Thursday, August 28, 2008

News for the Day 8/28/08

If healthy, 'Hounds will be a contender The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - By TOM HINKEL The past two falls, an endless string of crippling injuries has ruined promising seasons for the Moravian College football team. ...

College Football Artrell Woods happy to get back to work for ... Seattle Times, United States - In that instant, football became an afterthought. Now, just 13 ½ months later, Woods is talking touchdowns again. By The Associated Press MATT STRASEN / AP ...

College football preview: Bigger expectations Indianapolis Star, United States - By Jeff Rabjohns MUNCIE, Ind. -- On a breezy August afternoon, the Ball State football field was filled with children and fans seeking autographs and photos ...

Football Fans: Tonight's Your Night! kypost.com, KY -As summer unofficially comes to an end this weekend, football takes center stage, beginning tonight. UC kicks off its 2008 campaign Thursday, ...

College Football Predictions: North Carolina State at South Carolina Sports-Odds.com, FL - South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is not making any predictions about this year’s football team just yet. Last season the Gamecocks started 6-1 but ...

Barometer: Several rookie standouts on the rise in fantasy land
UPGRADES Kevin Smith, RB, Detroit -??? Smith winning Detroit's starting tailback job is no surprise due to lack of competition. He has run for 64 yards on 14 carries (4.6 YPC) over the last two preseason games, and none of the Lions' other backs have stepped up at all. Smith...

Seahawks LB Tatupu will be ready for opener
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks finally have some good injury news. Lofa Tatupu has a bone bruise in his right knee, and coach Mike Holmgren said Wednesday the Pro Bowl linebacker will be fine for the season opener Sept. 7 at Buffalo. Tatupu, a Pro Bowler for each...

Cowboys preview: Setting sights on ending playoff drought
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Scary thought for Cowboys opponents: Tony Romo has yet to reach his full potential. NFC East preview: Cowboys: NFC favorites Eagles: Rebound season? Giants: Feeling overshadowed Redskins: Zorn in charge ...

Remote control: Defensive players, coaches adjusting to new technology
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Dot's all, folks: The green dot means that Chargers linebacker Matt Wilhelm has a radio receiver in his helmet. New technology always has a way of presenting new challenges. Bugs must be eliminated. Comfort levels must be found

Hybrid defensive players all the rage in the NFL
Getty Images Hybrid defensive players - like DeMarcus Ware, Terrell Suggs, Shawne Merriman, and Mike Vrabel - excel in being able to fill a number of different roles. It used to be that when an NFL scout or coach described a defensive prospect as a

Texans WR Williams walks after suffering severe neck injury
HOUSTON -- For the first time since injuring his neck and spine last week, Texans receiver Harry Williams has walked by himself. Harry Williams, WR Houston Texans Age: 26 Height: 6-2??Weight: 187 College: Tuskegee Experience: 2nd season Houston...

Jaguars rookie Harvey ends holdout, signs five-year deal
?? First-round signing update JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Defensive end Derrick Harvey ended a 33-day holdout on Wednesday by signing a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The deal is worth $33.4 million and includes $17.177 million guaranteed, according to...

In need of depth at quarterback, Ravens sign Bramlet
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens signed quarterback Casey Bramlet on Thursday. Casey Bramlet, QB Baltimore Ravens Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 College: Wyoming Experience: 1 Bramlet played last season for current Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron...

Ranking the game's top defensive tackles
Whether your favorite team runs a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme on defense, any chance of stopping opponents always starts up front. Photos ... Best DTs ?? More photos The defensive tackles in a 4-3 scheme are asked to attack gaps and be disruptive in the backfield. The defensive ends in...

Marshall has suspension reduced from three games to one
Brandon Marshall, WR Denver Broncos 2007 Statistics Receptions: 102 Yards: 1,325 Touchdowns: 7 --> DENVER -- Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall's suspension for personal conduct violations has been reduced to one game, down from the original three. ...

Giants sit Manning; Brady out for Pats in Super Bowl XLII rematch
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The so-called Super Bowl rematch between the Giants and Patriots went on Thursday night without its biggest stars -- Tom Brady and Eli Manning. Brady not surprisingly missed his fourth straight preseason game with an injury to his right foot. The NFL...


Second New Jersey Teen Football Player Dies This Week FOXNews - A second teen football player in New Jersey has died this week from events that occurred during football practice. Anthony Frato says Douglas Morales died ...

Football a bridge for son, father who was wrongly jailed Dallas Morning News, TX - Or college football, the son's game. They discuss dating and school and video games. They converse about cars and motorcycles and the future. ...

College Football Predictions: North Carolina State at South CarolinaSports-Odds.com, FL - 3 hours agoSouth Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is not making any predictions about this year’s football team just yet. Last season the Gamecocks started 6-1 but ...

Week 1 College Football Matchups Hartford Courant, United States - No. 23 Wake Forest at Baylor, 8 pm: Demon Deacons (20-7) coming off their best two-year record in school history. Δ No. 1 Georgia vs. ...

Sherman thinks he can get A&M football on march Houston Chronicle, United States - AP USA Today Top 25 BCS COLLEGE STATION — Sitting in his office at the Bright Building and with the McFerrin Indoor Facility and football practice ...

