Red Auerbach Tribute

Here's an excellent tribute video to the late Red Auerbach...Enjoy and Rest In Peace Red.

"Cuban" Rule In Effect Tuesday

We are huge fans of Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban. He's sometimes more entertaining than the teams that are on the floor when he's there. He also sure as hell knows how to run an NBA franchise. But what has made him so well known in the NBA could be no more, starting on Tuesday.

The NBA has implemented a new rule that will attempt to keep owners mouths' shut about criticizing the league too harshly. Mark Cuban feels that he was kept in mind when the rule was approved last week.

Cuban has been fined by the league numerous times, with known fines totaling approximately $1.6 million since he bought the team in January 2000. He was fined $200,000 last May after Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against San Antonio for going onto the court and for criticizing the league's selection process for playoff officials.

David Stern seems to be denying the existance of this rule and criticized other owners who he feels are out to get him:

"Some owners don't like the way I do my business," Cuban said, "except, of course, when their organizations ask me to come speak to their customers and season-ticket holders to help them sell tickets and suites."

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Rutgers: One of Five In College Football Still Undefeated

There are five college football teams that still have yet to be beaten. Ohio State, Michigan, West Virginia, Louisville, and Rutgers? One more time, Rutgers?

Who really would have thought that the Big East would have three undefeated teams at this point in the season and who would have thought that Rutgers would have been one of them?

Rutgers became 8-0 last night after defeating Connecticut 24-13.

It can be said that they haven't played anyone this season, which is true. The Scarlet Knights have to play Louisville on November 9th, Cincinnati, Syracuse and then their last game of the season they play at West Virginia.

It could be possible for them, though unlikely, to run the table. This would be a huge accomplishment for a program that has been a laughing stock for the last 25 + years.

2006 World Series Ratings Lowest Ever

The 2006 World Series received less than favorable ratings this season according to Fox. In fact, they hit a record low.

The Cardinals' five-game victory over the Detroit Tigers averaged a record-low 10.1 television rating and 17 share, Fox said Sunday. This year's rating dropped 9 percent from the previous bottom, an 11.1 for a four-game sweep by the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros last year.

The national rating is the percentage of U.S. television households tuned to a program, and each point represents 1,114,000 homes. The share is the percentage of households watching a broadcast among those homes with televisions in use at the time.


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And You Wonder Why People Think Raiders Fans Are Freaks?

Yes, here are a few of Oakland's Finest Fans....

Steelers Continue Their Woes

It's looking like the way the Steelers are playing this year and with coach Bill Cowher without a contract for next season or beyond, he's probably on his way out for sure.

Ben Roethlisberger, looked like is "new" self again yesterday, as the Steelers take one on the chin to arguably the worst team in the NFL the Oakland Raiders 20-13.

"I'm embarrassed by the way I played," Roethlisberger said.

Even his receivers don't seem to have too much confidence in his abilities at this point:

"I can't tell you why he threw certain balls," Hines Ward said. "You'll have to ask Ben on that."

For the third time in five losses, the Steelers dominated the opposition but lost the game because of turnovers. They outgained Oakland (2-5) by a whopping 360 yards to 98 and allowed the Raiders just one third-down conversion on 11 tries.

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SportsRx Meltdown of the Week!

We've been slacking lately with our SportsRx Meltdown of the Week Awards. Well, we just had to out of our way to give it to none other than the Bowling Green Falcons football Ttam.

They managed to be the victim of a Temple football team that hadn't won a single game in it's last 20 outings, the last victory came in 2004. Not only did they lose to Temple they got completely dominated 28-14 in front of 17,431 fans at Lincoln Financial Field.

"Aw, man, Coach was crying. Other people were crying. It was something else," senior linebacker Ryan Gore said. "Everybody was ecstatic. That's the way a locker room is supposed to be. I'm tired of coming in here with heads hanging down. It was overdue."

When Temple and Bowling Green exchanged home games in 2004 and 2005, the Falcons hung 70 points on the Owls each time.

"You kind of hate them," Gore said. "It was 42-7 at halftime last season, and they kept throwing the ball and trying to put it in our faces. Now we're up on them."

A loss to Temple, by far the worst program in the country, has got to hurt Bowling Green and that's why they've earned the SportsRx Meltdown of the Week.


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USC Goes Down, Making West Virginia #3

Oregon State upset third-ranked USC, 33-31, before a rollicking crowd of 42,871 at Reser Stadium.

USC committed four turnovers which proved to be deadly in their loss to the Beavers.

