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Is Al Davis Just Messing With Tom Cable Because He Can?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Saturday, January 23rd 2010. Under NFL Tags: Al Davis, bruce gradkowski, Darrius Heyward-Bey, ESPN, J.P. Losman, JaMarcus Russell, Jim Fassel, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tom Cable

ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported that Oakland head coach Tom Cable will be retained, and at least for now, appears set to coach the Raiders for the 2010 season. Despite rumors that team owner Al Davis was pursuing possible candidate for the past week and a half, the Raiders brass appears ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (Jan. 20th): Buffalo Bills hire Chan Gailey as head coach, Jonathan Stewart has surgery, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, January 20th 2010. Under NFL Tags: Al Davis, Buffalo Bills, Deuce McAllister, Dick Jauron, ESPN, Jim Fassel, Jonathan Stewart, Kansas City, Kordell Stewart, Kurt Warner, Michael Vick, New Orleans, Oakland, Stanford, Terrell Owens, Tom Cable, Tyler Thigpen

Chan Gailey Made Buffalo Bills Head Coach The Buffalo Bills hired Georgie Tech coach Chan Gailey as their new head coach. Saying Gailey's name out loud doesn't quite erase the taste that Dick Jauron left in fan's mouths, and it doesn't necessarily get you thinking "playoffs", either. However, with 34 years of experience ... Continue Reading

State Of The Vikings: All Is Well In Minnesota

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, December 22nd 2009. Under NFL Tags: Adrian Peterson, Arizona, Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Carolina, Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN, Minnesota, Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice, Visanthe Shiancoe

The title (as most are) can be deceiving. "All" may not be well in Minnesota. After all, the Vikings are coming off of two ugly road losses in their past three games, both of which their offense has failed top 17 points, and has executed extremely poorly on third downs. But aside ... Continue Reading

What to watch this weekend (Oct 3-5)

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, October 2nd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: ABC, ACC, AFC, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Brett Favre, Cal, California, CBS, Drew Brees, ESPN, Florida, football, Georgia, Green Bay, Greg Lewis, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Jacory Harris, Jahvid Best, Joe Flacco, Knowshon Moreno, Landry Jones, Les Miles, LSU, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, packers, Patriots, Penn State, Rex Ryan, Rich Rodriguez, Sam Bradford, Sean Payton, SEC, Stafon Johnson, Tennessee, Texas, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Last week, college football fans saw four top ten teams (Ole Miss, Penn State, Cal and Miami) lose in disheartening fashion. While the upsets this weekend will likely not be as poll-shattering, Saturday’s slate features three crucial contests between ranked teams that will continue to add pieces to the puzzle ... Continue Reading

Three-team trade “not going to happen”

Posted By Matt Gentile On Saturday, July 11th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Ben Gordon, Carlos Boozer, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, ESPN, Kevin Pritchard, Kirk Hinrich, Paul Millsap, Portland, Portland Trail Blazers, Tyrus Thomas, Utah, Utah Jazz, Vinny Del Negro

ESPN's NBA reporters are some of the best in the business, but even they tend to throw stuff at the wall to see if it sticks. It turns out the three-team trade involving the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz, and Portland Trail Blazers, which was reported yesterday by Marc Stein and ... Continue Reading

Another top-10 team bites the dust on Thursday night

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, October 17th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: auburn, BCS, Boise State, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, ESPN, Georgia Tech, Jacquizz Rodgers, Maryland, Miami, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, south florida, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

If you’re a ranked team, and you’ve got a potentially dangerous Thursday night game left on your schedule this season, you should probably start doing all you can to petition to have your game moved. It’s been a season full of upsets so far, but little ol’ Thursday night ... Continue Reading

NFL Fantasy Start or Sit Week 4: Whose time is it to Shine, Who should Ride the Pine?

Posted By Dan Lippert On Saturday, September 27th 2008. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Andre Johnson, Atlanta, Baltimore, Brandon Lloyd, Brian Westbrook, Buffalo, Carolina, Carson Palmer, Chansi Stuckey, Chicago, chris perry, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Correll Buckhalter, Dallas, Dan Snyder, David Garrard, DeSean Jackson, Earnest Graham, ESPN, Fred Taylor, Green Bay, Houston, Isaac Bruce, J.T. O'Sullivan, Jacksonville, Jake Delhomme, Jamal Lewis, Jason Campbell, Julius Jones, Lee Evans, Matt Ryan, Michael Vick, New Orleans, New York Jets, NFL fantasy football, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, Roddy White, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Trent Edwards, Washington, Willie Parker

Before we get started on our week four projections, I’ve got a bone to pick with Matthew Berry a.k.a. “The talented Mr. Roto” who works over at ESPN. While I will admit that he’s probably better at this than I am, he does just about everything I hate when it ... Continue Reading

CFB Channel Cruisin’ Week 4: Rivalries and non-conference matchups highlight this week’s slate

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, September 17th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ABC, ACC Coastal Division, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, auburn, Baylor, Boise St., Brandon Tate, CBS, Clemson, Colorado, Connecticut, Donald Brown, ESPN, ESPN2, Florida, Florida St., Georgia, John L. Smith, Justin Roper, Kansas St., Louisville, LSU, Michigan St., Nate Costa, Nick Saban, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Robert Griffin, Tennessee, Tyrod Taylor, UConn, UL-Monroe, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Western Illinois

After an exciting week last week, there’s no game that’s the caliber of USC-Ohio State, but there’s not a letdown in the least. This weekend’s slate offers up several rivalry games, a few key early conference matchups, and some good non-conference showdowns as well, and it all gets started ... Continue Reading