who have nice things to say about Alabama’s Nick Saban. The St. Petersburg Times provides these insights into the Alabama coach. First, a former assistant coach: Saban’s public persona isn’t often warm and cuddly, but those who know him well say that perception is way off the mark. “It definitely is,” said Jimbo Fisher, now the FSU offensive coordinator who once worked for Saban. “He’s just a pe
Tuesday, December 2: Dr. Z’s Redskins Love
According to Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback column yesterday, Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman, arguably the dean of SI’s football writers, suffered two strokes last week and is recovering in the hospital. Zimmerman has been writing about football for what seems like forever, long enough that when King picks out “four passages from not so long ago” to highlight some of Zimmerman’s best writing, the definition of “not so long ago,” relative to Zimmerman’s career as a whole, stretches back twen
The Morning Tailgate
The list of candidates for the 2009 Hall of Fame Class was released yesterday and the wheels are already in motion inside the brain of zany baseball writer. For it is the zany, attention-starved baseball writer who will cast some form of a Hall of Fame vote for Jay Bell, Ron Gant, Dan Plesac or the Vaughns, Greg and Mo. Seriously, why are any of the five names listed above up for consideration for the Hall of Fame? If there was a cartoon hall of fame and Monterey Jack or Gyro was nominated, yo
Plax hit with weapon charge; Pierce under scrutiny
Plaxico Burress was led out of a police precinct in handcuffs Monday after surrendering on a weapons possession charge, and authorities said that teammate Antonio Pierce is being investigated over his role in an accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub. ONE GIANT MESS Giants WR Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub on Friday. Catch up on the latest details. The latest: Plaxico charged, posts $100K bail Plax charged in shooting | Video Bloomberg rips Plax, Gia
Niners don’t see late surge as auditions for 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Although two victories in three games qualify as a big surge for the San Francisco 49ers, Shaun Hill and Mike Singletary know they shouldn’t get comfortable in their new jobs any time soon. The quarterback and his interim coach realize they’re both far from certain to return to the 49ers (4-8) next season, even after revitalizing a team that dropped seven of its first nine games this fall during its sixth consecutive non-winning season. San Francisco is sure to mak
Niners don
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)—Although two victories in three games qualify as a big surge for the San Francisco 49ers, Shaun Hill and Mike Singletary know they shouldn’t get comfortable in their new jobs any time soon. The quarterback and his interim coach realize they’re both far from certain to return to the 49ers (4-8) next season, even after revitalizing a team that dropped seven of its first nine games this fall during its sixth consecutive non-winning season. San Francisco is sure to m
Every Down Back
Are the Steelers the team to beat in the AFC? Even if they aren’t, they’ve got the best homefield advantage. They boast the best defense in the league, but the offense has underperformed. Still, they have a solid lead in their division, and they’re working on a first-round bye. They’re the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are first in all four major defensive categories — points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards — but the offense, without running back Willie Parker for much of the seaso
MNF Notes: Texans-Jaguars
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NFL Suspends Six Players
NFL Suspends Six Players 4 0 4 Marinelli to team: 'We're not going 0-16' | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press ProFootballTalk.com found this 10 hours ago on www.freep.com When the Lions assembled for a meeting Monday, coach Rod Marinelli put the team picture on the big screen. His message: They do not want that photo on exhibit at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to represent the NFL's first 0-16 team. ... Tags: NFL
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