"It's a great win for them and a very difficult loss for us because we were so hard on ourselves today," Coach Pete Carroll said. "I don't remember the last time we turned the ball over four times, probably the Cal game."

With the loss, West Virginia moved up to #3. This loss diminishes USC's hopes of playing for the national title for the fourth time in four years.

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Lions Guard Woody Being Sued By Ex-Lover

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Damien Woody is being sued by a Michigan woman for breaking up her engagement and breaking promises he made to her. She is asking for more than $250,000.

Gina Ballard claims she helped Woody prepare for the football season, traveled with him and agreed to have "extensive cosmetic and dental surgery." After several months, Woody went back on his promises of support, car and a home, and refused to buy her a business, the suit claims.

Ballard alleges when she met Woody in September 2005, she was employed and engaged to another man with whom she had a child. Ballard said Woody deliberately interfered with that relationship, causing her fiance to break off the engagement and fire her from her job.

This woman should receive the moron of the year award, for not realizing that this could happen. Apparently, she doesn't understand that sometimes things in life are too good to be true.

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Chad Johnson Catches A TD

Chad Johnson caught his second touchdown pass of the season in the first half against Atlanta today.

Currently the Bengals are up winning 17-13 at halftime vs. the Falcons.

Cards Own Tigers In World Series

Baseball was officially over last night for 2006 as the Cardinals won their first World Series since 1982.

Looking back on it though, we have to say we were completely shocked that the Cards won the series, hell, we didn't even think they'd win a game.

The Tigers who were extremely favored going into this series just didn't seem to show up during the big one, especially their defense which was an absolutely a hideous thing to see.

Who can count out David Eckstein for the job he did in this series. Apparently the Tigers, didn't catch on to him until it was too late, because Leyland letting kept pitching to him and pitching to him and he kept getting crucial, game changing hits when it mattered. Just think a few years ago the Angels let this guy go.

Bledsoe: Pity da Fool

We were just waiting for this... (AP) -- The last time Drew Bledsoe lost his job, it also was to an unproven quarterback. It worked out pretty well for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

The Dallas Cowboys hope Tony Romo provides the same kind of boost.

Brady replaced Bledsoe early in the 2001 season after a hit put Bledsoe in intensive care for a few days. He never got his job back, because Brady, then in his second season out of Michigan, ran the offense so well. The Patriots won the Super Bowl that season and two of the next three.

This time, Bledsoe is getting benched because coach Bill Parcells has lost confidence in him after poor performances.

I wouldn't get my hopes up yet Bill... There's probably a good reason that Romo wasn't drafted. Plus, a former coach had the same hope for J.P. Losman. We're still waiting for that one.

Brown's: Complaints about Staph

BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Browns center LeCharles Bentley was recently hospitalized following season-ending knee surgery with a staph infection, raising concerns of contamination at Cleveland's training facility.
Bentley's infection is the fifth known case of staph for a Browns player in the past three years, a disturbing pattern general manager Phil Savage described as "a staph infection outbreak."
Since 2003, linebacker Ben Taylor, wide receiver Braylon Edwards, safety Brian Russell and tight end Kellen Winslow had various strains of staph, a bacteria that enters the body through the skin and can cause larger health problems.
"There's something going on around here," said Winslow, who contracted staph following knee surgery after a motorcycle accident last year. "A lot of people have had it. They need to do something."

Paris Hilton To Do MNF Opening?

As if the ESPN's Monday Night Football Crew wasn't enough of a disaster, it looks like they are looking for Paris Hilton to do the opening for this weeks game between the New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings. This all according to The Boston Herald.

“We are looking for celebrities who are instantly recognizable,” said Rick Paiva, ESPN’s VP of creative services. “I don’t think Paris has any particular connection with Minnesota or New England.”

Yeah she's recognizable all right, but for some reason when we think of someone opening up MNF, the last person that comes to mind is Paris Hilton. In fact, the only thing that we can even think of that has NFL and Paris Hilton in the same sentence is when she was seeing Bears LB Brian Urlacher.

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Sheffield Refuses To Play 1B, But Yanks Pick Up His $13 Million Option

If Gary Sheffield was looking forward to becoming a free agent this off-season, he can forget about it. The Yankees picked up his $13 million option for 2007.

The most likely did it so that other teams, primarily the Red Sox couldn't bid on him during the winter.

The Yankees are stacked in the outfield with Abreu, Damon and Matsui and doesn't want to play first base at all.

"This will not work, this will not work at all," Sheffield told USA TODAY. "I don't want to play first base a year for them. I will not do that."

