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Sunday, November 18th, 2012
Felix Jones (Chuck Kennedy, Wikimedia Commons)
Another lousy week this year left me at 6-7-1 in week 10 and 85-60-1 overall heading into week 11.
On Thursday night, Rian Lindell kicked four field goals and the Buffalo Bills defense came up huge in a 19-14 win over Miami. The Bills and Dolphins now share 4-6 records in the AFC East.
Here are my week 11 picks:
11am
Atlanta over Arizona–The Falcons will bounce back after a tough loss to the Saints rather easily.
Dallas over Cleveland–The Cowboys running game got things going against the Eagles, and Felix Jones could have a big day against the Browns.
Green Bay over Detroit–The Packers might just be the best team in the NFC went it is done, as other teams ahead of them are reeling.
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Tags: andy dalton, baltimore ravens, cam newton, carolina panthers, felix jones, new england patriots, new york jets, rian lindell, san francisco 49ers
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
There will be a sixth game in the National League Championship Series. Last night in St. Louis, the San Francisco Giants stayed alive with a brilliant pitching performance from Barry Zito in a 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Now the series shifts back to Northern California for Game 6 (Sunday, FOX, 5pm). In order for the Cardinals to win and advance to the World Series, they’ll need to win on the road. Ironically, the Cardinals (38-43) and the Tigers (38-43), were the only two teams this season with losing records on the road to make the playoffs and they are the clubs that are in the best position at the moment to win the World Series.
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Tags: a.j. green, andy dalton, baltimore ravens, barry zito, Calgary Stampeders, charles hamelin, cincinnati bengals, francois-louis tremblay, green bay packers, hamilton tiger-cats, houston texans, jacksonville jaguars, jessica gregg, marianne st-gelais, new england patriots, new york jets, oakland raiders, olivier jean, pablo sandoval, pittsburgh steelers, ryan vogelsong, san francisco giants, st. louis cardinals, st. louis rams, valerie maltais
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, Home, MLB, NFL |
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
The Oakland Raiders will enter the 2012 season without Hue Jackson as their team’s head coach.
Jackson was fired today by new General Manager Reggie McKenzie.
McKenzie was hired by owner Mark Davis, the son of legendary owner Al Davis, last week. The Raiders, who were 8-8 in the regular season, had the same record as the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers in the AFC West, but struggled down the stretch, going 1-4 in their final five games.
Jackson, who was also in charge of player personnel when Al Davis passed away on October 8, made a controversial move with the Cincinnati Bengals, acquiring quarterback Carson Palmer for a first round pick in 2012 and a conditional pick in 2013. The Bengals are in much better position right now than the Raiders, as they made the playoffs with rookie Andy Dalton at the helm, and they get an extra first round pick.
Now the Raiders are stuck with two above average quarterbacks in Palmer, and Jason Campbell, who broke his collarbone, and no first round pick to improve at another position where they need help–primarily wide receiver.
The injuries of running back Darren McFadden and wide receiver Jacoby Ford played their part in Jackson’s demise but at the end of the day as Al Davis would say, “it’s all about winning baby”.
Tags: al davis, andy dalton, carson palmer, cincinnati bengals, darren mcfadden, hue jackson, jacoby ford, jason campbell, mark davis, oakland raiders, reggie mckenzie
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Wikimedia Commons)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is having quite the season. This past week he became only the second player in hockey history to be named the rookie of the month for the first two months of the season, following Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The first overall draft pick of the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft and the early Calder trophy favourite is currently fifth in the league in overall scoring with 28 points.
Tonight at Rexall Place, the Oilers, who have a record of 13-10-3, host the Calgary Flames in the second game of Hockey Night in Canada (CBC, 8pm). Even though the Oilers are on the second game of a back-to-back, this may be a good time to play the Flames who are coming off a tough 4-3 loss to Columbus on Thursday. So far this season, Alex Tanguay leads the team with 13 assists and 17 points. The Flames won the first meeting 2-1 in Calgary on a game winning goal by Tanguay with 4:28 left in the contest. Like the Oilers’ Ales Hemsky, Tanguay is a similar player who would be better if he just shot the puck more. He only has 31 shots in 24 games played with four goals.
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Tags: aksel lund svindal, alex tanguay, alpine skiing, andy dalton, arizona cardinals, boston bruins, calgary flames, cincinnati bengals, dallas cowboys, dan bailey, denver broncos, detroit lions, Edmonton Oilers, erik guay, evgeni malkin, georgia bulldogs, green bay packers, houston cougars, jan hudec, jonathan quick, jordan jefferson, lindsey vonn, los angeles kings, louisiana state tigers, marvin lewis, minnesota vikings, montreal canadiens, morris claiborne, new orleans saints, new york giants, Pittsburgh Penguins, pittsburgh steelers, rueben randle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, southern mississippi golden eagles, tess davies, tim tebow, toronto maple leafs
Posted in Amateur Sports, Home, NFL, NHL, University Sports |
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Matt Moore (Greg Keene, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest surprise from the weekend came from the Miami Dolphins who absolutely hammered the Kansas City Chiefs 31-3. I don’t think anybody who follows the NFL expected a tropical Florida crush in the heart of Missouri, especially after the Chiefs were impressive the previous week in defeating the San Diego Chargers 23-20 in overtime. Quarterback Matt Moore had his finest game of the season, as he threw for three touchdown passes, 244 yards and a quarterback rating of 147.5.
The Dolphins won their first game of the year (1-7), and with all of the talk that Bill Cowher or Jon Gruden taking over from Tony Sparano, it looks like Sparano has saved his job for another week. The Chiefs meanwhile fell to 4-4.
But week nine was about the marquee matchups.
If you liked offense, the Green Bay Packers continued their unbeaten run (8-0) in defeating the San Diego Chargers 45-38, in a game where both teams combined for 83 points. Aaron Rodgers had four touchdowns, and threw for 247 yards, including 105 to Jordy Nelson. Even though Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers (4-4) had four touchdowns himself and 385 yards passing, he had three interceptions to Rodgers’ zero.
There were also some very interesting defensive battles Sunday.
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Tags: Aaron Rodgers, andy dalton, baltimore ravens, bill cowher, buffalo bills, cincinnati bengals, denver broncos, drew brees, joe flacco, jon gruden, jonathan vilma, jordy nelson, kansas city chiefs, marvin lewis, matt moore, miami dolphins, new england patriots, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, oakland raiders, pittsburgh steelers, reen bay packers, san diego chargers, sione pouha, tampa bay buccanneers, Tennessee Titans, tony sparano, torrey smith, victor cruz, willis mcgahee
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Sidney Crosby (Wikimedia Commons)
Happy New Year to you all!
This weekend we will see great hockey and football action across the continent.
Here are all the events I will be keeping an eye on:
Saturday–3pm–Rose Bowl–Texas Christian vs. Wisconsin @ Pasadena, California–TSN–The Texas Christian Horned Frogs will try to be one of only two NCAA Football teams in 2010 to finish the year undefeated. The Mountain West champion Horned Frogs are led by quarterback Andy Dalton who had 26 touchdowns and six interceptions and passed for 2638 yards this year. The Wisconsin Badgers are 4th in the country, and their only loss was a 34-24 defeat to Michigan State on October 2. In three of their wins this past year, they scored 70 or more points.
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Tags: Aaron Rodgers, alexander ovechkin, andy dalton, benjamin conz, dominic rhodes, jani ortio, jarome iginla, matt hasselbeck, nino niederreiter, Sidney Crosby, steven jackson, vladimir tarasenko
Posted in Amateur Sports, NFL, NHL, University Sports |
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