Thursday, December 4, 2008

News of the Day 12/4/08

Andersen named new football coach at Utah State Seattle Post Intelligencer - Logan, UT (Sports Network) - Utah State has named Gary Andersen its new head football coach. Andersen has been an assistant at Utah for the past five years ...

Picks for your fantasy football team Newsday, NY - BY ADAM RONIS adam.ronis@newsday.com Many leagues start the fantasy football playoffs this week and that means ulcers and gray hair. ...

Live NFL football goes 3-D tonight for the first time Scientific American - Some lucky viewers will feel as if they're right on the field at tonight's football game between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers, ...

Coughlin Tries to Get Focus Back on Football New York Times, United States - Analysis and discussion of the NFL on the New York Times pro football blog. “It will likely take several months,” Richard Berthelsen, the general counsel ...

Video: Super Bowl Star Suspended CBS

OU Sooners ripe for upset by Missouri in Big 12 football title game Kansas City Star, MO - By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist The Oklahoma Sooners football team will roll into Kansas City for Saturday's Big 12 ...

Free College Football Pick: Alabama vs Florida SEC Championship Game OnlineSportsHandicapping.com, NY - As we have stated on several occasions, when you back an underdog in college football, you should be expecting that team to win the game straight up. ...

Football: Notre Dame's Kasdorf named Gatorade Player of the YearLos Angeles Times, CA - Notre Dame quarterback Ryan Kasdorf has been named the Gatorade California Football Player of Year. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior was one of the ...

MEET THE LONG ISLAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS: CLASS II Newsday, NY -"These guys weren't just great football players but excellent people," Shay said. "They all took leadership roles and took over the ownership of this ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG CNN International - Let's face it: Nobody agrees about anything in college football, so the more debate, the merrier. I do get a tad bit alarmed, however, on the rare occasions ...

Breaking News: New Football Coach Rocket Digest, OH - By Brian Nowicki The University of Toledo will hold a 1:00pm news conference today to announce the new head football coach. Who is the new coach? ...

College Football Brian Kelly says he intends to stay at Cincinnati Seattle Times, United States - director and the head of its board of trustees to get an update on plans to expand the Bearcats' football stadium and to improve their practice fields. ...

Derrion Thomas finally shows he's got his family's football gene USA Today - "I swam because of my asthma, plus I really didn't like football," Thomas said. "It was my dad's thing. It wasn't something that I really liked. ...

Los Gatos high school football player collapses, dies at school San Jose Mercury News, USA - After three years of pumping iron, Michael Halpin finally realized a dream — to play on the Los Gatos High School varsity football team, ...

Lexington High School football coach Bill Tighe. (Globe files) Boston Globe, United States - Though the longtime Lexington High football coach maintains his practices are disciplined, his lighthearted nature and sense of humor tell another story. ...

Franklin dumps varsity football coach Indianapolis Star, United States - By Michael Pointer Franklin High School officials have relieved varsity football coach Mike McClure of his duties after the Grizzly Cubs went 15-28 during ...

Auburn Begins Search for New Football Coach MyFox Birmingham, AL - (WBRC-TV MyFoxAL.com) -- Auburn University wasted no time Thursday in beginning its search for a new head football coach as its former coach cleaned out his ...

Towson fires Gordy Combs after 17 years as head football coach Newsday, NY - By AP TOWSON, Md. (AP) _ Towson University has fired football coach Gordy Combs, ending his 39 year tenure as a linebacker, assistant and head coach at the ...

Gilbert football coach Jesse Parker resigns Arizona Republic, AZ - Wednesday night, Parker, who won 309 games – tied for most in Arizona prep football history with Tucson Amphitheater’s Vern Friedli – said that he hopes ...

Airborne banner strikes back at Texas football program Tulsa World, OK - A plane carrying a banner with a message to Texas football coach Mack Brown circled over the Austin campus around noon today, according to a report and ...

What's next for UT football? Tiger Sports Digest - I'm going to scoop the world and tell you what's going to happen in University of Tennessee football BEFORE it happens: - Lane Kiffin will hire his father, ...

WCHS looking for football coach again Sparta Expositor, TN - BY TAMMY WILHITE For the fourth time in the last 10 years, White County High School is looking for a head football coach. Josh Kerr, the head coach of the ...

Football: It's official: Weis to return Observer Online, IN - Charlie Weis will remain the head coach of the football team, athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Wednesday. Swarbrick and Weis met in California ...

FOOTBALL: Brady, BSU talk about more bucks Ball State Daily News, IN - In the midst of Ball State University's most successful football season ever, university officials and coach Brady Hoke are negotiating to increase Hoke's ...

Report: MAC looking into coaches' behavior in Eastern/Central ... Detroit Free Press, United States - The Morning Sun in Mt. Pleasant reports the Mid-American Conference is taking a closer look at the behavior of the players and coaches before, ...

UT names Beckman head football coach Toledo Free Press, USA - UT announced Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Tim Beckman as its new head football coach Dec. 4. Beckman arrived in Stillwater, Okla. in February 2007, ...

