Year: 2009

Chicago fell just short of ruining Green Bay’s playoff hopes on Sunday afternoon, as the Packers held on for a 21-14 win at Soldier Field. It didn’t take Green Bay long to get on the scoreboard, as Ryan Grant dashed for a 62-yard touchdown with 13:12 left in the 1st quarter. Mason Crosby then added […]

In a streak that dates back to October 27th of last year, the Indianapolis Colts made NFL history today with their 22nd win in a row, which breaks the 2006-07 New England Patriots’ mark of 21. Jim Caldwell also joins the history books, as he’s the first rookie head coach ever to start 13-0. Despite […]

Tuesday, December 8th 103 101 Star Player of the Game: Nets center Brook Lopez, who scored 25 points & grabbed 10 rebounds in 38 minutes of action. Key Stat: New Jersey won despite connecting on just 3-of-20 (15.0%) of their three-point attempts. Wednesday, December 9th 118 83 Star Player of the Game: Hawks guard Jamal […]

History was made tonight in New York City in the closest race ever, as Alabama running back Mark Ingram became the first player in school history to win the Heisman award. Ingram becomes the first running back to win the Heisman since USC’s Reggie Bush did it in 2005. A 24-year old mark was also […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ chances of defending their Super Bowl title look slim to none following their 5th consecutive loss, as the Cleveland Browns held on for a 13-6 upset win. Rob Ryan & the Browns’ defense harassed Ben Roethlisberger all evening, as the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback was sacked 8 times, which is his […]

Thanks to a crazy overtime finish, the Saints are still unbeaten (as is Indianapolis). But with Jim Caldwell reportedly willing to follow Tony Dungy’s guidelines of resting starters down the stretch, i think that New Orleans has the best chance of going 16-0. We’ll see if Atlanta gives them another stern test on Sunday… Week […]

The defending champs just got stronger, as 6-year veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson will head to the New York Yankees as part of a 7-player deal. In return, Detroit will get reliever Phil Coke & prospect Austin Jacksonwhile Ian Kennedy would be shipped to Arizona. Granderson would be an ideal replacement for the 36-year old Johnny […]

One of baseball’s well-known journalists will be cutting ties with ESPN, whom he’s spent the last 20 years with. Peter Gammons will join the MLB Network, as he’ll work alongside fellow ex-ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds, who joined earlier this year. He was a regular on Baseball Tonight & also appeared regularly on Sportscenter, ESPNews & […]

Chicago suffered a truly embarassing home loss on Tuesday evening, as a late Devin Harris go-ahead basket gave the 2-19 New Jersey Nets a stunning 104-102 win at the United Center. While Derrick Rose & Luol Deng both had great games, the Bulls had trouble containing Brook Lopez, who scored 25 points & grabbed 10 […]

19 13 Star Player of the Game: Jets running back Thomas Jones, who rushed 23 times for 109 yards. Jets head coach Rex Ryan on quarterback Mark Sanchez’s injured right knee, which he suffered while making a headfirst dive: “He’s got to understand that it’s in the organization’s best interests to slide, and that was […]