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Clinton Portis Hopes To Play Again this Season Clinton Portis said that he hopes that he will get a chance to continue playing for the Washington Redskins after his last two years have been plagued by injuries. The once very reliable running back only has a total of 227 yards so far this season, and has only played in five games. He started his career with the Denver Broncos and was part of a Mike Shanahan system there that ... |
Cliff Lee In High Demand Before First Meeting The Texas Rangers took a trip to Arkansas they could meet with the pitcher that helped the team to get to the World Series last year. The Rangers have had a hard time keeping the big stars that they bring in but have seemingly gone in a different direction than they usually would. They are known for bringing in high profile batters and have struggled with pitching throughout th... |
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2010 Bowl Projections Although the bowl games have not been announced at this time, the term “2010 bowl projections” is already a hot term on the Google trends list. As it stands now, there are still some moves left to be made int he BCS, but things look like they are shaping up to make for some good bowl games assuming that the teams that are supposed to win next week are actually able to. |
Vince Young Suffers Meltdown It appears as if Vince young can not count on being the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans from here on out. He was the top rated passer in the league earlier in the season, but has had problems in recent games, allowing fans to vent the frustration with boos as he left the field on a number of unsuccessful possessions. On one, play, he hit his thumb on an opp... |
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New York Giants Say Goodbye To Hakeem Nicks For 3 Weeks The New York Giants announced today that their breakout star wide receiver, Hakeem Nicks will be out for at least three weeks with severe swelling in his lower right leg. The swelling came from a hit that he suffered in the teams loss to the Eagles, and is being treated for compartment syndrome, which is characterized by the compression of nerves and blood vessels in the leg. |
Minnesota Vikings Fire Brad Childress It comes as no surprise that Vikings Coach Brad Childress was fired following the teams embarrassing loss to the Green Bay Packers. In their effort they were only able to put three points on the board, and ultimately seemed as if they had played far below their skill level throughout the day. Brett Favre has not looked good throughout the season, but was visibly frustrated with... |
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Leslie Frazier New Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier is officially the new Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He will be taking over for Brad Childress following a disappointing season for the team, a season that saw the relationships between the players and their head coach diminish as the season went along. In the last game, it was clear that many of the players just did not have the heart to play for Childress ... |
Vikings Activate Wide Receiver Sidney Rice It looks as though Sidney Rice will be rejoining the Minnesota Vikings after all. There had been speculation that he was delaying his inevitable return to the team in hopes that they would issue him a contract while his value was still perceived to be high. Rice has been on the physically unable to perform list since the beginning of the season when he underwent s... |
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Stanford Wins Against Cal Andrew Luck and the rest of Stanford looked good yesterday in their game against Cal. Luck led the team to scores on all eight of their possessions, winning the game 48-14. It was just last year that Luck played horribly in a loss to Cal, but it has become clear that he has matured and was able to slice up the defense throughout the game. Cal had the Pac 10’s t... |
Houston Astros Are Up For Sale The owner of the MLB team, the Houston Astros has placed the team for sale. He first acquired the team in 1992 fora total of $117 million but in recent years has had a hard time turning a profit with the club. The agreement that was reach included an investment firm that has been interested in buying the team for quite some time. The owner, Drayton McLane met wi... |
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Raptors Trade For Stojakovic In Multiple Player Deal The Toronto Raptors have pulled off the blockbuster trade that they have been looking for all season. Already 13 games into the year, it was not clear if the Raptors were going to be able to get the player that they desperately need to be a contender int he league. The major transaction will allow them to acquire Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless from the New Orleans Hornets fo... |
Jim Leyritz Acquitted In DUI Crash A Florida jury has ruled that Jim Leyritz, a former New York Yankees player during a number of their championship runs was not guilty in the manslaughter during a DUI crash that killed a mother of two. He was, however found guilty of driving under the influence which could potentially land him in jail for six months. Leyritz will receive his sentencing at the end of the month. |
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Colt Brennan In Stable Condition Following Car Accident Colt Brennan was injured in a car accident, and his father, Terry Brennan announced that his son had suffered some head trauma along with several broken ribs and a broken left collarbone. He was with his girlfriend at the time of the crash, and she is currently in serious condition at Kona Community Hospital. The two vehicle crash happened on a highway not far from Queen Kaahuma... |
Sidney Rice Playing Against Packers GREEN BAY, WI., Nov. 19 (TOTI) -- It appears that Sidney Rice will rice to the occasion and will in fact play against the Green Bay Packers in the upcoming game. Rice had come under fire in a bizarre situation in which Coach Brad Childress seemed to accuse Rice of staying out of games that he was able to play in in what seemed like an effort to push for a new cont... |
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Shin-Soo Choo wins Gold And Avoids Military Service SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 19 (TOTI) -- Shin-Soo Choo was able to win the baseball gold medal for South Korea in the Asian Games on Friday. The win allows Shin-Soo Choo to stay on the Cleveland Indians’ roster next year when he was expected to report for his mandatory military service. Choo knew that he was going to have to win a gold medal to continue playing bas... |
Larry Rothschild Is Yankees New Pitching Coach NEW YORK, NY., Nov. 19 (TOTI) -- The Yankees have finally decided on a new pitching coach for next season, and it will be Larry Rothschild. They signed him to a three year contract following the pitching melt down that the team experienced at the end of last season. Rothschild had held the pitching coach job for the Chicago Cubs since 2002, and at the age of 56 wa... |
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Wrigley Field Football Features One EndZone CHICAGO, IL., Nov. 19 (TOTI) -- The NCAA has decided that the upcoming game at Wrigley Field that features Northwestern - Illinois will only feature one end zone due to the large brick wall at one end of the field. it will be interesting to see how smoothly the game is able to run with the teams constantly having to head in one direction. It certainly will make de... |
Chicago Bears Shut Out Miami Dolphins MIAMI, FL., Nov. 19 (TOTI) -- On NFL Network’s Thursday Night Game, the Chicago Bears were able to completely shut down the injured Miami Dolphins squad. It is interesting that the Dolphins only managed to run the ball seven times with their third string quarterback in the game, despite the fact that he does have starting experience. With a final score of 16-0, ... |
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NFL Picks In Week 11 CHICAGO, IL., Nov. 18 (TOTI) -- The NFL Season of 2010 has been one of the most interesting in recent memory. A number of teams have underachieved, over-performed, and a number of players have stepped up to become some of the most dominant players in the league. With the eleventh week nearly upon us, we are getting into the thick of the playoff hunt as teams duke ... |
Felix Hernandez Wins 2010 AL Cy Young NEW YORK, NY., Nov. 18 (TOTI) -- Felix Hernandez has won the AL 2010 Cy Young Award despite the fact that he was only able to record 13 wins throughout the entire season, a stat that is usually the main metric used when the Cy Young voting rolls around. His win shows that perhaps the voters are now looking more toward who the best pitcher int he game is, and not s... |
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