Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 6/24

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

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UConn Football links

As usual, DC was busy answering questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Who’s who among Big East strength coaches [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

The Big East’s best: No. 9 Jordan Todman [ESPN.com – Big East Blog]

Edsall on DE Lloyd’s knee: It’s wait and see [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Dolson, Hartley star in opener [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Consider Yourself Warned, WNBA: Diana Taurasi Has Her Say [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

The Pat and Geno convo [Mechelle Voepel]

Geno’s Charity Golf Event/Award Recipient [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Dolson, Hartley Lead U.S. Past Argentina [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn women’s notebook: Geno Auriemma honored [CT Post]

Chat with Tina Charles at 2 p.m. today [ESPN.com]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Calhoun Charity Game Aug. 7 [David Borges – New Haven Register]

‘Funny, How? Like a Clown? Do I Amuse You?’ [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Draft Notice [David Borges – New Haven Register]

“The two youts” vs. “Clam Chowdah” [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]

UConn basketball news [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game, Aug. 7, Mohegan Sun Arena [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Jim Calhoun At Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Calhoun’s All-Star Game set for Aug. 7 [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

UConn assistants not in house yet [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Calhoun: 2 hires could come Thursday [CT Post]

Jim Calhoun Takes Some Swings At Travelers [Hartford Courant]

Stanley Robinson Expected To Be Drafted Thursday [Hartford Courant]

UConn’s Robinson could go anywhere in draft [New Haven Register]

Robinson looks forward to NBA draft [The Day]

Miller likely to rejoin Calhoun’s staff [The Day]

Fans still love UConn coach [The Republican-American]

Ten best college basketball champions of last 25 years [FOXNews.com]

Other UConn related links

Women’s Ice Hockey: Jody Sydor Named Women’s Ice Hockey Captain for 2010-11 [UConnHuskies.com]

Destination Red Sox Nation – 6/24

Destination Red Sox Nation

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump.

If you would like to listen to any of the Red Sox minor league affiliates’ games, MiLB.com offers them for free.

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Minor League Notebook: Sox prospect Brentz forced to take different focus on hitting [Providence Journal]

Q&A with Dusty Brown [SoxProspects.com]

pawtucket red sox Pawtucket Red Sox

Lars Anderson had three hits including a home run to help the PawSox to a 7-6 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

PawSox 7, Yankees 6: Anderson helps Pawtucket power past Scranton/W-B [Providence Journal]

PawSox Make It Two Straight on the Road [OurSports Central]

Pawtucket Red Sox @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 6.23.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Pawtucket 2010 Roster

Pawtucket Red Sox stats

International League standings

Pawtucket Red Sox website

Portland Sea Dogs Portland Sea Dogs:

The Sea Dogs weren’t able to overcome a bad start by Jeremy Kehrt in an 8-1 loss to the Altoona Curve.

Altoona tops Dogs again [Portland Press Herald]

Sea Dogs Pounded in Altoona, 8-1 [OurSports Central]

Hadlock Headlines [Central Maine Sports Blog]

Portland Sea Dogs @ Altoona Curve 6.23.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Portland 2010 Roster

Portland Sea Dogs stats

Eastern League Standings

Portland Sea Dogs website

salem red sox Salem Red Sox:

Salem was off yesterday for the All-Star break and returns to action today.

Salem 2010 Roster

Salem Red Sox stats

Carolina League standings

Salem Red Sox official blog

Salem Red Sox website

greenville drive Greenville Drive:

The Drive were off on Wednesday for the All-Star break and return to action today.

Greenville 2010 Roster

Greenvillle Drive stats

South Atlantic League standings

Greenville Drive website

lowell spinners Lowell Spinners:

The Spinners rolled to a 6-1 win over the Connecticut Tigers.

Auburn’s loss is Spinners gain [Lowell Sun]

Spinners race past Tigers, 6-1 [LowellSpinners.com]

Connecticut Tigers @ Lowell Spinners 6.23.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Lowell Spinners 2010 Roster

Lowell Spinners stats

NY-Penn League Standings

Lowell Spinners Blog

Spinners website

gulf coast red sox Gulf Coast League Red Sox

A seven run 8th inning gave the GCL Red Sox a 10-8 win over the GCL Orioles.

