Monday, October 13, 2008

News for the 10/13/08


One Manic Minute One Manic Minute Watch in real time as four games are decided in the final 60 seconds.

Romo suffers broken finger Romo suffers broken finger The Dallas Cowboys will be without Tony Romo for up to four weeks after the QB broke a finger in Sunday's loss.


FOOTBALL: Bid for second shutout fails in final minute Ball State Daily News, IN - Defensive shutouts for Ball State University's football team seem as rare as a David Letterman trip to Muncie. It does not happen often, which makes it ...

Ute football: Ute football: Utah football Still Perfect Salt Lake Tribune, United States -... Utah logged another decisive victory by beating Wyoming 40-7 Saturday and is one of 10 unbeaten teams left in the Football Bowl Subdivision. ...

Police: Holy Cross football player stabs teammate Boston Herald, United States - By AP WORCESTER - Worcester police say a College of the Holy Cross football player attacked a teammate as the two celebrated a victory. Police say 6-foot-5, ...

SUU football: T-birds look to extend streak Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jennifer Gustavson The Southern Utah University football team will kick off Great West Conference play today at UC Davis. Following last week's 14-7 win ...

Football report card has Keith Price, Anthony Barr among leaders Los Angeles Times, CA - Columnist Eric Sondheimer ranks performances of Southland football players at the midseason point. Quarterback: 1. Keith Price, Bellflower St. John Bosco, ...

BYU football: Thursday's game Salt Lake Tribune, United States - New Mexico college football at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Saturday, October 11, 2008. PROVO - TCU's 13-7 win over Colorado State on Saturday was barely minutes ...

St. Anthony's football wins at St. Joseph by Sea Newsday, NY - "Great atmosphere, great football game, but let's turn the page and get the heck out of here," St. Anthony's coach Rich Reichert said. ...

National Football League Game Capsules Sports Network - Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Jason Elam banged in a 48-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, making up for an earlier missed attempt, ...

Conroe linebacker tops Chronicle's list for football Houston Chronicle, United States - By SAM KHAN JR. Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Quarterback Cody Green led Dayton to a 49-14 win over Crosby on Friday by throwing for 179 yards and two ...

Football great Jim Brown on 'The Express' and why Kobe needs to ... Los Angeles Times, CA - He was the man who first put Syracuse on the map as a football power, who clashed with Schwartzwalder but still helped recruit Davis and who would've ...

New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns Monday Night Football Picks OnlineSportsHandicapping.com, NY -The lackluster Browns are hoping to get Anderson, and their offense back on track in the New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns Monday Night football match-up. ...

Football: Barr scores 4 TDs on six touches Los Angeles Times, CA - Running back Anthony Barr of Loyola had a first quarter to remember Saturday night against Hart. He carried the ball six times and scored four toucdowns on ...

History Column: 'Illustrious football son' took over at Pasadena JC Pasadena Star-News, CA - By Sid Gally, Correspondent NEW COACH: Tom Mallory was named to succeed Bob McNeish as head football coach at Pasadena Junior College, it was written by

Hawaii offense back to playing real football Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - By Dave Reardon Fast-break football had its positives -- hey, it got Hawaii to two WAC championships and the Sugar Bowl. But the Warriors have evolved. ...

College football notebook: Results indicate BCS could be a mess again Columbus Dispatch, OH - By Ralph D. Russo AP Favorites fall in the Big 12, Florida swamps LSU and the end of result of Saturday was this: College football seems headed toward ...

Arena Football League: Athletes give heart and Soul in local tryout Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Logistical obstacles are irrelevant when it comes to getting a shot at playing professional football. Consider the case of Sedale Threatt Jr., ...

Chemistry key in Texas' Cotton Bowl surprise - College Football ESPN - Only 92182 people at the refurbished Cotton Bowl and a national television audience got to see one of the best college football games of this or any season. ...

College football coaches feeling heat halfway through the season Orlando Sentinel, FL - How quickly the winds of fortune can change when you are the coach of a football-obsessed university. Look no further than Tommy Tuberville and Phillip ...

Monday Night Football preview: Undefeated Giants travel to Cleveland Most Valuable Network, MA - This week, Giants blogger Anthony of Giants Football Blog and Nick of Browns Bites were kind enough to help us preview the Giants-Browns Monday Night ...

College football: Harvard scores early, often in rout of Cornell Ithaca Journal, NY - Much of the pre-game buzz around Harvard Stadium before Saturday afternoon's Ivy League football contest between Cornell and Harvard surrounded the Big ...

Arizona football falls under Cardinal rule Arizona Daily Wildcat, AZ - It may not be the best team in the Pacific 10 Conference, but the Cardinal sure know how to make opponents fall under their spell every now and then. ...

WVU Football: Offensive coordinator willing to take the heat Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - "I'm too worried about taking care of those football players to worry about my job situation," Mullen said. "I have absolutely no fears about that. ...

Vote now for the Motorola Coach of the Week
Coaches Jim Haslett of the St. Louis Rams, Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans and Romeo Crennel of the Cleveland Browns are the Motorola Coach of the Week nominees for games played on Oct. 12-13. Fans can vote from 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday through 11 a.m. ET on Friday to determine...

Vote for FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week
Quarterbacks Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers and running backs Warrick Dunn of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings...

Vote now for the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week
Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes, Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson, St. Louis defensive end Chris Long, Bengals safety Corey Lynch and Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan are the finalists for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors for games played on Oct. 12-13. Fans can vote for one...

Weekend recap: One crazy autumn Sunday
The Rams celebrate kicker Josh Brown's game-winning field goal. (Luis M. Alvarez/Associated Press) ?? Best of Week 6 ?? More photos Cardinals 30, Cowboys 24 (OT) There has never been a bigger Sunday in the NFL when it comes to...

Working the Wire: If Anderson's available, grab him
I wound up discussing a lot of players this week, so as we head into Week 7 of the NFL season, let's just get right to the recommendations: Derek Anderson, QB, Browns: No turnovers, no sacks, no punts -- are you kidding me? The Browns' offense looked unstoppable against...
Mark P. Stopa

Titans inherit top spot; Cardinals climbing the charts
This is how the NFL's 32 teams stack up after Week 6: In the hunt Teams that look good enough to be among the 12 playoff qualifiers, but not based on conference. Rank Team Record Prv. Comment 1. Tennessee Titans 5-0 2 After a week off, the Titans should add another one...
Vic Carucci

Tuesday Huddle: Hard to find a Super Bowl favorite after Week 6
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Browns steamrolled through the Giants on Monday night and handed the defending champions their first loss of the season. Monday night proved to be a logical conclusion to an NFL weekend that was anything but logical. It also...
Vic Carucci

Starting guard Yanda could be out for season with knee injury
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh believes starting right guard Marshal Yanda could be out for the rest of the season. Yanda suffered a right knee injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday's 31-3 loss to the Colts. He underwent an MRI exam on Monday, according to Harbaugh.