NFL Note: Brady Quinn Traded to Denver

In a surprise move, the Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver for running back Peyton Mills, a sixth round draft choice in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012: Brady Quinn, who was traded by the Browns Sunday to Denver, admitted in an exclusive phone interview with The Plain Dealer that he has no idea why the new regime [read more...]

NFL Note: Brady Quinn Traded to Denver

In a surprise move, the Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver for running back Peyton Mills, a sixth round draft choice in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012: Brady Quinn, who was traded by the Browns Sunday to Denver, admitted in an exclusive phone interview with The Plain Dealer that he has no idea why the new regime [read more...]

Notes: Jake Delhomme Finally Done with Carolina; Finley Signed by Boston; Peppers, Taylor to Bears? Cromartie Now with Revis

Jake Delhomme, who began his career as an NFL starting quarterback by leading the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl, was released Thursday by the Carolina Panthers. Delhomme, 35, who quarterbacked the Panthers to a Super Bowl berth and two NFC Championship Games, fell off precipitously from his previous level of play in 2009. His demise began with a disastrous six-turnover performance [read more...]

Short Notes: Tiger (with more info), MLB, Olympics, 2 New NBA Trades (more to come)

Lindsey Vonn after her Gold Medal run in the Women's Downhill. Tiger Woods is holding a press conference Friday at 11 A.M.: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him,” Mark Steinberg said in an [read more...]

Black Athlete Dong Watching: A National Socio-Sport-Politic Phenomenon

At Deadspin and the HuffPo, they loves them some... I was three teams from finishing my NBA All-Star break Power Rankings when I decided to save the draft of my work to that point. Poof! Everything I’d written this morning from 5:45-9:45 was gone. I’m stuck a few completed team overviews with one sentence of a Milwaukee Bucks synopsis, which should [read more...]

*Breaking* Mark McGwire Admits Steroid Use, Slugger to Talk with Bob Costas Tonight

In an Associated Press interview Mark McGwire finally admitted he used steroids. McGwire indicated that he used the drug for about a decade: Text of the statement Mark McGwire issued today, admitting he used steroids during his career: “Now that I have become the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, I have the chance to do something that I wish I [read more...]

NFL Week 17: Weak Games Act As Playoff Lead-In; All Wild Card Games Are Regular Season Rematches

Jay Ratliff and Wade Phillips celebrate Dallas' shutout victory over Philadelphia. The hottest team in the NFC is actually Dallas instead of Philadelphia, The hottest thing in the AFC was Lamarr Woodley’s mouth. In Seattle, the Seahawks wanted to make sure Tennessee running back did not get to 2, 000 yards on them, this after Seattle’s defense looked completely disinterested in [read more...]

NFL Week 15: Carson Throws Like #15 Was On the Field; Titans Miracle Run Continues; Ben Goes Over 500′; Eagles QBs Hurt; 10 Teams Between 6-8 and 8-6

The Cincinnati Bengals gather in remembrance of deceased teammate Chris Henry before their game with San Diego. Parity baby, parity. Exactly one-third of the NFL’s 30 teams have records between 6-8 and 8-6; five are better than 9-5; five are 9-5, and 10 are 5-9 or worse. That must be pretty close to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s dream Bell Curve for the [read more...]

NFL Week 13: Teams Strengths, Weaknesses Show They are What They Are

Chad Ochocinco dons a poncho and a sombrero after scoring against the Lions. Bronx cheers go out to the referees in the New York Giants-Dallas game, the Dallas secondary, Jeff Fisher for turning a 24-16 game into a 27-10 deficit, and the Washington Redskins organization for failing to do much of anything correctly. ——————————— Indianapolis (12-0) 27, Tennessee (5-7) 17. Though the [read more...]

NFL Week 11: Patriots Revenge, the Oakland Fly Trap Eats Again, and More…

Jay Cutler contemplates the latest way he found to lose a game for the Chicago Bears. Oakland (3-7) 20, Cincinnati (7-3) 17. Sunday showed the Bengals immaturity. After jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead, too many Bengals players took the reset of the game off thinking the Raiders would pack it in; some appeared mot to show up at all [read more...]

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