Headlines for October, 2009

The Weekend Is Here: NCAA, NFL Picks

Hey folks, I’m busy today trying to get three stories together and get two out for Monday. Each requires a bit if research while one also requires an important phone call that might further substantiate some recent blockbuster news. So, instead of forcing a commentary that isn’t really formed, I’m going to make some game picks for some of Saturday’s [read more...]

Behind the Scenes of Jeff Fisher’s Switch to Vince Young

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams said he wanted Vince Young to start Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.. Head coach Jeff fisher, who is presiding over an 0-6 team with the NFL’s 27th-ranked offense, seemed to balk at such a suggestion. Something behind the scenes changed because Young is starting Sunday: The Tennessean reported this week that team owner Bud Adams spoke [read more...]

Larry Johnson’s Suspension: Deeper Than Missing a Game

Larry Johnson during Sunday's loss to San Diego. Larry Johnson wants out of Kansas City. Johnson is also frustrated. The 29-year old running back wants away from the Chiefs and is so frustrated that he might strap himself down and begin pulling out his own teeth. Instead Johnson hit Twitter just a few hours after the Chiefs suffered a 37-7 beat down [read more...]

Former Minnesota Vikings Safety Orlando Thomas Passes Away

Former Minnesota Vikings safety Orlando Thomas passed away today: The Vikings organization has lost a teammate. Former safety Orlando Thomas, who had been suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), passed away early Wednesday morning; he was 37 years old. A safety for the Vikings from 1995-2001 with a hard-hitting style and nose for the ball, Thomas finished his career with 473 tackles [read more...]

NCAA Football Note: Dez Bryant Ruled Ineligible by NCAA

Ahhh yes, the NCAA proved once again that it is a wholly and shamelessly ineffective governing body by susepending Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant through October 7, 2010. Bryant’s transgression? Lying to NCAA investigators about visiting his mentor, Deion Sander’s home for dinner. In weighing decisions of this sort, the NCAA most often is said to weigh how much the university’s [read more...]

Dan Snyder, the Little Dictator Shuts Down Dissenters; Vinny Cerrato Starts Politicin’

The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg reports: How did you spend your Monday night? Me? I spent mine fishing signs out of garbage cans outside FedEx Field while a security guard screamed at me: “Get out of that garbage can! Get out of that garbage can!” They were in garbage cans because there’s a new policy that says no signs of any sort [read more...]

Griese Suspended (Resident Racist…); What “A Message from ESPN” Really Says about the Big Disney; Woody Paige-Jemele Hill

Here’s the latest from the AP: ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says Griese will not be working a game this week. Krulewitz says ESPN has spoken to Griese and “he understands the comment was inappropriate.” Then there’s this… Only someone within ESPN could say this. In [read more...]

NBA Preview, Fantasy League-Style

Tonight is the opening night for the 2009-2010 NBA season. Rather than write forever, going through a bunch of predictions, I’m going to do something much, much different. This is my first season playing in an NBA fantasy basketball league, so I’m going to give you my picks and let you pick them apart – or praise me for being [read more...]

Blake Griffin Out for Up to Six Weeks

This must be karma for Donad Sterling’s racist housing practices. The Los Angeles Clippers owner must be sick with the news that number one overall draft pick and can’t-miss talent Blake Griffin will be out for up tot six weeks with a stress fracture of his left patella, or kneecap: Tests revealed the fracture and a second opinion later in the [read more...]

Eagles-Redskins: Happy Days Aren’t Here Again for Washington

The “new” Washington Redskins entertained the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. In their first six games before Sherm Lewis took over the play-calling for the Redskins, the offense average 13.2 points per game, 24.5 rushing attempts, 32.5 pass attempts, and 294 yards per game. Monday night the Redskins – we’ll go backwards, here – gained 308 yards, attempted 49 [read more...]

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