He still thinks it's a problem if he's traded too, most likely because he would rather get a long term deal locked in this season rather than next. Here's what he had to say on that:

"I don't know what they're [Yankees] going to do," Sheffield said. "Maybe they picked it up just to trade me. If they do that, if I just go to a team for one year, there's going to be a problem,
a big problem, I will not do this"

Gee it's a tough life to have to change positions for one season and be paid $13 million to do so. We'll tell you what, why doesn't he switch places with us, and then see how happy he really is.

Is it us or has Gary Sheffield become a grumpy old man?


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When Will World Series Game 4 Be?

After last nights rain out of Game 4 in St. Louis, the question is will they get game 4 in tonight. To check out the weather for tonight in St. Louis click here.

It doesn't appear that many people really care about this series though, Fox has said the ratings have been poor this season.

We care, and will be tuning in at 8, as it looks like around the scheduled game time the weather should break for an hour to at least get the game going.

You Got Knocked The **** Out!

2006 Hank Aaron Awards Given To Jeter And Howard

The Hank Aaron Award Press Conference was held this evening. The winners Derek Jeter and Ryan Howard.

Jeter received 29,275 fan votes, accounting for 37 percent of the American League total. He had the second best batting average in the American League (.343), and finished second in runs (118), tied for third in hits (214) and fourth in on-base percentage (.417). The seven-time MLB All-Star recorded his 2,000th hit earlier in the season, becoming the eighth Yankees player to achieve the milestone.

Howard, who received 33% of all National League fan votes (25,349), led the Major Leagues in home runs this season with 58. He also led the Majors in RBIs (149) and total bases (383). He finished third in slugging percentage (.659) and seventh in on-base percentage (.425).

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Roy Williams Thinks The Lions Can Finish 10-6

Well, the Lions are now 1-6 but their best wide receiver, Roy Williams, feels they can run the table for the rest of the season. The only team the Lions have beat this season are the 2-5 Buffalo Bills and that was by the margin of a field goal.

"I'm going to say we can put this together," Williams said. "I feel we are a 9-0 ballclub."

"We can be 10-6 -- sure we can. Can we win nine in a row? I believe it."

"Teams respect us because they know what we can do offensively. If we can put nine wins together, we are going to be where we want. If everybody looks in their heart and puts it all together, we can get this thing rolling."

Does Williams really think they can do it? He feels they can blow out some teams while they go on their win streak:

"That's one thing I don't understand. People say most games in the NFL are decided by three to seven points. But they don't have to be close. Maybe I'm still trying to learn to be a pro, but this is still football and they (games) don't have to be close."

Someone should tell Williams that they still have New England, Minnesota, Chicago, and Atlanta on their schedule. It's not probably that they will win 9 in a row, but they could win 5, which would be a stretch, against, Green Bay, San Francisco, Arizona, Miami, and Dallas.

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Fake Mud Stains For Sale Here!

We're fully aware that the Rogers' "dirt" incident on Sunday is getting tiring, but apparently there was a fan selling fake mud stains at Busch Stadium last night:

One entrepreneur was selling fake mud stains, to be attached to the palm with Velcro, for $3 apiece outside Busch Stadium last night.

Inside the ballpark, one fan held a sign that read: “Employees Must Wash Their Hands When Leaving the Dugout.” Red-clad fans yelled “Cheaters!” at the Tigers as they lined up for pregame ceremonies.

If we were there we certainly would have spent the $3 to add to our sports collection, why not?

Hey Kenny Is That Dirt On Your Hand?

LaRussa Speaks About Rogers "Dirt"

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Roethlisberger Could Play This Weekend

It looks like the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to throw Ben Roethlisberger out on the field this weekend versus the Oakland Raiders. The Steelers are 2-5 this season and have won only 1 game with "Big Ben" at the healm.

"He had an MRI done on his brain and neck. Both of those came back normal," Cowher said. "We also did the impact test, the concussion test. We're very encouraged by the results. We'll monitor his progress as the week goes on." "Again, I emphasize that we're very encouraged by where he's at as we speak today."

"He took the test and will take the test again later in the week to make sure he is cleared medically before we would subject him to playing."

Great, can Ben go through any more torture this season, a motorcycle accident which nearly killed him, an appendectomy, a concussion last week, mediocrity minus the past two weeks. Next thing you know they will be wheeling him on the field in a chair to throw passes to Ward and company.

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Does Jeff McInnis Really Think He Can Start Ahead Of Jason Kidd?