GCL Red Sox @ GCL Orioles 6.23.10 box score [MiLB.com]

GCL Red Sox 2010 Roster

GCL Red Sox stats

Gulf Coast League Standings

Gulf Coast Red Sox website

Evening Red Sox Delight – 6/23

John Lackey (L), Ubaldo Jimenez (R)

After the Colorado Rockies stopped the Boston Red Sox six-game winning streak last night, the Red Sox will look to get back on track tonight in the second game of a three-game set at Coors Field.

Tonight’s game will start at 8:40 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on FOX Sports Net Rocky Mountain in the Rockies television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

John Lackey has made 14 starts for Terry Francona and the Red Sox this season. In those starts, he is 8-3 with a 4.53 ERA. He’s faced the Rockies once in his career as a member of the Angels. In that start back in 2006 in Anaheim, he picked up the win after allowing three runs over eight innings.

The probable starter in the 2010 MLB All-Star Game for the National League is tonight’s Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez. He has dominated everyone in his 14 starts with a 13-1 record with a 1.15 ERA. He has never faced the Red Sox during the regular season in his career but did face them in the 2007 World Series. He took the loss in Game 2.

Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.

Boston Red Sox 43-29

Colorado Rockies37-33
1. Marco Scutaro SS 1. Jonathan Herrera 2B
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B 2. Todd Helton 1B
3. Victor Martinez C 3. Carlos Gonzalez CF
4. David Ortiz 1B 4. Brad Hawpe RF
5. Adrian Beltre 3B 5. Seth Smith LF
6. Daniel Nava LF 6. Miguel Olivo C
7. Josh Reddick RF 7. Ian Stewart 3B
8. Darnell McDonald CF 8. Clint Barmes SS
9. John Lackey P 9. Ubaldo Jimenez P
John Lackey SP

Ubaldo Jimenez

 SP

And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:

Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies batter/pitcher matchups

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Westmoreland: ‘I’m feeling a lot better’ [Clubhouse Insider]

Beckett feeling better, but won’t return until after All-Star break [Clubhouse Insider]

Westmoreland’s ultimate goal: To play again [CSN New England]

Clay Buchholz a Lock to Make AL All-Star Team, But Will Jon Lester Get the Call? [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]

Ryan Westmoreland update [Extra Bases]

Pregame news and notes from Coors Field [Extra Bases]

Delcarmen on D&H: ‘It’s going to be a special season’ [Full Count]

Westmoreland: ‘Progress has been amazing’ [Full Count]

Francona on D&H: Lowell stuck in ‘Catch-22′ [Full Count]

Sources: Red Sox show interest in Everett [Full Count]

Ubaldo’s Coming!! [Full Count]

Red Sox’ $75 Million Spring Training Facility Unofficially Breaks Ground in Lee County [NESN.com]

Red Sox Prospect Lars Anderson Continues to Take Positive Strides in Minor Leagues [NESN.com]

Road-Weary Red Sox Finding More Troubles Away From Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Westmoreland remains optimistic [RedSox.com]

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New York Senate Uses MMA To Cut Deficit And Help State Budget

As you know, I’m a big MMA fan. I follow it as much as I can on television and I usually have posted videos from fights that are knockouts or wins by submission. The reason I’m telling you all this is that this post is a guest post from Brett Jacobs of MMA Industries, who graciously took the time to explain how the state of New York is using MMA to help out with it’s budget deficit.

Enjoy the guest post:

The New York state budget has had a hard time fighting off a deficit throughout all of the overall economic problems that have plagued the country. This has caused the state to consider any and all ways to save money and help balance the budget, including closing down state parks and creating food and drink taxes on everyday products like soda. Some of these choices have been met with disdain from people of the state so the Senate continues to look for additional ways to raise money. The hopeful news is that they may have just found the perfect option that gives something back to New Yorkers rather than taking it away.

