Just one year after being given a contract extension through 2010 the Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach Brian Billick after 9 seasons and 1 Super Bowl Championship. The Ravens went from 13-3 in 2006 to 5-11 this year as they lost 9 games in a row at one point including one to the [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2007
One Down…..Billick Canned In Baltimore
December 31st, 2007 by Steve · 3 Comments ·
Category: Atlanta Falcons · Baltimore Ravens · Buffalo Bills · Carolina Panthers · Chicago Bears · Cincinnati Bengals · Denver Broncos · Kansas City Chiefs · Miami Dolphins · NFL · New York Giants · New York Jets · Philadelphia Eagles
Thomas’ Hot First Half Leads UConn To Win
December 31st, 2007 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
Mel Thomas’ hot shooting in the first half led the #1 UConn Huskies to an 82-33 win over the Army Black Knights in front of 10,168 at the XL Center on Monday.
Thomas led 4 Huskies in double figures with 19 points, all of those came in the first half. She was 5-of-8 from 3-point range [...]
Category: Army Black Knights · UConn Huskies · Women's Basketball
NFL Playoff Matchups Are Set
December 31st, 2007 by Ian · Comments Off ·
After a topsy-turvy day in the NFL which saw the Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans become the last two teams in, the playoff matchups are set for the first round of the playoffs.
In the AFC:
1. New England Patriots – First Round Bye
2. Indianapolis Colts – First Round Bye
Wildcard Round
Saturday, Jan. 5
5. Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5) at [...]
Category: Dallas Cowboys · Green Bay Packers · Indianapolis Colts · Jacksonville Jaguars · NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Pittsburgh Steelers · Playoffs · San Diego Chargers · Seattle Seahawks · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Tennessee Titans · Washington Redskins
Pierce Leads Celtics Past Lakers
December 31st, 2007 by Steve · 3 Comments ·
Even wearing vintage 1970’s short shorts couldn’t get the Los Angeles Lakers past the surging Boston Celtics as the Green improved to an incredible 26-3 with a 110-91 whipping of the Lakers in front of 18,997 at the Staples Center.
Both teams wore vintage throwback uni’s on Sunday night but the Lakers took it to the [...]
Category: Boston Celtics · Los Angeles Lakers · NBA
All-Belichick Era Team
December 30th, 2007 by Steve · 3 Comments ·
With the Patriots achieving the first undefeated season in the NFL in 35 years I got to thinking about a few things. First who are the Top Five Patriot players of the Bill Belichick era (2000-present) and second who are the top players at each position in this era.
The Top Five isn’t as easy as [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots
Fitzy Tailgating At the Pats-Giants
December 30th, 2007 by Ian · 3 Comments ·
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Tailgating · Videos
Our New Inductees
December 30th, 2007 by Steve · Comments Off ·
Carl Everett’s Crazy Hall of Fame has some new inductee’s for 2008. Without further audieu here is the Class of ‘08:
The Oregon Duck who beat the crap out of the Houston Cougar on the sideline after the Cougar decided to do pushups after a Houston touchdown is the only member of the regular membership [...]
Category: Carl Everett's Crazy HOF
Change Possible For Patriots Rock Radio Network
December 30th, 2007 by Steve · 6 Comments ·
I had mentioned in the comments of the simulcast post that Patriots radio announcers Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti are merely shells of their former selves when it comes to calling a game. Santos is listenable but Cappelletti has really fallen and now according to Scotts Shots the Kraft family has become aware of the [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · Sports Radio/Television
NFL Playoff Picture – Week 17
December 30th, 2007 by Ian · 8 Comments ·
Last Sunday, Steve broke down the NFL Playoff picture for you and I will do the same for you this week.
The following teams are in from the AFC. The New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars are all in.
Tennessee gets into the playoffs with a win or Cleveland loss. [...]
Did You Know The Celtics Played Tonight Too
December 30th, 2007 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
Paul Pierce was held scoreless in the first half by the Utah Jazz. They couldn’t stop him in the second half as he scored 24 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 104-98 win in front of 19,911 at the Energy Solutions Arena.
Pierce also added 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block [...]