Who does Jeff McInnis really think that he is? We certainly know he's no Jason Kidd. McInnis is apparently upset with his role with the New Jersey Nets and his position with the team.

It's funny over a year ago he was so happy to be signing a deal with the Nets, probably thinking he was going to start, after leaving an up and down season in Cleveland where he ended up losing the starting job to Eric Snow.

Now the Nets, don't want him on his team and he doesn't seem to care. They've asked him not to come to camp and he doesn't seem to have much of a problem with that. Heck, if you were paid 3.6 million to do nothing not many people would have that problem, would they?

Apparently the Nets are out to get McInnis is what his agent is saying:

McInnis and his agent, Steve Kauffman, have blamed the Nets for sabotaging him. Kauffman said negative comments the Nets have made about McInnis and the way they handled him last season have diminished any interest. Without a guarantee beyond this season, Kauffman said, it would make no sense for McInnis to accept a buyout that paid him less than he is owed. “It’s an unusual situation, but the Nets have put themselves in this situation,” Kauffman said in a telephone interview. “The big unknown is if Jeff were able to effectuate a buyout whether or not he would be picked up by another team at this point or another point.”

Bottom line here, is McInnis going to get along with anyone on any team at anytime? We don't think so.


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Merriman To Appeal Steroids Case

We haven't said a word about the Shawne Merriman steroids issue, it's been a busy week for us. It's come to light that he will play for at least the next two weeks until his court case on November 7.

His agent says he's absolutely not taking steroids:

"He is not taking steroids,” Cornwell said. “ ... Shawne took supplements and has taken supplements for quite some time. He did not go into the back alley somewhere and put a needle in his butt for steroids.”

We don't want to comment until he loses his court case, but there isn't a conspiracy out to get Shawne Merriman here, there obviously had to be something illegal in his system.

The funny thing about steroids in football is players are suspended only four games with a positive test, they can bounce back from that and fans will forgive said player with one great performance on the field. With track and field, you are done for two years minimum, that ruins careers.

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What's The Tuna Going To Do Now

We all thought Bill Parcells was loyal to Drew Bledsoe because they've had a long past. Well that past may be up in smoke after the Giants dismantled the Cowboys last night and benching of his starting quarterback.

Drew Bledsoe isn't exactly happy about it either.

"Very bad decision," Bledsoe said walking out from the tunnel in street clothes after the game.

Bledsoe was sacked four times in the first half and it's obvious that his mobility, though never good, is looking more like Bernie Kosar at the twilight of his career, non-existent.

Romo, did throw two TD's during a time when the Giants were playing a zone defense to protect their huge lead. He did throw three interceptions, which didn't help the Cowboys comeback attempt much.

What does Parcells do here? Play the unproven Romo, or go to his old, won't say reliable, standby? It's looking more and more like Romo will be the guy.

For only the fifth time in Bill Parcells' coaching career, he made a quarterback change for a reason other than injury.

1983 Giants
Scott Brunner for Jeff Rutledge
1998 Jets
Vinny Testaverde for Glenn Foley
1999 Jets
Ray Lucas for Rick Mirer
2004
Cowboys
Drew Henson for Vinny Testaverde
2006
Cowboys Tony Romo for Drew Bledsoe

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Just In Case You Like To Watch The Sidelines

Can Someone Show Zumaya Some Fundamentals?

As we sit here and watch the Tigers virtually hand this game to the Cardinals. Joel Zumaya fuels the fire by throwing a double play ball away trying to go to third base, allowing David Eckstein and Preston Wilson to score making it 4-0.

It's amazing that a man can throw a 103 mph fastball dead straight, but when he has to throw from the mound to third base it's completely wild. Go figure.

We realize he's not paid to field but to throw heat and strike people out, but show this man some fielding skills, especially in a World Series.

Another note: What in the hell has happened to Pudge, Polanco and Granderson at the plate in this series, they are laying a big fat goose egg at this point.

Game 3 Tonight: LaRussa Speaks About Roger's "Dirt"

Back to the World Series tonight, this time in St. Louis, and Cards Manager Tony LaRussa is finally talking about the Kenny Rogers incident from Sunday night.

While Leyland, on the Tigers' side, refused to comment about the incident, calling it off as "yesterday's breakfast". LaRussa explained what was going during the game and what his thoughts were about the incident.

''I don't believe it was dirt,'' La Russa said. "Didn't look like dirt.''

