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Just like the Bengals to take a jackass in the draft, right? Selecting guys with character problems seems to be their forte, that’s why I was surprised they elected for Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham over Dez Bryant. But apparently …
30 years ago, the NFL Draft wasn’t nearly as popular as it is now. Now, it spans three days and has become almost a holiday for football fans. But back in 1981, there weren’t green rooms and 24/7 TV coverage of the event, so when North …
Thursday night, I had the pleasure of watching NHL playoff hockey featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators. The Pens/Sens game was fun and all, but it was a disappointment for me; I was expecting to see the Sharks and Avalanche game. Why …
The NFL Draft is always exciting for young players who are fresh out of college. But for Jimmy Clausen, the quarterback from Notre Dame, it just plain sucked. Clausen was predicted by many people to be a first-round draft pick, with experts saying he …
The first-round of the 2010 NFL Draft has passed and some teams are being praised while others are being torn to shreds. It comes as no surprise that the player generating the most buzz in the aftermath of Round 1 is none other than Florida …
A player on the field ripping A-Rod’s etiquette while running the bases? Where have I seen that story before? A’s pitcher Dallas Braden, who went six innings of two-run ball to beat the Yankees Thursday, made more noise for getting angry …
Now this is how you avoid a tag at home plate. I don’t have much to add to this video — you just have to see it for yourself. That was Brian Kownacki of Fordham jumping over Iona catcher James Beck to score a run. FU came back from down …
Here’s a recap of the first-round of the 2010 NFL Draft with a blurb on the Top 10 selections and how they fit with their respective teams: 1) RAMS – SAM BRADFORD, QB, OKLAHOMA Bradford was the guy. They are desperate for QB help and they …
It looks as if the Mountain West Conference will become the seventh conference to receive an automatic BCS bid two years from now. Amidst a four-year evaluation process that began in 2008 and 2009, the MWC is the leading candidate to receive the …
Yes, despite going back and forth with words at the end of the season, Jets CB Darrelle Revis and Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco have now teamed up as partners. Revis has joined Chad’s OCNN, Ochocinco News Network, as one of their correspondents. In …
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been chosen to grace the cover of Madden NFL 2011. Along will taking home the Lombardi Trophy earlier in February, Brees said that being the cover boy is “a great way to cap off an amazing …
The Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday that pitcher Carlos Zambrano would no longer be in their starting rotation. Instead, Big Z will be placed in the bullpen as an eighth inning pitcher, an area that the Cubs have greatly struggled with this season. …
One of the discussion topics for The Washington Post sports panel I’m part of is whether Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is the right choice for the Rams in the first-round of the 2010 NFL Draft. My response to the question centers largely …
Whether it’s because he plays in Orlando or because he’s a center, it does not seem like Magic center Dwight Howard gets the respect he deserves when it comes to the debate of the best players in the NBA. He has Shaq badgering him about …
Now that he’s recently retired, my Dad has a lot more time on his hands for sports reading so he just began subscribing to USA Today Sports Weekly (in addition to the existing SI, Sporting News, and Baseball Digest magazines, of course). When …
Ben Roethlisberger is finally going to get a chance to appreciate what the word “consequence” means — sort of. The NFL announced today that Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to suspend Big Ben six games, and require that he …