On June 16th, the New York State Senate passed a bill to legalize mix martial arts in the state of the New York. It still needs to be approved by the State Assembly in order to be a law, but passing the State Senate is a big deal for both the Empire State and Mixed Martial Arts. MMA, while being legal in many other states around the country, has been banned in New York since the mid-nineties which meant that prime venues like Madison Square Garden in New York City and the 50,000 seat Carrier Dome in Syracuse were off limits for holding MMA events. This would no longer be the case if the assembly passes the bill. Dozens of great venues in the state would be open to new events that would help grow the already popular sport of MMA even further while helping the state make money.

It’s hard to imagine that New York state education and other programs would be a direct beneficiary of MMA, but that would be the exact case if the bill passes. Mixed Martial Arts is one of the most popular sports in the country and its popularity grows with every passing day. This would mean that the dozens of sold out shows that MMA has every year would finally bring revenue to New York.

To put the financial benefits of legalizing MMA into perspective, just look at the numbers of the sport according to Fannation.com:

  • $340. That was the average ticket price of UFC 81 at the MGM Grand. While this may seem like a lot, people are paying it to see their favorite matches. One could imagine the amount of tax money that would go to directly financing state programs and projects. Also a factor to consider is the amount of revenue brought in by people coming from all across the country for the events that would be spending money on food and accommodations.
  • 170 countries broadcast UFC and other MMA events, which brings in huge promotion for some not as well known New York state cities that may hold an event.
  • MMA industries like UFC have gone from million dollar companies to billion dollar companies in less than a decade showing just how popular this sport really can be.

These numbers don’t even account for New York based MMA gyms that will see new revenue to help train local fighters in a sport that was once outlawed in their home state. This will directly correlate with an increase in local sales of MMA gear, like MMA gloves. Hundreds of retailers will benefit from this boost. The increase in local fan-base will have a direct impact on the sale of MMA t-shirts that display their favorite fighter or industry brand. They have become a hot commodity as the sport has increased in popularity. There is no doubt that the reach of the bill, if passed, is not just huge for New York but is greatly important to its many citizens that are struggling because of the bad economy.

The state and Governor David Paterson have estimated that allowing the sport to be legalized would bring in an extra $2 million after two years for the state’s $8 billion deficit and studies have shown that holding an event in Madison Square Garden would generate $11.3 million in economic activity. This may not seem like a lot but it’s a step in the right direction for the state. This bill is something that New York has been trying to do for over the last two years but has failed in doing so. Even if the bill doesn’t pass the assembly, Governor Paterson has stated he will include it in his emergency extender bill giving it another way to be legalized. Yet, right now is the time for the passing of this bill because now MMA is closer than it’s ever been to being a popular and helpful force in the Empire State.

Thanks to Brett Jacobs for taking the time to write this post.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/23

Now that the USA has advanced on to the second round of the World Cup thanks to a very late Landon Donovan goal, we could move forward to the business at hand involving the Boston Red Sox.

Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox waits to bat against the Colorado Rockies during the game at Coors Field on June 22, 2010 in Denver, Colorado - Getty ImagesWe sort of expected tonight’s game with Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for the Colorado Rockies to be the low scoring game of the series but it happened last night when Jon Lester and Jhoulys Chacin squared off on the bump at Coors Field.

Chacin looked virtually unhittable for the first two innings but ran into some trouble in the third when the Red Sox loaded the bases up. But they could not push a run across against him in that inning or for his 6 2/3 innings. The Red Sox only managed four hits against him and couldn’t take advantage of the five walks Chacin issued.

The Red Sox had another chance in the 7th with the bases loaded but pinch-hitter David Ortiz grounded out. The man he pinch-hit for by the way was Lester.

Lester matched Chacin with zeroes through the first four innings but the Rockies broke through against him in the 5th for a run. Lester ended up being a victim of the National League rules because he was pinch-hit for by Big Papi. Had they been in Boston or if interleague rules allowed the DH, Lester would have probably gone out to pitch the 7th since he had thrown only 90 pitches through the first six innings.