''There's a line that I think defines the competition,'' he said. "And you can sneak over the line because we're all fighting for the edge. I also know that pitchers use some sticky stuff to get a better grip from the first throw in spring training to the last side [session] they're going to throw in the World Series. That doesn't cross the line.

Pretty much without directly saying so, LaRussa is calling Rogers' a cheater. You have to wonder since Leyland isn't commenting on the issue is he conceding that it may have been something foreign on Rogers' hand?

It's Nate Robertson vs. Cris Carpenter tonight at Busch.

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Edgerrin James Comments On His Arizona Cardinals Experience

Edgerrin James has got to be shaking his head, he's probably wondering why he even signed with the Arizona Cardinals after he had it so good in Indy.

His season can be summed up by one of our sources as: "there's a party in his backfield and everybody's coming"

His offensive line has been horrendous, they have been completely overpowered and The Edge is lucky to get 50 yards a game.

"I was warned, but, man, we got to figure something out," he said. "There is too much talent on this team for stuff like this to happen."

Yes they do have a ton of talent, at QB, WR, and the defense has been tough, but the o-line certainly sets them apart from most of the NFL, and that most is the what's stopping them from being 5-2 rather than 1-6.

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Why Donovan McNabb Really Should Have Puked

Here's the replay of the Matt Bryant field goal that threw a dagger into the heart of the Eagles yesterday. We thought it was a riot to see Donovan McNabb vomit under center yesterday. But he should have saved it for the end of the game when he saw his team go down with the Bryant game winning field goal.

Musselman Sheds Tears

What a precedent the Sacramento Kings are setting for their players and fans in not disciplining coach Eric Musselman for his DUI arrest. This should help out Kings forward Ron Artest, if he decides to get out of line.

Musselman was pulled over at 2:15 a.m. Saturday about 1 1/2 miles from the State Capitol after his car was seen making a right-hand turn from the left-hand lane and cutting off another vehicle, the sheriff's department said.

Darrin May, the team's executive director of media relations, and two women were in Musselman's Mercedes. They were released.

The 41-year-old coach failed three sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11, according to the arrest report. The legal limit is 0.08.

Musselman apologized for the disturbance he caused the Kings team and organization yesterday:

First let me say that I'm sorry," Musselman said at Arco Arena. "I'm embarrassed and ashamed. I'm well aware of the seriousness of the situation. It's not representative of how I live my life and I will never take it lightly. It was a huge mistake on my behalf."

If Musselman is convicted by a court of law, he will receive potential fines and suspension for this incident, but nothing from the Kings.

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Hey Kenny Is That Dirt On Your Hand?

Some interesting stuff went down last night in the first inning of last nights' Tigers 3-1 victory in Game 2 of the World Series. The Cardinals managed only two hits off Rogers, who at 41 years, 11 months, 12 days became the oldest pitcher ever to win a postseason game.

You've all heard the latest news on Kenny Rogers of the Tigers and the foreign substance on his hand. Umpires asked him to tidy up in the first inning because it appeared that he had some foreign substance on his hand. Later, the umpires said it was merely dirt and played off the incident.

Rogers labeled the substance on his hand "a big clump of dirt… it wasn't a big deal." Look were not scientists, well at least one of isn't, but unless Rogers didn't wash his hands for a week, or even if he did, there isn't anyway that all of that "dirt" would be that clumped on his hand in one specific location only. Look what Kenny Rogers has done in the playoffs is amazing, but it's looking a little fishy, you be the judge.



Major League Baseball director of umpires Steve Palermo said "there was not an inspection, there was an observation."

Asked how he knew the matter on Rogers' hands was dirt, Palermo said, "Because it was observed as dirt. Umpires (have) been around for more than a week or so. This is not their first summer away from home, so they've got a pretty good idea as to what dirt is and what a foreign substance is."

Unless Mr. Rogers has a birthmark on his pitching hand that no one has noticed for the past 15 some odd years of his career, that appears to be a nice patch of pine tar. We were wondering how KR had all of a sudden became so good in the postseason when he had a higher career postseason ERA than the stock price of Google.

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Class of '06: Emerging Rookie RBs

There seem to be an unusually high number of rookie RBs making themselves known this season. Who will emerge as the rookie RB of the year?

