Category: Sport
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Finally some movement on our BlogPoll ballot this week, and this weekend’s Cal-Oregon and LSU-Florida games promise to help shake things out further. Rank Team Delta 1 Southern Cal — 2 Ohio State — 3 Auburn — 4 West Virginia — 5 Texas — 6 Louisville — 7 Michigan — 8 Oregon 1 9 Florida…
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AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallHere’s our Maxwell Pundit vote numero cinco: 1.) Troy Smith (Ohio State) Has to move back up, between Adrian’s week off and Ohio State’s romp at Iowa. Anyone questioning if the Buckeyes were for real after Penn State (ourselves included), got a pretty resounding answer on Saturday. 2.) Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) Had a…
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As usual, we echo the majority of the sentiments expressed by the Everyday Should Be Saturday crew in their “improvements to college football’s much-maligned, much-praised, and much-watched flagship preview show” post. But in particular, we’d like to formally second this motion: Please do not prolong the withering career of Big and Rich another second. The…
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(AP Photo/George Widman) LaJuan Ramsey, the 204th overall pick in the NFL draft, filling in for Mike Patterson, intercepted a Brett Favre pass and proceeded to run over a couple Packers, albeit in the wrong direction. The Eagles converted on LaJuan’s interception two plays later when Donovan McNabb found Greg Lewis in the end zone.
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No surprise. Smith caught 11 passes for 186 yards, including a pair of second-half touchdowns (7 and 11 yards), stepping up for Dwayne Jarrett, who missed the game with a shoulder injury. Ten of Smith’s catches were for first downs, including 2 on third downs and another pair on fourth downs. Steve Smith joins Keith…
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Now that’s dedication. Or something. Too bad Dennis Franchione and Co. couldn’t come thru with a victory against Mike Leach and Texas Tech. Somebody had to be sore after the game. There Are All Kinds Of Ways To Cheer For Your Team [Deadspin]
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For reals this time. Or at least Denny Green publicly said so. Matt Leinart was conducting a postgame radio interview Sunday on the Cardinals’ flagship station when he was asked if he knew anything about the team’s quarterback situation heading into next week’s game. Suddenly, coach Dennis Green grabbed the microphone, “Matt Leinart is our…
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Thank you Steve Smith for making it happen on Saturday. Props to John David Booty for turning in his fourth consecutive impressive start too. Washington State played out of its head. Sure USC didn’t get to the QB, gave up quite a few yards up the middle on the ground, and lost the turnover battle,…
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The T-Wire Friday Dance-off is back this week, with a new challenger stepping up to face our returning champion, Little Superstar (aka “Son of Luis Polonia”). Today’s contender is Jim Belushi’s biggest fan, Mr. David Cross, seen here joining the revelrie on stage at a recent Belushi concert (yes, there really IS such a thing).…
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As promised, here’s your Trojan football news rundown — all the stories you need to know about heading into tomorrow’s game at Martin Stadium in Pullman. Telecast starts at 4pm on TBS, kickoff shortly thereafter. Washington State’s going to bring the pass — which means the Trojan D — in particular, the secondary — is…
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Here’s your Action News Pac-10 Power Rankings for Week 5. The Bruins/Huskies and Sun Devils/Bears games account for most of the movement on our charts. This week we’ve got 5 Pac-10 games to follow — finally! T-Wire/Action News Pac-10 Power Rankings – Week 5 1.) USC Great Odin’s raven! Pete Carroll has a defense allowing…
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Carson Palmer’s favorite target, Chad Johnson, sits down with Michael Silver of SI, at the same restaurant Chad goes to every afternoon he’s in Cincinnati. When asked about opponents he’s looking forward to facing this season: And Troy [Polamalu] is always nudging me and hitting me during games, but he freaks me out because he…
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