While the Red Sox did rally for a run in the 9th, it wasn’t enough since the Rockies added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th on a sure fire double play ball that took a bad hop over the head of Marco Scutaro.

Instead the Red Sox saw their six game winning streak snapped and find themselves in a virtual tie for second still with the Tampa Bay Rays. Both teams are 1.5 games behind the Yankees for first place. The Red Sox are also still second in the majors with 43 wins.

Josh Reddick did find himself back in the big leagues and in the starting lineup as it’s now thought J.D. Drew will be out until at least Thursday’s game. At least that’s what the Red Sox are hoping as they’ll have to make a roster move with Daisuke Matsuzaka coming off the disabled list to start. Robert Manuel, who didn’t see action while in Boston, was sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Josh Beckett is also progressing in his rehab and will throw another side session tomorrow. He threw a total of 42 pitches, all fastballs, in yesterday’s side session. It still appears though Beckett is at least two weeks away from going on a rehab assignment.

Let’s hope that John Lackey is on top of his game tonight as runs should be hard to come by against Jimenez, who did leave the ballpark early yesterday do to sickness. It still should be a great game tonight either way. Let’s hope the Red Sox can come out on top.

We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, news and any links but for now enjoy the overnight links.

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Red Sox can’t mount much offense in loss [Boston Globe]

With Drew down, Reddick is back up [Boston Globe]

Colorado ace Jimenez in rarefied air [Boston Globe]

Red Sox recap: Rocky Mountain low [Boston Herald]

More misery for Mike Lowell [Boston Herald]

Ubaldo Jimenez aces his start [Boston Herald]

NL ball takes bite out of Red Sox [Boston Herald]

Westmoreland to speak today [Clubhouse Insider]

Sox come up empty in Colorado [CSN New England]

Beckett’s schedule accelerates [ESPN Boston]

Sox’s Mr. Touchdown [ESPN Boston]

Rockies 2, Sox 1 [ESPN Boston]

A Battle in Colorado [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]

Red Sox Done In By Jhoulys Chacin, Missed Opportunities [NESN.com]

Would You Rather Have Ubaldo Jimenez or Jon Lester as the Ace of Your Staff? [NESN.com]

Patience Will Be Key for Red Sox in Facing Ubaldo Jimenez [NESN.com]

Red Sox-Themed Mickey Mouse Statue in All-Star Game Contest Gets Vandalized [NESN.com]

Sox bats go silent, win streak ends [Providence Journal]

Prospects Vitek, Renfroe on the road to the show [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Reddick again answers the call [Providence Journal]

Despite long odds, Ryan Westmoreland remains optimistic about his future with Red Sox [Providence Journal]

‘Westy 25’ [Providence Journal]

Reddick recalled; Drew eyes Thursday return [RedSox.com]

Beckett beginning to make progress [RedSox.com]

Red Sox rotate corner infielders in NL park [RedSox.com]

Unheralded Pimentel gets Futures Game nod [RedSox.com]

Lester, Red Sox drop Coors Field duel [RedSox.com]

Tickets for Fenway soccer on sale now [RedSox.com]

A reminder as to why Lowell should be moving on [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal and WEEI websites.

And if you must check out the enemy papers, head over to the Denver Post and Colorado Springs News Gazette websites.

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 6/23

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

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UConn Football links

Another Commitment: OL Paul Nwokeji [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

DeLorenzo Commits To UConn; A Word From His Coach [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Who Is The UConn Football Team’s Real Rival? Take The Poll [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

In The Market For A New TV Deal [Hartford Courant]

DeLorenzo, Nwokeji Latest To Commit [Hartford Courant]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Hartley to be featured on MSG Varsity [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Auriemma honored by WNBA [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Overseas chatter [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Geno Auriemma To Receive WNBA Honor [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

USA Beats Canada In Rizzotti’s U18 Exhibition Debut [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Dailey Savoring The Moment [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

2010 UConn Draft Prospects [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Former UConn Assistant Coach Fred Barakat Passes Away [UConnHuskies.com]

Huskies trio face different paths [The Republican-American]

Other UConn related links

Men’s Soccer: Chat with Ray Reid About the World Cup on Thursday [UConnHuskies.com]

Destination Red Sox Nation – 6/23

Destination Red Sox Nation

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump.