Reggie Bush - NO, Saints
Maurice Drew-Jones - Jac, Jags
Lawrence Maroney - NE, Pats
Leon Washington - NY, Jets
Wali Lundy - Hou, Texans
Joseph Addai - Indy, Colts

Lundy and Addai both helped rush their respective teams to victories yesterday. However Leon Washington was the break-out back of the day! The rookie from Florida State had his best game as a pro with 129 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. The 5-foot-8, 202-pounder provided much of the flash, dash and muscle behind the Jets' 221-yard rushing effort, their best since Dec. 19, 2004.(Journal News)

Rogers Roasts Cards

The Tiger's answered back last night... Kenny Roger's held the Cardinals to 2 hits in 8 innings. The series is tied at 1-1.

At the expense of our dignity... Are we the only one's that associate Kenny Roger's with poultry?

Fall in Chicago

Robert Cheruiyot beat fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga, winning the Chicago Marathon yesterday. He crossed the finish line in style, slipping and banging his head. He was down for several minutes, then taken away in a wheelchair and left the area in a golf cart. He was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures.

Cheruiyot also won this year’s Boston Marathon.

Although Cheruiyot slipped before the tape, he did cross the finish line. It was a painful ending to a race in which he sprinted away from Njenga in the final stretch and finished in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 35 seconds. Good one!

Cardinals Have The Longest Losing Streak In The NFL

If you were take a look ahead to from the beginning of the season, who would have thought that the Arizona Cardinals would have thel longest losing streak in the NFL. The drafting of Matt Leinart, signing of Edgerrin James, the potential the Cardinals had going into the season wouldn't have landed anyone to this conclusion.

We knew the Raiders would stink, quite possibly go 0-16 this season, not now, they beat the Cardinals 22-9 yesterday. This surely will be the end of troubled Arizona head coach Dennis Green.

"I don't worry about it," Green said, adding that he's sure owner Bill Bidwill is disappointed."I just cannot believe we're sitting here at 1-6," Green said, "but we are. I just can't believe it."

Arizona showed that they could compete with the NFL elite, Chicago Bears, until their fourth quarter meltdown last weekend. Now with the Cardinals loss to the Raiders, will Dennis Green even make it to week 16?

This surely has to be the lowest point of Dennis Green's coaching career. Is it a motivational think that Green lacks or the fact that the Arizona Cardinals have just been bad for 15 seasons in AZ?

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Apparently St. Louis Did Come To Play

Tiger fans couldn't have been loving much last night at Comerica Park. We were also wrong to think the Cards weren't going to show up.

In case you've been sleeping, like us most of the day. The Cardinals put a subtle whipping on the heavily favored Detroit Tigers last night 7-2, behind starting pitcher Anthony Reyes. Reyes looked he took his hat out of the box it came in from New Era before stepping on the mound, you could rest a glass of water or an ice cold beer on that bill.

On the other side of the ball, starting pitcher for The D, Justin Verlander looked exactly like he was rookie, throwing meatballs to Scott Rolen and Albert Pujols early in the game leading to home runs.

"We didn't play well," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of his team's four-hit performance. "We didn't swing the bats well. And overall, we just didn't give a good performance."

You think. The Tigers couldn't hit their way out of a wet paperbag last night and made Cards starter Anthony Reyes look like a Cy Young Award Pitcher.

Game two is tonight on Fox, Kenny Rogers is on the hill for the Tigers, who hasn't been scored on in 15 postseason innings, facing former Tiger Jeff Weaver, who has also been stellar in the postseason. Who knows which of these guys will show up, one's we've seen this season or in years' past? It could be a possibility that Weaver could have some bad flashbacks of his days pitching in Comerica. We take the Tigers to even up the series tonight, sending it back to St. Louis 1-1.

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NFL Week 7: Here's How They Are Stacked

National Football League Week 7 is upon us. Here's the schedule we can look forward to:

Detroit @ N.Y. Jets 1pm - Fox
Green Bay @ Miami 1pm - Fox
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay 1pm - Fox
San Diego @ Kansas City 1pm - CBS
Carolina @ Cincinnati 1pm - Fox
New England @ Buffalo 1pm - CBS
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta 1pm - CBS
Jacksonville @ Houston 1pm - CBS
Denver @ Cleveland - 4:05pm - CBS
Washington @ Indianapolis - 4:15pm - Fox
Minnesota @ Seattle 4:15pm - Fox
Arizona @ Oakland 4:15pm - Fox
Monday:

NY. Giants @ Dallas 8:30pm ESPN

Bye: Chicago, Tennessee, St. Louis, San Francisco, Baltimore, New Orleans

Brainiac Who Made False Terror Threats on NFL Stadiums Being Charged

To the left (in the middle) you will find a picture of the Jake Brahm. He's the 20 year old genius, who thought it was cool or a good idea to make threats about dirty bombs being set off in NFL Stadiums this weekend, which turned out to be a hoax.