Category: Boston Celtics · NBA · Utah Jazz
Perfection Part One
December 30th, 2007 by Steve · 7 Comments ·
The Result
The New England Patriots are the first team in 35 NFL seasons to finish the regular season undefeated as the beat the New York Giants, 38-35 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ behind a record setting performance by Tom Brady and Randy Moss.
First I want to say to the Giants and their [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants
Breaking News – Patriots Finish Regular Season Undefeated
December 29th, 2007 by Steve · Comments Off ·
The New England Patriots have completed the NFL’s first undefeated season in 35 years with a 38-35 win over the New York Giants. The Patriots finish 16-0, it is the most regular season wins in NFL history. They are the 4th undefeated team in NFL history along with the 1934 Chicago Bears, 1942 Chicago Bears [...]
Category: Chicago Bears · Miami Dolphins · NFL · New England Patriots · New York Giants
Breaking News – Two, Count Them Two, Records On One Pass
December 29th, 2007 by Steve · 3 Comments ·
On third and 10 from the Patriots 35, Tom Brady throws a 65-yard pass touchdown BOMB to Randy Moss to set a new NFL record with 50 TD passes for Brady and 23 TD catches for Moss. Brady breaks Peyton Manning’s record of 49 TD passes and Moss breaks Jerry Rice’s TD catch record of [...]
Category: NFL · New England Patriots
UConn Women Easily Dispose of Hartford
December 29th, 2007 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
In what I thought would be a closer game, the UConn women destroyed Jen Rizzotti’s Hartford Hawks 70-24 in front of 14,581 at the XL Center on Saturday night. It was the first game of the year for the Huskies as the #1 team ranked in the country. The Hawks came into the game as [...]
Category: Hartford Hawks · UConn Huskies · Women's Basketball
Breaking News – Patriots Set Points Record
December 29th, 2007 by Steve · Comments Off ·
On a 4 yard TD pass in the second quarter from Tom Brady to Randy Moss the New England Patriots set the single season scoring record with 561 points. Brady also tied the NFL record for TD passes with 49 and Moss tied the NFL record for TD catches with 22.
Category: NFL · New England Patriots
Wake’s Strong 2nd Half Leads Them To 24-10 Win
December 29th, 2007 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
The Result
After spotting UConn a 10-0 lead, Wake Forest scored 24 unanswered points in the 2nd half to beat UConn 24-10 to win the Meineke Car Care Bowl in front of 53,126 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
Larry Taylor’s punt return got the Huskies on the scoreboard first and they would add a [...]
Category: Bowl Games · College Football · UConn Huskies · WF Demon Deacons
Saturday Salute To Bloggers
December 29th, 2007 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Top Ten Gifts Big Stein Wanted For Christmas [Yankees Chick]
Sox tattoo does in accused bank robber [Red Sox Monster]
Mark Schelerth Thinks He Can Ride A Dirt Bike, Mark Schelereth Was Wrong [Awful Announcing]
Wii Baseball Accident [Home Run Derby]
Inside the Mind of Curt Schilling [Center Field]
Yup, Reggie Bush is a Bit Embarrassed [The Big Lead]
‘07 Clipboards: [...]
Category: Blogosphere
The National Lampoons Sports Minute (Or So) – 12/29
December 29th, 2007 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
Written by Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait
The New York Yankees paid a $23.5 million luxury tax, directly to the Florida Marlins. The Marlins plan on using the money to compete with the Nationals for fourth place.
Barry Bonds appeared in court this week, wearing a suit [...]
Category: Sports Minute
Huskies Survive Late UCF Run
December 28th, 2007 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Jim Calhoun wanted to get in one road game to test his young Huskies before they get ready for Big East play next week. Well, he got his test tonight as his UConn Huskies survived the late run by the Central Florida Knights to win 85-82 in front of 6,224 fans at UCF Arena in [...]
Category: Men's Basketball · UCF Knights · UConn Huskies
Jim Calhoun Interview With Charlie Rose
December 28th, 2007 by Ian · Comments Off ·
UConn men’s head basketball coach Jim Calhoun appeared on The Charlie Rose Show on December 27th to discuss his book, “A Passion to Lead: Seven Leadership Secrets for Success in Business, Sports, and Life” along with the UConn basketball program.
It was interesting to hear Calhoun talk about the differences between the programs across the nation, [...]
Category: Books · Men's Basketball · TV Shows · UConn Huskies · Videos