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Players of the Week, June 14-20: Yamaico Navarro & Michael Bowden [SoxProspects.com]

Unheralded Pimentel gets Futures Game nod [RedSox.com]

pawtucket red sox Pawtucket Red Sox

A strong pitching effort by Robert Coello helped the PawSox to a 3-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

PawSox 3, Yankees 1: Coello brilliant in first start [Providence Journal]

Coello K’s 10 for First Triple-A Win [OurSports Central]

Pawtucket Red Sox @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Pawtucket 2010 Roster

Pawtucket Red Sox stats

International League standings

Pawtucket Red Sox website

Portland Sea Dogs Portland Sea Dogs:

The Altoona Curve got a run in the 8th to beat the Sea Dogs 2-1.

Dogs fall on a run in the eighth [Portland Press Herald]

Altoona’s Mercer Breaks 1-1 Deadlock in Eighth [OurSports Central]

Hadlock Headlines [Central Maine Sports Blog]

Portland Sea Dogs @ Altoona Curve 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Portland 2010 Roster

Portland Sea Dogs stats

Eastern League Standings

Portland Sea Dogs website

salem red sox Salem Red Sox:

Salem’s Oscar Tejada hit a home run in the Carolina League’s 4-3 loss to the California League in the All-Star Game. Salem will be back in action on Thursday night.

Salem’s Tejada belts home run in All-Star Game [Roanoke Times]

California Tops Carolina League in Outstanding All-Star Game [OurSports Central]

California League All-Stars @ Carolina League All-Stars 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Salem 2010 Roster

Salem Red Sox stats

Carolina League standings

Salem Red Sox official blog

Salem Red Sox website

greenville drive Greenville Drive:

The Drive are back in action on Thursday.

South Atlantic League All-Stars shine at Fluor Field [Greenville News]

A night in Greenville made for memories [Greenville News]

Drive’s Butler makes most off All-Star start [Greenville News]

2010 SAL All-Star Game Ends in 10-Inning 5-5 Tie [OurSports Central]

SAL North vs SAL South 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Greenville 2010 Roster

Greenvillle Drive stats

South Atlantic League standings

Greenville Drive website

lowell spinners Lowell Spinners:

Jose Garcia’s walk-off single gave the Spinners a 3-2 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats.

Garcia swings into role of hero [Lowell Sun]

Garcia cools the Cats in Spinners’ walk-off win [LowellSpinners.com]

Spinners to Welcome 10 Touring Series Drivers to “NASCAR Night” at LeLacheur Park June 23 [OurSports Central]

Tri-City ValleyCats @ Lowell Spinners 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

Lowell Spinners 2010 Roster

Lowell Spinners stats

NY-Penn League Standings

Lowell Spinners Blog

Spinners website

gulf coast red sox Gulf Coast League Red Sox

The GCL Red Sox opened up on their season on June 21st and won their first two games over the GCL Rays. There usually no game stories for these games so I’ll be linking directly to the box scores.

GCL Rays @ GCL Red Sox 6.21.10 box score [MiLB.com]

GCL Red Sox @ GCL Rays 6.22.10 box score [MiLB.com]

GCL Red Sox 2010 Roster

GCL Red Sox stats

Gulf Coast League Standings

Gulf Coast Red Sox website

Sporting News 2010 Preseason All-American Teams

Sporting News Yearbook Cover NortheastST. LOUIS – University of Connecticut senior linebacker Lawrence Wilson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and senior offensive guard Zach Hurd have both been named preseason All-American by the Sporting News. Both players were selected to the third team.