Apparently, he isn't taking these charges too seriously as he appeared in court on Friday. His attorney said that Brahm never meant it as a serious threat. (Then why do it?)

Wearing a white button-down shirt, black pants, black-rimmed glasses and laceless running shoes, he chuckled with Knight before his appearance before U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge Patricia Gorence.

At one point during the proceedings, he gave his father a quick grin, as the elder Brahm approached the defense table to sign a bond form clearing his son's release from federal custody.

He did say that his grins were because he was nervous. We guess he just doesn't get it, kind of like how he got himself in this mess in the first place. Most people when their going through charges of this magnitude, you may find a small puddle down by their feet, they certainly wouldn't be grinning. Thankfully, Brahm has been suspended from his grocery store job while on trial.

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Showdown In Motown

WTF? We don't even want to go there............

Anyway tonight begins the World Series in Detroit. It will be interesting to see who comes to play, errrr, if the Cardinals even win a game in the series.

Kenny Rogers could be the only player on the either roster who was born before these two played in the '68 series.

SportsRx Selection: Bring out the brooms boys, it's gonna be a sweep, Tigers 4-0.

What's Going On In the Blogosphere

The Double Curse of Bill Buckner Bumpshack

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The Best Things In Life Are Free The Wizard Of Odds

Peter King's Weekend Pickoff SI.com

Michael Vick Wants To Pass Now

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was interviewed this past week by Cris Carter for HBO and talked about how he feels that he needs to pass the ball more rather than use his legs to move the ball down the field.

"If I want to play until I'm 34, 35 years old, then I have to take that into consideration,'' Vick told Cris Carter of HBO's "Inside the NFL'' this week. "I have to protect myself. I've been trying to do that. But Sunday I was sacked seven times and took 24 hits [including eight rushing attempts]. The longevity won't be there if I continue to go at that rate.''

No kidding.......Vick goes on to talk about his comparison to other top NFL QB's:

"Tom Brady, Peyton [Manning], Donovan... they all throw from the pocket, make the right decisions, do the right things. I'm up there with Peyton and Brady and Donovan. I think I'm there with that group [as a passer]. But I don't feel I get the credit I deserve as far as what I do and the impact I have on my team.''

Of course they have doubts, you really haven't proven to anyone that you can sit back there and throw it down the field. Vick rarely is in the pocket, it's just not the type of quarterback he is, that's what makes him Michael Vick. Can Vick ever be a "pocket" passer? It's certainly something that you can't change overnight.

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World Series: Tiger Fans Preparing For Game 1

Game 1 of the World Series is tomorrow night at Comerica Park in Detroit. Today, Tigers' manager Jim Leyland announced Justin Verlander as the Game 1 starter.

If you think the crowds have been wild and crazy at Comerica in the first two series, just wait. The white towels will now be waved by fans in Tiger Masks.

The Detroit Free Press is offering free Tiger masks on their website. You can download the mask and print it from your home computer. They promise to have more players in the next few days.

We have linked the Tiger players that are currently available to download.

Jim Leyland
Kenny Rogers
Magglio Ordonez
Curtis Granderson
Ivan Rodriguez

Pat Riley: ''I got caught in a riverbed with about 20,000 wildebeests stampeding within 20 feet of me.''

I guess Pat Riley vacationed in Africa this summer and he's telling all about his trip. He told the Miami Herald:

''I got caught in a riverbed with about 20,000 wildebeests stampeding within 20 feet of me,'' Riley revealed matter-of-factly Thursday. ``It was incredible.

``This was right after the championship. I was a week away from Dallas and the next week I was being chased by buffalo and wildebeests.''

Did he feel at risk? ``Yeah, I did. Oh, yeah. I felt at risk in the middle of the afternoon, stalking wildebeests and buffalo and [getting] caught in the middle of a high grass savanna. And there were buzzards circling overhead, so the night's kill was all around.''

What's more, there was a pride of lions 'probably 50 yards away. They don't bother you if you don't bother them. They've already been fed. But I was afraid we would walk up on somebody in the deep grass and, `Hey!' We did walk up on what they call a warthog. He jumped out and scared the hell out of us. I said, 'Let's get to some place where we can see.' We had people with high-powered guns, obviously, but I didn't have one on me.''

We wonder if the Riley and the Heat will be able to repeat. If the team has enough Castol Syntec in their engines and in Riley's hair the very well could.

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Washington Wizards "Alternate Uniform" YIKES!!

