Friday, August 7, 2009

News for 8/7/09

Canton calling: Meet the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class
USA Today - Jarrett Bell -The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees Aug. 8. A look at the six newest members to be immortalized in Canton ...

Rod Woodson Entering Hall Of Fame
ESPN - James Walker - But merely being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the class of 2009 puts Woodson in rare company. ...

Annual Football Draft Do's and Don'ts
Sports Network - Steve Schwarz - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - With NFL training camp underway, it's time to think about this fall's NFL ...

Ethics Commission ends Hawaii football review
The Associated Press - HONOLULU — The state Ethics Commission is closing its review of travel expenses rung up by the University of Hawaii in sending the Warriors to New Orleans ...

USU football: Aggies optimistic under new regime
Salt Lake Tribune - Tony Jones - Diondre Borel no longer looks like a skinny quarterback. Instead, the Utah State junior looked noticeably bigger last week at the WAC meetings ...

Reeves honors Hall of Famer Hayes
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Ken Sugiura -So began a long-lasting friendship between Reeves and Hayes, the football great who Saturday will be inducted posthumously into the Pro Football Hall of ...

Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels on the now Madden-less Sunday Night ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Kyle Koster - Collinsworth will be in Madden's vacated chair alongside Al Michaels on Sunday as part of the ''Sunday Night Football'' broadcast team on NBC when the ...

CAL FOOTBALL Rankings, QB choice loom as Bears begin
San Francisco Chronicle - Ron Kroichick - ‎ -- Cal's football team begins training camp tonight at Memorial Stadium - boasting a Heisman Trophy candidate in running back Jahvid Best, ...

The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 12, Doug ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason ...

Who's Afraid of Michael Vick?
New York Times - Toni Monkovic - The NFL's smallest market might provide the perfect setting for Vick's comeback, allowing him to focus solely on football. I am not comfortable … with the ...

Iowa football: Amari Spievey on Jim Thorpe Award watch list
DesMoinesRegister.com - The Jim Thorpe Award “watch list” is determined by analysis of the pre-season All-American teams listed in at least six pre-season college football annual ...

2009 Football season preview: Michigan
University of Wisconsin Badgers - It's time to meet the Wisconsin football team's opponents for 2009. For the next three days, UWBadgers.com will preview all of the Badgers' opponents for ...

UCLA football preview: Defensive line
Los Angeles Times -UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter has a challenge for the Bruins' offensive linemen this training camp. “I would like to see someone block Brian Price for a ...

Ohio State football afternoon news roundup: Linebacker competition ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Archie was never going to be the biggest or the fastest running back on the roster, but you knew when you gave him the football, he was going to figure out

Crabtree Decides to Not Play NFL Football this Year
USA Online Gambling News - ‎The loss of a full season of football will not allow scouts to evaluate Crabtree in live game action. Crabtree is one of the most talented athletes coming ...

50 years of football prove Adams is a dealmaker
The Associated Press - Teresa M. Walker - Respected around the NFL today, Adams' contributions to professional football are getting more attention these days. He was a co-founder of the American ...

Instant Debate: Who is missing from the Hall of Fame?
Associated Press / NFL Roger Craig and Ken Stabler are two players often considered for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Two of the biggest glaring omissions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (according to NFL Network, anyway) will be inducted on Saturday -- LB Derrick...
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Rookie QB Sanchez bests veteran Clemens in Jets' scrimmage
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Mark Sanchez felt jittery, barely able to take more than a single bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The New York Jets' rookie quarterback was preparing for the team's full-contact scrimmage Thursday night and couldn't wait to get on...

Sloppy scrimmage for new QB Orton, Broncos draws boo birds
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The largest crowd ever to watch a Denver Broncos practice didn't much like what it saw. New quarterback Kyle Orton, acquired from the Chicago Bears for Pro Bowler Jay Cutler in the biggest NFL trade of the offseason, was booed by some of the 13,402...

Injury tracker: Players who are out for the 2009 season
Season-ending injuries to players who were expected to see significant playing time this season: Harry Douglas, WR Injury: Torn ACL??????Date: Aug. 5??????Status: Placed on IR, out for season Douglas' injury is significant because without Pro Bowler Roddy White,...