Wilson was a first team All-BIG EAST Conference pick in 2010 and led the Huskies in tackles with 140. He also had five sacks and 11 tackles for a loss. Wilson was first in the BIG EAST in tackles per game with 10.8 – which was also tenth nationally. On Monday, he was named to the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s best defensive player.

Hurd was a first-team All-BIG EAST pick last year as he started all 13 games at left guard. Hurd has made 26 starts in a row for UConn dating back to the beginning of the 2008 season. Hurd will serve as one of UConn’s four captains in 2010. On Monday, Hurd was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, presented annually to college football’s best interior lineman, on either offense or defense.

Connecticut opens the season at Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ABC.

A full look at the teams after the jump.

SPORTING NEWS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

  • QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
  • RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
  • RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
  • OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
  • OL Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh
  • OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
  • OL Stefan Wisniewski, Penn State
  • OL Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
  • TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
  • WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
  • WR A.J. Green, Georgia
  • K Kai Forbath, UCLA
  • KR D.J. Monroe, Texas

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

  • DL Jared Crick, Nebraska DL
  • Robert Quinn, North Carolina DL
  • Von Miller, Texas A&M DL
  • Adrian Clayborn, Iowa LB
  • Greg Jones, Michigan State LB
  • Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State LB
  • Luke Kuechly, Boston College
  • CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
  • CB Brandon Harris, Miami
  • S Rahim Moore, UCLA
  • S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
  • P Drew Butler, Georgia
  • PR Greg Reid, Florida State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

  • QB Kellen Moore, Boise State
  • RB LaMichael James, Oregon
  • RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
  • OL Matt Reynolds, BYU
  • OL Chase Beeler, Stanford
  • OL Kyle Hix, Texas
  • OL Dan Hoch, Missouri
  • OL Butch Lewis, USC
  • TE Ben Guidugli, Cincinnati
  • WR Julio Jones, Alabama
  • WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
  • K Grant Ressel, Missouri
  • KR Chris Owusu, Stanford

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

  • DL Marcell Dareus, Alabama
  • DL Sam Acho, Texas
  • DL Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
  • DL Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
  • LB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
  • LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
  • LB Don’t’a Hightower, Alabama
  • CB Kendric Burney, North Carolina
  • CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
  • S Mark Barron, Alabama
  • S Tyler Sash, Iowa
  • P Tress Way, Oklahoma
  • PR Jeremy Kerley, TCU

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

  • QB Case Keenum, Houston
  • RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
  • RB John Clay, Wisconsin
  • OL Caleb Schlauderaff, Utah
  • OL Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
  • OL Barrett Jones, Alabama
  • OL Zach Hurd, Connecticut
  • OL Clint Boling, Georgia
  • TE D.J. Williams, Arkansas
  • WR James Cleveland, Houston
  • WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh
  • K Alex Henery, Nebraska
  • KR Tyron Carrier, Houston

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

  • DL Allen Bailey, Miami
  • DL Jurrell Casey, USC
  • DL Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
  • DL Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
  • LB Tank Carder, TCU
  • LB Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut
  • LB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
  • CB Trevin Wade, Arizona
  • CB Curtis Brown, Texas
  • S Jeron Johnson, Boise State
  • S Deunta Wiliams, North Carolina
  • P Derek Epperson, Baylor
  • PR LaVon Brazill, Ohio

Photo credit: Sporting News

Patriots to Wear 1985 Replica Uni’s

Steve Grogan - AP PhotoThe New England Patriots have announced that they will wear 1985 replica uniforms in two games in the upcoming 2010 NFL season. The team, which has officially dropped the alternate silver jersey, will wear the alternate uniforms commemorating the 1985 Super Bowl XX team that was crushed in New Orleans by the Chicago Bears, 46-3.

The uniforms, which will feature the red jersey with Pat Patriot on the white helmet, are very similar to AFL 50th Anniversary throw backs the team wore last season. The team is allowed to wear them twice during the NFL season and will wear them at home on October 31 against the Minnesota Vikings and on the road November 25 in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.

On that day I’d expect to see the white jersey with the red pants that was the road uniform for the club.

Photo credit: AP