Last evening during a party for season ticket holders at Verizon Center, the Wizards unveiled new, alternate uniforms: black shorts and gold jerseys with white piping and a set of stars. They will make their debut Nov. 18 in a home game against Cleveland and will be worn a total of 15 times this season.

"I like anything that's not turquoise or blue or whatever color that is," Arenas said, referring to the team's current road uniforms. "I want to go back to the red, white and blue colors. We're Washington, D.C. The flag. America's colors. That's what we should be."

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Stephen Jackson? Psssstttt Please, I'm Sebastian Telfair!!

With all this talk about Stephen Jackson in the media, Boston Celtic guard Sebastian Telfair will probably be getting a thank you letter in the mail from Jackson for taking the heat off of him.

Telfair was wearing a $50,000 diamond chain outside of P. Diddy Shawn Combs' restaurant in New York City. The chain was stolen by members of the rapper Fabolous' crew.

One of Fabolous' pals can be seen grabbing the chain from Telfair's neck while another keeps watch, then they run into Combs' restaurant. Telfair followed the crooks inside and saw them laughing with members of Fabolous' crew.

Telfair, who grew up in Coney Island, pulled out his cell phone and made a call, the sources said.

Twenty-three minutes later, a security camera outside the restaurant captured the gunman who shot 28-year-old Fabolous in a nearby parking lot driving off in a gray car, the sources said. The rapper was not believed to be the gunman's target, the sources added.

The question here is did Telfair call the shooter on his cell phone? If he grew up in Coney Island, the crime was in Coney Island and he used a cell phone in the restaurant to make a call several minutes before the shooting, who do you think he was calling and it doesn't seem likely it was the police....hmm......

Bronco's KR Morgan Talking Trash About His Former Browns 'Mates

This weekend the Denver Broncos will travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns. In the media the past few days a few current Denver Bronco players who used to be Browns have been lashing out at the Cleveland organization via the media.

Topping the list of quotes, is Quincy Morgan, kick returner/wide receiver for Denver. He commented in a Denver newspaper on his time in Cleveland and why they were so bad:

"A lot of guys were more into women. We had guys having a competition to see who could bring the best-looking chick to the game. That's true, man. We had one to see who had the nicest car. It was a mess."

We aren't sticking up for the Browns, because they have been bad, but for some reason Morgan thinks he wasn't part of the problem. It gets better, Browns running back Reuben Droughns responded to Morgan's comments and referred to Quincy as simply #11:

"I don't know the guy," Droughns said. "He doesn't know more than three guys in this locker room. For him to come out and say what he said, that's disrespectful. Who is he? I mean, you've been with, what, 10 different teams in six years? So who are you?"

This game won't be much to watch besides the jawwing that will be going on between the teams, heck maybe there will be a fight or two as well.

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Bobby Knight To Get Extension Through 2012

It's been reported that Bobby Knight will get a contract extension through the 2012 season at Texas Tech.

Knight, who needs 11 wins this season to pass Dean Smith's 879 to become the winningest men's coach in NCAA Division I history, has not yet signed the extension, Tim Knight, an assistant athletic director at the university and Knight's son, said Thursday.

"I may coach another 10 years; I don't know," Knight said at Big 12 media day Thursday.

We hope you do Bobby. We are happy to see Knight around for another 6 years, at least there will be some entertaining postgame news conferences.




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Cardinals Earn A Trip To Detroit To Try To Avoid Being Swept

If anyone stayed up last night to watch the Cardinals beat the Mets on home run by Cards catcher Yadier Molina then you've probably watched the last good baseball game of the season.

We do have to say congratulations to the Cardinals, they brought their 82 regular season wins into tonight and showed the National League who's boss.

What do they win for their NL Pennant......envelopes please.......The Cardinals win a two night trip to cold, rainy and windy Detroit. Where they will face the following but are not limited to:

-An extremely well rested team ( 5 days off)
-A pitching staff full
of flamethrowers (Verlander, Bonderman,
Rodney, Zumaya), not to
mention Kenny Rogers and Nate Robertson who
have been lights
out.
-A tough lineup to pitch against from 1 to 9 no matter
which way
you slice it.
-A manager who burns down two
packs of heaters during a game and has
won the big one within the last
decade.

The Cardinals hitting was suspect and they relied heavily on their pitching staff, which was fine against the beat up Mets. However, against the Tigers they could be in for a long four nights.

We're calling it right now, it's going to be the third straight season the American League sweeps the World Series. Tigers in 4.