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Donovan McNabb traded to Redskins
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported that the Philadelphia Eagles have traded Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins. Washington is reportedly giving up a 2010 second-round pick and either a third or fourth-round pick in 2011 for McNabb. Reports earlier this week indicated that the Oakland Raiders emerged as the front-runners for McNabb. The St. Louis [...]
Top Five NFL Unrestricted Free Agents: Offense
On Wednesday, I listed my top five NFL free agents on defense. The defensive crop of free agents are a bit younger (sans Darren Sharper) than the group of players available on offense. NFL Network analyst Mike Lombardi jokingly called this group “the senior tour.” However, there are some valuable young legs that teams might [...]
Top Five NFL Unrestricted Free Agents: Defense
Make no bones about it. When NFL free agency kicks off on midnight Friday, it will be one of the most intriguing couple of days we’ve seen from an NFL offseason in a long time. What makes this year so unique to others in the past is that this season is uncapped. Teams won’t have [...]
Who is going to show Julius Peppers the money?
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Frank Thomas: Quietly An All-Time Great
Frank Thomas is one of those players whose careers you reflect on and realize how spectacular he really was. Thomas, 41, officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball today. He played 19 seasons in the majors with the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. During the course of his career, Thomas [...]
Saints top Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV
Even though Mardi Gras is nine days away, the party in New Orleans starts now. Drew Brees tied an NFL record with 32 completions to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, giving the franchise its first Super Bowl championship. Brees’ record tying completions went along with 39 attempts, [...]
NBA All-Star voting needs tweaking
The NBA announced its starters for the 2010 All-Star game Thursday night on TNT. To no surprise, the fans voted the typical no-brainers into the starting line-ups. LeBron James edged past Kobe Bryant as the leading vote getter. Both amassed over 2.5 million votes from the fans. James and Bryant will be joined by fellow [...]
Lane Kiffin headed to USC
It looks like Lane Kiffin won’t get his chance to sing Rocky Top all night long. ESPN reported early tonight that University of Tennessee Volunteers head coach Lane Kiffin will take over the reigns of the USC Trojans. This comes on the same day USC saw Pete Carroll leave for a 5-year, $33 million deal [...]
OC choice important for Bears
Since I live in the Chicagoland area and have been a Bears fan ever since my mother told me stories about Dick Butkus before bed, I try not to write exclusively about them. As a blogger, it’s important to be unbiased and fair, which hopefully is the case whenever you see my rhetoric. However, this [...]
Is Seattle Carroll’s next challenge?
It looks like Pete Carroll could head from Troy to the Emerald City by the beginning of next week. Multiple media outlets are reporting that USC head coach Pete Carroll is considering a return to the NFL to coach the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle fired head coach Jim Mora Friday morning after an underwhelming 5-11 season. [...]
