Tuesday, September 9, 2008

News for the day 9/9/08

FOOTBALL NFL New math in AFC with Brady outInternational Herald Tribune, France - 14 hours agoThe Buffalo Bills are dramatically improved; they blew out the Seattle Seahawks, four-time National Football Conference West champions, on Sunday. ...

Pro football helps carry NBC to ratings win The Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) — With most scripted series still in repeats and few new fall series unveiled yet, pro football drew the biggest audiences. ...

Boy in Critical Condition After Football InjuryKOLN, NE - 2 hours agoA 12-year-old boy is recovering from a head injury he received while playing football in Malcolm. According to a report by the Lancaster County Sheriff, ...

Ashton Kutcher Coaches High School Football Team FOXNews - The 30-year-old actor is the new assistant coach for the freshman football team at LA's Harvard-Westlake School, People reported. ...

Jayhawks Prepare for Friday Night Football MyFox Kansas City, MO - The Kansas Jayhawks kick off their Big-12 football weekend early, very early, against the South Florida Bulls on Friday night in Tampa, Florida. ...

Washington president: Give football coach time The Associated Press - SEATTLE (AP) — The president of the University of Washington says Husky fans need to give football coach Tyrone Willingham a break. ...

East Carolina looks into police roll during celebrations - College ... ESPN - "We have five other jurisdictions who assist us at football games, and we will have a reassessment of what jurisdictions we use [in the future]," Shelton ...

OSU sets record for season football ticket sales SportingNews.com -(AP) -- Oklahoma State has set a school record for season football ticket sales this year. The university announced Tuesday it had surpassed the number of ...

What the SU Chancellor thinks about Orange football NewsChannel 9 WSYR, NY - Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - How much longer will SU football coach Greg Robinson hold onto his job? It's been the talk of the town, after the Orange ...

Ohio State playing for pride of entire Big Ten SportingNews.com - When the Big Ten's football coaches convened this offseason, the conversation turned hard toward the league's perception. There was no crisis of confidence ...

Questions about the UVA Football Program NBC 29 News, VA - The University of Virginia has three young men on its football team facing criminal charges. Two of them are starters. It begs the question about where the ...

Top football agent Marc Roger found guilty of mismanagement The Canadian Press, GENEVA - GENEVA — A former agent for French football stars Nicolas Anelka, Claude Makelele and Patrick Vieira was found guilty Tuesday of mismanagement and ...

WVU football player sentenced on drug charge SportingNews.com -(AP) -- A West Virginia football player charged in a drug case has been sentenced to two years of probation. Senior linebacker John Holmes of Rockledge, ...

Wells works apart from team drills at Buckeyes practice - College ... ESPN - By Adam Rittenberg Ohio State's co-captains said star running back Chris "Beanie" Wells did individual work Monday but did not participate in team drills at ...

Seahawks lose receiver Burleson for American football season AFP - SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Nate Burleson has a torn knee ligament and will miss the rest of the National Football League ...

National Football League Game Capsules Sports Network - Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Aaron Rodgers helped put the ghosts of Brett Favre behind the Green Bay faithful, at least for another week, by leading the ...

Judge: Standard Set By Duke Football Team Couldn’t Be Any LowerWall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 8 hours agoLawyers for Duke University were recently forced into making an odd argument: As a matter of law, the Duke football team couldn’t be any worse. ...

Week 1 GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week nominees
Defensive end John Abraham of the Atlanta Falcons, CB Cortland Finnegan of the Tennessee Titans, CB Chris Gamble of the Carolina Panthers, DE Travis LaBoy of the Arizona Cardinals and LB LaMarr Woodley of the Pittsburgh Steelers are the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week nominees...

Titans' Young could miss up to four weeks with knee injury
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While defending their quarterback from critics worried about his mental state on Monday, the Tennessee Titans had to reschedule a test on Vince Young's injured left knee. The Titans believe Young has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left...

Jets sign veteran K Feely to provide insurance for Nugent
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Veteran kicker Jay Feely signed with the New York Jets on Monday, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter, and will replace the injured Mike Nugent. The Jets opted on Feely after spending Monday also working out former Packer Dave Rayner and former...

Broncos showcase unstoppable offense in romp over Raiders
Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press The Broncos had plenty of celebrating to do as they scored five TDs against the overmatched Raiders defense. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jay Cutler heard all the doubts about the Denver Broncos. Completely in command ...

Burleson suffers knee injury, out for remainder of season
RENTON, Wash. -- Matt Hasselbeck knows of one proven, healthy Seahawks wide receiver still standing. "Steve Largent," Seattle's quarterback deadpanned Monday, referring to the team's first Hall of Fame player, after hearing the surprising news wide receiver...

Broncos showcase unstoppable offense in romp over Raiders
Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press The Broncos had plenty of celebrating to do as they scored five TDs against the overmatched Raiders defense. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jay Cutler heard all the doubts about the Denver Broncos. Completely in command ...

Week 1 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week nominees
Quarterback Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens, running Back Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears, wide receiver DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles, running back Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans and quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons are the finalists for Diet Pepsi...

Week 1 FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week nominees
Quarterbacks Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles and Jay Cutler of the Denver Broncos are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on September 4-8, while running backs Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears,...

Week 1 Motorola Coach of the Week nominees
Head coaches Dick Jauron of the Buffalo Bills, Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints and Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons are the nominees for Motorola NFL Coach of the Week honors for Week 1. Fans can vote on NFL.com for the head coach whose game plan played the greatest role in...