16-0

It was harder than anticipated, but the Pats finished off the regular season undefeated, scraping past the Giants, 38-35.  In the process, Tom Brady set the record for TD passes in a single season (50) and Randy Moss set the record for TD catches in a single season (23). It’s an impressive run, which needs [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: MainPosted on December 30th, 2007

Bowls and Xmas Wishes

I’m a big fan of spring, summer and fall… winter, not so much.  But the best season by far, as a sports fan, is bowl season… as in college football bowl games. Starting Thursday, Dec 20th, there will be 32 games played over the course of 19 days, starting with Utah vs Navy in the [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: MainPosted on December 19th, 2007

Only in the NFL

Only in the NFL… Can Tom Brady throw for just 140 yards, zero TDs and an INT and have his team win by 10 Can Tony Romo rack up a 22.2 QB rating thanks to zero TDs and three INTs against a sub-.500 team Can the Dolphins make headlines by winning their first game in [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: MainPosted on December 16th, 2007

Roger That

Move over, Barry Bonds.  There’s a new poster child for the steroids era in baseball, and his name is Roger Clemens.  With the release of the Mitchell Report Thursday, the names the public has been waiting for have been revealed, and Clemens is the biggest one of them all. This doesn’t come as a surprise [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on December 13th, 2007

Nothing is Guaranteed

I wonder what Anthony Smith will guarantee this week.  Then again, I don’t really care what he has to say.  He opened his mouth and the Patriots shut it for him.  New England is now 13-0 after thrashing the Steelers, 34-13, and Smith was burned twice on long TD passes.  Maybe he’ll learn from this, but [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: MainPosted on December 9th, 2007

Football Friday

TGIF.  And if it’s Friday, it means football is coming up.  In fact, the week already got started when the Redskins knocked off the Bears last night, 24-16.  Perhaps the most amazing part of that game was it ended with Todd Collins, who hadn’t thrown a pass all year, hadn’t thrown a TD pass since [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on December 7th, 2007

MLB Owners Need To Play To Win

Baseball’s Winter Meetings are in full swing in Nashville, and trades are the hot topic.  On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers agreed to a deal for third-baseman Miguel Cabrera, one of the best young hitters in the game, along with pitcher Dontrelle Willis, who won 22 games just two years ago, from the Florida Marlins for a [...]

3 Comments »Filed under: MainPosted on December 4th, 2007