Huskies Football Josh Gage gains starting linebacker position Seattle Times, United States - Although listed from Huntington Beach, Calif., Gage grew up on Orcas Island, playing football there through his sophomore year. Mostly because he wanted to ...

College football has tough act to follow after 2007 Los Angeles Times, CA - who left Hawaii for Southern Methodist, a Phony Express football operation since getting hammered with the NCAA death penalty two decades ago, ...

Police will examine PRP football player's death Louisville Courier-Journal, KY -The newspaper reported yesterday that four people attending a soccer game on a field adjacent to the football field said they heard a coach deny players' ...

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Football preview: No grumbling from camping Tar Heels Durham Herald Sun, NC -Other players throughout the league have noticed to the point that Nicks said more than one came up to him at the ACC's Football Kickoff in July and hyped ...

Skyhawks football faces increasing expectations Boston Globe, United States - By Steve Crowe Stonehill College started playing home football games at WB Mason Stadium in 2005. It was Jared Zanello's freshman year. ...

Ute football: Receiver ready for Big House Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Football was the one that stuck with him, though, and eventually got him through high school. He loved the sport enough to take care of his grades in season ...

Cardinal continue incredible recruiting roll - Football Recruiting ESPN - According to the Eugene Register Guard, Siddoway was ineligible to participate in football because of an Oregon School Activities Association rule that does ...

AUBURN FOOTBALL: Tigers' punter Durst able to live the dream Montgomery Advertiser, AL -Football coaches at Fort Walton Beach High encouraged Durst to apply his considerable leg power toward field goals. He had no interest. ...

Win only part of to-do lists for MSU, UM football MLive.com, MI - MSU coach Mark Dantonio fiddled with a gold football passed down through Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty on opening week, and while his understanding of ...

Scanning the college football landscape San Jose Mercury News, USA - ... and the Ole Ball Coach and ends Monday with Slick Rick in his UCLA debut "... five consecutive days of college football to start the 2008 season. ...

A Happy College Football Opening Day to One and All Bleacher Report, CA - Today, August 28, is Opening Day for the college football season. Kristofer Green calls on fans of all teams to celebrate and remember what makes today so ...

More things to know about Ann Arbor high school football MLive.com, MI - Given his 19 years of prior coaching experience, putting together all the details of fall football workouts isn’t exactly new for Randy Hutchison. ...

Football Uniforms Turn Up The Heat NPR - It's not just the heat and humidity that make football players especially vulnerable, say sports physiologists: it's also the uniform. ...

Charter to carry Big Ten football games Bizjournals.com, NC -Big Ten Network and Charter are working together to do this in time for Saturday’s Big Ten college football openers. The Big Ten Network is dedicated to ...

Long wind-up could cost both Harper and his team - College FootballESPN - 2 hours agoIn fact, I have already heard the Harper-Ryan comparison from two NFL scouts and another college football analyst -- and the season is just beginning

Northeastern University football ready to play hard Ball Boston Herald, United States - “Northeastern is a tough and gritty football team. It is going to be a dogfight,” he told the Ball State athletics Web site. “They have some talented guys ...

UConn Football: Hofstra first on Huskies' list Norwich Bulletin, CT - By JOE PEREZ No one can blame UConn football coach Randy Edsall if he’d prefer to not discuss his first game on the sidelines with the Huskies. ...

WSU Football Gary Rogers: new offense under new coaches Seattle Times, United States - Through the past four years of Washington State football, through Alex Brink's records and his warts, there was a clamorous faction convinced. ...

Week 1 College Football Picks Point-Spreads.com, FL - The 2008 NCAA college football season is finally here. This weekend -- beginning Thursday night --features a plethora of gridiron action and Sportsbook.com ...

Coaching Central football is DiMatteo's dream job TheDoings-ClarendonHills.com, IL - Mike DiMatteo was helping to establish the football program at Lake Zurich as its varsity head coach when he left in the spring of 2006. ...

Football fans can't go wrong with big TVs and good eats Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - By Steve Echeverria Jr. College pigskin kicks off this weekend, and the National Football League returns a week later. Nothing against Michael Phelps’ gold ...

Another CCU football player arrested Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - By Kurt Knapek - kknapek@thesunnews.com A Coastal Carolina University football player was arrested this morning in North Myrtle Beach and charged with drunk

Football season's in the air - and on the air The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL - Yep, it's time to kick off the college, pro and fantasy football seasons, and Go: Your good Times magazine is ready to kick things off, too. ...

UCLA's Price escaped killing fields of LA to play football in Westwood Press-Enterprise, CA - "I held everything in, but when I was on the football field, I let everything go," Price said. "When I was on the football field, there wasn't anything that ...

Wake Forest vs Baylor College Football Prediction Point-Spreads.com, FL - Expert Football Handicapper Jimmy Boyd's Wake Forest vs Baylor College Football Prediction and Preview article for Point-Spreads.com readers provides ...

City provides free shuttle to football games University Daily Kansan, KS - The city of Lawrence will offer a free shuttle to KU football games. Buses will pick fans up at the parking garages at Sixth and New Hampshire streets and ...