WSU football notes: Eteuati happy to be contributing Deseret News, UT - Eteuati was arrested on outstanding felony warrants on Oct. 22, and his football playing future looked murky at best following a short stay in jail. ...

Little Cypress-Mauriceville football coach resigns following 0-8 ... Beaumont Enterprise, tx - By RYAN S. CLARK Little Cypress-Mauriceville football coach Todd Moody said this afternoon he asked to be reassigned. He is the second coach in the area and ...

Jets hope to rebound from tough home loss by beating 49ers
The New York Jets appeared to be clicking after back-to-back emotional victories gave them their longest win streak in more than four years. A letdown last week, however, has left the door wide open in the AFC East. After missing an opportunity to truly take control of...

Cowboys loading up on rest before facing Steelers
IRVING, Texas -- Going into a tough final month that will determine whether the preseason NFC favorite Dallas Cowboys even make the playoffs, coach Wade Phillips unveiled a new strategy Wednesday: rest. Phillips sent home Terrell Owens and four other 30-something starters before...

Date in Pittsburgh up next for resurgent Cowboys
With Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger getting healthy, the playoff hopes of the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers are looking up. All they'll see this weekend, however, are a pair of defenses intent on taking them down. Fan feedback Which team will emerge...

Dolphins, Bills take AFC East battle to Toronto
Though they're in the playoff hunt for the first time in five years, the Miami Dolphins don't have any easy road to reach the postseason. However, they may have been given one break -- not having to visit the Buffalo Bills out in the December cold of upstate New York. The...

Why San Diego has been anything but charged up this season
Donald Miralle / Getty Images A year after going to the AFC Championship, the Chargers have been left to wonder what happened to their season. If Marty Schottenheimer could return as San Diego Chargers coach for one game, this is it. Schottenheimer made a career...

Ask Vic: Not everyone forgetting about Forte
We've got mail: Question: Why is it that every sports analyst has Matt Ryan locked in for Offensive Rookie of the Year? Matt Forte is the reason Chicago is only a game behind Minnesota in the division. Compare their stats and it's not even a challenge. Forte's...

In final year of contract, Jauron's tenure uncertain with Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills coach Dick Jauron isn't showing any signs of flinching for someone who suddenly finds himself on the hot seat. With his familiar even-keel delivery, Jauron on Wednesday acknowledged the angry boos he heard from Bills fans following the team's...

Bills' Lynch limited by back spasms; Edwards a game-time decision
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Severe back spasms limited Marshawn Lynch in practice Thursday, though Bills coach Dick Jauron was confident the running back will play against Miami this weekend. From the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Each week during this season, the NFL?s...

Attorney: Pierce will cooperate with authorities, testify if asked
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Antonio Pierce didn't know New York Giants teammate Plaxico Burress was carrying a gun last weekend until it accidentally discharged, injuring the receiver in the right thigh, Pierce's attorney said Thursday. "He had no idea Plaxico had...

A look at what's ahead in Week 14
8:15 p.m. ET, NFL Network (Thurs.) Oakland at San Diego Matchup Storyline Did you know? Series leader: Raiders, 54-41-2, in this showdown of original American Football League teams. Streaks: Five years ago, the Raiders held a much more decided edge in their rivalry with...

Week 14 road win is within range for these four teams
It takes a lot to win on the road in the NFL, but there are four teams that possess the ingredients necessary to pull off the difficult feat in Week 14. The Eagles, Patriots, Cowboys and Redskins all appear to be in position to claim road victories. The Eagles travel to New York...

Lawsuit filed to block suspensions for five of six players
MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal judge will be asked to decide Friday whether five suspended NFL players deserve a chance to play this weekend. At issue is whether the league had a duty to notify its players and their union that a dietary supplement contained a banned ingredient. The...

Jenkins, Ross and Collins poised to be defensive difference-makers
Getty Images Kris Jenkins, Aaron Ross and Nick Collins look to make a big impact in Week 14. The old adage is that defense wins championships. A trend that has permeated into the NFL in recent years, as evidenced by the most recent Super Bowl champions. Nine of the...

Rams RB Jackson, Haslett turn attention to Cardinals
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson expects more of a workload, and less controversy, in his second game back from a thigh injury. Steven Jackson, RB St. Louis Rams Season Statistics Carries: 149 Yards: 619 Touchdowns: 4 All...

Titans cornerbacks Finnegan, Harper might return to practice Friday
Carucci's rankings Jeff Fisher's Titans rebounded from their first loss with an impressive win over Detroit on Thanksgiving. Was that enough to make them the AFC's highest ranked team? More ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans starting cornerbacks Nick Harper...

'Coach' Pennington leads Dolphins' improbable turnaround
DAVIE, Fla. -- When Chad Pennington's scramble ended with a dive near the sideline for a touchdown, he rose to face the stands, raised both arms, leaned back and answered the crowd's roar with one of his own. It was a pose worthy of an arena rock star, and the Miami...